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PS Vita firmware 1.8 is the one to watch for PSOne Classics
- Thread starter BradleyUK
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PetriP-TNT
Member
Remember that Sony firmware numbers don't make any sense so this could happen tomorrow or in two years.
I still think that it's mind boggling how the emulator wasn't there on day 1.
I still think that it's mind boggling how the emulator wasn't there on day 1.
So true. Release the most powerful mobile gaming system => fails to emulate PSone games.
Unknown One
Member
Almost as embarrassing as FFT WTOL's framerates.
The Grim Heaper
Member
Just release it already, Sony! FFS
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Sintoid
Member
European PSStore have a new PSP and PSOne games sales... they're almost all Final Fantasies
I suppose this is a quite good signal
I'm pretty sure that the whole catalog not being available is just speculation since when they talked about it at E3, they mentioned specific games, and people just ran with the worst-case scenario. Nothing about the whole catalog being unavailable is confirmed.
twentytwo22
Member
I could be wrong, but I believe the opposite was actually confirmed -- that all games available on PSN (outside of those with possible emulation issues) will be available from day one.
Trent Strong
Banned
With a million new games coming out all the time, and new consoles on the way...I just don't understand people wanting to replay old, dusty PS1 games anymore.
TheGuardian
Member
Portable Front Mission 3 for 3 would be heaven :O
who said i'd be replaying games?
i will be, along with checking out titles i just haven't gotten around to yet.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Because they are fun?
Trent Strong
Banned
Are they though? Are they?
BruiserBear
Banned
There is a list of embarrassing omissions for the Vita right now. No cross visibility on the PS3 would be number one for me.
LiquidSolid
Member
That's what I remember hearing as well. But then I believe that was from a show floor rep, the same people that caused the "Killzone is real time" controversy and the clusterfuck over Vita accounts last year, so who knows if they know exactly what's going on.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
They're
A) Cheap
B) Fun
Many are better than a ton of the crap put out today, anyway.
You should probably sell your Vita if 15 year old games are the only thing you hope can turn the tides of buyer's remorse.
Sounds strange to me that they would hold off PSOne emulation due to licensing of "all" the catalog. Most would be fine with 70% of the catalog available day one with the remaining sprinkled in monthly.
APZonerunner
Member
Date please for the love of god. Sony are really shit at this stuff sometimes.
I think it's more of the expectation that I should be able to came my catalog of PSP, mini, and PS One games that I could play on the PSP and continue on the Vita. Sounds reasonable to me.
I'm hoping this firmware also adds some sort of folder/classification structure to the UI because it will be difficult to manage otherwise. Some would like to do this manually .. me, no thanks.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
Funny how people still think that those few psone games mentioned at e3 as examples are the only titles coming to vita.
The games I get from PS1 Classics are games that I have never played before. I would like to play Grandia and FFVIII as I have never played those JRPGs before and nowadays the JRPGs are not as good as the ones in the PS1 heydays. Of course I have played FFVII, IX, Crash Bandicoot and etc, so I haven't bought those games, but I don't see why it isn't a good idea for people to replay those games on a nice OLED thats on handheld if they really like those games. Hell I do feelt empted to replay Crash Bandicoot series as it's ben over a decade since I played those games.
A good game is a good game. It doesn't matter when it was released. Just like people still watch old movies or read old books.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
I think it's like if they want to get them all out at once they could just have all the publishers that currently have psone games on psn to agree to modify the licensing terms to include vita. That would avoid legions of people bitching "but why isn't X on vita even though it's on ps3?". Plus it seems way more exciting to have them all release at once, or at least in large quantities. Also keep in mind it's a firmware update so it could possibly just enable them suddenly.
One thing I forgot to mention is expanding psp title compatibility. Did they ever add more titles? Their blog page for the full list of titles doesn't appear to have been updated.
If this is the real excuse then they shouldn't have announced PSOne support in the beginning. I mean, PSOne support was announced back when the device was called NGP.
They announced it, didn't talk about it anymore, then it wasn't ready for the launch in Japan, wasn't ready for the US/PAL launch, still isn't ready. It's embarrassing.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
I feel like when 1.8 Vita comes the thread will be like 2.4 for PS3 all over again...
Major Zero
Banned
About time Sony
I want to play old MGS before I play new, old, MGS2 and 3
the_prime_mover
Member
This is me exactly. Started to play the HD collection and decided a replay of the entire series is my best option. Unfortunately, having started Snake Eater, I am impatient to start MGS.
I started playing via remote play. Will I be able to transfer my save game across somehow when its playable natively on vita?
No thread can ever come close to that.
People replay old games for the same reason we watch old reruns on tv or old dvds of movies (star wars). They are classics and we want to experience them again. They are also great for dealing with software gaps of new games (something the vita is suffering from right now IMO).
My question is this. I have never played FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, and Metal Gear Solid. I have them on my ps3 but want to play them on my vita due to a smaller screen(less pixelation). I want to know if the vita firmware will be like the psp one where I just go to my downloads list on the ps store and redownload the games onto my vita. I don't want to have to wait for each game to get emulated. I want them all day one.
My question is this. I have never played FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, and Metal Gear Solid. I have them on my ps3 but want to play them on my vita due to a smaller screen(less pixelation). I want to know if the vita firmware will be like the psp one where I just go to my downloads list on the ps store and redownload the games onto my vita. I don't want to have to wait for each game to get emulated. I want them all day one.
SolsticeZero
Banned
You should be able to. You could with the PSP, so I have no doubt you can 3with the Vita.