Once upon a time, in the good old days, Sony was willing to sell you PS1 games that you could play on your PS3, PSP, and – in select cases – PS Vita. It was a glorious, golden era of backwards compatibility, and it even gave life to former executive Kaz Hirai’s legendary Ridge Race meme. These days, the platform holder doesn’t want to sell you any of its games prior to the PS4, and starting 2nd July – when the PS3 and PSP storefronts officially close – you’ll no longer be able to purchase the following games.
Seeing the scope of the software listed out here is really eye-opening, and it’s a tragedy that gamers will have to rely on sourcing potentially expensive physical copies in order to legally enjoy many of these titles. We should stress that some releases, like Final Fantasy VII, have since been ported to the PS4, so does exist in a contemporary format. Many listed below, however, do not.
North America
- 2Xtreme
- A Bug's Life
- Aces of the Air
- All-Star Slammin' D-Ball
- Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
- Alundra
- Arc Arena: Monster Tournament
- Arc the Lad
- Arc the Lad II
- Arc the Lad III
- Arcade Hits: Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty
- Arcade Hits: Shienryu
- Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special
- Armored Core
- Art Camion Sugorokuden
- Backstreet Billiards
- Battle Hunter
- Blockids
- Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
- Bloody Roar
- Bloody Roar 2
- Bomberman Fantasy Race
- Bomberman Party Edition
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Breath of Fire IV
- Bust-a-Move 4
- Card Games
- Castlevania Chronicles
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Centipede
- Championship Bass
- Chess
- Chō Aniki: Kyūkyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyō Otoko
- Chrono Cross
- Chrono Trigger
- Command & Conquer
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation
- Cool Boarders
- Cool Boarders 2
- Cool Boarders 3
- Crash Bandicoot
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
- Crash Bandicoot: Warped
- Crash Team Racing
- Crossroad Crisis
- Cyber Sled
- Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
- Darkstalkers 3
- Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
- Dead in the Water
- Delta Force: Urban Warfare
- Destrega
- Destruction Derby
- Dezaemon Kids!
- Dezaemon Plus!
- Dino Crisis
- Dino Crisis 2
- Dirt Jockey: Heavy Equipment Operator
- Disney's Hercules
- Disney's Hercules: Action Game
- Double Dragon
- Dragon Beat: Legend of Pinball
- Dungeon Shoutenkai: Densetsu no Ken Hajimemashita
- Echo Night
- Evergreen Avenue
- Extreme Pinball
- Favorite Dear: Enkan no Monogatari
- Favorite Dear: Junshiro no Yogenmono
- Fighting Force
- Final Fantasy IX
- Final Fantasy Origins
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Finger Flashing
- First Queen IV
- Ford Racing
- Front Mission 3
- Future Cop: LAPD
- Gaia Seed
- Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors
- Gex
- Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
- Gex: Enter the Gecko
- Grandia
- Gunship
- Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
- Herc's Adventures
- Heroine Dream
- Heroine Dream 2
- Hi-Octane
- Hogs of War
- Hot Shots Golf 2
- Hyper Crazy Climber
- International Track & Field
- Jet Moto
- Jet Moto 2
- Jigsaw Madness
- Jumping Flash!
- Jumping Flash! 2
- Kickboxing
- Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Legend of Mana
- Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise
- Lucifer Ring
- Lup*Salad
- Magic Carpet
- Mahjong Uranai Fortuna: Tsuki no Megami-tachi
- Mahjong Youchien: Tamago Gumi
- Mahjong Youchien: Tamago Gumi 2
- Makeruna! Makendō 2
- Mass Destruction
- Medal of Honor
- Medal of Honor: Underground
- MediEvil
- Mega Man 8
- Mega Man Legends
- Mega Man Legends 2
- Mega Man X4
- Mega Man X5
- Metal Gear Solid
- Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
- Metal Slug X
- Missile Command
- Mobile Light Force
- Money Idol Exchanger
- Monster Bass!
- Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
- Motor Toon Grand Prix
- Motorhead
- Motto Trump Shiyouyo! i-Mode de Grand Prix
- Mr. Driller
- Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
- Myst
- N2O: Nitrous Oxide
- Namco Museum Volume 1
- Namco Museum Volume 2
- Namco Museum Volume 3
- Namco Museum Volume 4
- Namco Museum Volume 5
- Neo Planet
- Nuclear Strike
- Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
- One
- Pac-Man World 20th Anniversary
- Pandemonium
- Parasite Eve
- Parasite Eve II
- Perfect Weapon
- Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
- Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land
- Pocket Fighter
- Pong: The Next Level
- Populous: The Beginning
- Putter Golf
- Puzzle Star Sweep
- R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
- Racing
- Rally Cross
- Rayman
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape
- Re-loaded
- Reel Fishing
- Reel Fishing II
- Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Resident Evil: Director's Cut
- Rockman
- Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo
- Rockman 3: Dr. Wily no Saigo!?
- Rockman 4: Aratanaru Yabō!!
