PSN

[Riku Rose]

Been waiting for Chrono Cross for ages.

[Bluecast]

Chrono Trigger also(yes this one is real)
Japan PSN
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/09/26/ch ... -for-real/

[Segata Sanshiro Jr.]

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/03/od ... donwloads/

Odin Sphere, God Hand, And GrimGrimore Coming To PS3 As PSN Donwloads

These will be released on October 4 (tomorrow!) as part of Sony’s "Only on PSN" marketing campaign.

So far this is a US only thing from what have heard.

[Dorian]

Yeah, just saw this.

Actually, I saw this coming from the very day they took BC "away". There were inside leaks that all PS3s can emulate PS2 via software measures but Sony purposefully blocked it to sell PS2 games via PSN in the future. Everything turned out true today.

[Bluecast]

Going to get them on PS2 at some point.

[Dorian]

Oh, I almost forgot - the are reports that EU gets Classic PS2 titles as well, but it's not clear whether it's about these particular titles or other PS2 games.

We’ve just spoken to Sony and can confirm that European PS3 owners can also look forward to PS2 games coming to their console – exciting news for anyone doubting the validity of our earlier post this morning.

“The Only On PlayStation Network programme is for the SCEA region only,” said a SCEE spokesperson to TheSixthAxis.

“However, we will be bringing the majority of the content to the SCEE audience, including Classic PS2 titles.” Note the capital letter, which might suggest that’s the official line.

It sounds like it doesn’t end there, either.

“We have numerous exciting offers that we will be introducing to PSN users throughout our region in the lead up to Christmas and look forward to sharing these with you.”

Exciting stuff, if Sony can get the right PS2 titles out there for us…

[Riku Rose]

Unless there is much difference to the PS2 versions I'll stick to the orginals.

[Dorian]

There is no difference. These are PS2 games emulated on PS3.

If the library gets big enough, many will love this as it will be very convenient to have everything on one console's HDD.

[Segata Sanshiro Jr.]

I'll certainly be using the JP and PAL ones. If I see something like Altered Beast, Bezerk, Namco X Capcom etc, its a cheap and easy way of getting the game, just need to pump some points into one of my 3 accounts.

[Henry Spencer]

Oh God, Berserk will be bought so damned hard if it gets released on JP PSN. It might mean we in Europe get some PS2 games we missed out on too if those get US PSN release, like Eternal Poison, Suikoden III, Front Mission 4, Skygunner, Growlanser Generations, Tsugunai: Atonement and tons more that I'm interested in.

Win, win all around. Open the floodgates, Sony.

[Segata Sanshiro Jr.]

I'm still pissed they haven't gotten around to releasing suikoden 2. With a psp release incoming why not just throw it out there, get the whole series playable "only on psn"

[Henry Spencer]

Because Konami are completely incompetent? They're competing with Capcom for me as worst run Japanese company this gen.

[Henry Spencer]

PS2 games now up in the US! Also, Space Channel 5 2 & Sega Bass Fishing on US PSN as well as Chrono Trigger (PSOne Classic).

Maximo and Ring of Red (!) are both available also. Talk about unexpected games showing up on PSN. $9.99 is a really good price too, imo.

PS2 Classics

Odin Sphere ($9.99)
Step into the middle of a war between five nations and use your Psypher to gain supremacy in this Action RPG!
ESRB rated T
File size: 3.28 GB

Maximo: Ghosts To Glory ($9.99)
Take on the role of the young knight Maximo as he teams up with the Grim Reaper in an attempt to save his beloved Sophia and defeat evil Achille.
ESRB rated T
File size: 713 MB

GRIMgRiMoiRe ($9.99)
Lillet Blan woke up one day to find everyone in her prestigious magic school dead. Follow her quest to find the reasoning behind everyone’s death and how to prevent it from happening to others in this beautiful RTS.
ESRB rated E10+
File size: 1.33 GB

Ring of Red ($9.99)
Take on an alternate history in this thrilling turn-based strategy game!
ESRB rated T
File size: 580 MB

God Hand ($9.99)
Give danger a hand in God Hand! Become a larger than life hero who has been given ultimate power!
ESRB rated M
File size: 1.48 GB

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/ ... pdate-207/

All in all, one of the best PSN release updates, ever.

[Segata Sanshiro Jr.]

Wonder if next week will have a few more, although its a shame they don't allow people to play hardcopies of these games.

[Dorian]

Maximo and Ring of Red alone are worth far more than 90% of current-gen games.