It has been somewhat discouraging to watch how Sony has handled the availability of classic PSOne games on the PlayStation Network. It's great that you can download these reasonably priced games on your PS3 and also play them on your PSP, but it doesn't really matter when they're games like Jet Moto. Sorry, Jet Moto fans. The only ones I've felt were worth downloading so far were Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Wild Arms.
Square Enix has us covered now. Hopefully. They've passed word on to GamesIndustry.biz that 12 PSOne classics are coming to the PlayStation Network. There's no word on specific titles, but you can probably guess a few. I know there have to be some nerdy delights among the planned releases
The Japanese PSN already has six Squeenix titles available, including Einhänder, Raystorm, and a personal favorite, Xenogears. Hopefully we'll see these titles make it here.
Have you used the PSOne download feature on the PS3 or PSP? What other Square Enix titles would you like to see released?
[Thanks, coonskin05]
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10:36 AM on 06.25.2008
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DO WANT
They have no reason to at this point other than sheer Japanese stubbornness.
Xenogears is my favorite game of all time.
My dream = Vagrant Story gets a virtual release on the PSN which sparks a revival in interest amongst action RPG gamers old and new. So much so that Square-Enix releases a sequel that spawns a new series of successful Vagrant Story games with online play involving co-op.
*wets himself and passes out*
You really should update your post. There's nothing at all to presume we're going to get these games.
It's total bullshit.
By the way, I loved Xenogears too, but I still have my PS1 discs for that game. I paid $55 for it in 2002.
good times. REDRUM!
That being said... Vagrant Story and Brave Fencer Musashi... yes please.
Even though I still have my copies, I'd want to see Vagrant Story, The Chrono series, and Bushido Blade 1 & 2. Publishing them online could spark that renewed interest they need.
And sadly I never played Xenogears, so... that.
And Valkyrie Profile. Yeah, I said it. They should do it.
Hopefully they can make it so PSX Chrono Trigger's load times dissapear because of the HDD.