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
- Rung Rung: Oz no Mahou Tsukai - Another World
- Saiyuki: Journey West
- Sentimental Graffiti
- Shadow Tower
- Shooter: Space Shot
- Shooter: Starfighter Sanvein
- Silent Hill
- Sim Theme Park
- SimCity 2000
- Sno-Cross Championship Racing
- Sorcerer's Maze
- Soviet Strike
- Spec Ops: Airborne Commando
- Spec Ops: Covert Assault
- Spec Ops: Ranger Elite
- Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol
- Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
- Spyro the Dragon
- Spyro: Year of the Dragon
- Star Wars: Dark Forces
- Street Fighter Alpha
- Street Fighter Alpha 2
- Street Fighter Alpha 3
- Street Racquetball
- Strider 2
- Suikoden
- Suikoden II
- Syphon Filter
- Syphon Filter 2
- Syphon Filter 3
- Tall Unlimited
- Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness
- Tekken
- Tekken 2
- Ten Pin Alley
- The Emperor's New Groove
- The Firemen 2: Pete & Danny
- The King of Fighters '99
- The Legend of Dragoon
- The Little Mermaid II
- The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
- The Rapid Angel
- Theme Hospital
- Threads of Fate
- TNN Motorsports Hardcore 4X4
- TNN Motorsports Hardcore TR
- Tokyo 23-ku Seifuku Wars
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- Tomb Raider
- Tomb Raider II
- Tomb Raider III
- Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
- Tomba!
- Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return
- Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
- Toy Story Racer
- Trump Shiyouyo! Fukkoku-ban
- Turnabout
- Twisted Metal
- Twisted Metal 2
- UmJammer Lammy
- Vagrant Story
- Vanguard Bandits
- Vehicle Cavalier
- Vib-Ribbon
- Virtual Pool 3
- Warhawk
- Wild Arms
- Wild Arms 2
- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
- WipEout
- Wolf Fang
- Xenogears
- Xevious 3D/G+
- XS Airboat Racing
- XS Junior League Dodgeball
- XS Junior League Football
- XS Junior League Soccer
- XS Moto
- Zanac X Zanac
- Zero Kara no Shogi: Shogi Youchien Ayumi Kumi R
Europe
- 40 Winks
- A Bug's Life
- Actua Golf 3
- Actua Tennis
- Airboat Racing
- All-Star Boxing
- All-Star Boxing
- Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
- Alundra
- Arc Arena: Monster Tournament
- Arc the Lad
- Arc the Lad II
- Arc the Lad III
- Arcade Hits: Shienryu
- Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special
- Atari Anniversary Edition
- ATV Racers
- Bishi Bashi Special
- Blockids
- Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
- Bugriders: The Race of Kings
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Centipede
- Championship Bass
- Chō Aniki: Kyūkyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyō Otoko
- Command & Conquer
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation
- Constructor
- Cool Boarders
- Cool Boarders 2
- Crash Bandicoot
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
- Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
- Crash Team Racing
- Crisis Beat
- Critical Depth
- Destruction Derby
- Dezaemon Kids!
- Dezaemon Plus!
- Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Disney's Hercules
- Driver
- Everybody's Golf 2
- Extreme Pinball
- Fade to Black
- Fear Effect
- Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
- Fighting Force
- Fighting Force 2
- Final Fantasy IX
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Front Mission 3
- Future Cop: LAPD
- G-Police
- Gaia Seed
- Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors
- Gex
- Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
- Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko
- Grandia
- Gubble
- Guilty Gear
- Gunship
- Hardcore 4X4
- Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
- Hi-Octane
- International Track & Field
- James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod
- Jet Rider
- Jet Rider 2
- Jigsaw Madness
- Judge Dredd
- Jumping Flash!
- Junior League Soccer
- Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
- Kula World
- Kurushi Final
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise
- Loaded
- Magic Carpet
- MediEvil
- Metal Gear Solid
- Metal Gear Solid: Special Missions
- Mickey's Wild Adventure
- Miracle Space Race
- Missile Command
- Monsters, Inc. Scare Island
- Motor Toon Grand Prix 2
- Motorhead
- N2O: Nitrous Oxide
- Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
- Pandemonium 2
- Pandemonium!
- Parasite Eve II
- Party Time with Winnie the Pooh
- Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land
- Pong
- R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
- Rageball
- Rally Cross
- Rapid Angel
- Rascal Racers
- Rayman
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape
- Re-Loaded
- Reel Fishing
- Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Resident Evil: Director's Cut
- Sheep
- Silent Hill
- SimCity 2000
- Snowboard Racer
- Sorcerer's Maze
- Spin Jam
- Sports Superbike 2
- Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer
- Spyro the Dragon
- Spyro: Year of the Dragon
- Streak: Hoverboard Racing
- Street Fighter Alpha
- Street Fighter Alpha 2
- Street Sk8er
- Street Sk8er 2
- Suikoden
- Suikoden II
- Super Slammin' Dodgeball
- Superstar Dance Club
- Syndicate Wars
- Syphon Filter
- Syphon Filter 2
- Syphon Filter 3
- Tall Unlimited
- Tekken
- The Little Mermaid II
- Theme Park
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- Tomb Raider
- Tomb Raider Chronicles
- Tomb Raider II
- Tomb Raider III
- Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
- Tomba!
- Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return
- Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
- Toy Story Racer
- Twisted Metal
- UmJammer Lammy
- Vagrant Story
- Vib-Ribbon
- Warhawk
- Wild Arms
Japan
- '99 Kōshien
- 0 Kara no Shogi: Shogi Yōchien - Ayumi Kumi
- 1 on 1
- A-Ressha de Ikou Z: Mezase! Tairiku Oudan
- A. IV Evolution Global
- A5: A Ressha de Gyōko u 5
- Abe '99
- Abe a Go Go
- Acid
- Action Bass
- Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie
- Advanced V.G.
- Advanced V.G. 2
- Aero Dive
- AI Mahjong Selection
- AI Shogi Selection
- AirAssault
- Akagawa Jirō: Majotachi no Nemuri: Fukkatsusai
- Akagawa Jirō: Yasōkyoku
- Akagawa Jirō: Yasōkyoku 2
- Akumajō Dracula
- Akumajō Dracula X: Gekka no Yasōkyoku
- Alundra
- Angel Alliance
- Angel Eyes: Tōki Denshō
- Anokodokonoko
- Aquanaut's Holiday 2
- Aquanaut's Holiday: Memories of Summer 1996
- Arc the Lad
- Arc the Lad II
- Arc the Lad III
- Arc the Lad: Monster Game with Kanji Game
- Arcade Hits: Frisky Tom
- Arcade Hits: Magical Drop
- Arcade Hits: Moon Cresta
- Arcade Hits: Outlaws Of The Lost Dynasty
- Arcade Hits: Raiden
- Arcade Hits: Shienryu
- Arcade Hits: Wolf Fang
- Arkanoid Returns
- Armored Core
- Armored Core: Master of Arena
- Armored Core: Project Phantasma
- Art Camion Sugorokuden
- Arubarea no Otome
- Assault Suits Valken 2
- Astronōka
- Asuka 120% Special: Burning Fest Special
- Asuka 120% Special: Burning Fest Special Excellent
- Asuka 120% Special: Burning Fest. Final
- Asuncia: Matsue no Jubaku
- Athena no Kateiban: Family Game
- Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life
- Azito
- b.l.u.e. Legend of water
- Bakumatsu Rōman: Gekka no Kenshi
- Baroque
- Baroque Syndrome
- Battle Arena Toshinden
- Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Plus
- Battle Arena Toshinden 3
- Battle Athletess: Daiundōkai Alternative
- Battle Athletess: Daiundōkai GTO
- Bealphareth
- Beltlogger 9
- Big Bass World Championship
- Biohazard 2
- Biohazard 3: Last Escape
- Biohazard: Director's Cut
- Bishi Bashi Special
- Black Matrix +
- Black Matrix 00
- Blaster Master: Blasting Again
- Blaze & Blade: Busters
- Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest
- Block Kuzushi Kowashite Help!
- Blockids
- Bloody Roar
- Blue Breaker Burst -Smiling Face of Tomorrow-
- Blue Breaker Burst: Bishō o Anata to
- Blue Breaker: Egao no Yakusoku
- Boku wa Kōkū Kanseikan
- Bokujō Monogatari Harvest Moon
- Bokujō Monogatari Harvest Moon for Girl
- Bomberman Fantasy Race
- Bomberman Land
- Bomberman Party Edition
- Bounty Sword First
- Bounty Sword: Double Edge
- Boxer's Road
- Brave Fencer Musashiden
- Breath of Fire IV
- Brigandine: Grand Edition
- Brightis
- Building Crush!
- Bushido Blade
- Bushido Blade 2
- Buster Bros. Collection
- Capcom Generation 5: Dai-go-shū Kakutōka-tachi
- Carnage Heart EZ
- Carom Shot 2
- Catch! Kimochi Sensation
- CG Mukashi Banashi: Jii-san 2-do Bikkuri!!
- Championship Bass
- Chaos Break -Episode from "Chaos Heat"-
- Chess Family
- Chiisa na Ōkoku Eltria
- Chippoke Ralph no Daibōken
- Chō Aniki: Kyūkyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyō Otoko
- Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon
- Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon 2
- Chocobo Racing
- Chocobo Stallion
- Chōjin Gakuen Gowcaizer
- Chrono Cross
- Chrono Trigger
- Circadia
- Clock Tower ~The First Fear~
- Clock Tower 2
- Clock Tower: Ghost Head
- Community POM: Omoide o Dakishimete
- Cooking Fighter
- Cool Boarders
- Cool Boarders 2: Killing Session
- Cotton 100%
- Cotton Original
- Crash Bandicoot
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
- Crash Bandicoot 3: Flying! Globe-Trotting
- Crash Bandicoot Carnival
- Crash Bandicoot Racing
- Crime Crackers
- Crime Crackers 2
- Culdcept Expansion Plus
- Cyber Sled
- Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
- Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen
- Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen
- Dai-4-Ji Super Robot Taisen S
- DamDam StompLand
- Dangan
- Dead or Alive
- Deadheat Road
- Dekiru! Game Center
- Depth
- Dero-N Dero Dero
- Deserted Island
- Destruction Derby
- Dew Prism
- Dezaemon Kids!
