Lady Lilith Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/07/upcoming-playstation-vita-firmware-update-brings-psone-support/ I imagine the return of PS2 bc might have some impact on the HD releases and/or PS2 classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowGandalf Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 hmmm... not too bad. As long as it works. I remember when I first got my old 60gb, I tried to play Ratchet & Clank but the frame rate was terrible. Had to play it via PS2 for it to work properly. It does kinda make the 'PS2 Classic Downloadables' redundant though doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTIOX_ Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I have no interest in psone games anymore unless they have trophy support but they wont! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSXtreme_ Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 So...I don't understand...can you play the actual PSOne games on the Vita, or is it going to have to be a repurchase and D/L? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 hmmm... not too bad. As long as it works. I remember when I first got my old 60gb, I tried to play Ratchet & Clank but the frame rate was terrible. Had to play it via PS2 for it to work properly. It does kinda make the 'PS2 Classic Downloadables' redundant though doesn't it? Not if people don't own the originals. There are some games they could release where it'd be far cheaper to get a digital version, similar to FFVII and co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCChrono Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hmm, interesting. I have one of the first PS3 (60GB) that actually could play PS1 and PS2 games. I keep running out of space on my harddrive though. Maybe this means I'll soon be able to upgrade to a slim and still get to play my old games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navep9 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 This is nice. Now I might finally be able to own Star Wars Battlefront II without having to get a PS2 or a new PC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 Yeah, it's nice. I can finally play Yakuza 1 and 2 on my PS3, and hopefully not have to deal with stupidly long loading times. Also Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedghehog. Also picked up Sonic Mega Collection Plus for 5 bucks, so now I can play almost every Sonic game released on PS3, since SMC+ has a total of 20 games. Pretty amazing for a PS2 game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I have a pretty big backlog of PS2 games since I'm too lazy to hook up the PS2 since I already have the PS3, original Xbox and Dreamcast hooked up. I remember trying to play my uncles copy of Devils May Cry 3 and getting denied v_v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver_pigy Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) This is nice. Now I might finally be able to own Star Wars Battlefront II without having to get a PS2 or a new PC. i agree as soon as this update comes good bye COD and hello Star Wars but i never did get rid of my copy or my PS2 so im still in good practice Edited July 6, 2012 by silver_pigy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myers Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hmm I don't know if I'd every use the backwards compatibility but it's nice to have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hmm I don't know if I'd every use the backwards compatibility but it's nice to have. That's actually what I was thinking, since I have a modded PS2. But then I got to thinking that I don't really like pirating games (if I can avoid it), and I'd actually have a hard copy of the PS2 game. Most PS2 games are pretty cheap now anyway, plus there's already a good amount that I have on PS3 as remasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myers Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 That's actually what I was thinking, since I have a modded PS2. But then I got to thinking that I don't really like pirating games (if I can avoid it), and I'd actually have a hard copy of the PS2 game. Most PS2 games are pretty cheap now anyway, plus there's already a good amount that I have on PS3 as remasters. Yeah, the only games I can really think I'd want to play would be the Jak games and I want to buy the collection anyways for the trophies and just remastered.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielVT Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) This is nice. Now I might finally be able to own Star Wars Battlefront II without having to get a PS2 or a new PC. For this and all the COD and MOH games, I am now a super happy person!!! Edited July 6, 2012 by DanielVT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 I kind of doubt a simple update will bring back PS2 bc, but who knows? This could very well be the reason Sony bought Galkai though. http://thegamefanatics.com/2012/07/05/ps1-ps2-games-coming-ps3-streaming-service/ Think about it, PS1/PS2 games would be easier to stream bandwidth-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHGSniperFox Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I kind of doubt a simple update will bring back PS2 bc, but who knows? This could very well be the reason Sony bought Galkai though. http://thegamefanatics.com/2012/07/05/ps1-ps2-games-coming-ps3-streaming-service/ Think about it, PS1/PS2 games would be easier to stream bandwidth-wise. All they would need to do is add software emulation - completely doable through a firmware update. Granted, it wouldn't be anywhere near as good as actually having the hardware in the system like it was before, but it would work, at least. It's just a matter of actually getting the emulator to run well. The stuff they have on PC right now is decent, but FAR from perfect, but it's also all created by fans, essentially. If anyone could get it to work, it'd be Sony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSXtreme_ Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 The problem with emulation via software is that only certain games will be BC, not every one. Usually those will be the big sellers and mainstream games...all those little niche' titles usually get lost in the shuffle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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