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Looks like all digital PSP / PSone games work on Vita now [Not Anymore]
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BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
So this is due to licensing? Well that's.... dumb. What's the difference between a PS3 playing a PS1 disc and a Vita playing a PSP download?
Forget the ability to re-download onto Vita itself. I have many of those games on my PS3 and PC in Media Go. I feel it should be kosher for me to drag those onto my Vita via USB. Sony doesn't have to facilitate the transfer... just don't prevent me from doing it.
Forget the ability to re-download onto Vita itself. I have many of those games on my PS3 and PC in Media Go. I feel it should be kosher for me to drag those onto my Vita via USB. Sony doesn't have to facilitate the transfer... just don't prevent me from doing it.
I hate dog-piling, but man... the North American SEN/PSN store team needs to sort their stuff out. Bad.
This is a hot mess if these games aren't supposed to be opened up any time soon. If the situation is how it looks and it was a simple "Oops, we enabled everything for PSP on Vita," then a lot of publishers are going to be angry. The fact that it took them a few days to fix the problem, too, adds insult to injury, and some people feel pretty robbed as is with the 99 cent sale and then the 180 on the enabled titles (which is subject to debate, but it's still not the best example of customer relations).
This is a hot mess if these games aren't supposed to be opened up any time soon. If the situation is how it looks and it was a simple "Oops, we enabled everything for PSP on Vita," then a lot of publishers are going to be angry. The fact that it took them a few days to fix the problem, too, adds insult to injury, and some people feel pretty robbed as is with the 99 cent sale and then the 180 on the enabled titles (which is subject to debate, but it's still not the best example of customer relations).
yep
and most of the people were posting things along the lines of "oh man, quick download all the games you can before sony patches this!"
so, give me a fucking break. you guys KNEW this was too good to be true, but you gambled with your money any way. you knew this was going to happen
If you are referring to the people who said they would buy a Vita for Crash in this thread, sales wise that's not even a drop in a bucket for Sony.
This is fucking bullshit. I sold my old Vita 2-3 weeks ago so I could get a Vita 2000 which doesn't come till May 6, so I missed out. I was even contemplating a 64GB. But now Sony can go fuck themselves. Canceling my pre order (which I had fully paid off btw) and not buying another Vita for long time. Fuck you Sony.
Because one person= everyone and being a Vita owner must automatically mean I visited this topic and must have known it was a glitch... Are you being serious right now?
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
Although I'm sad I don't have MGS PO on my Vita anymore where the second stick makes one of my favorite mgs about 50x better, it's kinda funny looking back at it. Especially when Shu tweeted the control configs he uses for Spyro on Vita and everybody was like, "OMG this is so legit, definitely not a glitch."
Better hope there just saving it for E3 guys or get on the TN cfw bandwagon.
**Pulls out his old PSP to play MGS PO with no second stick**
Better hope there just saving it for E3 guys or get on the TN cfw bandwagon.
**Pulls out his old PSP to play MGS PO with no second stick**
The thing that disappoints me most about this reversal is that, in some cases, PSone classics actually performed better on Vita than they did on PS3.
Spyro 3, for instance, was the victim of all sorts of slowdown and music stuttering on PS3 (nothing game breaking, but definitely noticeable to anyone who played it on the original PS1 console). On Vita, however, performance was perfect as far as I could tell! It was a pleasant surprise.
Spyro 3, for instance, was the victim of all sorts of slowdown and music stuttering on PS3 (nothing game breaking, but definitely noticeable to anyone who played it on the original PS1 console). On Vita, however, performance was perfect as far as I could tell! It was a pleasant surprise.
Obviously. Fuck consumers, man.
I can understand the anger. I was contemplating a 64gb but now I am not so sure.
oh come on
the only way to get these games was a work around. you couldnt directly buy them
You couldn't directly buy stuff from the webstore? That's news to me.
So because an exploit/glitch that was never acknowledged by the company was fixed, you are going to throw out your entire library of purchased digital games (which I assume you have because your willing to buy a 64 gig card?). Seems rational!
I am so pissed right now. This is such crap. I bought Valkyria Chronicles 2, but didn't have room to download it yet and now it's stuck on my download list and unavailable. Shove it Sony. I absolutely thought this was legit and so did most Vita owners. If this makes you pissed enough to cancel your Vita order, you are absolutely entitled to it. Complete incompetence at every level on Sony's part.
At least I managed to snag Jeanne D'arc and Sega Classics Collection...
At least I managed to snag Jeanne D'arc and Sega Classics Collection...
