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PSVita can't play PSone Games? EDIT: Seems unlikely!

ULTROS!

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http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/13/playstation-vita-doesnt-play-nice-with-psone-classics/

PlayStation Vita is backwards compatible with downloadable PSP games. So, you can play Akiba’s Trip and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on it. Final Fantasy VII from the PsOne Classics section… eh maybe not.

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan posted a PlayStation Vita FAQ and there is a big asterisk next to the part where it says the handheld is compatible with PSP software downloaded from the PlayStation Store.

It says support for Game Archives (aka PsOne Classics and TurboGrafx-16 games in Japan) are the exception. In other words, PlayStation Vita won’t be able to run Metal Gear Solid or Chrono Cross. Sony says they will release more information about this soon.

Note:
shidoshi said:
That Japanese page is simply saying that game archive support beyond PSP titles will be announced later. That could mean that maybe they want to wait for an addition to the announcement (PS2 titles?), or because - as I seem to recall - it was said that there may be some PSOne titles that won't end up working on the PS Vita. So maybe they want to put together a list of which titles won't be playable.

Totally, totally a non-issue here, and not any reason to get worried. I'm not really sure Siliconera should have published that story, because I'm not sure the person doing it understood the Japanese.
 
Yeah, I just read that as well. There must be some mistake as PS Suite supports PS1 games and Vita is the flagship PS Suite device.
 

Ermac

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I own three other devices that can play PS1 titles.
Loss (to me at least) is minimal.

Pretty sure they said classics work though.
 

androvsky

Member
There's other Sony faqs that state that PS1 and minis will transfer over just fine. I wonder if it has something to do with PC Engine games and Konami taking over all the decision making for Hudson.
 

iavi

Member
This not only just sounds factually wrong, due to the ps suite, but wouldn't make any damn sense if it was right. The PSP can emulate psx games just fine, but the Vita can't?
 
Pre-order cancelled. What the hell is this? Not allowed because it won't drain the battery fast enough? PSOne classics already have a built in line-up and marketplace. Is it that stupid argument that they'd rather you spend time playing (and buying) new games?
 

Angry Fork

Member
Obviously bullshit. Even if Sony says it can't modders will be able to make it so like they did on PSP. Doesn't matter to me either way there are so many options to play PS1 games it's not remotely an issue. PS2 playing on Vita is worth so much more.
 

Durante

Member
Miri said:
This makes not only just sounds factually wrong, due to the ps suite, but wouldn't make any damn sense if it was right.
Agreed.
I think we should wait for confirmation on this.
 

androvsky

Member
Miri said:
This makes not only just sounds factually wrong, due to the ps suite, but wouldn't make any damn sense if it was right. The PSP can emulate psx games just fine, but the Vita can't?

If this is true (which it probably isn't) I guarantee that it's a licensing issue that Sony royally screwed up on, not a technical one.

Edit: and probably applies to something other than PS1 games.
 
Was just thinking, didn't they already say PSOne classics and minis were a go...
There must be something special about the titles they're referencing.
 
Durante said:
Agreed.
I think we should wait for confirmation on this.

It's already been confirmed, see above.

Can a Mod change title or put in the FAQ I posted above in the OP? This is going to turn into 15 pages of people ignoring facts posted and complaining for nothing.
 

ULTROS!

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Maybe it won't play specific PSone titles?
 

Sophia

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http://andriasang.com/comyk0/
The fate of your Game Archives collection is not so clear. The same response includes a footnote saying that Game Archives games are not included in the response. Details on Game Archives support will be announced later, the FAQ says.

Game Archives is the Japanese name for the large library of PlayStation games that's available for PSP and PS3 download via PSN. It usually also includes the smaller library of PC Engine/Turbo Grafx games, although this is sometimes referred to as PC Engine Archives.

The FAQ does not specifically state that Vita will not play Game Archives games. We'll have to wait for Sony to share more details.

So, not outright denial that it won't play PSOne Titles...
 

sublimit

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Sony just had to make one stupid decision to counter all the good ones they made for Vita,otherwise they wouldn't be Sony.
 
Marrshu said:
Well, it does seem worrisome that anyone is even questioning if Game Archives can be played or not. =P

The FAQ speaks for itself for me that's been posted twice. This is going to end up being some translation thing or something that doesn't affect 99% of PSOne games on the store like the Turbo games.
 

onQ123

Member
I say we take this as fact & use it to troll in every Vita thread until they release a statement saying that it can play PS1 games.
 

gofreak

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Marrshu said:
Well, it does seem worrisome that anyone is even questioning if Game Archives can be played or not. =P

There may be some nuance to it which is why Sony will 'address it later'.

E.g. maybe it doesn't extend to PC Engine games etc. The US FAQ does not mention those, and they fall under 'Game Archives' in Japan.
 
So... a FAQ say that Vita is compatible with PS1 games.

But another FAQ says that they will release further information about compatibility of "game archives" (PS1 games is a part of "game archives")..

Conclusion: Vita is not compatible with PS1 games.
 

Grisby

Member
I mean, I've got like 12 ps1 classic things sitting on my PS3. Would like to play some Castlevania Chronicles on the go.
 
Wario64 said:
I'm waiting for PS Vita Lite







am i doing it right guys

no, you need to make the "so who's trading in their Vitas to gamestop tomorrow" thread :p



that's a bummer, I was just starting to build a small collection of them on my PS3, oh well, still getting it though,
 

mclem

Member
Given the two FAQs, I wonder if the reality is something along the lines of "We won't have the emulator ready at launch"? That would appear to not contradict either statement.

Vita not running PS1 stuff just doesn't make *sense*.
 
It may very well be a region specific feature. North America, according to the posted FAQ from SCEA, the Vita can play PSone games. However, the FAQ posted from SCEJ may not be able too.

Either way, I'm sure we'll find more about it soon. If it is true and the machine just can't no matter the region, I'll be disappointed, but it doesn't affect my purchase anyway.
 

Aeana

Member
I am looking forward to being able to play Grandia on a handheld properly with Dual Shock support, so this had better not be true.
 
It does run ps1 games just like psp and ps3. It has an emulator. That much was confirmed without a doubt when the system was revealed.

The doubt here is whether you your ps1 licenses transfer to vita or whether you have to buy them again. This sounds highly, highly unlikely to me. If Sony's license agreement with publishers extended ps1 classics from psp to ps3, I see no reason why it won't include vita and any other future ps device.
 
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