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[PS Vita] 2.0: PS1 support is a go (unless you live in North America and don't own a PS3)
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PlayStation Vita
Content Managers
Vita Content Manager (PC)
Vita Content Manager (Mac)
Recommended Vita Games
- Army Corps of Hell (Square Enix)
- BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend (Arc System Works)
- Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (Nippon Ichi Software)
- Dynasty Warriors Next (Omega Force)
- Fifa 2012 (EA Sports)
- Gravity Rush (SCE Japan)
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (Clap Hanz)
- Lumines: Electronic Symphony (Q? Entertainment)
- Metal Gear Solid: HD Collection (Armature/Kojima Productions)
- Motorstorm: RC (Evolution Studios) Cross-Buy
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus (Team Ninja)
- Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap Games)
- Rayman: Origins (Ubisoft)
- Sound Shapes (Queazy Games) Cross-Buy
- Super Stardust Delta (Housemarque)
- Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack (Drinkbox Studios)
- Touch My Katamari (Namco Bandai)
- Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Capcom)
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Sony Bend)
- wipEout 2048 (Sony Liverpool)
Cross-Buy: Denotes games where buying the PS3 or Vita version will come with the other version for free.
Recommended PSP Games
Note: Incompatible games are listed. Check the list in the second post to make sure games are compatible before buying.
Action
God of War: Chains of Olympus
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Killzone: Liberation
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Resistance Retribution
Silent Hill: Origins
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
Thexder Neo
Platformer
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
Crush
Daxter
LocoRoco 2
LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins
JRPG
Breath of Fire III
Fate/Extra
Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition
Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition
Final Fantasy IV: Complete
Hexyz Force
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Persona
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Persona 3 Portable
Riviera: The Promised Land
Action RPG
Cladun: This is an RPG
Cladun X2
Gods Eater Burst
Half Minute Heroes
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
The Third Birthday
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ys VII
Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger Vs. Darkdeath Evilman
SRPG
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of the Time
Gungnir
Jeanne d'Arc
Phantom Brave: Heroes of the Hermuda Triangle
R-Type Command
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Wild Arms XF
Yggdra Union
Adventure
Corpse Party
Disgaea Infinite
Fighting
Darkstalkers Chronicle
Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Tekken 6
Puzzle
Echochrome
Echoshift
Exit
Patchwork Heroes
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Racing
Burnout Legends
Gran Turismo
Ridge Racer
Wipeout Pulse
Rhythm
Beats
DJMax Portable 3
Patapon
Patapon 2
Patapon 3
Strategy
No Heroes Allowed
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe
Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign
SOCOM Tactical Strike
What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord
What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord 2
Compilation
Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded
Capcom Classics Collection Remixed
EA Replay
Sega Mega Drive Collection
God of War: Chains of Olympus
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Killzone: Liberation
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Resistance Retribution
Silent Hill: Origins
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
Thexder Neo
Platformer
Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
Crush
Daxter
LocoRoco 2
LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X
Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins
JRPG
Breath of Fire III
Fate/Extra
Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition
Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition
Final Fantasy IV: Complete
Hexyz Force
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Persona
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Persona 3 Portable
Riviera: The Promised Land
Action RPG
Cladun: This is an RPG
Cladun X2
Gods Eater Burst
Half Minute Heroes
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
The Third Birthday
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ys VII
Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger Vs. Darkdeath Evilman
SRPG
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of the Time
Gungnir
Jeanne d'Arc
Phantom Brave: Heroes of the Hermuda Triangle
