Austin Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Supposedly Sony is (or just has) rolled out an update to their online PSN store on the Vita, and as a result a massive backlog of PS1 and PSP games that weren't previously available on the Vita, now are. I'm not sure if the update was done, but according to people over at NeoGAF, at least right now you can go into your download history and access the once-unavailable PS1 and PSP titles and download them to your PS Vita from there. Keep in mind some PS1 and PSP games were made available on the Vita, but the library was small. Now, the majority (if not all) of your previously purchased PS1 and PSP games can be downloaded and played on your Vita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Thats great news....I saw that somewhere earlier today but wasn't sure if it's true or not. Been wanting to fire up some classic stuff for a while on the Vita like Castlevania etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) Yep, it is true. I just went and downloaded all the stuff that was previously unavailable. Honestly, this is how the Vita should have been from the start. I am glad Sony finally caught up with it. *edit: It appears a lot (if not all) of the previously de-listed games are now available in the store as well, not just your download history if you previously purchased them. Edited April 23, 2014 by Austin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I just downloaded a bunch of my PS1\PSP games. This is great! Not all of them are on there though, I couldn't find Suikoden or CV:SOTN but most seem to be on there. Totally agree, this is how it should have been from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Suikoden is there. Maybe not in the store yet, but it is in my download history for re-download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Suikoden is there. Maybe not in the store yet, but it is in my download history for re-download. Oh my mistake! I haven't checked my download history, I simply went into PS1 games and looked for them in there. My history is rather long so its tiresome trying to get to whatever I want. Unless there's a better way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I went online and did it from there. You can browse your download list a lot easier online with a browser and then add it to your queue to download to your Vita. The next time you start up the Vita they start downloading automatically to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Oh my mistake! I haven't checked my download history, I simply went into PS1 games and looked for them in there. My history is rather long so its tiresome trying to get to whatever I want. Unless there's a better way? I haven't found a better way. I basically just scroll to the bottom of my download list every time and work my way up from there. Although, I only have a 4GB memory stick, so I can't download every game I have and it didn't take that long for me. Going to need to pick up a spare memory stick to get the rest.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmode-ky Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Supposedly Sony is (or just has) rolled out an update to their online PSN store on the Vita To clarify, this was not an update to the PS Store itself but rather just download lists on the PSV now allowing you to download all your PSP/PS1 purchases, instead of some entries saying you can't download them. The PSV's view of the PS Store continues to omit a large number of PSP/PS1 titles. E.g., no Crash Bandicoot games, no Spyro games. *edit: It appears a lot (if not all) of the previously de-listed games are now available in the store as well, not just your download history if you previously purchased them. Can you give an example? It sounds like you're saying delisted games have been relisted--but that makes no sense, since delisting comes from contract expirations and such. Well, okay, games sometimes get taken down temporarily if exploits are found in them, but I assume that isn't what you're referring to. Oh my mistake! I haven't checked my download history, I simply went into PS1 games and looked for them in there. My history is rather long so its tiresome trying to get to whatever I want. Unless there's a better way? So far, Sony hasn't updated their Store cataloguing to allow all PSP/PS1 titles to appear in the PSV's Store, but they might get around to it someday. . . . onmode-ky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 To clarify, this was not an update to the PS Store itself but rather just download lists on the PSV now allowing you to download all your PSP/PS1 purchases, instead of some entries saying you can't download them. The PSV's view of the PS Store continues to omit a large number of PSP/PS1 titles. E.g., no Crash Bandicoot games, no Spyro games. Yeah, after Cimerians pointed out that Symphony of the Night wasn't available in the store, I realized a lot of games were missing. But, it also seemed like there were more games available than before.. or maybe I was wrong. Can you give an example? It sounds like you're saying delisted games have been relisted--but that makes no sense, since delisting comes from contract expirations and such. Well, okay, games sometimes get taken down temporarily if exploits are found in them, but I assume that isn't what you're referring to. Sorry, wrong choice of words I suppose, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Not sure why they don't show them all.....licensing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Not sure why they don't show them all.....licensing? I think like ommode-ky said, it probably has more to do with laziness on Sony's part. Although there have been a few games actually de-listed (correct usage of the term this time, haha), like R-Types and R-Type Delta. Those can no longer be purchased (but they can at least still be re-downloaded if you purchased them previously). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmode-ky Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) In case anyone didn't already download to their PSV what they wanted to download of their PSP/PS1 PSN library . . . you've missed your chance. It turns out that this unannounced opening of the gates was actually an accident. The gates have been closed up again. Check your download lists, and you'll see certain PSP/PS1 titles once again not available to download to your PSV. Clearly, it isn't a case of absolute unplayability that's kept those titles off our PSVs all this time, but rather either legal or QA clearance technicalities. If you managed to download everything you wanted, good for you. Personally, I didn't download anything, because I'm perfectly happy with playing those titles on my PSP, but I imagine there are others who are cursing themselves for not downloading when they could have. onmode-ky P.S. Oh, hey, this is my post #555! Like a phone number in a movie or a TV show. How glamorous! Edited April 26, 2014 by onmode-ky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Man, that sucks.. Although it at least gives a little bit of hope that Sony will eventually pull the trigger on this for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Well at least I downloaded what I really wanted. Hopefully it becomes an announcement at E3 or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher5.0 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Bogus....I was all hyped up to play Need for Speed 2 and Gran Turismo 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) Neither of those are even up on PSN to download so you didn't miss anything. Edited April 28, 2014 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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