Hello everyone. As we continue our celebration of the PlayStation 20th anniversary, we want to take a look back at the heritage that helped propel us to the brand that we are today. PlayStation 2 holds a special place in the hearts of many gamers who have fond memories of playing some of the biggest franchises in gaming.
PS2 remains the best-selling console of all time, thanks in part to the revolutionary tech built into the box, such as support for the DVD format for games and movies, a powerful graphics processor, and specialized chips for particle effects and physics. Above and beyond the technical innovations that made PS2 stand apart is the huge catalog of amazing and much loved games, such as Dark Cloud, Twisted Metal: Black, and the PS2-era classic Grand Theft Auto games, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, just to name a few.
To celebrate our PS2 heritage, I’m excited to announce that starting tomorrow, you will be able to purchase and play PS2 games on your PS4 via PlayStation Store in the Americas and Europe.
We are getting things started with a bang by launching with eight fan favorites tomorrow:
- Dark Cloud — $14.99
- Grand Theft Auto III — $14.99
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — $14.99
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — $14.99
- Rogue Galaxy — $14.99
- The Mark of Kri — $14.99
- Twisted Metal: Black — $9.99
- War of the Monsters — $9.99
Having these titles available on PS4 is already incredibly exciting for us, but we did not stop there. We have brought these titles forward to meet today’s gaming standards by adding Trophy support! Each title’s Trophy set has been carefully developed in conjunction with feedback from the original creators to be sure that they capture the spirit and feeling of each game.
Also, you will be able to experience all of these PS2 games like never before — in up-rendered 1080p with the features you expect from a PS4 game including Remote Play, Live Broadcast, Share Play, Activity Feeds, and Second Screen support for game manuals with PlayStation Vita or PlayStation App.
And if you’re attending PlayStation Experience in San Francisco this weekend, you’ll be able to play these PS2 games on PS4 at the show floor:
- Dark Cloud
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- PaRappa the Rapper 2 (coming soon)
- Rogue Galaxy
- The King of Fighters 2000 (coming soon)
- The Mark of Kri
- War of the Monsters
We will be working tirelessly to bring you your favorite PS2 games with new releases on a regular basis, and we hope you love playing PS2 games on PS4 as much as we did making them! So tell us, what PS2 games do you want to play on your PS4?
Long live PlayStation!
Please add Gitaroo Man, Rumble Racing, Devil May Cry 1, 2 and 3 and Dead or Alive 2. I could think of more but they’re just off the top of my head :P.
Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3!!!
DRAGON BALL BUDOKAI TENKAICHI 3 AND DRAGON BALL INFINITE WORLD PLZ!!!!!!!!
Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and Dragonball Z Budokai 3 please!!! Everyone wants that game, just give us that game already!!!!!
KINGDOM HEARTS 1 AND 2!!!!!!!
I personally think we need:
Gran Turismo 4
Dragonball Z Buddokai Tenkaichi 3
At the very least
Socom with multiplayer. I’d pay just about anything for that.
I would like if you guys added some old racing games such as road trip and penny racer because those were some awesome games back when i was little.
I want Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3,Yu-Gi-Oh Tag Force and Naruto Ultimate Ninja 5….Let’s go Sony!!!
Please give us tenkaichi 3 that’s my all time favorite ps2 game
Wow!
The price point kinda sucks, but I guess adding these current generation features to PS2 games costs money. Still, it would be nice to see a discount for those who purchased on PS3 (I’ve accepted that a free download for said reasons is a pipe dream).
I don’t suppose Tony Hawk or Gran Turismo will be added anytime soon?
If SOCOM ever ends up on here? I’ll probably faint to the ground
in disbelief.
They need to add the Tony Hawk games!!!