- Dezaemon Plus!
- Dice de Chocobo
- Dig-a-Dig Pukka
- Digital Glider Airman
- Dino Crisis
- Dino Crisis 2
- Dioramos
- Docchi Mecha!
- DoDonPachi
- Dokapon! Ikari no Tetsuken
- Doki Doki Poyatachio!!
- Doki Doki Shutter Chance
- Doki Oki
- Doko Demo Issho / Doko Demo Issho Tsuika Disc: Koneko Mo Issyo
- Dōkyu Re-Mix: Billiards Multiple
- DonPachi
- Dosukoi Densetsu
- Double Dragon
- Dragon Beat: Legend of Pinball
- Dragon Knights Glorious
- Dragon Money
- Dragon Valor
- Dragonseeds: Shinka Keitai
- Dream Generation: Koi Ka? Shigoto Ka!?
- Dungeon Shōtenkai: Densetsu no Ken Hajimemashita
- Echo Night
- Echo Night #2: Nemuri no Shihaisha
- Ehrgeiz
- Einhänder
- Elan
- Elan Plus
- Elie no Atelier: Salberg no Renkinjutsushi 2
- EOS: Edge of Skyhigh
- Evergreen Avenue
- Exector
- Expert
- Falcata
- Family Diamond
- Family Gunjin Shogi
- Farland Saga: Toki no Michishirube
- Farland Story: Yottsu no Fūin
- Favorite Dear: Enkan no Monogatari
- Favorite Dear: Junshiro no Yogenmono
- Fighters' Impact
- Final Fantasy
- Final Fantasy II
- Final Fantasy IV
- Final Fantasy IX
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy VII International
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Final Round
- Finger Flashing
- Fire Panic
- Fire Pro Wrestling G
- First Queen IV
- Fish Eyes
- Fish Eyes II
- Front Mission 1st
- Front Mission 2
- Front Mission 3
- Front Mission Alternative
- Fūraiki
- Fushigi Deka
- G-Darius
- G-Police
- Gaia Master
- GaiaSeed: Project Seed Trap
- Gakkō de Atta Kowai Hanashi S
- Gakkō wo Tsukuro!!
- Gakkō wo Tsukuro!! 2
- Gakkō wo Tsukuro!! Let's Make a School
- Galaxian 3
- Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors
- Gambler Jiko Chūshinha Gambler: Ippatsu Shōbu!
- Ganbare Goemon: Uchū Kaizoku Akogingu
- Ganbare Morikawa Kimi 2nd Pet in TV
- Ganso Family Mahjong
- Garō Densetsu Wairudo Anbishon
- Gensō no Artemis: Actress School Mystery Adventure
- Geom Cube
- Global Force - Shin Sentō Kokka
- Gochachiru
- Goiken Muyō II
- Gōketuji Ichizoku 2: Chottodake Saikyō Densetsu
- Gotatsujin: Electro
- Gourmet Action Game: Manpuku!! Nabe Kazoku
- Grand Theft Auto
- Grandia
- Grille Logic
- Ground Stroke: Advanced Tennis Game
- Guilty Gear
- GunBare! Game Tengoku
- Gunners Heaven
- Gunparade March
- Gussun Paradise
- Hamster Club i
- Hana to Ryū
- Hanabi Fantast
- Hanafuda Graffiti: Koi Koi Monogatari
- Hard Edge
- Harmful Park
- Hashiriya: Ookamitachi no Densetsu
- Hatsukoi Valentine
- Hatsukoi Valentine Special
- Heroine Dream
- Heroine Dream 2
- Hi Hō Ō
- Hi-Octane
- Hikari no Shima: Seven Lithographs in Shining Island
- Himitsu Sentai Metamor V DX
- Hitomi no Noir: Cielgris Fantasm
- Honkaku Pro Maajan Tetsuman Special
- Hoshi no Maboroshi
- Hyōryūki: The Reportage Beyond the Sea
- Hyper Crazy Climber
- I.Q.: Final
- I.Q.: Intelligent Qube
- I'Max Shogi II
- Ide Yosuke no Mahjong Kyoshitsu
- Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Limited
- Ikasama Mahjong
- Irem Arcade Classics
- Jet Copter X
- Jet Moto
- Jigsaw Island: Japan Graffiti
- Jigsaw World
- Jumping Flash!
