The PlayStation Vita, the successor to the PlayStation Portable, has released firmware version 1.80 which allows PSOne Classics to be played on the device. The list from SCEA shows the following games to be playable once the PlayStation Network Store updates:
- Arc the Lad
- Cool Boarders 2
- FINAL FANTASY VII
- Hot Shots Golf 2
- Jet Moto
- Syphon Filter
- Tomb Raider
- Twisted Metal 2
- Wild Arms
So we’ve been waiting on this for 6 months now. The really unfortunate news is that despite the compatibility of this short list of games for North American (SCEA) players, the list of games for European players, SCEE, is exponentially longer. Here it is and what you can expect, at least, in the future:
| Cool Boarders | SCEE |
| Cool Boarders 2 | SCEE |
| Crash Bandicoot | SCEE |
| Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | SCEE |
| Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped | SCEE |
| CTR: Crash Team Racing | SCEE |
| Destruction Derby | SCEE |
| Everybody’s Golf 2 | SCEE |
| G-Police | SCEE |
| Jet Rider | SCEE |
| Jet Rider 2 | SCEE |
| Jumping Flash | SCEE |
| Kula World | SCEE |
| Kurushi Final | SCEE |
| MediEvil | SCEE |
| Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 | SCEE |
| Rally Cross | SCEE |
| Syphon Filter | SCEE |
| Syphon Filter 3 | SCEE |
| Twisted Metal | SCEE |
| Wild Arms | SCEE |
| WipEout | SCEE |
| 40 Wink | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| A Bug’s Life | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| A Bugs Life and Monsters Inc bundle | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Abe’s Exoddus | ODDMOBB INC |
| Abe’s Oddworld Oddysee | ODDMOBB INC |
| Airboat | XS GAMES LIMITED |
| All-Star Boxing | MIDAS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Arc Arena: Monster Tournament | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Arc the Lad | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Arc the Lad II | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Arc the Lad III | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Arcade Hits: Shienryu | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Atari Anniversary Edition | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| Atlantis | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Atlantis and Hercules Bundle | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Bishi Bashi Special | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GMBH |
| Blockids | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Bugriders | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Centipede | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| Cho Aniki | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Constructor | SYSTEM 3 SOFTWARE |
| Critical Depth | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| Dezaemon Plus | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Disney’s Action Game ft. Hercules | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Dodgeball | MIDAS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Driver | UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA |
| Eagle One: Harrier Attack | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| Fear Effect | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Fear Effect: Retro Helix | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Fighting Force | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Fighting Force 2 | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Final Fantasy VIII | SQUARE ENIX (2009) LIMITED |
| Final Fantasy IX | SQUARE ENIX (2009) LIMITED |
| Final Fantasy V | SQUARE ENIX (2009) LIMITED |
| Final Fantasy VI | SQUARE ENIX (2009) LIMITED |
| Final Fantasy VII | SQUARE ENIX (2009) LIMITED |
| Front Mission 3 | SQUARE ENIX (2009) LIMITED |
| Gaiaseed | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Galaxy Fight | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Gex | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Gex 3: Deep Under Cover | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Grandia | GAME ARTS CO., LTD. |
| Gubble | MIDAS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Guilty Gear | SYSTEM 3 SOFTWARE |
| Gunship | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| Hardcore 4X4 | URBANSCAN LIMITED |
| International Track & Field | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GMBH |
| Jigsaw Madness | XS GAMES LIMITED |
| Judge Dredd | URBANSCAN LIMITED |
| Junior League Soccer PS1 | XS GAMES LIMITED |
| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Lilo & Stitch | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Little Mermaid 2 | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Little Mermaid 2 and Winnie The Pooh bundle | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Metal Gear Solid | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GMBH |
| Mickey’s Wild Adventure | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Miracle Quad Racer | MIDAS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Miracle Space Race | MIDAS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Missile Command | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| Monsters Inc | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Motorhead | URBANSCAN LIMITED |
| N20 | URBANSCAN LIMITED |
| Namco Heritage bundle | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES EUROPE S.A.S. |
| Pandemonium | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Pandemonium 2 | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Parasite Eve 2 | SQUARE ENIX (2009) LIMITED |
| Peter Pan | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Pong | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| Pooh’s Party Game | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Rageball | MIDAS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Rainbow Six | UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA |
| Rascal Racers | MIDAS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Rayman | UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA |
| Rayman 2: The Great Escape | UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA |
| Reel Fishing | NATSUME INC. |
| Re-loaded | URBANSCAN LIMITED |
| Resident Evil 2 | CE EUROPE LIMITED |
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | CE EUROPE LIMITED |
| Resident Evil: Director’s Cut | CE EUROPE LIMITED |
| Ridge Racer Type 4 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES EUROPE S.A.S. |
| Sheep | EMPIRE INTERACTIVE EUROPE LTD |
| Silent Hill | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GMBH |
| Snowboard Racer | MIDAS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Sorcerer’s Maze | XS GAMES LIMITED |
| Spin Jam | EMPIRE INTERACTIVE EUROPE LTD |
| Sports Superbike | MIDAS INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Streak | ATARI EUROPE S.A.S.U. |
| Street Fighter 2 Alpha | CE EUROPE LIMITED |
| Super Star Dance Club | XS GAMES LIMITED |
| Tarzan | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Tekken | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES EUROPE S.A.S. |
| Tekken 2 | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES EUROPE S.A.S. |
| Tomb Raider | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Tomb Raider Chronicles | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Tomb Raider 2 | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Tomb Raider 3 | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
| Toy Story 2 | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Toy Story Racer | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Toy Story Racer and Toy Story 2: Woody and Buzz bundle | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. |
| Vagrant Story | SQUARE ENIX (2009) LIMITED |
| Alundra | MONKEY PAW GAMES INC. |
| Urban Chaos | SQUARE ENIX LIMITED |
The lineup for SCEE is quite nice and includes a majority of Square Enix Limited Final Fantasy games, including Final Fantasy VII. We’ve tested it out personally on games we’ve copied on to our PS3 before the PlayStation Store update and see the ability via Content Manager to copy many games on the list as well as games not on the list. We’ll keep you posted via Twitter @TurkReno.
Personal thanks goes out to @Eramo88 for letting us know as soon as the update was live.
