More classic games and details emerge about Sony's revamped PlayStation Plus

[Daniel Sims]

Highly anticipated: Sony released more details about its refreshed PlayStation Plus subscription last week, adding a library of recent and classic games. As the service prepares to roll out in Asia this week, players have discovered even more titles and details that Sony failed to mention.

Some classic games from the original PlayStation and PlayStation Portable have started appearing on the PlayStation Store in Malaysia. Initial tests give users in the Americas, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand a better idea of how the games will run on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 when they arrive in those territories in June.

YouTuber Mystic (above) downloaded Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee — which Sony didn't mention in its launch game list for PlayStation Plus — on PS5 and used it to showcase what features PS1 games will have. Mystic reveals that these games allow players to pick between scaling methods, aspect ratios, and an optional CRT filter to help present these low-resolution games on modern displays. A few other surprises are Ridge Racer 2 for the PSP, Ape Escape, and Tekken 2, which screenshots show are playable in 4K.

While Sony's classics are free to Premium subscribers, members of other tiers are welcome to purchase the games, though Sony failed to mention pricing. Judging by the Malaysian releases, they will be in the range of $5 to $10.

For example, Oddworld costs around $5 while Worms Armageddon is about $9. Users paid roughly the same prices for PS1 games on the PlayStation 3 and PSP. Anyone who already bought these games on previous systems won't need to pay for them again.

Another revelation is that games like the original Syphon Filter and Hot Shots Golf will come with Trophies, but others like Oddworld won't. Making trophies optional could increase the pace of classic re-releases.

Since announcing it would include classic games with PlayStation Plus Premium subscriptions, today's details paint a surprisingly positive picture of how Sony plans to treat its decades-long back catalog.

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[Aceseven]

Glad I never sold my ps1 disc or ps1, and duckstation exist

 

[scavengerspc]

Anyone remember PS1 Carnage Heart? I would love to be able to play that again.

 

[s3thra]

Glad I never sold my ps1 disc or ps1, and duckstation exist

Same. I recently spent a weekend ripping my entire PSX game disc collection. Still have my collection of demo discs to do, but that's gonna take me some time. DuckStation engine in RetroArch satisfies my needs well.

 

[QuantumPhysics]

Our appetites for graphics have grown with our appetites for Gameplay.

A lot of Playstation's best games were either too short or too easy by today's standards. Sometimes the past is better left in the past.

 

[amghwk]

I have all the bin/cue CD images ripped for use in ePSXe and retroarch. I still have my PSOne Slim, though I prefer running in emulators for convenience sake and all my laptops and tablets can run them on the go anywhere anytime.

Sad to see companies trying to milk money using old games rather than creating something new and take the gaming scene forward. Also proves the laziness of the companies and lack of innovation and ingenuity among publishers.

For this reason, I refuse to re-purchase classics. I would rather run them on original machines or use emulators.

 

[dangh]

Sad to see companies trying to milk money using old games rather than creating something new and take the gaming scene forward. Also proves the laziness of the companies and lack of innovation and ingenuity among publishers.

I think actually Sony does creating quite a bit of new stuff. And having an option to get an old game isn't any issue - it is an option you might or might not use, and additionally it does not require allocation of many resources.
So, if providing this option is not resource heavy and not affecting progress of other topics then there is nothing to lose. You still will haveyour old console and old CD's, but for some who'd like to enjoy some old titles it is a valid solution.

 

[Phylop]

I want to see Metal Gear Solid.

 

[AMDGeForceRX4090]

Now make it so I can put it my old PS and PS2 discs and it will download the PS5 compatible game.