List of downloadable PlayStation games (North America)

This is a list of PlayStation (PS1) games digitally re-released on the PlayStation Store in NA territories. These are the original games software emulated. At their initial release in December 2006, downloadable PS1 titles were only available to play on PlayStation Portable (PSP),[1] but titles became available for PlayStation 3 (PS3) in April 2007,[2] for PlayStation Vita on August 28, 2012,[3] and PlayStation 4 (PS4) and PlayStation 5 (PS5) on June 13, 2022.[4]

The PlayStation TV (PSTV) supports the same titles as the Vita. Each title released for PS4 is bundled with its PS5 release, and the former is also playable on PS5 through backwards compatibility. If a downloadable PS1 title has been digitally purchased for a device released prior to the PS4, the title is automatically added to the user's library on all devices for which there is a release, except for some of the PS4 and PS5 releases, which require a PlayStation Plus Premium subscription. For some of the PS1 titles lacking official support for Vita and PSTV, this was previously able to be circumvented by transferring the game to the device via a PS3.[5] The ability to transfer games to and from a PS3 was lost in a 2022 update.

Playing PS1 titles on a PSP or Vita does not support local multiplayer that was designed to use multiple controllers,[6] but PSTV supports this feature. Those released on PS4 and PS5 display in high-definition and may feature the addition of trophies.

  1. ^ Grant, C. (December 6, 2006). "PSone Downloads Hit the PSP by way of the PS3". Engadget. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Christopher Grant. "Sony Ups PlayStation 3 Firmware to v1.7, PSOne titles not faring so well". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ^ "PS Vita System Software Update (v1.80) – Take The Tour". Blog.us.playstation.com. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  4. ^ Ryan, Jim (March 29, 2022). "All-new PlayStation Plus launches in June with 700+ games and more value than ever". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  5. ^ J. Fletcher. "Vita's PSOne support is a Classic blunder". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Bomberman plus three other PS1 titles blast onto PSN". Engadget. Retrieved 10 December 2022.