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[Figboy79]

Rogue Galaxy
Dark Cloud 1 and 2
Final Fantasy XII
Mark of Kri
Ghost Hunter
Primal
Okage: The Shadow King
War of the Monsters

Are the games that I already own on my PS2, but wanted more than anything to be able to play them on my PS4. Four of the 8 games are now available for me to play on my PS4. I truly hope the others show up as well. Many of them I never got to complete.

Their launch rollout is pretty damn good. The PS2 has one of the best software lineups of all time. I'd love to be able to play more classics on my PS4, which is now my primary console.

 

[Loudninja]

Rogue Galaxy
Dark Cloud 1 and 2
Final Fantasy XII
Mark of Kri
Ghost Hunter
Primal
Okage: The Shadow King
War of the Monsters

Are the games that I already own on my PS2, but wanted more than anything to be able to play them on my PS4. Four of the 8 games are now available for me to play on my PS4. I truly hope the others show up as well. Many of them I never got to complete.

Their launch rollout is pretty damn good. The PS2 has one of the best software lineups of all time. I'd love to be able to play more classics on my PS4, which is now my primary console.

Oh yes I want to try Ghost Hunter.

 

[Capella]

Coming tomorrow:
Dark Cloud
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rogue Galaxy
The Mark of Kri
Twisted Metal: Black
War of the Monsters

Coming soon:
Parappa the Rapper 2
Fantavision
Arc The Lad Twilight of Spirits

Rated by ESRB:
Dark Cloud 2
Ape Escape 2,

I thought Dark Cloud 2 and Ape Escape where only rated by PEGI. When did ESRB rate them?

 

[jconsolmagno]

15$ rotfl

Wasn't Ape Escape 2 rated among those? Or is it due to it being a Ubisoft game in NA(so it's coming to europe only)?

Why in the world did Ubisoft publish it in the US?

 

[Sectorseven]

GTA III for the same price as the sequels? That game hasn't aged nearly as well.

 

[Quadraphonic]

Sony 2006:
PS3 reads everything! PSP/PS3 share save files!

Sony 2015:
Fuck you, pay me.

 

[Jucksalbe]

I guess chances are also very slim that PS2 Classics save files (i.e. PS2 "virtual memory cards") will be usable on these PS4 versions?
Btw. do these games have a specific name other than "PS2 games on PS4"?

 

[Roxas]

Interesting. So it does seem to be just Sony IPs...just as I thought.

GTA games? All those Star Wars games?

 

[Loudninja]

I thought Dark Cloud 2 and Ape Escape where only rated by PEGI. When did ESRB rate them?

Sorry got this mixed up lol.

 

[Boke1879]

Coming tomorrow:
Dark Cloud
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rogue Galaxy
The Mark of Kri
Twisted Metal: Black
War of the Monsters

Coming soon:
Parappa the Rapper 2
Fantavision
Arc The Lad Twilight of Spirits

Rated by ESRB:
Dark Cloud 2
Ape Escape 2,

All could be released by the time the month is over.

 

[Jarod McChicken]

Coming tomorrow:
Dark Cloud
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rogue Galaxy
The Mark of Kri
Twisted Metal: Black
War of the Monsters

Coming soon:
Parappa the Rapper 2
Fantavision
Arc The Lad Twilight of Spirits

Rated by PEGI:
Dark Cloud 2
Ape Escape 2,

+ The King of Fighters 2000, mentioned by Shu on the US PS Blog =)

 

[Toki767]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20070226073502.html


This was back in 2007...

That was 8 years ago. It can't be that much now.

But the PS1 emulation was 100% SOFTWARE.

It was software on the PSP. It was software on the Vita. It was software on the PS3. That's why it worked fine when the EE chip was pulled out.

They can port it easily.

Hardware parts for tech tend to cost more when they stop getting made. Look up DDR2 prices for example.

 

[Hades Hotgun]

Interesting. So it does seem to be just Sony IPs...just as I thought.