- Jumping Flash! 2
- Kagero
- Kahen Sōkō Gunbike: Speed Power Gunbike
- Kakuge-Yaro: Fighting Game Creator
- Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Hikyō o Motomete
- Kaze no Klonoa
- Kaze no Notam
- Kaze no Oka Kōen ni te
- Kenkaku Ibunroku Yomigaerishi Sōkō no Yaiba Samurai Spirits Shinshō
- Kid Klown no Crazy Chase 2: Love Love Honey Sōdatsusen
- Kileak: The Blood
- Kileak: The Blood 2: Reason in Madness
- Killer Bass
- King's Field
- King's Field II
- King's Field III
- Kisō Jidaigeki Sugoroku: Shinobi no Roku
- Kitchen Panic
- Knight & Baby
- Kō-2→Shogun
- Kokumeikan: Trap Simulation Game
- Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol. 1
- Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol. 2
- Kōshien V
- Koten Tsugoshū: Shijin no Kan
- Kōtetsu Reiiki Steeldom
- Kotobuki Grand Prix
- Kowloon's Gate
- Kōyasai
- Kula World
- Kumitate Battle: Kuttu Ketto
- Kuon no Kizuna
- Kuro no Ken: Blade of the Darkness
- Kururin Pa!
- Kyujin
- Kyūtenkai: Fantastic Pinball
- LandMaker
- Langrisser 1 & 2
- Langrisser 4 & 5 Final Edition
- Le Concert ff (fortissimo)
- Le Concert pp (pianissimo)
- Linda³ Again
- Little Princess: Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime 2
- Logic Mahjong Sōryu: 3-Player Version
- Lord Monarch
- Love Game's: Wai Wai Tennis
- LSD
- Lucifer Ring
- Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
- Lunar Wing
- Lunatic Dawn III
- Lunatic Dawn Odyssey
- Lup*Salad
- Maboroshi Tsukiyo: Tsukiyono Kitan
- Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force
- Magic Carpet
- Magical Date: Doki Doki Kokuhaku Dai Sakusen
- Magical Dice Kids
- Magical Drop F
- Magical Drop III
- Mahjong Uranai Fortuna: Tsuki no Megami-tachi
- Mahjong Yōchien: Tamago Gumi
- Mahjong Yōchien: Tamago Gumi 2
- Mahōtsukai ni Naru Hōhō
- Major Wave Series: Zipangu Jima: Unmei wa Saikoro ga Kimeru!?
- Makeruna! Makendō 2
- Marby Baby Story
- Marie no Atelier Plus: Salberg no Renkinjutsushi
- Marionette Company
- Marionette Company 2
- Marl Jong!!
- Master of Monsters: Akatsuki no Kenja Tatsu
- Max Surfing 2nd
- Max Surfing 2000
- MediEvil
- Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol. 1: Ikki / Super Arabian
- Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol. 2: Route-16 Turbo / Atlantis no Nazo
- Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol. 3: Madoola no Tsubasa / Tōkaidō Gojūsan Tsugi
- Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol. 4: Chō Wakusei Senki Metafight / Lipple Island
- Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol. 5: RAF World / Hebereke
- Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol. 6: Battle Formula / Gimmick!
- Meremanoid
- Meru Purana
- Metal Gear Solid
- Metal Gear Solid: Integral
- Metal Slug
- Metal Slug X
- Metamoru Panic: Doki Doki Yōma Busters!!
- Michinoku Hitō Koimonogatari Kai
- Migi Hadari U-SA
- Mikagura Shōjo Tanteidan
- Minna Atsumare! Igo Kyōshitsu
- Minna no Golf 2
- Money Idol Exchanger
- Monster Farm 2
- Monster Farm Jump
- Motor Toon Grand Prix USA Edition
- Motteke Tamago with Ganbare! Kamonohashi
- Motto Trump Shiyōyo! i-Mode de Grand Prix
- Mr. Driller
- Mr. Driller G
- Mr. Prospector: Horiate-kun
- Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
- My Garden
- My Home Dream
- Myst
- Namco Anthology 1
- Namco Anthology 2
- Namco Museum Encore
- Namco Museum Volume 1
- Namco Museum Volume 2
- Namco Museum Volume 3
- Namco Museum Volume 4
- Namco Museum Volume 5
- Nectaris
- Nekketsu Oyako
- Neko Zamurai
- Neo ATLAS
- Neo ATLAS 2
- Neo Planet
- Neorude
- Neorude 2
- Neorude: Kizamareta Monshō
- Nightmare Creatures
- Nippon Pro Mahjong Renmei Kōnin: Dōjō Yaburi
- Nippon Pro Mahjong Renmei Kōnin: Dōjō Yaburi 2
- Nippon Pro Mahjong Renmei Kōnin: Shin Tetsuman
- Nobunaga Hiroku: Geten no Yume
- Nobunaga no Yabō: Zenkokuban
- NOëL NOT DiGITAL
- NOëL: La Neige
- NOëL: La Neige (Special Edition)
- NOëL3 MISSION ON THE LINE
- Noon
- Nyan to Wonderful
- Oasis Road
- Ochanoma Battle
- Omise de Tensyu
- Oni Zero - Fukkatsu
- Ooedo Feng Shui Ingaritsu: Hanabi 2
- Ore no Ryōri
- Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke
- Ore! Tomba
- Overblood
- Pac-Man World
- Paca Paca Passion
- Paca Paca Passion 2
- Paca Paca Passion Special
- Pachi-Slot Kanzen Kōryaku 1: Universal Kōshiki Gaido Volume 1
- Pachi-Slot Kanzen Kōryaku 3: Universal Kōshiki Gaido Volume 3
- Pachi-Slot Kanzen Kōryaku: Takasago Super Project
- Pachi-Slot Kanzen Kōryaku: Takasago Super Project 2
- Pachi-Slot Kanzen Kōryaku: Universal Kōshiki Gaido Volume 4
- Panekit
- Panzer Bandit
- Parasite Eve
- Parasite Eve II
- PET PET PET
- Philosoma
- Phix no Daiboken: Phix in the Magnetix World
- Pipe Dreams 3D
- Pocke-Kano: Fumio Ueno
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Looks like my ps1 and ps2 games just became more valuable. I got rid of all my PS3 games, but wasn’t really financially worth going through the trouble of getting rid of ps1 and 2 games at the time
@Get2sammyb Some Of Those You Can Buy On The PS4 Like Final Fantasy 7 8 And 9 Most Of The Mega Man Games The King Of Fighter Games And Castlevania to Name a Few.