R-Type Command
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Valkyria Chronicles 2
Wild Arms XF
Yggdra Union
Adventure
Corpse Party
Disgaea Infinite
Fighting
Darkstalkers Chronicle
Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Tekken 6
Puzzle
Echochrome
Echoshift
Exit
Patchwork Heroes
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Racing
Burnout Legends
Gran Turismo
Ridge Racer
Wipeout Pulse
Rhythm
Beats
DJMax Portable 3
Patapon
Patapon 2
Patapon 3
Strategy
No Heroes Allowed
PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe
Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign
SOCOM Tactical Strike
What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord
What Did I Do To Deserve This My Lord 2
Compilation
Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded
Capcom Classics Collection Remixed
EA Replay
Sega Mega Drive Collection
Upcoming Vita Titles
- Soon - Retro City Rampage (VBlank) Cross-Buy
- 25 September - LittleBigPlanet Vita (Double Eleven/Tarsier)
- 2 October - Street Fighter X Tekken (Dimps/Capcom)
- 16 October - Jet Set Radio HD (Sega)
- 23 October - Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward (Chunsoft)
- 26 October - Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (Sega)
- 30 October - Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (Ubisoft Sofia)
- 30 October - Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Criterion)
- 13 November - Call of Duty: Black Ops – Declassified (Nihilistic)
- 20 November - PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Superbot/BluePoint) Cross-Buy
- TBA 2012 - Little King’s Story (Marvelous)
- TBA 2012 - Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD (Just Add Water/Oddworld Inhabitants)
- TBA 2012 - Orgarhythm (Acquire)
- TBA 2012 - Persona 4 Golden (Atlus)
- TBA 2012 - Ragnarok Odyssey (Gamearts)
- TBA 2012 - Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (Insomniac Games) Cross-Buy
- TBA 2012 - Silent Hill: Book of Memories (WayForward)
- February 2013 - Sly: Thieves in Time (Sanzaru Games) Cross-Buy
Upcoming PSP Titles
- TBA - Black Rock Shooter
- TBA - Class of Heroes 2
- TBA - Final Fantasy III
- TBA - Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
- TBA - Ragnarok Tactics
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Do I need a memory card?
Most likely, yes. Even if you avoid the PSN entirely, there are still some retail games that will require a memory card to save progress.
Are all PSP games on the PSN backwards compatible?
No, currently there are a number of PSP games you can only download through a PS3 and others that don't work at all. The games known to not work are listed below and it's import to point out that compatibility varies depending on the region. Some games may work in one region but not in another for instance. For a more fleshed out list, see here.
Incompatible list:
Are all PS1 games on the PSN backwards compatible?
Similar to PSP games, no. Currently, the PAL PSN has 129 compatible PS1 games, while the NA PSN is more varied as they have chosen to slowly roll out a number of games on the Vita PSN each week. However, there are other games that can be downloaded to a PS3 and then transferred over to the Vita. For a fleshed out list, see here.
How do I switch accounts?
This video explains how to switch them. One thing to note though, is that you don't actually need to take your memory card out of the Vita when you do this. If you leave it in there, it will ask if you want to format the memory card as well and you can select not to.
How do I get into the in-game options in PS1/PSP games?
Simply press down on the screen while in game and the menu will show up, letting you play with a few settings. The in-game menu lets you remap some controls, add a bilinear filter to help eliminate aliasing, increase disc speed (to decrease load times) in PS1 games and more.
What do I do if my Vita has frozen?
Here's a handy little guide to help you out.
What's "Cross-Buy"?
It's what Sony has labelled their 'buy one, get the other free' PS3/Vita game promotion. It works just as intended, though so far only for PSN games. You buy the game and get both the PS3 and Vita versions of it.
Similar to this, there are also some games that have Cross-Buy DLC.
What Cross-Buy games are there then?
Here's the list:
Foosball 2012
Hustle Kings
Motorstorm RC
Pinball Arcade
Sound Shapes
Top Darts
Upcoming:
Dragon Fantasy Book II
Guacamelee
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (Q-Force in SCEE territories)
Retro City Rampage
Sly: Thieves in Time
Warrior's Lair
When Vikings Attack
Zen Pinball 2
Games with Cross-Buy (or similar) DLC are:
Motorstorm RC
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Wipeout 2048 (free Wipeout HD and Fury DLC if their PS3 equivalents are owned)
How do I play local/ad-hoc multiplayer PSP games online?