GTA is Rockstar/Take2, not Sony.

 

[Donthizz#]

buying at-least 3 of them day one.

 

[213372bu]

$15 and no real stand outs like an SMT, FF, DMC, MGS, KH etc.?

Boo.

Would've thought they would go the Battlefront 2/other Star Wars solo route if they have been emulating Starwars games already.

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

Sony 2006:
PS3 reads everything! PSP/PS3 share save files!

Sony 2015:
Fuck you, pay me.

kutaragi would've made ps3 compatible too but it probably would've cost like $600 lol

Spoiler

i probably would've bought it just for a FULL library but alas

 

[Loudninja]

+ The King of Fighters 2000, mentioned by Shu on the US PS Blog =)

Tomorrow as well?

 

[zoozilla]

Sony 2006:
PS3 reads everything! PSP/PS3 share save files!

Sony 2015:
Fuck you, pay me.

Sony 2006:
Give us $600 for a console.

 

[bounchfx]

why bother emulating when you can just charge ridiculous prices

fuck

this just reminded me that sony STILL has not refunded my double charged PS4 repair after 2 months.... Fuck.

 

[DangerMouse]

Give me some Wild Arms 3, Xenosaga 1-3 and FFXII and Im in!

These and Wild Arms 5 (WA3 is my favorite, and I really liked 5 as well and it would looked great uprezed) would be great too.

 

[Deosier]

I'm okay with that price for Dark Cloud and Rogue Galaxy.

 

[Veritigo_X]

Would love to play the GTA games on PS4, but I'm not buying any PS2 Classic twice. A discount would be nice for previous owners, but I guess even that's too much to ask.

They really could've picked up a lot of good will by doing this right (aka how they've always done classics). It's unfortunate that they decided to go this route instead.

 

[Jarod McChicken]

Tomorrow as well?

Nope, KOF and Parappa 2 will be playable at PSX, and are in the "coming soon" category.

 

[Loudninja]

Nope, KOF and Parappa 2 will be playable at PSX, and are in the "coming soon" category.

Thanks.

I am going to assume the star wars games are coming tomorrow as well.

 

[Gradon]

Price is a joke... None supported Classics is even worse of a joke. This turned sour quickly. Will only buy Ape Escape 2 because it's one of my favourite series otherwise I'm not interested anymore.

 

[benicillin]

I'm really excited for this. Hopefully lots of cool stuff that I used to play will show up eventually, and trophy support is always a plus.

 

[friskykillface]

good news is we have lots of PS+ titles coming soon


I would $10 for vice city stories , never played that one, give it to me

 

[BobTheFork]

I still can't believe this fucking shit

Me neither. It's going to be an awesome weekend.

 

[Bishop89]

What about those star wars games?

 

[Figboy79]

Oh yes I want o try Ghost Hunter.

Ghosthunter is so fun. Before the Ghostbusters game came out, Ghosthunter was the closest we had to a Ghostbusters game. The gameplay mechanics were good, the story was interesting, and the lead was voiced by Rob Paulsen, and I couldn't unhear Raphael's voice while playing the game (not a complaint). It's such a hidden gem.

I'd also love it if Konami got their heads out of their asses and gave us Shadow of Destiny as a PS2 Classic for PS4. Such an awesome game, with a great premise.

 

[BasilZero]

Damn those prices lmao!!!

Oh well hopefully we see some sales in the future - I wanna get Rogue Galaxy!

 

[Toki767]

What about those star wars games?

They need to be exclusive for a time.

 

[Doctre81]

15? 15 dollars? Ha.

 

[Bishop89]

15? 15 dollars? Ha.

Wait for a sale

 

[Loudninja]

Ghosthunter is so fun. Before the Ghostbusters game came out, Ghosthunter was the closest we had to a Ghostbusters game. The gameplay mechanics were good, the story was interesting, and the lead was voiced by Rob Paulsen, and I couldn't unhear Raphael's voice while playing the game (not a complaint). It's such a hidden gem.