Still have my PS3 set-up so gonna go on a digital shopping spree for some PS1 Classics on the store. It's a sad news day. At least we still have access to the games if purchased. Just hope my PS3 doesn't die any time soon.
@Areus Fair, obviously referring to the original PS1 Classics here. But that's a good point, I'll add something to the article.
Must buy Parasite Eve!
Syphon filter and parasites eve is what im going to miss the most.them games was amazing.hopefully sony add ps1 .ps2.ps3.etc on ps4 and ps5.with trophies.that would be 😎 cool.word up son
This is a tragedy!
And this is why I have CFW on my Vita. Might as well make the most of the many physical games I have and rip them onto the Vita.
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile <- get on it!
Just be wary of spending money on games because the store is closing, at some point you will be unable to download those titles.
I would like to think Sony may have a solution in the near future for these games (especially PS1). Possibly on PSNow
Just terrible news!! This is the sort of thing that has modders salivating and I’m glad I have my modded Snes classic with 240 psone games on it!! No choice now really! This makes it all the more necessary. Meanwhile you can get more than just FF 7 on PS4 currently. The Crash and Spyro trilogies come to mind and Crash Racing too. Either way I’m very disappointed with Sony that we have NO way of bringing our PS3 digital PURCHASES FORWARD!!! Lord knows what I spent in that storefront!! 😫
What sucks for Vita owners in NA is that a huge chunk of the PS1 Classics line wasn't available on the console. I've never fully understood why I couldn't play classics like Silent Hill or MGS on my Vita, even though they're fully available on PSP..
I should pick up some of these and make the PS3 my PS1 mini console. Since the PlayStation Classic wasn’t all that great.
My FF collection is safe on my Vita but I need to download a couple of gems ...a final sale would be cool, Sony...
Nice list, this is actually really helpful.
Could do with a PS2 classic list too. Suikoden 3 and 4, Growlanser, Grandia 3 to name a couple of JRPGs. Persona 3?
My ps1, 2 and 3 disc collection has doubled value...
Another reason why NOT BUY DIGITAL!
Time to re-download FF Tactics: War Of The Lions on my Vita.
@kyleforrester87 superb game!!!
@Feena yeah, holds up incredibly well.
A mini pc, with a ds4, emulation and you're good to go. If sony doesnt want to do it, others will.
12+GB:
-ff:ant
-ff:chr
-ffvii
-ffviii
-fft
-sfa3
-syphon filter 1/2
-xenogears
-parasite eve
-persona 2
-star ocean 2
I do not condone the use of emulators and/or roms. But if you did it, I would understand
@get2sammyb Thank you for this list, it is easier to see what I have missed and what i want.
I'd buy Hogs of war again today! The rest of the games i'm interested in, i have ported to ps4.
Nostalgia plays games with the mind. Playing these games now is nowhere near as good as remembering playing them then. There aren't even many ps2 games i'd go back to now, if i'm honest. Each to their own though.
Alas, it appears I'll never be able to play the original MGS. 😥
Meh if you own a PS3 you basically own a free PS1 anyways so almost all of these could be play on it with no prob.
@shonenjump86 the ps classic is a great wee machine for playing ps1 roms though and can be picked up for buttons
Hey what is the best way to find the games? My Vita does not have Alone in the Dark and Loaded, among others... Should I use a PS3 or a PSP?
Man playing castlevania sotn on the vita is really good, I hope sony make all this games available on ps4/5.
That's a lot of Playstation history Sony is just flushing down the toilet
All the richer to have never transcended the regional license limits all this time. The era of official portable PS1 games has come and gone [for now], and we in Europe still haven't got Medal of Honor or Xenogears or the first Parasite Eve... And while we're at it, has Metal Gear Solid remained unusable on Vita without a PS3 at hand? I appreciate what we got, but all these weird moments have survived the whole thing. ¯(ツ)/¯
If you have a PS3 buy them now. Especially the ones that cost $$$
@Ralizah Funnily enough MGS was actually on PSP/Vita worldwide and then got taken off suddenly from the North American PS Store while remaining live on the EU one
Literally all the other Metal Gear games on Vita are still there though including VR Missions which is really funny to me
@belmont If you have a PS3 on hand, use that to download PS1 Classics titles from its Store and then transfer them to your Vita
I hate hearing news like this. Sony taking a massive s-t on its legacy.