I bought them on the SEN store like I buy every other game for my ps4, ps3 and Vita. I don't usually download everything right away either which is why I prefer the SEN store since my 32gb card is usually filled. Not everyone thinks about workarounds all the time.
GuitarAtomik
Member
Was that not working even during the glitch? Didn't know that. I posted a little bit earlier hoping someone could check out the bolded part.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
That's a pretty huge overreaction. I can get people being upset, but it's not like they changed their minds on the matter. Your decision to buy a Vita 2000 wasn't aided by this glitch, so I don't see why go to the extreme to cancel your pre-order.
Now, if you had pre-ordered a Vita or sold your old one during the whole thing, I'd understand cancelling.
I tried it and, no, it didn't work for me. Some people are claiming it did but are backing off on it now, so maybe it was only rumored.
Has anyone produced a screen shot from downloading these games via the SEN PC store yet? One where these games were advertised as Vita compatible? That's sort of the last grasp for a refund argument.
Actually, I find that really easy to believe. Especially for those that had the game's purchased for years from their PS3 and would love to be able to transfer it to the Vita to play it on the go. Never underestimate the power of nostalgia.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Well, this sucks. I had downloaded Crash 1&2 and Spyro 1&2 but held off on the third one of each series due to lack of space on my tiny, overpriced 32GB memory card. I doubted Sony would screw us over by putting the cap back on the bottle but they did and now I wish I had deleted some Vita game to make space for those PS1 games.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
Alright, found a way to check.
While PSP games do not mention their platforms on receipt sent to your e-mail
If you buy a PS1 classic, it shows it's platforms
So if anyone bought a PS1 game like Crash or Spyro in the last few days that wasn't compatable (ie, the people who "should get refunds"), please post the receipt, and it should verify if Sony was actually advertising these items as Vita compatable.
While PSP games do not mention their platforms on receipt sent to your e-mail
If you buy a PS1 classic, it shows it's platforms
So if anyone bought a PS1 game like Crash or Spyro in the last few days that wasn't compatable (ie, the people who "should get refunds"), please post the receipt, and it should verify if Sony was actually advertising these items as Vita compatable.
SlowRevolution
Member
Weird. I wonder if they meant for it to be an E3 announcement or something.
I guess I don't understand why they don't even allow some of their games that they fucking published like twisted metal and motorstorm or even Gran Turismo. It's a really bad system if licensing won't even allow them to put their own games on their own system. Deal with your shit Sony. For once make a decision that's positive about a fucking great system that is dying because of this exact problem.
GuitarAtomik
Member
If you got a PS3 it's still transferable through that I believe but if not then
I really want more people to test this out with other games and report back.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
http://community.us.playstation.com...that-work-not-on-the-Sony-lists/td-p/37143783
VC2 is on that list. There's a bigger list but I don't have the link on me right now.
EDIT: even somewhat bigger and more organized list http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/281768-complete-list-of-pspminispsone-games-playable-on-vita/
Alright, found a way to check.
While PSP games do not mention their platforms on receipt sent to your e-mail
If you buy a PS1 classic, it shows it's platforms
So if anyone bought a PS1 game like Crash or Spyro in the last few days that wasn't compatable (ie, the people who "should get refunds"), please post the receipt, and it should verify if Sony was actually advertising these items as Vita compatable.
Not sure how well this will hold up but Rock Band Unplugged has been "Vita compatible" for years lol
http://us.playstation.com/games/rock-band-unplugged-psp.html
Not sure how well this will hold up but Rock Band Unplugged has been "Vita compatible" for years lol
http://us.playstation.com/games/rock-band-unplugged-psp.html
That's probably an error no one bothered to correct.
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
They did offer them for sale as 'Playable on Vita' though, glitch or no glitch. And they should honour refunds or downloads on those sales.
GuitarAtomik
Member
Yeah, I'm curious about the ones that originally weren't compatible like the Crash/Spyro games, Portable Ops, and Twisted Metal. I'm curious if anyone downloaded those through the PS3 during or after the glitch.
Again, we are trying to verify this. If anyone has an e-mail receipt, please post it!
Can confirm Tried with All Spyro and Crash games. Didn't work, had to sort through 2000 downloadables to find the 7 games.
Live Free or Die
Banned
It's more than likely they enabled this feature early by accident. You're right I even saw that tweet by Yoshida.
You can copy RB:U from a PS3. I know because I've had it on my vita since about a month after launch.
Are you on the North American PSN download list?
The Broken Ska Record
Member
What region are you in? Crash and Spyro are available in the EU, but not in NA.
Oh guess that's it. Pretty weird that it's available in one region but not the other. My account is EU.