Well it's about damn time. The US PSOne Classics lineup is pathetic in both size and content (imo, the only good stuff up there is Wild Arms and Suikoden (oh, and Castlevania and Street Fighter, too)).
When SCEA's John Koller said Sony was looking into transferring more PS1 classics to PSN, he wasn't kidding around. Third-party companies like Capcom appear to be stepping up their game; strategic planning & business development VP Christian Svensson says the company has more PS1 titles down the line. "The first PS1 titles for PSN were submitted last week ... when I have some dates for them, we'll let you know ..." Svensson confirmed on Capcom Unity. So far, Capcom only has one PS1 game in its classics roster: Street Fighter Alpha -- excluding the HD remix of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. The ESRB has hinted at Street Fighter Alpha 2 & 3 coming to PSN for some time now, but these might not be the titles Svensson is currently referring to. Perhaps we'll see more Resident Evil games on PSN like in Japan. |
![]() Probably the biggest problem with the PlayStation Store (at least in the West) is that, inexplicably, there are so few PlayStation 1 games available. It's something people complain about often. And something Capcom are fixing. Popping into Capcom's boards, PR man and professional beach lounger Christian Svensson told users that Capcom actually submitted a bunch of PS1 games for eventual sale on the PSN last week. He also says "this may take a bit more time than anticipated", though, so don't expect them anytime soon. What ever could they be? Resident Evil 1 seems the most logical choice, but you can always hope, like we are, for Marvel vs Capcom. |