Thank you Push Square I had NO idea that other regions had the original Bloody Roar made sure to pick it up also got the Project Zero games digitally backed up (seriously being a Project Zero stan is hard enough with Nintendo taking the series and burying it I don't need you helping Sony), Legend Of Dragoon, Dino Crisis & Parasite Eve 1 yep NONE of these games were released on the EU store so irritating -__-
This makes no sense. I'm sure there is a cost in running those stores but haven't Sony made enough money to do it for a lot longer?
And why aren't these games getting put on sale before they disappear?
@kyleforrester87 agreed. I had it on Wii. Superb 2.5D platformer.
I can't recommend the Persona 2 duology, Xenogears or Final Fantasy VI enough
Looking at this giant list of games kind of depresses me
Bro, I can't even look at the PS1/2/3 games I've purchased on the webapp ffs... I'm trying to go through transaction history but it won't load the info prior to August 2020. What the hell man.
I don't have a PS3 but even I'm disappointed by this news. The ability to buy PS1 games was a nice feature and I would have loved to have seen it on PS4.
Maybe a playstation classics release would be in order for Sony ,different volumes, 20 games on each ,im sure ps fans would lap them up ,some nice art on there ,with original box covers ,it would go down great at 19.99
Thank God I kept my PS3
Ever since Jim Ryan took over he's tried to push away from backwards compatibility he refused to answer a lot before PS5 was launched. Then stated why would you want to play an old game, what he doesn't seem to realise is history and nostalgia and the chances of games disappearing for ever because some will physically because there won't be that many copies left due to over play/thrown out/lost etc
Microsoft have won on this feature but I can't see them also continuing to support original Xbox soon
@Dange I told my girlfriend I'm doing the same as soon as the 2nd hand shop open I'm going on a PS3 spending spree, I still have games I want to play on that system. But knowing Sony online will be completely taking off and then you won't be able to sync trophies or get patches
I need to create a US account for Castlevania Chronicles, great game but not cheap. I'll be picking up quite a few of these over the next month or so
@carlos82 Also pick up Dracula X Chronicles and SotN if you can
The former's a fantastic remake of Rondo of Blood
@Dange they confirmed you can redownload games
@Nakatomi_Uk you can still get patches
@TheFrenchiestFry Thanks, I tried it but it only shows the same game as the Vita... I guess they are not available in my region or the above list is more UK/Mainland Europe. Alone in the Dark, Klonoa, Loaded and more are missing.
I will try via PSP and Vita TV and if I see more games I will post again.
Edit: Vita TV same games as OG Vita. PSP has almost nothing.
I love that i have my favorite games on disc.
🤣 👍
Oh yeah one more thing #%*# the digital future.
@twitchtvpat Yes, thats why I'm going on a shopping spree on the PS3 store before they take the purchase option away.
Playing through Silent Hill again on PS3 and I just really hate the fact that these games will become even harder to play for future gamers. The thing that I don't understand is if you can still log on and redownload why couldn't they also keep the option to purchase. You have to authenticate your previous purchase so it seems this would be doable.
@Grumps859 Sony will presumably have looked at the numbers and decided its not worth it. Most the older games probably hardly sells all that much and they want to have a clean up and cut off the old stuff that's just not selling. I personally think it's a bad move but I can see some logic in it. Even though i don't like it.
I just hoped Sony would find a way to bring them older games over to the PS4/PS5 Store somehow. But even then, all the licences for the games would probably be a massive headache for them.
Wait... So these are digital ps1 games available from the ps3 ps store?
@Gmork___ Yes and many of those you can play on your PSP and/or Vita (crossbuy) on the go!
Me: You were the chosen one ! You were to bring balance to the video games world, not leave it in darkness.
Jim Ryan: I hate you!
Me: You were my brother, Playstation. I loved you.
@get2sammyb "obviously referring to the original PS1 Classics here"
I know it's not the same, but it's funny I'm reading this article now, I downloaded FF7 and FF8 to my PC today via Gamepass. (My son is doing a $1 month)
Don't get to keep them, but I like the updates. Besides, I own them both on disc, and a functioning OG PS1 if I really wanted to. DS4 works really nice wirelessly on the PC though hooked up to my tv. 👍
Sony is generating some unnecessary ill will here though. Guess they figure the 9 free games was a good distraction.🤷♂️
@Dange They Can Add Them To PS Now They Have Both a PS3 And PS2 Section Along With The PS4 Already On The Service They Just Have To Add The Rest.
@charbtronic
Wont work for me.
I signed up for the trial and I’m using it to play through Bioshock 2. I decided to try streaming Killzone 3 and on my network it’s just terrible. A ton of input lag.
If they allow us to download them, great. I’d probably keep a subscription just for PS1 games.
