Do You Think Sony Is Wasting Their Time/Money Getting PS1 Games On PSN?

Now I can see if the goal is actually getting the ENTIRE Libary of PS1 games to the store, but some ofthese games they have im sure must will agree arent clas sics. I means thursday update gaves us TNN Motorsports Hardcore 4x4.

http://n4g.com/News-502331.aspx I couldnt paste the direct link cause of the clas sics

they need to do a better job of it if they intend on getting all or even most they aren't doing a very good job and they need to update the bc abbilities of the ps3, ps1 games look total trash on the ps3 on high def tvs in 1080p.

they might as well since there's no PS2 B/C, it's easy money, and everybody else is re-releasing retro titles

personally i've bought 4 of 'em but nothing since last summer, if they release Xenogears i'd buy that again since i no longer have my copy, and i'm thinking of getting FF9 since i never got a chance to play past the first disc of that game

Of course not... I expect its actually a nice way to get some easy money.

they need to do a better job of it if they intend on getting all or even most they aren't doing a very good job and they need to update the bc abbilities of the ps3, ps1 games look total trash on the ps3 on high def tvs in 1080p.

WilliamRLBaker

Can't really do much about that, I don't think at least.

Wasting? How much resources do you think SONY is spending on PS1 cIassics?

I find it hard to believe that doing this has any affect on pursuing other tasks. So the real question is, why not?

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

they need to do a better job of it if they intend on getting all or even most they aren't doing a very good job and they need to update the bc abbilities of the ps3, ps1 games look total trash on the ps3 on high def tvs in 1080p.

Chutebox

Can't really do much about that, I don't think at least.

without getting in trouble by giving specifics I play quite a few older games with better filters then what the ps3 offers, They could easily employ some of the cell's processing power to ad better filters, AA and such to alot of the ps1 games but they don't.

FF7, FF8 both look horribly pixelated when running at full upscale and even with smoothing on my 32 inch 1080p samsung if they were to have the cell take some AA and filtering it would look far better.

I think that putting ps1 classics on the psn is a good idea but there is no need for them to put titles that were not well recieved back in the playstation era.

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

they need to do a better job of it if they intend on getting all or even most they aren't doing a very good job and they need to update the bc abbilities of the ps3, ps1 games look total trash on the ps3 on high def tvs in 1080p.

Chutebox

Can't really do much about that, I don't think at least.

Actually, they can. For some reason PS3 removed the smooth texture option that was available on the PS2. Also, I don't understand how certain programs can play PSone games at ultra high resolutions, yet Sony can't do the same thing for PS3.

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[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

they need to do a better job of it if they intend on getting all or even most they aren't doing a very good job and they need to update the bc abbilities of the ps3, ps1 games look total trash on the ps3 on high def tvs in 1080p.

WilliamRLBaker

Can't really do much about that, I don't think at least.

without getting in trouble by giving specifics I play quite a few older games with better filters then what the ps3 offers, They could easily employ some of the cell's processing power to ad better filters, AA and such to alot of the ps1 games but they don't.

FF7, FF8 both look horribly pixelated when running at full upscale and even with smoothing on my 32 inch 1080p samsung if they were to have the cell take some AA and filtering it would look far better.

It's only wasting if they're investing a lot of resources and it's not paying out. First, it takes little to no money/manpower to port a game. Second, I think they're selling pretty well.

the PS1 games that are on the PSN haven't been in print for a very very long time....any copy left of these games are used copies and they'll get no more money from these games

so, why not put them back up for sale and actually make money off of them?

it's super expensive getting an actual copy of FFVII...so what do you do? just port it digitally and make $10 easy because most people would rather get it off of there than hunt one down (unless you collect...which if so, you probably already have one...or five, lol)

Skip ps1 titles and go straight to the Ps2 titles...

No. Putting those games up is a great idea. Some of them still have lots of demand, and once the're up, they cost absolutely nothing to make or distribute. It's pure proffit.

It'd probably make me more inclined to get a PS3 than all the exclusives there are for it. I got a real desire to play FF9 again recently.

I just wish they were much faster with it. Also the jpn psn gets lots and lots of games. I dont think the others get the same treatment.

If anything, Sony are not exploiting it enough. I can't think of anybody who would want to buy Creatures or Hardcore 4x4. At least they're starting to get games on the store that people actually care about such as Final Fantasy, Vagrant Story and Syphon Filter, but more please.

I think that putting ps1 classics on the psn is a good idea but there is no need for them to put titles that were not well recieved back in the playstation era.

ycole11

All I know is they need a slighty better selection. Some of those games arent worth a dime in my eyes, and they are straight ports, but Im thankful they are there. I have nabbed a few in a heartbeat back in the day. I wouldnt mind them actually taking the time to think about their game plan a little more and ask the community more though. After all, we are the same ones buying it.

