Sony Adds PS2 Cult Classics to PSN

[Treblaine]

Sony giveth (PS2 classics) and Sony taketh away (online paywall)

I may be weeping tears of joy, but my wallet is weeping tears of dread.

on the other hand, how much do those cult-classics actually cost to buy the original release hard-copy?

God Hand I can find on ebay for around £20, and it is that prce because there is a relatively low demand. if everyone who would be interested in the liked og God hand actually sought to buy a copy you can see the price exploding like Twilight Princess for Gamecube that now costs £42 AT LEAST! I've seen mint condition copies go for £150, a standard edition game from 2006 going for £150!!!

I have my copy, damn glad I bought it when I did as the price has appreciated by about 20% every year since and frankly, even for £60 I ain't selling it. No way, Jose.

And this is in the crazy world where the Wii version costs only about £14.

On a more relevant level, I have a lot of positive to say about the PSOne classics on PSN, they have consistently been cheaper than buying them off ebay/similar (once factoring in delivery costs) and have the added benefit that I can play them on PSP. So Tomb Raider II on my daily commute... WHOPEEE!!!

 

[tycho0042]

I just want to see Silent Hill 2 on that list of games. I can't think of many other PS2 titles that I don't already own that I really want to play.

 

[Mandalore_15]

i have over 300 ps2 games, why don't sony let me play them on the ps3 without me having to rebuy them again.

A million times this.

I'm loving how everyone on the thread is going "wow, how nice of Sony to charge us for this stuff!" Seriously guys, where's your self-respect as consumers? Releasing HD versions of games is all well and good but the price should be £10 or whatever, not close the the price of brand new game!

As for emulators, there is no conceivable reason that Sony should stop us from playing classic PS2 games on the PS3. Instead of selling us games we already own, they should be making an emulator to allow us to play our old stuff. Hell, I'd even pay for a download of the emulator, as it is an extra feature. While they're at it, they could even re-skin and "HD-ify" old games, and sell the files as downloads that would run on top of your original game, perhaps at a couple of quid a pop. Stuff like that I would happily pay for, but new money for old rope is bullshit.

 

[Naeras]

At least now everyone can play God Hand, the game that proved that it's possible to have five million badly designed elements in a game and still have the result be a hilariously entertaining game.

I mean, come on. The RNG, the health system and annoying demon spawns? Who cares about that when I get to beat up Fidel Castro, Albert Wesker and Sagat in the most ridiculous ways imaginable, accompanied by cheesy dialogue?

 

[Frank_Sinatra_]

Now all they need to do is make an HD collection of the TimeSplitters series, and I'll be indebted to Sony for the rest of my life.

 

[shogunblade]

Put The Red Star on, because I can't find my demo of it, and I really want to try it.

As far as Rare PS2 games go. I think that'd be so awesome.

 

[go-10]

i have over 300 ps2 games, why don't sony let me play them on the ps3 without me having to rebuy them again.

A million times this.

I'm loving how everyone on the thread is going "wow, how nice of Sony to charge us for this stuff!" Seriously guys, where's your self-respect as consumers? Releasing HD versions of games is all well and good but the price should be £10 or whatever, not close the the price of brand new game!

As for emulators, there is no conceivable reason that Sony should stop us from playing classic PS2 games on the PS3. Instead of selling us games we already own, they should be making an emulator to allow us to play our old stuff. Hell, I'd even pay for a download of the emulator, as it is an extra feature. While they're at it, they could even re-skin and "HD-ify" old games, and sell the files as downloads that would run on top of your original game, perhaps at a couple of quid a pop. Stuff like that I would happily pay for, but new money for old rope is bullshit.

well that's good for you guys but most of us never got to play these games or own them for that matter so the majority of the gaming community will be happy
except for a couple of you who I'm assuming are /v/irgins and so you hate vidya

 

[IamQ]

Tell me, did anyone happened to hear Jak 2 among those games? No?

Then we still have a problem.

 

[Marik2]

Now just release the .Hack series and the Zone of the Enders games and I'll be happy.

edit: I might even buy a PS3 to play them on.

Kojima is actually making a zone of the enders collection along with a mgs collection

And I do hope Sony will release the kingdom hearts games on psn or at least come with a HD collection.

