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[moltonasty]

What is the explanation for this GAF? These are some of the most iconic games in PS history, and yet I can't download them on PSN, to play on the go. I expected better from Sony. Has Sony/Activision/Naughty Dog/anyone explained why this is? Will they ever come? Crash 3 Warped on that OLED screen would be heavenly.

 

[SuicidalSteve]

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[I Wanna Be The Guy]

I can. EU master race. No idea why you can't in the US.

 

[NIGHT-]

Spyro games too =[

 

[moltonasty]

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I can. EU master race. No idea why you can't in the US.

Seriously!? You guys have the whole trilogy? What gives!

Damn, if only you could run multiple accounts on Vita I'd be all up on that.

 

[Redhood]

I for one think some shit went down real bad between SCEA and Activision related to All Stars battle Royale and hence the games are never coming unless SCEA pays a hefty fee which they will not cause lol SCEA, The games are available in Japan and EU.

 

[8 X 11 Printer Paper]

Seriously!? You guys have the whole trilogy? What gives!

Sony of America generally hates us, at least to our EU counterparts.

 

[Skyzard]

Seriously!? You guys have the whole trilogy? What gives!

Crash Team Racing too... Regional licensing issues probably. They know people want it.

 

[libregkd]

Seriously!? You guys have the whole trilogy? What gives!

IIRC even Japan has the whole trilogy available. The only region that doesn't have it is North America for whatever strange reason.

Spoiler

SCEA probably hasn't bothered to get licensing for both the Crash series and Spyro series to be playable on the Vita

 

[IdreamofHIME]

I played them on mine.

 

[Akira83]

What is the explanation for this GAF? These are some of the most iconic games in PS history, and yet I can't download them on PSN, to play on the go. I expected better from Sony. Has Sony/Activision/Naughty Dog/anyone explained why this is? Will they ever come? Crash 3 Warped on that OLED screen would be heavenly.

Because they don't care

Its sad, but the same reason there are almost 0 proper retail vita releases on the horizon

 

[TheTux]

Well here in Europe the only version of the Spyro trilogy available on the PSN store is the US version. I'd love to download the European Spyro trilogy

 

[Oppo]

it's Universal's fault

 

[plasmawave]

There are no Crash Bandicoot games on the US PSN?
You can get them on JP PSN store if you must.

 

[moltonasty]

eurogaf says hello

oh man, you HAD to update it with the picture just to rub it in didn't you

 

[Ruud_Luiten]

I'm playing Crash 3 right now

 

[0ptimusPayne]

I thought you could download the games on the PS3, then plug in the vita and port them over??? I was planning on putting Crash Team Racing on my Vita soon

 

[Freaky Fred]

The bigger crime is that we can't download Portable OPs in the US..

 

[SuicidalSteve]

oh man, you HAD to update it with the picture just to rub it in didn't you

Sorry! had to have picture evidence in here somewhere

 

[Lijik]

These and the Spyro games were the most glaring omissions when I went through the store the first time I got my vita. It was also pretty baffling how Enter the Gecko was only recently added to PSN when Gex 1 and 3 have been on it for a while

 

[Omegasquash]

Shit I just wish I could play Suikoden or Castlevania Chronicles.

 

[Springy]

Well here in Europe the only version of the Spyro trilogy available on the PSN store is the US version. I'd love to download the European Spyro trilogy

Isn't this the inverse of the usual sentiment for PS1 games on PSN?

 

[Akauser]

Seriously!? You guys have the whole trilogy? What gives!

Damn, if only you could run multiple accounts on Vita I'd be all up on that.

I think you can. You have to do it through multiple memory cards.

http://m.uk.ign.com/wikis/ps-vita/How_to_Switch_PSN_Accounts_on_PlayStation_Vita

Though it seems pretty long winded just for one game.

 

[Crub]

eurogaf says hello

50hz says hello =(

 

[SuicidalSteve]

50hz says hello =(

now I feel depressed :-(

 

[Castcoder]

I'm thinking Crash is going to be rebranded like Spyro. Spyro won't be reissued because Activision may fear that it will interfere with the Skylanders brand negatively.

 

[plc268]

The bigger crime is that we can't download Portable OPs in the US..

When I got my vita, I found out quick that all the PSP/PS1 games I wanted to play couldn't transfer to the vita. For me, this was Crash, CTR, Spyro, MGS1, and Portable Ops. Portable Ops would be finally playable after remapping controls.

Also, you can transfer MGS1 to the vita, but you have to do it from a PS3. You can't download it directly to the vita, for whatever reason.

 

[buddha0991]

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50hz says hello =(

 

[chubigans]

Sometimes a quick work around is to download them on PS3, then transfer them onto PS Vita. That's how games like WTF can be on Vita, despite not being in the Vita store.

Not sure if it works with Crash though.

 

[plc268]

Sometimes a quick work around is to download them on PS3, then transfer them onto PS Vita. That's how games like WTF can be on Vita, despite not being in the Vita store.

Not sure if it works with Crash though.

No, it won't work for crash and spyro.

 

[btkadams]

Sometimes a quick work around is to download them on PS3, then transfer them onto PS Vita. That's how games like WTF can be on Vita, despite not being in the Vita store.

Not sure if it works with Crash though.

it unfortunately doesn't work for the crash or spyro games :'(

 

[Freaky Fred]

When I got my vita, I found out quick that all the PSP/PS1 games I wanted to play couldn't transfer to the vita. For me, this was Crash, CTR, Spyro, MGS1, and Portable Ops. Portable Ops would be finally playable after remapping controls.

Also, you can transfer MGS1 to the vita, but you have to do it from a PS3. You can't download it directly to the vita, for whatever reason.

Same damn thing happened to me, those were exactly the games I wanted to play along with Chrono Trigger and FF8(thank god those 2 work)

And as far as I know, MGS1 has audio issues since the latest Vita update

 

[ZenTzen]

so what, EU also doesnt have alot of games, like Breath of Fire IV, Legend of Dragoon, its just not the US thats lacking games

 

[Souldestroyer Reborn]

Man now I wanna play crash and Spyro on my vita :'(

I'm EU but haven't downloaded them yet :I

 

[Kain]

We EU peasants cannot play Legend of Dragoon so...

 

[Takao]

SCEA stopped trying to bring the back catalog of PSP/PSone games to the Vita storefront a while ago, that's why things like MGS are still missing. It's a shame, because there's plenty of notable games.

Crash and Spyro simply don't work on Vitas with a North American account attached. According to famousmortimer, Activision doesn't want them there.