This will require a PS3. On the PS Store there's an app called Ad-hoc Party, which will let you connect to it and play with others that are using Ad-hoc Party. One problem with this app though, is that they're region locked. So people using the US version of the app can only play with others that are using the US version. Luckily it isn't region locked, so European users can create a US account, download it, log back into their normal account and use it to play with people in the US. So to reduce confusion, I suggest everyone here use the US version, as most of us seem to be based there.
Where are my Vita saves stored?
You know the little bubbles on the main screen? Yeah, DO NOT DELETE THEM! While some retail games save your progress straight to the game card, there are a number (including Uncharted GA) that don't. They, alongside downloadable games, save to the memory card and are represented by the bubbles. So deleting them, will actually delete your save as well. If you're running out of space, back the game up onto your PC/PS3/Mac and then delete it. Patches and installs will be backed up as well, so you when you put them back on your Vita, you won't need to download/install them all over again.
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Format:
[Forum Name] / [PSN ID] / [Time Zone]
1) When can we expect PSOne support to be patched in via a firmware update?
2) What are the chances that Sony pushes a catalogue-wide price cut on PSP titles in the next 3-6 months? I've always wanted to try the Persona series but I'm sure as hell not paying 40 bucks per game.
1) I would be surprised if they don't
2) Highly unlikely, though Atlus puts their catalogue on sale a few times a year
However, what is completely baffling is the number of PSP Downloadable titles that I can't play on my vita. This is extremely annoying, to the point where I feel like I've been duped - all the screenshots I've seen advertising PSP Backwards compatibility have been using Peace Walker as the example game. I have Peace Walker for the PSP as a downloadable, and I have Peace Walker as part of the PS3 HD compilation, but I was still looking forward to a run through the game on the via, if only because you can map the face buttons to the right stick. However, when I browse the PSN Store, metal gear solid peace walker isn't even listed, and under my purchase history, it claims that it can't be downloaded onto the vita. Someone mentioned to me that this might be because the HD Compilation is coming to the vita as well, and if that's the case then I'm pissed. I bought the game two fucking times already, and bullshit if I'm gonna buy it a third.
Overall, I feel sorta like I felt after I bought my 3DS - longing for something to play that keeps me glued to the screen. The selection isn't nearly as bad as it was with the 3DS, and physically playing the unit isn't a chore like the 3DS was, but considering I've had my fill of uncharted on the PS3, I have UMvC3 on my Xbox 360, and I have Rayman Origins on my PS3, only Super Stardust has been keeping me occupied (And I have that game on my PS3 and PSP as well), I certainly feel a sense of "been there, done that." I want something new, unique and exciting, and it's in that sense that I'm let down. The vita has potential - it looks and feels sorta like a cross between a very small tablet and a traditional game console, but there's just nothing that makes me drool yet. A good action game would do wonders to reverse this feeling for me - I would LOVE a demon's soul game, for example. Similar to how the novelty of the 3D screen wore off incredibly quick on the 3DS, the "PS3-level graphics" didn't wow me like I expected them to. The graphics are great, don't get me wrong, but I guess I expected the smaller screen to make them really pop and shine and look something extra special. I guess booting up Uncharted and seeing jaggies immediately sort of killed any hype I had for the graphics right out of the box.
A minor high note for the system is how incredible the web browser is. I have an android phone (epic 4g) along with an android tablet (Galaxy Tab 10.1) so the Vita's webbrowser isn't quite as revolutionary and awe inspiring as it would be had this been my first exposure to mobile browsing, but the large screen of the vita lets it fall somewhere between browsing the web on my phone, and browsing the web on my tablet. The browser itself is fantastic - quick, easy to use, and full featured. I can, at the bare minimum, see myself actually using this browser for time to time out of convenience. By contrast, I consider the web browser on the 3DS completely worthless due to the tiny screen and awful touchscreen keyboard. Bot the 3DS and PSV browsers demolish the old PS3 and PSP browsers, though, to the point where those things feel like pre-smart phone cellphone browsers.
