Where are those Capcom PSN re-releases?
While I’m sure the rate with which the PSOne/PSP games are released on the North American PlayStation Store isn’t controlled by Capcom, one has to wonder when the ten titles they promised us will be released in the coming months. Let’s not forget how they’re aiming to re-release 20 to 40 games in the future. Most importantly, will there even BE any PSOne Classics Mega Man releases?
Let’s get this out of the way right now: I’ve owned a PSP and PS3 for quite some time now. While I’m used to PSN updates bringing borderline mediocre PSP/PSOne content for the months before, during, and after the summer period, 2009 almost felt like it could finally break free from being stuck in this vortex with Capcom’s release announcements. Three months running, we’ve only seen three such releases from Capcom: One per month. Worse yet, this last week saw the first PSOne Classic-less store update since the North American store started putting up titles weekly back in late May.
Let’s do the math here: 9 confirmed upcoming PSP/PSOne re-releases, 1/month average, start the countdown from August 2009. By those numbers, we’re looking at the last of those games coming out in April 2010. February 2011 for 20 games total and October 2012 if we get all 40 games Kramez was talking about. With some people saying the next generation of gaming could come as soon as 2012, that’s hardly an appealing prospect, don’t you think?
Alright, so I’m being a bit unfair. We all know that the PSP Go is coming this fall and that downloadable PSP games will be a far more interesting release by then. I fully expect a lot of those re-releases to be out once the PSP Go launches. PSOne releases, however, are compatible with PS3 systems and have seen very good sales without the need of a digital-only device. Capcom has three such games confirmed yet not a single one has come out yet.
Even on the Mega Man front, the September release of the Irregular Hunter X/Rockman Rockman Value Pack might be what’s stalling the release of Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X and Mega Man: Powered Up; which is perfectly understandable since PSN releases are region-free. Moving toward PSOne releases, we already know that Mega Man Legends isn’t cleared for release. Stretching that, one could guess that licensing problems could afflict a number of other games with voice acting, so let’s count out Mega Man 8, Mega Man X4, and (to an extent) Mega Man X6. What does that leave us with? Mega Man X5 and MAYBE Mega Man Battle & Chase. X5 could just as easily fall off the list if Guns N’ Roses need to be talked to…
While the prospect of Mega Man games being re-released on PSN in the near future is looking somewhat harsh, take heart. Capcom haven’t abandoned the Blue Bomber and surely won’t just stop at the two PSP releases. Japan will soon see the release of the first Rockman Complete Works game, so that’s surely a sign of something good to come.
Tags: Mega Man 8, Mega Man Battle & Chase, Mega Man Legends, Mega Man X3, Mega Man X4, Mega Man X5, Mega Man X6, Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X, Mega Man: Powered Up, PSN, PSOne, PSP, Rockman Complete Works
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Look, I’m not trying to be a hater or anything… but, I don’t have a PS3 or PSP. So, even if I did want to get the games… I can’t get them, so….
Yeah out of all my freinds only 2 have PS3s and one has a PSP and he doesn’t use it hardly at all.
No one ever uses a PSP. The day I was in line to buy mine, a guy came up to me and said:
“PSP? Heh, yeah I got one of those about last year. Now it just sits on my desk. I never play it.”
Thinking him to be a fool, I went ahead and bought mine anyway. Lo and behold, I too never play the damn thing. Whenever I buy a new game for it, I play for about a week straight and then move on. My brother’s recently been playing Monster Hunter Unite nonstop on his PSP and I think there’s something wrong with him.
“Thinking him to be a fool, I went ahead and bought mine anyway. Lo and behold, I too never play the damn thing. Whenever I buy a new game for it, I play for about a week straight and then move on. My brother’s recently been playing Monster Hunter Unite nonstop on his PSP and I think there’s something wrong with him.”
The Monster Hunter series is what’s really been moving the PSP. If you’re into it, you’re into it a LOT. Pretty much like any other WoW/Diablo 2 game.
ANYWAYS: http://www.capcom-unity.com/number6/blog/2009/08/11/more_capcom_classics_coming_to_ps3_and_psp
I can’t open that link at work, but I assume it’s the same info that I saw on Capcom-Unity’s Twitter this morning on my phone: Powered Up and Maverick Hunter X are coming to PSN, among some other PSP titles.
I’d like to see an English release of Complete Works if possible. ^^
(I already have Anniversary Collection, I’m jusr saying this because that’s the response I get whenever I mention this.)
What I want to know is will it be download able and playable to the ps3? If so I will download it, if not, then, I guess that I would get a PSP. There are more than just the two Megaman games on the PSP that interest me, but these two are the deciding factors.
PSP games are PSP-only for now. PSOne games are PS3/PSP compatible.
Well, I use my PSP mostly for internet, and music. I play games sometimes, but, not very often. I did get back into playing Daxter recently. I’m sure I’ll enjoy my PSX classics on my PSP when I get some. I plan to get Jumping flash, and whatever megaman game capcom throws out… I’m going to need a bigger memory stick.
The 1 GB is fine for now. I’ve made it work just fine.. but, I need more memory.