I'd also love it if Konami got their heads out of their asses and gave us Shadow of Destiny as a PS2 Classic for PS4. Such an awesome game, with a great premise.

Yeah I seen vids of it looks awesome.

Surprise no one mention God Hand yet.

 

[7DollarHagane]

I never did finish San Andreas. And trophies. $15 tho

 

[paulogy]

Huge fan of this feature (especially with trophies!)

Not a fan of the price.

BUT, looking forward to a few of these being included each month with PS+

 

[ChronotriggerJM]

Any word on a framerate bump for these? Or can we expect native rates?

 

[toddhunter]

Wait for a sale

That is still going to be like $25 in Australia. For games like Vice City. In 2015.

It is a tough sell.

 

[InsaneTiger]

I was just thinking; where can you buy unopened PS2 games?

Because I can't think of to many places. So for me, if I don't own it already, $15 is pretty good.

 

[Rolodzeo]

15€

 

[Loudninja]

Any word on a framerate bump for these? Or can we expect native rates?

Who knows Sony made no mention of it with the Star Wars games but they had higher framerate.

 

[baxter2231]

Ace Combat 4, 5, and Zero or bust.

Add in PSVR support and ill pay double for it in an instant !

 

[pelicansurf]

From the blog...

We have brought these titles forward to meet today’s gaming standards by adding Trophy support! Each title’s Trophy set has been carefully developed in conjunction with feedback from the original creators to be sure that they capture the spirit and feeling of each game.

Also, you will be able to experience all of these PS2 games like never before — in up-rendered 1080p with the features you expect from a PS4 game including Remote Play, Live Broadcast, Share Play, Activity Feeds, and Second Screen support for game manuals with PlayStation Vita or PlayStation App.

1080p PS2 games? Might be worth to pick up Rogue Galaxy then.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

jesus christ 15$ feels like a lot

 

[Hades Hotgun]

Sony 2006:
Give us $600 for a console.

Give us $600 for a console that costs us $800 to make.

It was certainly overly expensive and priced out of the market's acceptable range, but it was also a really good value for the consumer.

 

[213372bu]

I was just thinking; where can you buy unopened PS2 games?

Because I can't think of to many places. So for me, if I don't own it already, $15 is pretty good.

If you are willing to buy lightly used, they are absolutely everywhere and for insanely cheap prices with the exception of limited run prints and ATLUS games.

 

[Jigorath]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20070226073502.html


This was back in 2007...

That was 8 years ago. It can't be that much now.

But the PS1 emulation was 100% SOFTWARE.

It was software on the PSP. It was software on the Vita. It was software on the PS3. That's why it worked fine when the EE chip was pulled out.

They can port it easily.

I wonder how expensive it would be to build a PS4 that has full disc based BC across PS1/PS2/PS3 games. Some sort of Playstation legacy console.

 

[orient]

I'm OK with this. With trophy support and 1080p, $10-15 is too much for some games yet fine for others. I'm sure there will be discounts, free games for PS+ etc. A discount for PS2 Classics owners should be the way it's done, but original discs was always a pipe dream. *I can understand why Sony wouldn't want people putting 15 year old PS2 discs in their PS4.

 

[Shahed]

Pricing at least seems in line with PS2 classics pricing, but the lack of incentives for purchasers of PS2 classic versions of these games is seriously shitty. Glad I never invested in PS2 classics in any real way. I'll still be hacked off if there's a PS4 port of Suikoden 3 though.

Why did they even use the word 'emulation' regarding this scheme when they're clearly ports rather than emulated software? Sigh...

This is also what annoys me. If they're trying to sell these games on the back of trophies than certain games that would have had standard PS2 Classics without trophy integration may not be released on PS4.

Suikoden 3 for example is an available PS2 Classic. Do you think Konami will go back and add trophies in order for a PS4 release? What about Suikoden 4-5?