Perhaps I've simply outgrown handheld gaming. I don't dislike my Vita, and I suspect, in the long run, I'll enjoy it far more than my 3DS (just as I enjoyed my PSP more than my DS) but I'm left, I dunno, wanting more? Had this the option of connecting to a TV, like my PSP Go can, then I think I might be far, far more pumped up about this than I am, but for right now I'm simply apathetic. Unless you absolutely have to have every piece of hardware out there as it's released, as I do, then you can hold on off buying a vita until better games come out, IMO.
Oh, also, $25 for 4 gb of memory is a goddamn ripoff. Especially since it's required. And I miss XMB quite a bit.
Grab the USB cord that came with your Vita. Plug that shit into your PS3. Open up Content Manager. Move MGS: Peacewalker right the heck over to your Vita, and remap the controls to your heart's content. It's a few extra steps, but it's worth it, they tell me.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
I'll try this, then. Why would they require you to own a PS3 to download games you already own onto your PSV though? That's stupid. It's a good thing I have a PS3 to begin with.
EDIT: Urg, just realized I'm going to have to download MGS:PW to my PS3 as well.
It's weird that it's only for certain games. Apparently it has to do with the emulator or something? Weird.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael
Also, how do you check how much space is left on your memory card?
Same way you check the space on your PS3 hard drive. Go to system settings and look in system information.
I don't have enough room to transfer over MGS:PW. Even more annoying, a download of Dissidia from PSN has halted at about 80% done... does that mean it's stuck on the card, forever taking up space which I can't get back?
If you need me to (i.e. don't have them), I can write up the steps for both.
// Switch: SW-5306-0651-6424 //
Heh, I have my PW save on my Vita right now. So if I wanted to move that progress back to the HD Collection, I would have to use content manager to send it back to my PS3, then download it to my PSP, then Transfar it back to my PS3?
Unrelated, but I wish in addition to quick-mapping either the left stick, d-pad, or face buttons to the right stick, that I could also do a button-by-button remap of all the controls. There are a couple of PSP games that used the triggers to rotate the camera that I wouldn't mind using the right stick for. Not to mention it would be nice to use those face buttons in Peace Walker for something else, now that I don't need them for aiming.
I did that. uncharted, Rayman, and MvC all take up 2 mb each. SSD takes up 200 mb. Where is the other 3.4 gb?
Better method. Put a USB thumbstick into the PS3. Transfarr from the PS3 game to the thumbstick, copy file to PS3, then content manager to Vita. Reverse for the other way around.
// Switch: SW-5306-0651-6424 //
Using the ps3 just bypasses that store front is all.
I've found the psv to be quite nice, though in reality I've just been using it to revisit psp games. The only vita title I own is dynasty warriors. Admittedly I've played a dozen hours of that so far and generally like how it changes up the series.
I'm truly just waiting for gravity rush as that looks like a truly captivating game.
Yeah, that's exactly what you can do. It also doesn't matter what account you're logged into to play demos, so you can log into a Japanese account, download the Gravity Rush demo, log back into your normal account and play the demo.
@vagrant_winds: That'd be awesome if you wrote those up. And if anyone else wants to write things up for the FAQ, feel free. Just try to keep them punctual because I'm a bit concerned about reaching the word limit as the ID list continues to expand. I probably should've posted a third time just in case but we'll see how things go.
I just tried out near. Freaking 27 people in my condos with a Vita. Wow!
Okay, I know you can copy PS3 and PSP saves from PS3 to USB. But "transfarring" actually converts Peace Walker's save file from a PSP format to a PS3 format and vice versa.
Why did you buy Uncharted, UMvC3, and Rayman Origins then?
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Because those are the best games on the system.
Uh, I'd imagine games you don't already own would be best on the system. BlazBlue is amazing btw. Definitely just as good as UMVC3.
