PSN now has PSONE imports!

[SuperSabin]

Some of you may have noticed this already but 2 japanese PS1 titles hit the store recently. The names of them are: Cho Aniki and Gaia Seed which are priced 5.99.

So now that PSN now has an imports section, do any of you have any foreign PS1 games you'd like to see overseas? I'm interested in the 1st SMT game so far and hopefully that will make it on the network.

[Jin]

I'm not sure if I'm interested in this yet or not. Has anyone purchased one? Are they translated at all or do they just give you the exact Japanese version the way Nintendo does? If it's the latter, I don't much care about it. Granted, I'm sure you don't really need to read the 'plot' for games like Cho Anniki (and with that one, it's probably better I don't know what's going on) to enjoy it, but I really hate not being able to read things when they come up on the screen.

[Zargabaath]

Are they translated at all or do they just give you the exact Japanese version the way Nintendo does?

I did some searching and I got this:

Sony will add a new 'Imports' section to the PS Store this month dedicated to the release of previously Japan-only PSOne games.

So confirmes MonkeyPaw Games - via Siliconera - who reports the new section will pop up on September 21 with two games, PSOne shooters 'Cho Aniki' and 'GaiaSeed'.

Also apparently on the way are fighting game Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty and puzzle games Blockids and Magical Drop F.

'Cho Aniki' and 'GaiaSeed' are both horizontal shooters, the former featuring near-naked men and all sorts of typically Japanese madness (screenshots through the source link).

The games are apparently not localised either, so you'll be left to figure your way through Japanese menus, although that shouldn't be too touch for a pair of shooters.

This is somewhat like Nintendo's week-long Hanabi Festivals held periodically on the Wii Shop Channel, during which it makes Japan-only classics available to Euro gamers for the first time.

It's uncertain if this news is just for US or includes other regions.

This makes it disheartening for me; I really want Suikoden II to come out on PSN over in the U.S and not have to buy a used copy for $80 plus. Damn you Konami for not releasing that Suikoden I & II bundle for the PSP in America!

Source:News: PSOne Japan 'Imports' coming to PSN - ComputerAndVideoGames.com