[Q] Are Sony games interchangable between devices?

[vans2]

I am thinking of buying a Sony S1. I will be buying a Vita, already have a PSP, PS3 and Play.

My questions are about the games; so far I have only bought a few downloadable games from Sony for both the PS3 and PSP.

1. As with Android, can I purchase one game and play the game on multiple devices (I am really just thinking of the Vita and S1)?

2. What games will play on the S1. I have read on this site PSone games. But what about old PS2 games?

3. Are there lots of Sony games available for the S1 or will I struggle to find my old favorites?


Thanks and sorry if some of the questions are vague.

 

[badasschris]

From what I can see it is no different than what you can play on your Play. E.g. a few ps1 games. Almost certain that ps2 games will never be supported. If you have the original ps1 games get fpse and then you can emulate them on the play and s1

 

[raundown]

From what I can see it is no different than what you can play on your Play. E.g. a few ps1 games. Almost certain that ps2 games will never be supported. If you have the original ps1 games get fpse and then you can emulate them on the play and s1

GTA3 was originally a PS2 game

 

[unclespoon]

1. No, if you buy a game for the tablet s it will not be available on your vita, ps3, etc. Sucks, I know, cause I have multiple devices as well. They have to format/emulate the games differently. Hopefully in the future they'll streamline it, so for now I'm hesitant to purchase too much.

2. Officially I think it's only psone games now, but unofficially you can download emulators from the market that'll run just about anything and some of them will work with the native PS3 controller support as well!

3. There are about 12 in the "official" Sony store with more stated to come. There is, of course, the emulator alternative in the market and that will open up the window to just about whatever you want.

 

[vans2]

Thanks for all the replies, they have all been very helpful

I am thinking about buying the S1 and wanted to know if integration with Sony games would be a deciding factor.

For me, based on the replies I don't think it will bean important factor in my decision.

It seems that there are not that many games, they are all old and it sounds like I would need to buy multiple copies (or run emulators).

However I am still very tempted by the S1. I particularly like the form factor.


Thanks again

 

[cotda]

Games bought from PS Store on tablet, 'should' be re-downloadable on other playstation certified devices (Xperia Play, PSVita .etc) From within the PSStore app. It worked for me! I now have 5 free PS1 Games bought on my tablet on my Xperia Play.

To clarify Sony tablet games bought from PS Store should work on PSVita as it is playstation certified and part of the same ecosystem! Hope it helps!