The first batch of PSone games available on the PS3... but you can't actually play them on the system
Sony has released the first round of PSone games for download on the PS3. What titles did they launch with? It's a solid—if slightly obvious—lineup. Right now you can get Cool Boarders, Crash Bandicoot, Hot Shots Golf 2, Syphon Filter, and Tekken 2. Each of these games is a good buy at $5.99, but I'm going to hold off before I buy any of them.
The reason is simple: I'd like to play them on the PS3. I don't want to have to upgrade my PSP's firmware and move the games over there, which right now is the only way to actually play the games. That's right, there is no way at the moment to play these titles you've downloaded onto your PS3's hard drive on the system itself. The idea of Tekken 2 on the big screen with a wireless controller is pretty tempting, but the idea of playing it on the PSP doesn't do much for me.
What the hell is wrong with Sony? Keep in mind that the PS3 is backwards compatible with the PSone—I was playing Colony Wars (AWESOME GAME) on the machine not five minutes ago. So why can't they get the downloadable PSone games to work? Why can I put my Tekken 2 disc in and play it perfectly, but the downloaded game won't run at all?
I know the point has always been to play these games on the PSP, and that's cool and all, but why can't I download the games via my PSP then? Why does this setup require both a PS3 and a PSP, except I can only play the games on the PSP?
Hopefully one day I'll be able to download these games onto my PSP directly, without using the PS3. Hopefully one day I'll be able to play the games I have downloaded on my PS3... on the PS3. Until then, this is just another unfinished feature that we're hoping for Sony to fix at some future date.
Ben Kuchera
arstechnica.com
What the hell is wrong with Sony? Keep in mind that the PS3 is backwards compatible with the PSone—I was playing Colony Wars (AWESOME GAME) on the machine not five minutes ago. So why can't they get the downloadable PSone games to work? Why can I put my Tekken 2 disc in and play it perfectly, but the downloaded game won't run at all?
I know the point has always been to play these games on the PSP, and that's cool and all, but why can't I download the games via my PSP then? Why does this setup require both a PS3 and a PSP, except I can only play the games on the PSP?
Hopefully one day I'll be able to download these games onto my PSP directly, without using the PS3. Hopefully one day I'll be able to play the games I have downloaded on my PS3... on the PS3. Until then, this is just another unfinished feature that we're hoping for Sony to fix at some future date.
Ben Kuchera
arstechnica.com
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