Why is it being delisted?
Act soon if you want to download Irem games from PlayStation Store. The troubled publisher announced today that on August 11, it will pull the following product from the shop:
R-Type Tactics (PSP)
Mousukesu based on Carton-kun (PSP)
Bumpy Trott Beagle Battle Tournament (PSP)
Ikuze! Gensan Yuyake Daikou Monogatari (PSP)
R-Type Tactics II Operation Bitter Chocolate (PSP)
Sengoku Esatsu Yugi Hototogisu Ran (PSP)
Sengoku Esatsu Yugi Hototogisu Dairan (PSP)
Narisokonai Eiyuutan: Story of the Sun and Moon (PSP)
R-Types (Game Archives)
R-Type Delta (Game Archives)
Gussun Paradise (Game Archives)
Irem Arcade Classics (Game Archives)
All demos, download content, videos and custom themes relating to these games will also be pulled from PSN on the same day.
On PlayStation Home, Irem will close many of its lounges on September 1. The company has a number of lounges, covering everything from Doki Doki Suikoden to Spelunker.
Irem did not say why it's taking these steps.
[Via Game Jouhou]
Correction 7/24: This story originally miswrote that Irem is closing all its lounges. It looks like some lounges may not be closing. As noted by Mao in the comments below, lounges for Pachipara and Dokidoki Suikoden are not listed in Irem's list of closures.
in the future will I be able to redownload them if they already have been purchased ?
No way to purchase PSOne games without a PS3, right?
My PS3 is dead and being serviced, so all I have is a Vita at the moment.
Use Media Go: http://mediago.sony.com/enu/features
Giving this a try.
R-Types was some sort of PSX collection, right?
Does it have "Super R-Type"?
Oh damn. How much is R-Type Delta in the US Store?
I think it's like $6, but I may be wrong.
What about Europe?
EDIT: They were never released here to begin with. At least I still have my PS1 copy of Delta, so I guess it doesn't matter much to me.
Oh yeah, isn't there like a "Rebirth" one or something? Or was that Gradius?
They were pulled earlier in the year along with all other Irem stuff.What about the R-Types on the U.S virtual console?
They were pulled earlier in the year along with all other Irem stuff.
I don't think they made any announcement for the VC side, but I grabbed Ninja Spirit and Legend of Hero Tonma (both for TG16) just in case (and I was right).
How is pulling their games off the shelf gonna help Irem? Assuming they still own the R-Type IP outright, wouldn't it be better for them, us and everyone else to keep the games up there?
How is pulling their games off the shelf gonna help Irem? Assuming they still own the R-Type IP outright, wouldn't it be better for them, us and everyone else to keep the games up there?
They're going out of business - they don't have anyone to receive the money, manage the accounts, pay the taxes, etc.
They're actually, formally closing? I thought they were still around in some administrative capacity, a la 3DR.
also I was having problems saving the game in rtype delta. Do I need a ps1 memory card or something ?
thanks in advance to who ever answers this.
This was mentioned briefly on the last PS Blogcast but I kinda forgot to post it last week. It's being delisted tomorrow. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
Thanks wario, man. I'm glad that someone actually pays attention to shit like this (fucking missed capcoms fate delisting two months ago)
I guess wario does what game journalismdon't
(I did send this page to joystiq, and finally they put the news up. Sorry wario, they just credited the forum and not the man)
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/06/psa-last-day-to-get-r-type-games-on-psn/
what do these bad boys cost on the US PSN store?
I don't know what the full story is, but... as I see it, the only reason to pull things down is because they no longer have the capability to administrate.
I will say this - I have a friend that worked at IREM and is now at Granzella. He didn't paint a good picture of things at IREM before ZZT4 was canceled, and the entire development staff was let go afterwards. And that was over a year ago.
So I'd say they've been in the administrative phase ever since ZZT4 was canceled, and now it's time to wind that down, too.
Question: Once it's been delisted, will I be able to still re-download it from my download history?
I have it installed on my PS3, but will need to get the install bubble back to move it to my Vita after the glorious, life changing, Summer 2012 of love update.
God damn, digital distribution is such garbage sometimes. Glad I still own my physical Delta. I'll need to buy a physical R-Types one day too. This kind of news always depresses me. =(
Digital Distribution works best when all companies are healthy, not getting into disputes, and don't feel the need to manipulate availability for marketing reasons. And thankfully stuff like this so far seems to be the exception rather than the norm, but it's still a shame every time it happens, and it does seem more likely to happen with titles that weren't mega popular in the first place. Still, at least for physical copies it's more a matter of the laws of physics being a bitch, rather than something more arbitrary.People who bought copies can still redownload the files.
The real problem here is licensing and rights issues, why these games have to be taken off services as far as new sales go.
Physical copies don't last forever either, and don't get re-printed when they're scratched, broken, etc. There is no perfect solution to collecting stuff.
$5.99 each