Can You Download Psp Games On Vita

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I would like to know this as well for the future. Specifically I want to know if Media Go can be used in the same way as a PS3 in terms of downloading PSP games not officially compatible with the Vita.

The PS Vita is a pretty phenomenal piece of hardware that's technically capable of being backward-compatible with the entire PSP library. Alas, at this point, the list of PSP games you can download onto your PS Vita is limited. Sure, there are plenty of great older games (and lots of great brand-new ones, too), but there are many missing titles. Browse the list for yourself.

Sony says the list of backward-compatible games will continue to grow, but why wait? There are actually plenty of other PSP games you can play on your PS Vita right now, but you'll need a PS3 to make it happen. They may not be listed on Sony's backward-compatibility list, but they certainly work.

So, here's the trick, which has been discussed on many message boards: while you can browse the PS Store to see what older downloadable PSP content is available for purchase or redownload, you're not getting the full picture of the whole PSP catalog. Instead, browse your download list via Transaction Management on your PSN account on the PlayStation 3, and download any PSP games. The PS3 will store PSP games and allow a PSP--or, a Vita--to sync the content.

Connect your PS Vita to the PS3 via USB cable (half of the AC charging kit that came with the system) and launch the Content Manager app. Select the 'Connect to a PS3 System' option, and select 'Copy from PS3 to Vita.' You can browse all PSP-related save content. At this point, any PSP games that can be transferred show up in a list. Select them, copy the files, and you'll have your PSP games on your Vita.

So far, I've done this to transfer two of my favorite games: Echochrome and Flow. According to message boards, many more games are transferable, but the only officially supported games are those that show up in the PS Store, and are listed in the official Sony blog post above. Of course, there's a good chance that these other games will officially appear in the PS Store sooner or later. And, sorry, UMD owners: this still doesn't help you at all.

Early PS Vita adopters (the Vita officially launches tomorrow), explore away. Any successfully transferred games you'd like to share? Let us know in the comments.

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On August 28, PlayStation Vita firmware update 1.8 went live, enabling the Vita to play select PSOne Classics. As of right now, the PlayStation Network in North America offers only nine PSOne games available -- perhaps due to an error. Europe, on the other hand, gets a whopping 129 games. These nine are likely the only ones available for purchase directly from the Vita.

Accessing the PSN on the PlayStation 3 opens a much wider list of PSOne games for purchase. These games, of course, can be transferred to the Vita after having been purchased on the PlayStation 3's PSN. Take note that the PSOne game's save data can also be transferred along with the game to the Vita.

Note that to transfer games to the Vita, you just download the game onto the PS3. Without installing it, connect the Vita and use the proprietary Content Manager to copy the game onto the Vita.

The games on these lists are not final, and can be changed. If you spot something an error, do everyone else a favor and change it. If a game is missing, add it! Etc. Etc. Community is power!
Last Update (Notes): December 23rd, 2013 (Only A-M on the compatible list was updated)

List of Compatible PSOne Games[edit]

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Can You Download Psp Games On Vita

This list shows the entire PSOne Classics library that can be purchased on the PS3 and then transferred to the Vita in North America. The games listed in bold indicate games that can be accessed directly from the Vita's PSN store. The games that can be found on Vita directly as of now are bolded.

  • Alundra
  • Arc Arena: Monster Tournament
  • Arc the Lad
  • Arc the Lad II
  • Arc the Lad III
  • Arcade Hits: Shienryu (Japanese Import)
  • Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special (Japanese Import)
  • Backstreet Billards
  • Bowling
  • Breath of Fire IV
  • Castlevania Chronicles
  • Castlevania: Symphony of The Night
  • Centipede
  • Championship Bass
  • Cho Aniki (Japanese Import)
  • Chrono Trigger
  • Chrono Cross
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation
  • Cool Boarders
  • Cool Boarders 2
  • Cool Boarders 3
  • Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (Japanese Import)
  • Crash Team Racing
  • Darkstalkers
  • Darkstalkers 3
  • Dead in the Water
  • DESTREGA
  • Destruction Derby
  • Dezaemon Plus! (Japanese Import)
  • Dino Crisis
  • Dino Crisis 2
  • Dirt Jockey

Disney's Hercules

  • Disney's Lilo & Stitch
  • Disney's Peter Pan: Return to Neverland
  • Disney's The Emperor's New Groove

Disney's The Little Mermaid II

  • Disney-Pixar A Bug's Life
  • Disney-Pixar Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
  • Disney-Pixar Toy Story Racer
  • Disney-Pixar Toy Story 2
  • Evergreen Avenue
  • Extreme Pinball
  • Favorite Dear ~Enkan no Monogatari~

