Just in time for me to tell you about it before our holiday break, Sony has updated the PlayStation Network Store with another PSOne game. I’m not telling you this because this marks the second week in a row we’ve gotten a new PSOne on PSN game, although that probably at least ties the service’s previous record streak. No, you have to know this because the game is Suikoden, the excellent 1996 RPG that set the stage for its even more excellent sequel. So that’s the best part. The second best part is it’s selling for the PSN standard $5.99. That sound you hear is hundreds of Ebay sellers having simultaneous aneurysms.
Between this and last week’s Castlevania Chronicles, it almost seems like Sony and Konami have figured out how to use this service properly. Both these titles are uncommon and in demand from franchise fans. Neither game has aged particularly badly, if you keep in mind that Chronicles was a port of a port and already felt pretty old school upon its original launch. And finally, they’re both from extent franchises that each could use a bit of a boost right now.
Dare we dream that this is the beginning of an actual, viable, classic PSOne service? Could our world be one where anyone with a few dollars and a song in their heart could play Silent Bomber? That would truly be a holiday miracle. In any case, you should buy this right now: not only will it accompany you well on your travels via PSP, Konami could get the message and follow up with my favorite PSOne game, Suikoden II. Seeing that $150 masterwork on sale for six Washingtons would bring incalculable joy to all. Well, to all besides those Ebay sellers. They'll probably be pretty pissed off.
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