Topic: PlayStation Classic

I'm predicting:
Abe's Odyssey
Tencu
Tomb Raider
Everybody's Golf
Metal Gear Solid
Chrono Trigger
Medievil
Crash 1
Spyro 1
Resident Evil
Silent Hill
Grand Theft Auto
Parappa the Rapper
Final Fantasy Tactics
And Destruction Derby

@adf86 I would say replace Trigger with Cross (since Trigger was originally a SNES games and was only on the PS as part of the Final Fantasy Anthology set where as Cross was an exclusive). And that's a pretty good guess

@adf86 I'm pretty certain WipEout/2097 will be in there.

@Kidfried Sure it makes sense - also, WipEout played an incredibly significant part in PlayStation's success. They could re licence the music, or just go with a few more Cold Storage tunes.

EDIT: Also - the announcement of only 5 games could be because of Sony trying to tie up licencing issues. Actually, I reckon that's very likely!

@Kidfried With the announcement of the Castlevania PS4 port, isn’t it likely that they will probably not include it on the Classic?

@Kidfried It’s an interesting quandary due to their proximity of release, since on one hand you wouldn’t want to cannibalize sales of the Castlevania port by its presence on the Classic, but on the other hand there is probably a slightly different demographic that the Classic is shooting for as opposed to those who will buy a port for their PS4. I’m not sure, but the Castlevania SOTN PS4 port is probably going to look and play very close to the original, with the exception of the DS4 input, addition of trophies, and the overall smoothing and polish of the port being present. Versus the RE2, Spyro, Crash games which are overhauled to a higher extent and would probably offer a different experience to play the PS1 version along side the PS4 version.
But I do think people who are interested to buy a Classic do want SOTN on there, given it is consistently rated one of the console’s best.
I’ll probably buy neither, honestly, because I’m having trouble keeping up with current gen games and my retro gaming is in hibernation for now.

@Th3solution I think with the announcement that Konami and Sony worked on the PS4 Castlevania pack theres pretty good odds that Konami games will be on the PS4 On Classic. I wouldn't be surprised if SotN, Metal Gear and Silent Hill make their way to the PSone Classic.

@Tasuki @Th3solution @Kidfried

Contra, ISS... Snatcher!? =O

hey has there been any news on any of the other games the Classic will have, it's getting close to release now you know

@Kidfried i don't think they don't care just that there must be a reason there has been no news

@Kidfried @FullbringIchigo I'd say they're still finalising the ROM. I think that the only reasonable assumption for the initial limited line up reveal is that the rest weren't confirmed. So they're probably wrangling with a combination of license issues and/or putting together alternate titles or altered games (a different WipEout music playlist, for example).

The hardware really is the easiest part of it. Licensing the games and associated content is the rub.

@Tasuki @KALofKRYPTON the full list has been revealed and here it is

so thoughts?

@FullbringIchigo I could make a better list

@FullbringIchigo
It's actually not too bad a list - missing a few I'd have wanted though.

I'm probably going to cancel my preorder.

@FullbringIchigo just seen the Japanese lineup. Its quite a bit better!

@KALofKRYPTON What's the Japanese lineup?

@FullbringIchigo It's kinda of lackluster if you ask me. I am surprised the Symphony of the Night didnt make it or Suikoden or even Legend of Dragoon. Most of the games I would want to play aren't on this thing so I am probably going to pass on it

To be honest, whatever line up they had, I was never going to buy it. With so many games to pick from, there was always going to be favourites missing for someone.

From my perspective, I would rather keep the memories intact than be disappointed because they haven't stood the test of time well. If I wanted to play PS1 games, I would still have a PS1 or at the very least a PSNow subscription. I don't have enough time to play all my new games either so I am not going to go back and replay old games - I don't play on the old consoles I still own.

Each to their own of course and it may well be great for those more nostalgic than me, retro gamers and those that may have missed out on these for whatever reason. However for me, I am more interested in the 'here and now' and the future games coming - all of these will take up more time than I have for gaming anyway without revisiting old, even if they are classic, games.

@Tasuki i think SotN isn't on there because of the recent PS4 version that was just released although they got Metal Gear Solid which was a surprise for me, i wasn't expecting that with the way Konami is at the moment

One issue is that there are better examples of 80% of those games. Also, not a shmup in sight for the Western lineup and add to that there isn't enough there that absolutely screams 'PlayStation' for me.

I really want to know what's inside the case though now. All may not be lost.