Favorite Dear ~Jyunpaku no Yogensha~

  • Fighting Force
  • Final Fantasy Origins
  • Final Fantasy V
  • Final Fantasy VI
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • Final Fantasy VIII
  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Final Fantasy Tactics
  • First Queen IV
  • Front Mission 3
  • GaiaSeed (Japanese Import)
  • Gex
  • Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
  • Grandia
  • Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
  • Hi-Octane: The Track Fights back
  • Hogs of War
  • Hot Shots Golf 2
  • International Track & Field
  • Jet Moto
  • Jet Moto 2
  • Jigsaw Madness
  • Jumping Flash!
  • Jumping Flash! 2
  • Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
  • Legend of Dragoon
  • Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
  • Legend of Mana
  • Magic Carpet

Mahjong Uranai Fortuna-Tsuki no Megami Tachi

  • Mahjong Youchien Tamago-gumi
  • Mass Destruction
  • Medal of Honor
  • Medal of Honor Underground
  • MediEvil
  • Mega Man (Japanese Import)
  • Mega Man 2 (Japanese Import)
  • Mega Man 3 (Japanese Import)
  • Mega Man 4 (Japanese Import)
  • Metal Gear Solid
  • Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
  • Metal Slug X
  • Missile Command
  • Mobile Light Force
  • Money Idol Exchanger (Japanese Import)
  • Monster Bass
  • MotorHead High Velocity Entertainment
  • Motto Trump Shiyouyo!

King of Fighters '99, The

  • Nuclear Strike
  • Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
  • Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
  • Pandemonium!
  • Parasite Eve
  • Parasite Eve II
  • Populous: The Beginning
  • Rally Cross
  • Rapid Angel (Japanese Import)
  • Rayman
  • Rayman 2: The Great Escape
  • Resident Evil: Director's Cut
  • Resident Evil 2
  • Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
  • Ridge Racer 4
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV
  • Saiyuki: Journey West
  • SimCity 2000
  • Soviet Strike
  • Street Fighter Alpha
  • Street Fighter Alpha 2
  • Street Fighter Alpha 3
  • Suikoden
  • Syphon Filter
  • Syphon Filter 2
  • Syphon Filter 3
  • Tekken
  • Tekken 2
  • Ten Pin Alley
  • Theme Hospital
  • Threads of Fate
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
  • Tomba!
  • Tomb Raider
  • Tomb Raider II
  • Tomb Raider III
  • Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
  • Toy Story
  • Twisted Metal 2
  • Um Jammer Lammy
  • Vagrant Story
  • Vanguard Bandits
  • Warhawk
  • Wild Arms
  • Wild Arms 2
  • Wing Commander IV
  • WipEout
  • Xenogears
  • 2 Xtreme

Current list of incompatible PSOne games[edit]

These games are not compatible via direct download nor transfer.

  • Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (does not even work via Remote Play)
  • Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
  • Bloody Roar
  • Bloody Roar 2
  • Chrono Cross
  • Command & Conquer
  • Crash Bandicoot
  • Crash Bandicoot 2
  • Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
  • Disney's Lilo & Stitch
  • Final Fantasy V (Remote Play supported)
  • Legend of Mana
  • Myst
  • Pocket Fighter
  • R-Type Delta
  • R-Types
  • Silent Hill
  • Spyro the Dragon
  • Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
  • Spyro: Year of the Dragon
  • Star Wars: Dark Forces

Current list of games that may or may not transfer to vita[edit]

The following PSOne Classics available on PS3 in North America still have yet to be confirmed whether or not they'll transfer to the PS Vita.

  • Backstreet Billiards
  • Blockids (Japanese Import)
  • Bomberman: Fantasy Race
  • Bomberman: Party Edition
  • Bowling
  • Centipede
  • Dead in the Water
  • Delta Force: Urban Warfare
  • Destrega
  • Dezaemon Kids! (Japanese Import)
  • Dirt Jockey
  • Disney's The Emperor's New Groove
  • Disney's Hercules
  • Disney's The Little Mermaid II
  • Disney's Peter Pan: Return to Never Land
  • Ford Racing
  • Future Cop L.A.P.D.
  • Galaxy Fight (Japanese Import)
  • Jigsaw Madness
  • The King of Fighters '99
  • Mass Destruction
  • Missile Command
  • Mobile Light Force
  • Monstor Bass!
  • Motor Toon Grand Prix
  • N20 Nitrous Oxide
  • One
  • Perfect Weapon
  • Pong
  • Reel Fishing
  • Reel Fishing II
  • Reloaded
  • Sim Theme Park
  • Sno-Cross Championship
  • Sorcerer's Maze
  • Spec Ops: Airborne
  • Spec Ops: Covert Assault
  • Spec Ops: Ranger Elite
  • Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol
  • Tall Unlimited (Japanese Import)
  • TNN Motorsports Hardcore 4x4
  • Virtual Pool 3
  • XS Airboat Racing
  • XS Junior League Dodgeball
  • XS Junior League Football
  • XS Junior League Soccer

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Source: PlayStation Community Forums and comments in this IGN article

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