SUIKODEN ON SALE FOR $5.99

Last time I checked, retail disks for the original Suikdoen cost several hundred dollars. When I heard that it was available on the Playstation Store for $5.99, I thought it would be news worth sharing.

If you haven't played Suikoden, it is a classic RPG that was released on the Playstation early into its life-cycle. It may have been the first meaty RPG available on the console. It was a bit of a throwback when it came out, because it eschewed new 3D technology in favor of using the extra horsepower to output high-resolution 2D art. The result is a game that has aged decidedly better than, say, the battle scenes in Wild Arms. It's pretty good,and a fan-favorite as well as a coveted collector's item.

Thoughts? I anyone getting or have this? I tried to find it on the store today (it's only $6!), but couldn't.

Screens:





Also, the NA box art is considered by some to be a masterpiece. It's no Mega Man, but it's not too shabby either:

Also: Does anyone else download games for their PSP? I really love it. Donwloadable handheld games are super cheap, and like . . . I don't know it just seems appropriate that I should be able to download them. Also the UMD format is awful and noisy and there are many other things wrong with it, and downloading games insulates me from those issues. I have heard rumors that since PSP is not doing so hot at retail that they will start offering all games as downloadable titles. Usually 500,000+ PSPs sell every month (it almost always does better than the 360 for example) but software does not sell.

Please note I am not talking about piracy but rather the Playstation Store.

author=WIP link=topic=2770.msg52320#msg52320 date=1230138989
Actually, the PSP very rarely tops 300,000 per month. And the 360 has out sold it for the past three months. It actually had double the sales the PSP did last month (800k compared to 400k).

Recent price drop! Look at historical figures man. I said usually not last month etc.

EDIT: Well I looked it up!

http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=2362

In the third quarter of 2008, PSP outsold 360 significantly. Overall worldwide sales in 2008 show PSP outselling 260 2-1. In the past this margin was even greater.

I mean like who really cares about this stuff but you told me I was wrong.

My thing is that PSP games never sell that well - when is the last time you saw one in the top 20? Crisis Core? God of War? But at the same time it has more hardware out than the 360, which hits top 20 titles and often #1 sellers all the time.

Downloadable games for $6 might encourage people to buy more stuff. After all, CT DS is $40, which is a comparable product to Suikoden for $6.

God man who even cares that isn't relevant to the discussion. The entire point is that downloadable titles might help sell games for PSP because it is selling hardware and not software.

author=WIP link=topic=2770.msg52341#msg52341 date=1230143250
As for downloadable titles, when you purchase Suikoden and other PS1 games from the PSN, do you have to specify you want it for your PS3 or PSP?

If there is no distinguishable markers for it, then it's a moot point. You can never guarantee that a person would use their PSP to play Suikoden.

You can play on PS3 or PSP. You can go back and forth in-between the two, if you want. It's a pretty elegant system and there is big potential for synergy between the two products but so far nothing has capitalized on it.

And it is not a moot point. Firmware 5.0 will feature Playstation Store browsing through the PSP itself, which is a long-overdue feature and is basically the same as buying a PSP-specific game (that you can backup or move to your PS3 whatever).

Also I just looked this up and in Japan all first-party games are available online day-and-date as they are retail. It's pretty cool to think that we might enjoy that same luxury.

author=WIP link=topic=2770.msg52341#msg52341 date=1230143250
As for the PSP, there is really nothing really coming out for it now. I think Dissidia is basically it. It's on a long and slow deathmarch.

I blame it on Sony's terrible marketing of it. I would also say it has a few hardware issues but nothing incomparable to the DS's faults.

There's stuff. Patapon 2 and Kingdom Hearts other games that people will think are worth playing. But yeah not that much. It is a great handheld and it would be nice to see it realize its potential.

So I just bought this and I laughed when I noticed they are using the Japanese box art.



. . . too bad :(

By the way guys this is an awesome game and if you have a PSP or PS3 you should get it. It is so cheap!