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[nial]

This deserves its own thread.

PS2 games

(Available in Classics Catalog on June 11 for Premium members)

• Tomb Raider Legend
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

Get ready: Days of Play celebration kicks off on May 29

Celebrate with player activities, bonus Game Catalog, PS VR2 and PS2 titles through PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium, compelling offers, and more.

blog.playstation.com

Only these 3 games for now, and you will also be able to purchase any of these separately from the subscription on PS4 and PS5.
Edit: Ghosthunter releasing on the 18th.

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for June: Monster Hunter Rise, Football Manager 2024, Crusader Kings III, After Us and more

All playable June 18.

blog.playstation.com

 

[Killer8]

Eager to see how well their new emulator works. Sly Cooper had some missing effects in the HD remaster so a proper version based on the PS2 original would make it the best place to play it.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

SLY! YEEEEESSSSS!

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Wow 3 games

Amazing job Sony

 

[elmos-acc]

Will be buying Sly, hopefully Sony ports also the rest of the trilogy natively.

 

[Dr.D00p]

Someone hack the code and see which version of PCSX2 they've stolen...

 

[Heisenberg007]

God of War trilogy and Sly Cooper trilogy will eventually be on PS5. Hot damn!

 

[Roman Empire]

If they bring more games and keep them in the fucking library, then this could make me sway on signing up for Plus once again.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Not worth the upgrade. I did a year of premium and that felt like a waste.

 

[Nigel]

Jak’s emulator wasn’t great. Hopefully these are better especially Sly.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

The Clone Wars is great, I'll probably end up buying it standalone.

 

[Skifi28]

Probably the best thing to ever happen to premium and only under the assumption it works properly and they're not emulating the freaking pal version again. Some trophies would also be nice.

 

[LordCBH]

Do the PS2 ratchet games and a new version of the Jak games that don’t run like ass on PS4/5 you COWARDS

 

[begotten]

Just give me access to all my shit on the old store on PS5 you cowards.

 

[Shin-Ra]

How about getting a small, talented team to port the Sly games over to native PS5 games, getting a deeper understanding of the games while doing so and making a new game from that experience. Sounds familiar?

 

[dotnotbot]

PS3 era HD ports were often very lazy and basic and even missing some effects/features (even the ones from Bluepoint) so we're not missing much by getting uprendered PS2 version instead, the only thing that I wish they would improve is adding HD UI to these versions (I'm not sure how easy it is to do but I believe it's possible).

 

[Zathalus]

When I think of the term Playstation 2 classics, those three specific titles come to mind.

/s

 

[yurinka]

Someone hack the code and see which version of PCSX2 they've stolen...

As I remember the team who worked on this (Implicit Conversions, the ones who made the PS1, PSP emulators for PS4 and PS5) includes the main programer of PCSX2:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/implicit-conversions-origin-story-implicit-conversions/

 

[xrnzaaas]

I never played Sly games, but I'm interested since I like the stealth genre. I might pick it up if the emulation is good.

 

[Majormaxxx]

tomb raider lenged

 

[nial]

When I think of the term Playstation 2 classics, those three specific titles come to mind.

/s

Sly Cooper is not my favorite game, but it's much loved within PS2 communities.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Good to hear we can purchase them separately instead of having to up our subs.

 

[RagnarokIV]

NOW WE'RE TALKING YES PLEASE

 

[tommib]

Give us all PS2 From Software games including KF4 now.

 

[gothmog]

I'm excited about this and that we're getting good PSVR2 games as part of the sub.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Give us all PS2 From Software games including KF4 now.

Cookie & Cream with online would be the tits.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

WTF?!? Three games is the best that can be managed?

And they're not even a good selection. Where's my Ring of Red or Primal?

 

[Kerotan]

They just opened a hot damn can of worms. They'll mostly have that rewind feature too and trophy support.

 

[dotnotbot]

WTF?!? Three games is the best that can be managed?

And they're not even a good selection. Where's my Ring of Red or Primal?

It's gonna be 3 per month like with PS1 and PSP.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Drip feed of these again...

 

[Mr Hyde]

Own both TR Legend and Sly, but depending on the quality of the port I might get them again for another platinum run. I wonder if Sly is free since I bought it digital on PS3 store? RE director's cut was free because I had the previous version on PS3.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

WTF?!? Three games is the best that can be managed?

And they're not even a good selection. Where's my Ring of Red or Primal?

Those are not 3 bad games for sure. Come on now.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

It's gonna be 3 per month like with PS1 and PSP.

So we'll get the entire back catalogue available in 500 months?

Those are not 3 bad games for sure. Come on now.

I never said they were bad games. I said it's not a good selection, meaning they're games I personally have no interest in.

 

[crackajack]

Wow 3 games

Amazing job Sony

Better than dropping a few dozen at once, the delusional whiners being one month silent but then complain for the rest of eternity how much Premium sucks.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

WTF?!? Three games is the best that can be managed?

And they're not even a good selection. Where's my Ring of Red or Primal?

Drip feed of these again...

They would never give us 100 games a month.
They will always want to spread these releases.

 

[Kerotan]

Wow 3 games

Amazing job Sony

If they add 3 games every month we'll be happy. Now that they're adding ps1/2/psp games I hope the vita is next.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

They would never give us 100 games a month.
They will always want to spread these releases.

Nobody is asking for 100 games a month.

We're arguing that they should have built up at least a larger up-front selection of maybe 20 - 30 titles to add to the service day one, after which they can incrementally add a small number of new titles each month thereafter.

There's like over 1500 PS2 games in the entire catalogue. At 3 games added per week, if you're looking for a specific game you probably won't see it this gen, or next for that matter.

