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First PSX classics confirmed in the new PS Plus: not the ones you expect…
Neither Metal Gear Solid, nor Resident Evil, nor other classics of our childhood. The PS Plus Premium backward compatible catalog starts off weak.
In addition to several PS4 and PS5 bombshells for the service, Sony has confirmed the first classic games coming to the new PlayStation Plus. A list that... is just the beginning, and we're afraid that's the best we can say about it. The catalog of games from the original PlayStation, for example, amounts to just 10 names.
No Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Castlevania, Tomb Raider, Silent Hill, Gran Turismo... or so many other sagas of our childhood. And those that are there are with the wrong titles (Tekken 2 over Tekken 3?). We miss big names that were available to buy in PSP and PS3 stores, such as Vagrant Story, and that for the moment have disappeared and it seems that we will have to wait if we want to enjoy them again on PS5. The same goes for the rest of the generations and later platforms (PlayStation 2, PSP and the missing PS Vita). Although as we say, it is only the beginning.
Before leaving you with the full list to see for yourself if your favorites are included, we remind you that the classic games come with the PlayStation Plus Premium subscription, one of the three new modes of the service. Access to them will cost $17.99 per month, $49.99 per quarter, or $119.99 per year, with the catalog being updated and renewed as the months go by.
Original PlayStation and PSP games on the new PlayStation Plus
- Ape Escape | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Everybody’s Golf | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Kurushi | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Jumping Flash! | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Syphon Filter | Bend Studio, Original PlayStation
- Super Stardust Portable | Housemarque, PSP
- Mr. Driller | Bandai Namco Entertainment, Original PlayStation
- Tekken 2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment, Original PlayStation
- Worms World Party | Team 17, Original PlayStation
- Worms Armageddon | Team17, Original PlayStation
PS2 and PS3 remastered games on the new PlayStation Plus
- Ape Escape 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
- Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | Japan Studio, PS4
- Bioshock Remastered | 2K Games, PS4
- Borderlands The Handsome Collection | 2K Games, PS4
- Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | Gearbox Publishing, PS4
- Dark Cloud | Japan Studio, PS4
- Dark Cloud 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
- FantaVision | SIE, PS4
- Hot Shots Tennis | Japan Studio, PS4
- Jak II | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Jak 3 | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Jak X: Combat Racing | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning | THQ Nordic, PS4
- LEGO Harry Potter Collection | WB Games, PS4
- Rogue Galaxy | Japan Studio, PS4
- Siren | Japan Studio, PS4
- Wild Arms 3 | SIE, PS4
PS3 games in the new PlayStation Plus (via streaming only)
- Asura’s Wrath | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | Konami, PS3
- Crash Commando | Creative Vault Studios, PS3
- Demon’s Souls | From Software, PS3
- Devil May Cry HD Collection | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
- echochrome | Japan Studio, PS3
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West | Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., PS3
- F.E.A.R. | WB Games, PS3
- Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds | Japan Studio, PS3
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational | Japan Studio, PS3
- Ico | Japan Studio, PS3
- Infamous | Sucker Punch, PS3
- Infamous 2 | Sucker Punch, PS3
- Infamous: Festival of Blood | Sucker Punch, PS3
- LocoRoco Cocoreccho! | Japan Studio, PS3
- Lost Planet 2 | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
- MotorStorm Apocalypse | Evolution Studios, PS3
- MotorStorm RC | Evolution Studios, PS3
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | Koei Tecmo, PS3
- Puppeteer | Japan Studio, PS3
- rain | Japan Studio, PS3
- Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty | Insomniac Games, PS3
- Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time |Insomniac Games, PS3
- Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus | Insomniac Games, PS3
- Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare | Rockstar Games, PS3
- Resistance 3 | Insomniac Games, PS3
- Super Stardust HD | Housemarque, PS3
- Tokyo Jungle | Japan Studio, PS3
- When Vikings Attack | Clever Beans, PS3
Source | PlayStation Blog