No

I think people are wasting money buying ps1 games on psn.

Im hoping they put Xenogears and Treasures of the Deep on the PSN soon. Please do it Sony and you will make me a very happy guy!!!:D

They not wasting time, those are normal cd images and think they just makeing them ready in one day :P most of process is law and paper work here

The only problem I see here is that some games, like Street Fighter Alpha 2, for example, should be original arcade versions, instead of those crappy PS1 ports that are on PSN right now.

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[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

Can't really do much about that, I don't think at least.

emorainbo

without getting in trouble by giving specifics I play quite a few older games with better filters then what the ps3 offers, They could easily employ some of the cell's processing power to ad better filters, AA and such to alot of the ps1 games but they don't.

FF7, FF8 both look horribly pixelated when running at full upscale and even with smoothing on my 32 inch 1080p samsung if they were to have the cell take some AA and filtering it would look far better.

I've done quite a few tests on my ps2 running through component using high disc read speed and texture smoothing, then my ps3 running with full scale upscaling, double, normal, lower resolutions, component, hdmi.
the only way I can get a game to look half way decent like it does on my ps2 is to run the ps3 at 408p, set it to normal, use component cables.

It'd probably make me more inclined to get a PS3 than all the exclusives there are for it. I got a real desire to play FF9 again recently.

dezzyfiesta

Xbox makes Live. Playstation follows by making Network. Xbox makes Xbox Originals on Live. Playstation follows by making Playstation Classics on Network. As long as Sony keeps using Microsoft as their test dummy for what people like online, theyll remain a year - two years behind on their service. But then again, a hardware company like Sony will never make as good as an online service as Microsoftshadow8585

oh boy, williambaker and shadow here... :roll:

Well at least baker is actually contributing something relevant to this topic. I do wish that they offered a little bit of something more to make PSOne classics look better other than the smoothing option.

Also, just understand that it barely costs Sony anything to put these PS1 games in. They are definitely making a very strong profit margin off games like FFVII, FFVIII and soon to be FFIX.

That would be absolutely awesome SE or another company like Eidos did a God of War I/II style port of FFX with high-res graphics, 60 fps, and trophy support.

Xbox makes Live. Playstation follows by making Network. Xbox makes Xbox Originals on Live. Playstation follows by making Playstation Classics on Network. As long as Sony keeps using Microsoft as their test dummy for what people like online, theyll remain a year - two years behind on their service. But then again, a hardware company like Sony will never make as good as an online service as Microsoftshadow8585

On topic:

I think PSOne classics are being handled well for the most part, however I would like to see more high quality PSOne games released. Sony made an excellent decision by making PSOne games available for download for those who long to play many classic games.

they need to do a better job of it if they intend on getting all or even most they aren't doing a very good job and they need to update the bc abbilities of the ps3, ps1 games look total trash on the ps3 on high def tvs in 1080p.

WilliamRLBaker

wow lmfao. they're games from 2 generations ago which were standard def. what do you expect them to look like? to answer the question they only need to release the rare hard to find games, or the classics since ever ps3 is ps1 compatible.

oh and you look like the warlord if you ever watched early 90s wwf

No. Putting those games up is a great idea. Some of them still have lots of demand, and once the're up, they cost absolutely nothing to make or distribute. It's pure proffit.

BuryMe

Im hoping they put Xenogears and Treasures of the Deep on the PSN soon. Please do it Sony and you will make me a very happy guy!!!:D

coltsfan4ever

[QUOTE="ycole11"]

I think that putting ps1 classics on the psn is a good idea but there is no need for them to put titles that were not well recieved back in the playstation era.

PSP107

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

they need to do a better job of it if they intend on getting all or even most they aren't doing a very good job and they need to update the bc abbilities of the ps3, ps1 games look total trash on the ps3 on high def tvs in 1080p.

Chutebox

Can't really do much about that, I don't think at least.

Thye literraly just have to pove the code. No need to re-do it or touch it up anything. Its a straight port.

Wasting time and money? :lol: I imagine they could do ten titles a day and not break a sweat. :P

They can stop after I get my legend of dragoon :x

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[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

they need to do a better job of it if they intend on getting all or even most they aren't doing a very good job and they need to update the bc abbilities of the ps3, ps1 games look total trash on the ps3 on high def tvs in 1080p.

ohthemanatee

Can't really do much about that, I don't think at least.

The reason they do that for xbox is because they are going to have to rework te code to run on the 360 anyway, so why not just up the resolution. With PS1 games, it's a pure port, and to be honest, it seems like a waste of time.

[QUOTE="coltsfan4ever"]

Im hoping they put Xenogears and Treasures of the Deep on the PSN soon. Please do it Sony and you will make me a very happy guy!!!:D

jalexbrown

Some games, yeah, doesn't make sense at all, especially if it wasn't a big seller.