Zeyphersan
Banned
(For those following along, I'm using the NA PSN)
Here's something I wanted to do: I wanted to see all the PS1 Classics that were up on PSN! A pretty easy goal, I wanted to build my list of classics and see what was availale for purchase. The first thing I learned was that you can't use the web store to do this. If you were to go to Games->Classics (on the left hand side) the selection they show you is blatantly missing stuff. My default it sorts by release date, so Suikoden II shows up as the most recent, naturally. However, just one line down you can see that they have Namco Museum Vol 4 and 5, but no 1, 2, and 3. You can actually go through every page (all 296 options) and the Namco Museum games will not be found, despite the fact that they are A) on PSN, and B) tagged as PS1 Classics.
So clearly using the webstore isn't going to work, it just straight up won't show everything. Must be better on consoles, right? Well my TV is currently packed away as I prepare to move so I can't use my PS3, but I have my PSP! And my PSP should be able to check for this stuff! So I hop onto the store, click the PS1 classics button, and lo and behold a whole slew of new titles await me! But wait a second, these lists don't match.
On the webstore, sorting PS1 Classics A-Z, the first five options are: 2Xtreme, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Alundra, Arc Arena: Monster Tournament, and Arc the Lad III.
On the PSP store, browsing PS1 Classics A-Z, the first five options are: All Star Slammin' D-ball, Alundra, Arc Arena: Monster Tournament, Arc the Lad, Arc the Lad II and Arc Arena Bundle
What the hell? NEITHER list is showing me all available games! Off the top of my head the PSP list doesn't show Mega Man X4 (but does show X5) or Suikoden II (but does shoe Suikoden). Who knows what sorts of things are totally available on PSN, but can't be found under any list.
To drive the point home further, sorting for All PSP games on the webstore returns 892 matches, between digital PSP games, PS1 games, and PS Minis. Doing the same on the PSP returns 944 games on the same type. Also none of the Mega Man X games are listed.
Here's something I wanted to do: I wanted to see all the PS1 Classics that were up on PSN! A pretty easy goal, I wanted to build my list of classics and see what was availale for purchase. The first thing I learned was that you can't use the web store to do this. If you were to go to Games->Classics (on the left hand side) the selection they show you is blatantly missing stuff. My default it sorts by release date, so Suikoden II shows up as the most recent, naturally. However, just one line down you can see that they have Namco Museum Vol 4 and 5, but no 1, 2, and 3. You can actually go through every page (all 296 options) and the Namco Museum games will not be found, despite the fact that they are A) on PSN, and B) tagged as PS1 Classics.
So clearly using the webstore isn't going to work, it just straight up won't show everything. Must be better on consoles, right? Well my TV is currently packed away as I prepare to move so I can't use my PS3, but I have my PSP! And my PSP should be able to check for this stuff! So I hop onto the store, click the PS1 classics button, and lo and behold a whole slew of new titles await me! But wait a second, these lists don't match.
On the webstore, sorting PS1 Classics A-Z, the first five options are: 2Xtreme, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Alundra, Arc Arena: Monster Tournament, and Arc the Lad III.
On the PSP store, browsing PS1 Classics A-Z, the first five options are: All Star Slammin' D-ball, Alundra, Arc Arena: Monster Tournament, Arc the Lad, Arc the Lad II and Arc Arena Bundle
What the hell? NEITHER list is showing me all available games! Off the top of my head the PSP list doesn't show Mega Man X4 (but does show X5) or Suikoden II (but does shoe Suikoden). Who knows what sorts of things are totally available on PSN, but can't be found under any list.
To drive the point home further, sorting for All PSP games on the webstore returns 892 matches, between digital PSP games, PS1 games, and PS Minis. Doing the same on the PSP returns 944 games on the same type. Also none of the Mega Man X games are listed.
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