Sony Officially Confirms No Game Archive Support At Launch

There were rumours that digital versions of games from the PlayStation and PC Engine/Turbo Grafx range on the Playstation Network will not be supported by the Playstation Vita when it launches on December 17. It seems that those rumours are true as Sony confirms no support for Game Archive games at launch. It doesn’t rule out the possibility of support later on. In fact, added support is expected.

This was confirmed via the Playstation Vita FAQ on the official Japanese site. This is how the question and answer was stated:

Q: Can Vita play PlayStation Game Archives games?
A: It won’t be supported at the time of the PS Vita launch. Regarding future support, we’ll share details later.

So, if you want to play those Playstation classics on the go, you better hold onto your Playstation Portable. However, the support could be added when the Playstation Vita launches on the 22nd (Rest of the World) and 23rd (Australia and New Zealand) of February in 2012.

Joshua Spudic

Josh is the name, writing is my game... well my degree will say that. But, when uni gets me down (and it does), there is no better way that to grab a chair, sit back and slicing up some DarkspawnI started my gaming interest back in the good old 16 bit era with the Sega Mega Drive and Sonic The Hedgehog 2. I was roughly five years old. To this day I still try to fire up the dusty companion and speed through the wacky and bright levels, jumping on some Badniks, collecting those damn Chaos Emeralds. Then I moved onto Sony's disk based console the Playstation (thanks to my uncle). Since then I have picked up each of Sony's consoles from the 5th to current generation that has been released in Australia (with more to come).In terms of writing about games, I am quite new to the field. I started out late last year with my own blog before deciding to move to greener pastures. I have written a few reviews for the Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable. Features as well. I hope I can flex my muscles while writing with Capsule Computers.If I'm not gaming, however, I'm writing narratives. I am currently trying to kickstart a high fantasy novel (which, hopefully, turns into a complex RPG) that I want done in five years or so. My passion of writing has been there for a long time and has flourished as I grew. I'm into the fantasy genre, both games and novels, and thoroughly enjoy a deep and complex RPG, whether it comes from the East or West.Oh and anime is awesome!

2 Comments

Guest November 28, 2011, 10:04 pm
I hope the support is added. That would be incredibly sad.
Woo, I can edit comments!
Josh Spudic November 29, 2011, 8:51 pm
It’s only initial, so I wouldn’t worry about it. It also doesn’t rule out support when it launches in the Western markets.
Although I would agree that it would be incredibly sad to not have at least PSOne support.