CorriganX on Steam and just about everywhere else.
I cannot stand BlazBlue in the least.
Lumines, Mutant Blobs, BlazBlue, and Wipeout have all reviewed better than Uncharted & UMvC3.
Just seems odd that you'd buy some games and then immediately complain that you either already owned them on another system (Rayman & UMvC3) or didn't really want to play them in the first place (Uncharted).
Also, it's a little late for you but for anyone else who is thinking of picking up a Vita, don't buy a 4GB memory card as it's miniscule and has a horrible cost/size ratio. At the very least, pick up an 8GB card but if you're planning on doing extensive PSN shopping, you'll want a 16-32GB card.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Those are the only games that interest me. You seem to think I don't like the games. I'm complaining that there isn't anything else on the system that catches my interest besides games I already have on other systems. I have no problem playing these until other games come out, but I do wish they had an exclusive I really cared about.
And I don't like BlazBlue, nor do I care about review scores. I didn't know wipeout was out, however - it wasn't at my EBGames. I'll download that later today, because I goddamn love Wipeout.
The 32 gb card at $100 is such a damn ripoff. I got the 4 gb card expecting it to hold me over until the price of cards fell, or a sale came up, but I don't know if I can hold it. Right now, I have to basically choose a single PSP title to put on my card at a time. I'd love to be able to fill the thing up with my PSP collection - being able to select games without changing carts rules - especially since I have some kickass games like Dissidia and God of War.
It also kinda blows that Portable Ops isn't vita compatible. Peace Walker benefits greatly from dual stick controls, but at least you can go over to the PS3 if playing it on the vita wasn't an option. Portable Ops would probably benefit even greater, since the camera is mapped to the d-pad, and there's no fixed console version.
And Portable Ops is a great game at that. Maybe they'll fix the compatibility issue later :-\
Oh and I'd suggest just importing a 32GB card instead of buying a 16GB one locally. SuperUFO are pretty good, though their cheapest 32's (US$85 + shipping) are apparently out of stock for a couple of weeks.
I think people think I'm unsatisfied with my purchase - I'm not. Where, with the 3DS, I had buyers remorse pretty early on based on the shape, feel, and look of the system, coupled with the library at launch, I don't have those complaints about the Vita. I got SSF4T and... that one SRPG game (the name escapes me right now) with my 3DS, and neither held my attention. The vita feels great, I like the shape and look of the system a lot, and while I do wish the library right now offered more, the games I have do hold my attention. I keep booting up uncharted and SSD and playing them, where, with my 3DS, it sat unused until Starfox was released.
Basically, I want more to play with, which isn't so much of a knock on the system, as it is a testament to how inviting it is. I keep thinking back to when I got my PS3 - with Uncharted, Warhawk, Unreal Tournament, and Heavenly Sword, and how I loved each game for different reasons. I felt like, picking up the PS3 like that, gave me a lot of different kind of games that I liked at the same time, with different things to offer. The vita, by contrast, doesn't really have a good FPS or TPS with multiplayer yet, where UT and Warhawk scratched those itches very well when I picked up my PS3.
I think I'm gonna fall in love with this system when the inevitable Metal Gear game is released for it, mainly for the online. I fucking loved Metal Gear Online on my PS3, and I'm sad it's shutting down. Something like that on the vita would keep me glued for weeks. I'm looking heavily towards that one game by the Socom Devs, but I dunno if it'll scratch the itch I had. When I got my first PSP, I got Socom and Wipeout with it and, despite liking Socom a lot, I felt very let down by it. I do not feel the same way about the vita. Peace Walker, despite me already having beaten it twice, is awesome on my Vita and I absolutely will play it again a third time, because those controls feel so great.
I feel the same way, only reversed, about Hot Shots Golf. Totally wish that I'd DL'd it instead of getting the boxed copy. It's just one of those games that needs to always be available, especially for the Daily International Tourneys that I suck hard at. I love 'em.
This is my PSN ID— Radthanael