Emulator are more of a sure-fire way of preserving the games, PS3's won't last forever after all.
Personally, i think proper ports would be the best option. For example you can play Yakuza 4&5 on a PC or PS4 so i don't see much point of getting them for the PS3.
I agree. I would go fucking nuts and consider titles I otherwise wouldn’t with a salePretty crazy how a lot of these games are still being sold at full price. Should be deep discounts for them.
Hey, but who knows when the Wii will stop letting you redownload titles. It's all a risk either way.i remember when the Wii's Virtual console was closing down. And someone made a huge list like this...and i just kinda forgot to go on there and grab stuff. Thinking whatever, it will just come to Wii U virtual console or something.
what a fool i was.
Haven't played them yet, but I got 2 and 3 in my backlog. Looking forward to given 'em a whirl. Been seeing and reading a lot of good things.
What's the deal with the Japanese version of the original?
I guess as a gamer you need to only play on the newest of the newest. Anything older PS4 and PS5 is completely unplayable, right?
Its best game is playable on PC tho.Vita is the biggest concern- nobody seems to care about it.
Maybe Sony will do something with that patent...I agree. I would go fucking nuts and consider titles I otherwise wouldn’t with a sale
Also, does this mean Uncharted Golden Abyss simply won’t be available anywhere for purchase come Aug this year?
It’s kinda tricky because we just don’t know what’s the plan for these older games.
Are they gonna drop all this on ps now to compete, in a way, with gamepass?
I’m trying to get exclusive games that will just ‘’disappear’’. Just got Rain and am considering Papo & Yo. But god damn those prices...
I was thinking the sameMaybe Sony will do something with that patent...
Ps3 shadow messed up the gripping mechanic and that is reflected in peoples boss rush times. The game logic got messed up.Remaster is a bit better. (Done by Bluepoint). But not that much better as the PS2 game already had a stable framerate. I'd say for collecting purpose it's much better to buy the physical game on PS2.
Shadow of the colossus is much better on PS3. But obviously the best version is on Pro.
Shadow of the colossus PS2 (15/20fps), PS3 (30fps), PS4 (30fps), Pro (60fps).
Jim: Why would you play that, games look old.I was thinking the same
But honestly, I hate that period where we’re just unsure of the plan for these older games. And ps now isn’t the solution as far as I’m concerned. I like to have (or feel like I ‘’have’’) stuff outside of monthly subscriptions, call me crazy...
I’d like a clear message from sony on that topic, but I as far as clear communications go, I guess that ship has sailed a long time ago
Not the original version but Part 2 of Motorstorm, apparently the Jap version has all the DLC? (If my understanding is correct not sure..) talking of which I have yet to check out Motorstorm 3 and RC!Haven't played them yet, but I got 2 and 3 in my backlog. Looking forward to given 'em a whirl. Been seeing and reading a lot of good things.
What's the deal with the Japanese version of the original?
I guess as a gamer you need to only play on the newest of the newest. Anything older PS4 and PS5 is completely unplayable, right?
What are you talking about? Digital software doesn’t degrade. Hardware storing it may degrade but through repetition, this shouldn’t be an issue. The more places where a digital copy exists, the more secure that item is never lost. You don’t degrade software by transferring, copying, or running it.Even pure software can detoriate due to its enviroment. The perception that software is entirely infallible and everlasting isn't completely true. It decays as well albeit "differently".
Is there a chance that the physical media may get damaged or unusable? probably, sure. However, with the physical device and media I at least have some kind of assurance that its intangible (from the modern caveats of digital and online) and its state comes down to my responsibility. Albeit, I have to take the necessary steps in order to maintain it.
Anywho, been dragging too much off-topic already. Just my 2 cents.
You can be sure they are never going to this. This is Sony we are talking about.We have heard you
I think he's referring to random bit flips and such, which absolutely will result in altered or inoperable software. Granted...on a large enough scale it shouldn't be a problem, because even if one copy is corrupted you can just grab another, but it happens. It's why archival grade tape is still used to this day when long term storage is a requirement, all those random bit flips add up and anything else is liable to wind up spitting out junk data years down the line.What are you talking about? Digital software doesn’t degrade. Hardware storing it may degrade but through repetition, this shouldn’t be an issue. The more places where a digital copy exists, the more secure that item is never lost. You don’t degrade software by transferring, copying, or running it.
I was wondering how the ico remaster fares against the original. I want to buy it too. But should i look for the original disc or the remaster?
Ico is really good on PS3. The controls are identical, but the visuals are greatly improved over the original. It’s really possible that it was not touched up at all and just the act of moving it to PS3 is what improved it. You can pick up Ico independently from Shadow and doing so is cheaper(it’s like $10 to $15 stand-alone).
That’s really cool! I played a little bit on PS2, but really got into it when it was remastered. As for Shadow, the PS2 version really put me off because of the lousy frame rate. I liked it on PS3, but the moment they announced it on PS4, I knew I had to check it out.The Ico HD Remaster is based on the European PAL release of the PS2 so it's a little different from the US release.
