BioShock 2, Assassin's Creed 2, Bayonetta, and FF7 PS3

It is an extra hurdle, but I don't think it would really be that much of an obstacle, at least not for most games. I don't know why SCEA isn't putting up more PS1 games, but I'd find it hard to believe that this is the only reason. Seems more like an excuse.

As I alluded to earlier, things are probably a little more complicated than what we might think (e.g., simply releasing the English ROM/ISO on the PSN). I don't know the whole procedure, but they'll probably have to re-certify it for a US release. Might have to resubmit to the ESRB. It can be a bit of a hassle I imagine. Of course, I would think that sales would offset any of this kind of stuff.

There are some unique cases though. Publishing rights may differ from region to region. For example, I think Sony released Arc the Lad in Japan, but in the US, I think Victor Ireland (Working Designs) owns the publishing rights. And he apparently is (or was) in no hurry to strike up a conversation with Sony about this (some bad blood there I believe).

I've used the emulator for a number of PS1 games. I prefer it over the PS3's emulator for a number of reasons (basically what you said). I use it for my own PS1 games though. Don't really like downloading games I don't own...although if Sony keeps this up, I may just say screw it.

IIRC, I think the PS2 emulator (PCSX2 or something?) has been getting better and better. Haven't had a chance to try it out recently though, but maybe I'll give it a shot in the near-future. Would love to play some PS2 games with improved performance (higher resolution, better framerate, etc.). Sony should just hire these guys to work on the PS3's PS2 BC.

 

True. I don't tend to look for used games, but I do agree that you might as well download them instead of buying used ($0 going to the developers either way). Well...outside of the legal issues (although I doubt publishers care that much)

I've just been holding out hope that if these games have already been put online in Japan, surely they'd be released here as well. I don't mind paying $5-$15 for these games, especially if that money actually goes to the developer/publisher. But as I said, perhaps this was a false assumption on my part.

 

I don't blame you. I feel the same way. I think I've technically only played one PS1 game on my PS3 (Chrono Cross), and that was just to test it out. And it turned out that I probably should have used the emulator (game was buggy on the PS3...and technically the PS2 IIRC). The last few PS1 games I've played recently (SH, Persona, MGS, etc.), I used the emulator. Forgetting even save states and speed improvements, the graphical improvements can be pretty nice (although there is a limit to what you can do with PS1 games).

I was just pointing out that I don't really like downloading the ROMs/ISOs. Easy enough just to use the PS1 discs themselves for the games I own (or borrow).

edit: Of course, things would be different for a N64 emulator.

 

Forgot to search for scans for Assassin's Creed 2, which I guess have been up for a while:
http://www.mondoxbox.com/news/16117/assassin-s-creed-2-scan-in-alta-qualit-da-gi.html
Looks nice.

There is some MAG info in the GameInformer issue, but I haven't seen anything yet (although haven't really looked too hard). Just saw a paragraph, which basically confirmed that it was a FPS instead of a TPS (like Socom). But this was pretty obvious in the screens that went out (or were leaked, I forget) about a week ago or so. I'm not really interested in MAG (no single-player), so I haven't really kept up with some of the recent developments (I think the site went live too?).