@kyleforrester87 just make sure you get it from the US store if you can. The EU store version is the US Rom (great) but it runs at 50Hz! So it’s basically in slow motion. I’ve not had this issue with any other PS1 classic. I had to contact Sony about it and after a few weeks of back and forth they gave me a refund.
I’m going to get it from the US store now, I must have Klonoa on my PS3 and it won’t play my ‘Verbatim’ disc version 😀
im still not getting why they are removing them..... are they taking up to much data on their servers? cmon now......
As far as actual games I'll miss if/when the HW dies,ps1 stuff like RE 1-3,Suikoden 1 & 2,Blood Omen Legacy of King,Alundra ,Theme Park,& earlier FF which all got a digital psn port to ps3. Non digItal releases I can think of are the likes of Adventures of Lomax, Bust a Move 2 (aka Puzzle Bubble 2), Broken Sword 1 & 2,Gran Turismo, PGA Golf 96/97,Actua Golf 1/2,Tekken 2 & 3,(back when sports & fighting games weren't riddled with mtx dlc),Colony Wars,Loaded,Twisted Metal World Tour to think of a few...
Also a crying shame Dino Crisis never got an EU/AU PSN release!😔
On PS2,there's SSX/Tricky,Maximo Ghosts for Glory & Army of Zin,Capcom Classics Vol.1, NFS Underground 1&2,,GTA LCS/VCS,Hitman Silent Assassin & Contracts,Splinter Cell's 1-3, Ratchet & Clank,Sly Raccoon & Robotech Battlecry, probably forgotten some...
On PS3,the aforementioned Infamous 1&2, Beyond Good & Evil HD,Rayman Origins, Monkey Island Special Editions 1&2,Renegade Ops, & Red Dead Redemption/Undead Nightmare (Wish Sony had funded a ps4 port rather than online dlc of RDR 2/GTA),& the God of War Collection.
It just makes twitter/blog posts claiming to celebrate the legacy annoying when it serves to remind efforts like the ps2 classics on ps4 were lacklustre at best.
@Papasears I think it's more a clean up on the back end. Sony get a 30% cut of games sold. Say X game sells 1 copy at £10. That's £3. And these games are likely barely selling anything. Just not worth it to them. Sony have to keep the accounts of them devs/publishers open for games that are not financially worth keep on the store for them. That's likely the case for most the older content. Thousands of games that just don't sell anymore.
I don't agree with Sony, its bad publicity, they loose a lot of trust and I think it's poor form from Sony. But at least we still have access to the games we have paid for on the store.
To those who say, it's no big deal...
Our download list only available "for the foreseeable future".
The next step is that we lose everything we've purchased...
@get2sammyb Do you think it would be possible to do a feature for each part of the closing stores (Vita, PS3, PSP) of the top 25 games on each platform to buy before they close? I think it would be helpful for players to make final purchases while it is still possible
@Bluetrain7 Yep, we're on it! Look out for that over the coming weeks!
@get2sammyb Excellent, thank you! I figured you guys already brainstormed the idea, but just wanted to check. I really appreciate it.
anyone have a weblink for the NA store?
Would it really have been that hard to get a ps1 emulator on the ps5? Make it a separate store download if you don't want it eating into system memory.
I guess there technically is a ps2 emulator, through PS4 emulation.
Hi there fellow gamers.
All this news about old games is making me nostalgic.
I´m remembering when I first got my PSone and some of the very first games I played on it.
Do you guys remember the game based on the animated Hercules? I was blown away at the time, not just because of how cool the viuals and the animation were, but also because you could see clips of the full movie as the games cutcenes.
Who here remembers Porsche Challenge? I loved that game. It was because of this game that I fell in love with the Porsche car brand and have been ever since.
And the first Dead or Alive game that I used to call it the Playstation Vitrtua Fighter. Playing the game over and over again to unlock every single outfit for the characters and to unlock the two characters, the final Boss Raidou and the hidden Ayane by playing until Kasumi in less than seven minutes.
Or the amazing RPG Alundra, wich I called the Zelda Playstation game. One of the best games I´ve played. The gameplay, the exploration, getting new items and be able to get to new places. It was awesome.
And the original Tenchu: Stealth Assassins? The very first 3d ninja game I played and loved every second of it. Getting the perfect stealth score, unseen, unheard, undetected.
It´s why I love Dishonored so much.
I still name some of my characters Ayame and Rikimaru because of that.
I remember very fondly getting my "special" Resident Evil 2 copy on PSone. I say special because I got a version that had the two discs on different sides just like my favourite PSone game of all time:
Metal Gear Solid. Man Oh man, do I love that game. I played to the end so many times, I could not only play it blindfold, but also knew every single line of dialogue. Yeah, I was addicted 😜
A very special game that made me and my friends at the time, not only super fans of the MGS franchise, but also huge fans of what videogames could be like and feel like.
And that´s just a few PSone games that I remembered while thinking about this subject.
A lot a good and fond memories that I have from these old games and that I will always treasure.
Cheers, stay safe good folks and happy gaming to us all
@Snake_V5 Who is that from in your avatar pic?
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