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PS Vita Firmware Available Today, Adds PSOne Classics

by on August 28, 2012
 

PS Vita Firmware Available Today, Adds PSOne ClassicsFor once, Europe gets a better deal than the US!

According to the EU PlayStation Blog, the PS Vita will see a new firmware update (v1.80) that adds quite a few features. As well as adding PS3/PS Vita Cross-Controller Support (For games like LittleBigPlanet), the big draw of this new firmware is the enabling of PSOne games.

While not all of the PlayStation Store’s PSOne titles will be available from the beginning, August 29th will see quite a hefty bunch of titles to be downloadable from the store.

Here’s the list that has been provided:

  1. Cool Boarders
  2. Cool Boarders 2
  3. Crash Bandicoot
  4. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
  5. Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped
  6. CTR: Crash Team Racing
  7. Destruction Derby
  8. Everybody’s Golf 2
  9. G-Police
  10. Jet Rider
  11. Jet Rider 2
  12. Jumping Flash
  13. Kula World
  14. Kurushi Final
  15. MediEvil
  16. Motor Toon Grand Prix 2
  17. Rally Cross
  18. Syphon Filter
  19. Syphon Filter 3
  20. Twisted Metal
  21. Wild Arms
  22. WipEout
  23. 40 Wink
  24. A Bug’s Life
  25. A Bugs Life and Monsters Inc bundle
  26. Abe’s Exoddu
  27. Abe’s Oddworld Oddysee
  28. Airboat
  29. All-Star Boxing
  30. Arc Arena: Monster Tournament
  31. Arc the Lad
  32. Arc the Lad II
  33. Arc the Lad III
  34. Arcade Hits: Shienryu
  35. Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special
  36. Atari Anniversary Edition
  37. Atlantis
  38. Atlantis and Hercules Bundle
  39. Bishi Bashi Special
  40. Blockids
  41. Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
  42. Bugriders
  43. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
  44. Centipede
  45. Cho Aniki
  46. Constructor
  47. Critical Depth
  48. Dezaemon Plus
  49. Disney’s Action Game ft. Hercules
  50. Dodgeball
  51. Driver
  52. Eagle One: Harrier Attack
  53. Fear Effect
  54. Fear Effect: Retro Helix
  55. Fighting Force
  56. Fighting Force 2
  57. Final Fantasy VIII
  58. Final Fantasy IX
  59. Final Fantasy V
  60. Final Fantasy VI
  61. Final Fantasy VII
  62. Front Mission 3
  63. Gaiaseed
  64. Galaxy Fight
  65. Gex
  66. Gex 3: Deep Under Cover
  67. Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko
  68. Grandia.
  69. Gubble
  70. Guilty Gear
  71. Gunship
  72. Hardcore 4X4
  73. International Track & Field
  74. Jigsaw Madness
  75. Judge Dredd
  76. Junior League Soccer PS1
  77. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
  78. Lilo & Stitch
  79. Little Mermaid 2
  80. Little Mermaid 2 and Winnie The Pooh bundle
  81. Metal Gear Solid
  82. Mickey’s Wild Adventure
  83. Miracle Quad Racer
  84. Miracle Space Race
  85. Missile Command
  86. Monsters Inc
  87. Motorhead
  88. N20
  89. Namco Heritage bundle
  90. Pandemonium
  91. Pandemonium 2
  92. Parasite Eve 2
  93. Peter Pan
  94. Pong
  95. Pooh’s Party Game
  96. Rageball
  97. Rainbow Six
  98. Rascal Racers
  99. Rayman
  100. Rayman 2: The Great Escape
  101. Reel Fishing
  102. Re-loaded
  103. Resident Evil 2
  104. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
  105. Resident Evil: Director’s Cut
  106. Ridge Racer Type 4
  107. Sheep
  108. Silent Hill
  109. Snowboard Racer
  110. Sorcerer’s Maze
  111. Spin Jam
  112. Sports Superbike
  113. Streak
  114. Street Fighter 2 Alpha
  115. Super Star Dance Club
  116. Tarzan
  117. Tekken
  118. Tekken 2
  119. Tomb Raider
  120. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
  121. Tomb Raider Chronicles
  122. Tomb Raider 2
  123. Tomb Raider 3
  124. Toy Story 2
  125. Toy Story Racer
  126. Toy Story Racer and Toy Story 2: Woody and Buzz
  127. Vagrant Story
  128. Alundra
  129. Urban Chaos

As you can see, there are some genuine classics there. And Little Mermaid 2. If you already own some of these games, you can download them to your PS Vita straight from your Download History, as soon as the firmware is live.