New firmware enables PS1 games on PSP through Remote Play

Balla

Video Games Moderator

DivX for the PS3 and internet radio for the PSP weren't the only treats buried in this morning's latest Sony firmware updates. Nope, they've got a little something special for those of you rocking both of Sony's latest consoles: PS1 games are now playable via Remote Play. What does that mean to you, Joe Gamer? You can download PS1 games on your PS3 through the PSN Store but, instead of swapping games on and off your no doubt ballooning Memory Stick, you can stream them straight from the PS3. You can also leave your favorite PS1 game in the drive and Remote Play that, if digitally distributed media ain't your thing.

Coupled with the PS3's recently acquired Remote Start capability and the PSP's internet-enabled Remote Play functionality, you can tap into that library of PS1 games at home from anywhere in the world. That's a pretty exciting feature ... but, there is one shortcoming: when's that library of PS1 games coming?

Source: Joystiq


That is so fucking cool

Spinoff360

If you could remote play PS1 games while having the disc in the PS3 it might be cool but with the PS Store downloads it is nothing special. Sony only care about Japan with the downloadable PS1 games leaving the rest of the world with a pathetic selection of games.

I care a lot more about the Blu-Ray Profile 1.1 part of this update

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Necro

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Yeah sounds cool on the surface, but I dont know. I'm not too impressed yet either with the Wii virtual library..

Balla

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so you guys think that they will just give us shit games to get and nothing good, i didn't think about that i was too excited... oh wellz..