 

[Jameseh]

Compatible with Vita?

 

[Adam28]

Please bring PS2 games to vita, some PS2 games would work very well being portable.

 

[theultimateend]

I remember people complaining how some games didn't "play" right on some forums and you can't mention the word "modded" without getting banned.

I'm not the only one that sees the humor in saying "modded" and getting "modded" right?

Is that ironic? I dunno...it's really funny though.

I'm hoping Disgaea 1 and 2 come to the PSN .

 

[Kris015]

Does anyone know if Shadow of the Colosuss + Ico will get a PS store release like the God of War bundles did?

 

[Shirokurou]

FUCK YEAH GODHAND.
Oh man how I loved that game.
And Odin Sphere is something I'm willing to check out.

 

[BoredRolePlayer]

I remember people complaining how some games didn't "play" right on some forums and you can't mention the word "modded" without getting banned.

I'm not the only one that sees the humor in saying "modded" and getting "modded" right?

Is that ironic? I dunno...it's really funny though.

I'm hoping Disgaea 1 and 2 come to the PSN .

Between you and me I think the Disgaea games are better on the PSP, what with the added stuff and the glitch in the first one to help with the grinding.

 

[Mr. Omega]

On one hand: hey, this is pretty damn cool.

On the other hand: This wouldn't even be news if the PS3 was backwards compatible with PS2 games.

 

[theultimateend]

I remember people complaining how some games didn't "play" right on some forums and you can't mention the word "modded" without getting banned.

I'm not the only one that sees the humor in saying "modded" and getting "modded" right?

Is that ironic? I dunno...it's really funny though.

I'm hoping Disgaea 1 and 2 come to the PSN .

Between you and me I think the Disgaea games are better on the PSP, what with the added stuff and the glitch in the first one to help with the grinding.

Already own them.

I'm a big of a Nippon Ichi addict. Currently pounding through Disgaea 4, hoping to hit 9999 this weekend.

Then...reincarnate...and begin again. But I've got the lose-lose's and the statisticians so it should be fast.

 

[Mandalore_15]

i have over 300 ps2 games, why don't sony let me play them on the ps3 without me having to rebuy them again.

A million times this.

I'm loving how everyone on the thread is going "wow, how nice of Sony to charge us for this stuff!" Seriously guys, where's your self-respect as consumers? Releasing HD versions of games is all well and good but the price should be £10 or whatever, not close the the price of brand new game!

As for emulators, there is no conceivable reason that Sony should stop us from playing classic PS2 games on the PS3. Instead of selling us games we already own, they should be making an emulator to allow us to play our old stuff. Hell, I'd even pay for a download of the emulator, as it is an extra feature. While they're at it, they could even re-skin and "HD-ify" old games, and sell the files as downloads that would run on top of your original game, perhaps at a couple of quid a pop. Stuff like that I would happily pay for, but new money for old rope is bullshit.

well that's good for you guys but most of us never got to play these games or own them for that matter so the majority of the gaming community will be happy
except for a couple of you who I'm assuming are /v/irgins and so you hate vidya

Um, what? Sorry, all I got from the first reading of your post was "herd-de-derp-derp"...

OK, well from what I gather is your first "point", the PS2 had some of the best sales records in gaming history. There are millions of copies of PS2 games floating about the world today, all of which are unplayable on PS3. Do you think that people who already bought and paid for these games at full retail prices when they came out should expect to have to do so again for the privilege of playing something they've already paid for? I don't.

Secondly, you'll note that I said that re-releasing games was "all well and good". That means I have nothing against it. What I have a problem with is charging close to full retail price for a minor update of a very old game. If we can't play our originals, it's only fair that they don't charge out the ass for us to regain access...

...actually fuck it, it's not. If people never owned the game originally then fine, offer it to them at a reasonable price, but give those that already paid for it the emulator the fucking PS3 community have been asking for since the beginning!

Finally, the fact that you decided to bring my virginity into the discussion kinda implicates hypocrisy. And "vidya" isn't even a word.

 

[GeorgW]

That's great, I always found that PS2 ban stupid. Could anyone recommend any of these games?