List of changes from the U.S. version of ICO
In order to meet an early shipping deadline for a U.S. release of September 30th, many second-playthrough extras present in the subsequent Japanese and European release of ICO had to be cut. In addition, several changes were made to the castle's rooms and puzzles. The following is a list of all...teamico.fandom.comThe ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection
The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection (known in PAL regions as ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Classics HD and sometimes referred to as The Team ICO Collection) is a high-definition re-release of both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, released on September 2011 exclusively for the PlayStation...teamico.fandom.com
What's different about the japanese version?Amazon had 3 copies left of Pacific Rift so I re-purchased it...along with Resistance fall of man which I never brought, next thing I know someone tells me the Japanese version of Motorstorm is worth it, but I am not going to spend a huge amount of money just to get that copy...I am a fan....but not like I have all 3 games in my collection, I am interested in Motorstorm RC however....
Well appparently all the DLC (was there any I can't remember) is all on the disc from the get go...other than that no major differences in terms of what you get to use in game, frames per second et all....What's different about the japanese version?
MS1 or Pacific Rift? If the latter then I might look into that.Well appparently all the DLC (was there any I can't remember) is all on the disc from the get go...other than that no major differences in terms of what you get to use in game, frames per second et all....
Great minds think alike on that one! Just got a 1TB SSD for my PS3, backed up everything through the Backup Utility and went from that there! I gotta do my CFW this week!Backups are the only way to preserve games, both physical and digitally.
Morally people should purchase their games and if they chose to, can use homebrew tools to be able to back them up and restore them if they care about game preservation.
I'm CFW modifying my PS3 this week, with the intent of being able to play backups I made of the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS3 games I own.
When companies stop caring, it’s time to hack.I’ve made my peace with this.
If Playstation does not care for their legacy, why should I? Fuck it
Is this what people refer to as the denial phase?
So either way, they're dicks.I see two possible scenarios here
1) They really go through with this and shut things down, which makes Sony look like a Scumbags forcing people to PSNOW to play these games if you don't have them.
2) Sony has no intention of shutting the store down , they will incite a ton of digital PS3 and Vita sales then come back and say "We have heard you" and act like they are the Goat. This only makes them a dick.
Alright, here is the list of what I'm hoping to buy before the PS3 Store gets killed in July:
That's at least $300 dollars worth of stuff and to be honest I'm not sure how am I going to get that much money (fuck)
- Blue Toad Murder Files
- Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Ultimate Edition
- Dino Crisis (PSOne Classic)
- Dino Crisis 2 (PSOne Classic)
- Drakengard 3
- Fatal Frame (PS2 Classic)
- Fatal Frame II (PS2 Classic)
- Fatal Frame III (PS2 Classic)
- Final Fantasy VII (PSOne Classic)
- Final Fantasy VIII (PSOne Classic)
- Final Fantasy IX (PSOne Classic)
- Front Mission 3 (PSOne Classic)
- God Hand (PS2 Classic)
- I Am Alive
- Legend of Dragoon (PSOne Classic)
- Linger in Shadows
- Metal Gear Solid (PSOne Classic)
- Pain
- Parasite Eve (PSOne Classic)
- Parasite Eve 2 (PSOne Classic)
- Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSOne Classic)
- Persona 3: FES (PS2 Classic)
- Persona 4 (PS2 Classic)
- Puppeteer
- Rain
- Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
- Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
- Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
- Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
- Resident Evil: Director's Cut (PSOne Classic)
- Resident Evil 2 (PSOne Classic)
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PSOne Classic)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1 (PS2 Classic)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (PS2 Classic)
- Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (PS2 Classic)
- Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith (PS2 Classic)
- Silent Hill (PSOne Classic)
- Super Rub 'a' Dub
- The Last Guy
- Tokyo Jungle
- Xenogears (PSOne Classic)
You should. It's super easy. I've had mine on cfw for a few years and when I heard the news, I just shrugged and said "whatever".I'm about to mod my PS3. I feel im better off doing it this way than investing a bunch in games to wake up and hear the news that Sony will no longer support downloading your purchases for these platforms (which will happen at some point).
So either way, they're dicks.
Funny thing is that the stores werent even closing until July and August. Why rush 3-4 months out?In the end that was all a marketing ploy to get you guys to rush out and buy games!
I was wondering that too, people are just looking for excitement at that point.Funny thing is that the stores werent even closing until July and August. Why rush 3-4 months out?
I did write-ups for each platform and noted all of the PS1/PS2 classics that were going away as well as physical games that cost so much now it's better to just buy online. With the PSP you can get 95% of the games physically for $8-$10. Some of which you can even still buy sealed on Amazon. Will be useful if they close the store's ability to download in 3-5 years. It is a god damn nightmare to navigate these stores right now. I bought about $400 worth of stuff and my PS3 kept crashing at checkout. Many PSP games don't show when you search for them (but they are there). And there is no buy button on the PS3 store you just have to click an invisible button on the main page of the game.
If you collect games I can not recommend enough to buy PSP, there is nothing on the market right now that costs less and there are major exclusive titles from big IPs like SOCOM, Twisted Metal, Syphon Filter, MGS, Silent Hill, Killzone, Resistance and everything SIE Japan.
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Thanks! Modded it last week and it's fantastic.You should. It's super easy. I've had mine on cfw for a few years and when I heard the news, I just shrugged and said "whatever".