Really, it’s been a big day for the Playstation Network, with the launch of the new PS3 and PSP firmwares, and the launch of Playstation Plus. So there aren’t very many new things available on the network this week, (sadly no new PSone Classics), but there are a few deals. Trine for instance has dropped price down to $9.99, down 5 dollars, LocoRoco Midnight Carnival has halved it’s price to 7.49 from 14.99.
Today will be the last update for PSN on a Thursday, as you can see from last week’s issue of Pulse they’ve decided to change it up and have the updates on Tuesdays from now on. No doubt this is to allow games that come out on retail to get their updates that day from the Network, and to have release balance with other systems. Xbox Live updates every Tuesday, so you might as well be there to compete. Also possibly those people who like to download their PSP games will be able to get them day one on release day??? (I feel sorry for those of you who bought a PSPgo…)
For this April fools day Sony has pulled a great joke by releasing TNN Motorsports Hardcore 4×4. A PSone game now seemingly considered a “Classic”. There are some deals out there though and a new issue of Pulse which I will of course have to watch to get my fill of the cute hostess. It has been a while since a real PSOne Classic has been released, there is word though that FF9 should be making it’s way to the store soon (if you didn’t already know). I’m still waiting for my Vagrant Story, a friend of mine from Japan is playing it on his PSP, if only I could speak Japanese.
While playing through the new Heavy Rain exclusive on my 80 gig PS3 this weekend, Sony was tinkering with their website, and apparently with the underlying code with PSN as well. Now many users are reporting that they are getting signed out from the network, and can’t even play some games offline like the Heavy Rain title I’ve been enjoying.
BUT! It gets more interesting, I decided I wanted to play my digital copy of Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 that I had bought this past weekend when it was on sale, but it’s reverted it seems to the trial version…. odd….
Are video games art?
That’s a question that a lot of gamers ask each other, and the answer is a tricky one. Many people say that art should only serve itself or… that is shouldn’t be for monetary gain, or there’s no “Citizen Kane” of video games. These are all very complex conversations but there’s one thing that’s important for all mediums be they art or not, their legacy.
While playing PSOne classics from the Playstation Network from time to time I’ve ventured over to the Playstation forums and into the downloadable games section. And there’s one thing I see over and over again, people getting upset about the lack of PSOne classics being released on the network for one reason or another. It made me wonder what went into getting one of these games ready for download.
So one update an open comment was left to Grace Chen, the Senior Manager of the Playstation store and it asked why there were no set release dates for PSOne Classics on the network. Here’s her response….
Hello there, here it the Playstation store update for today.
Sony has decided that they’ll drop the price to half for 10 of their games, Critter crunch seems like it could be a good one. Also the Metal Gear Portable ops bundle certainly seems like a deal.
Sadly only one PSOne Classic out, and because it’s a fishing simulator I’m not too excited about it. Where’s Vagrant Story?
PS3 Games:
Sony at E3 2009 Image by The Plan8 Podcast via Flickr
What are PS One Classics?
PS One Classics are original Playstation (PSX) games that are released for digital download. Sony started releasing PSOneClassics on the Playstation Network when it debuted in 2006. But the big launch of titles stared at the 2009 E3 conference in California. Japan had received hundreds of original playstation titles for download to play on the PSP and PS3 systems by this point, but North America and Europe had only a few.