 

[ArtHands]

I am happy for the people who only plays on consoles I guess.

 

[solidus12]

PS2 versions of Silent Hill 2, 3, and 4. Do it now !!

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Nobody is asking for 100 games a month.

We're arguing that they should have built up at least a larger up-front selection of maybe 20 - 30 titles to add to the service day one, after which they can incrementally add a small number of new titles each month thereafter.

There's like over 1500 PS2 games in the entire catalogue. At 3 games added per week, if you're looking for a specific game you probably won't see it this gen, or next for that matter.

True. I said that when the started including the PSOne classics.

My bet? They have a really small team working on these. It's probably not a proirity for them (even though it should be since it's the main selling point of the most expensive tier)

 

[wvnative]

I never played Sly games, but I'm interested since I like the stealth genre. I might pick it up if the emulation is good.

FYI Sly 1 is VERY different from 2/3, so regardless of if you love or hate it, know it doesn't represent the rest of the series.

 

[gothmog]

Nobody is asking for 100 games a month.

We're arguing that they should have built up at least a larger up-front selection of maybe 20 - 30 titles to add to the service day one, after which they can incrementally add a small number of new titles each month thereafter.

There's like over 1500 PS2 games in the entire catalogue. At 3 games added per week, if you're looking for a specific game you probably won't see it this gen, or next for that matter.

I'm hoping this is just a pilot to get the pipeline set up and that we'll see larger quantities released at once.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

True. I said that when the started including the PSOne classics.

My bet? They have a really small team working on these. It's probably not a proirity for them (even though it should be since it's the main selling point of the most expensive tier)

They should develop a universal emulator. They had one for the PS3 to run PS2 games. The PS5 is so far beyond PS2 in performance that even a poorly optimized emulator should be able to run most games at full speed.

They shouldn't be trying to provide game-by-game wrappers. It's wholly inefficient. If they can only dedicate the resources of a small team, then they should be working much smarter than this.

 

[GymWolf]

Eager to see how well their new emulator works. Sly Cooper had some missing effects in the HD remaster so a proper version based on the PS2 original would make it the best place to play it.

New...emulator?

Because last time i tried their plus emulator for some ps2 games it was the most dogshit emulator experience i had in my life, and i have a super fast internet connection.

 

[Bungie]

I'll let these build up first, Sony gave us a literal E'3'...

 

[Calverz]

Tomb Raider Legend PS2 version. Will that be purchasable seperately?

 

[Killer8]

New...emulator?

Because last time i tried their plus emulator for some ps2 games it was the most dogshit emulator experience i had in my life, and i have a super fast internet connection.

That would be the older shittier emulator they made for the PS4. This new one should be similar to their current PS1 offering with features like higher res, save states and filters.

PS5 might be getting a PS2 emulator, but don't get too excited just yet

Implicit Conversions is claiming to be bringing PS1, PS2, and PSP games to the PS4 and PS5 in collaboration with Sony, but there's a catch.

www.vg247.com

PS2-emulated Star Wars: The Clone Wars listed on PlayStation Store

A PlayStation Store listing picked up by PlayStation Store price tracker PS Deals has revealed Star Wars: The Clone Wars to be the first new PlayStation 2-emulated title to come to PlayStation 5 an…

www.gematsu.com

This was the leaked PS Store listing for Clone Wars:

Experience Star Wars: The Clone Wars originally released on the PlayStation 2 console, enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters.

You are thrust into the heat of battle in the galaxy’s most unforgettable conflict. Lead the Republic army in the greatest battles of the epic Clone Wars as Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Your directive: stop the Separatists from reassembling an ancient Sith weapon of mass annihilation!

• Take over where Episode II ends. Play out the greatest battles of the epic Clone Wars.
• Sixteen single-player missions on six expansive worlds from the Star Wars universe.
• Pilot five unique craft (Republic gunship, speeder bike, fighter tank, assault walker and even a maru) against over 30 different combat units.
• Missions range from intense close combat engagements to enormous large-scale battles.
• Four entirely different multiplayer modes: team-based strategy, deathmatch, king-of-the-hill, and cooperative endurance.

 

[GymWolf]

That would be the older shittier emulator they made for the PS4. This new one should be similar to their current PS1 offering with features like higher res, save states and filters.

PS5 might be getting a PS2 emulator, but don't get too excited just yet

Implicit Conversions is claiming to be bringing PS1, PS2, and PSP games to the PS4 and PS5 in collaboration with Sony, but there's a catch.

www.vg247.com

PS2-emulated Star Wars: The Clone Wars listed on PlayStation Store

A PlayStation Store listing picked up by PlayStation Store price tracker PS Deals has revealed Star Wars: The Clone Wars to be the first new PlayStation 2-emulated title to come to PlayStation 5 an…

www.gematsu.com

This was the leaked PS Store listing for Clone Wars:

Have you tried the 2 infamous games on this new emulator? I really want to play them but last time i tried it was absoluteoy terrible in every aspect of an emulator you can think of...unplayable.

 

[Dazraell]

I'm glad to hear they're extending Classics to PS2 games. The current PSX and PSP lineup is one of the more positive side effects of multi-tiered PS Plus. Definitely interested in checking Sly 1 and Clone Wars

 

[dotnotbot]

Have you tried the 2 infamous games on this new emulator? I really want to play them but last time i tried it was absoluteoy terrible in every aspect of an emulator you can think of...unplayable.

Infamous games aren't emulated but streamed, they're native PS3 versions looking and working exactly like they did on PS3 with added lag and compression artifacts on top thanks to streaming, even with best internet connection it still sucks.

Btw I tried Infamous 1 on my PS3 recently and was surprised how poorly it runs. This level of performance would not be received well today.