The first PlayStation console was sold in Japan 25 years ago this week, on 3rd December 1994 to be exact. Since then, the PlayStation has sold over 450 million consoles across the four generations, making it the best selling home video game console brand.
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I find it strange that Sony has gone through the trouble of letting the PS4 detect PS3 discs inserted into the system, instead of just showing a generic “Unsupported disc” error message. I did a small experiment to see how the PS4 would handle PS3, PS2 and PSOne discs and what I found was a little surprising, as the video below shows.
Sony has stated a PSOne Classics sale on the PlayStation Store this week, giving gamers a trip down memory lane as we approach the launch of the PS4. Over the next eight weeks, Sony will be taking gamers through the history of PlayStation, with the first two weeks focused on the original PlayStation.
According to a “trusted source”, PSN@Home are reporting that Sony are looking into the prospect of introducing trophies to PSOne Classics. The source indicated that games will get “5 to 10 trophies,” regardless of the length of the game. If the rumor is true, it will mean many existing PSOne games will need to be patched to include trophies.
The PSOne classic Call of Duty has been removed from the European PlayStation Store, “as it was never supposed to be available for purchase,” according to MusterBuster on the European PlayStation Forum. Currently, only gamers who have purchased Modern Warfare 2 can download Call of Duty, using the voucher code found in the game case.
The ESRB has leaked the names of a number of PSOne games that have been re-rated, likely signifying their imminent appearance on the PlayStation Network. Among the titles you will find the two Oddworld titles, Blood Omen, Pandemonium! and even Tomb Raider. So far, the names of 13 games have been release all of which you can find below. If you are looking to expand your classics collection, these upcoming games are sure to help you out.
Despite what rumors are suggesting, backwards compatibility will not be returning to the PS3 suggests John Koller, Director of Hardware at SCEA. “It’s not coming back, so let me put that on the table,” said Koller when asked about backwards compatibility. He also added that despite what people may think, backwards compatibility isn’t really that big of a draw for the PS3. “It’s not as big as a purchase intent driver as you may be hearing,” he claimed. Currently, only the early PS3 models are able to play PS2 games. The 60GB launch models have hardware emulation to play PS2 games – this hardware was removed in newer models.
Final Fantasy VII was made available on the US PlayStation Store earlier this week after Sony’s E3 Press Conference. PAL gamers will be glad to hear that Final Fantasy VII will be made available on the European PlayStation Store as part of today’s weekly PlayStation Store update. There were no details on pricing but we speculate that it will cost between £5.99 – £7.99 based on the US PlayStation Store price of $9.99.
Read MoreDepending on your PlayStation 3 model, you will either have some compatibility or no compatibility. The earlier US and Japanese PS3 models have specific hardware for backwards compatibility which is no longer present in European and earlier PS3 models. The PS3 Slim only supports PSOne titles.
You can see which games are compatible with your console by checking the US Compatibility list and European compatibility list.
In order to play PlayStation 1 games on your PSP, you must be running firmware version 3.00 or above. PSOne games for the PSP can be downloaded using a PS3 via the PlayStation Store or you can use the PlayStation Store for PC. You will a memory stick duo of size 512MB or above in order to download games onto your PSP.
Please note that PS1 game discs cannot fit into the PSP’s UMD slot. Trying will either damage your disk or the PSP. This should be obvious since the PS1 disc is much larger than a UMD disc.
