Capcom: Up to 40 PSN games coming soon - Report

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted May 5, 2009 1:19 pm PT

Publisher looking to ramp up availability of original PlayStation and PSP games on Sony's downloadable-game service during the next few months.

Last week, rumors of a new version of the PSP hardware that would be able to play only downloadable games resurfaced, but with a handful of new details. One of the new tidbits said that when the handheld comes out, it will do so with more than 100 games added to the system's online catalog.

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a prime candidate for addition to the PlayStation Store.

If that's true, a significant chunk of those games could bear the Capcom name. Gaming blog Joystiq is reporting that Capcom senior director of communications and community Chris Kramer told the site that it is preparing to increase its PlayStation Store presence drastically in the near future.

"Ultimately we're looking at bringing between 20 and 40 titles to the PSN over the next several months," Kramer said.

The publisher will be looking at a lot of Street Fighter and Resident Evil games, according to Kramer. However, it likely won't include licensed games such as Marvel vs. Capcom, despite the recent announcement that Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will be downloadable for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Currently the publisher has made limited use of the North American PlayStation Store for the PSP, recently unveiling its first digital-distribution-only game for the handheld.

51 Comments

  • namcoman67

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 8:06 am PT

    they already released the Resident Evil (1-3) games on the Japan PSN a long time ago and they are in English dialogue. The menu is in Japanese but i been playing Resident Evil for so long that I have the controls memorize. I have them all on my Japan Account and I would play them on my PSP.

  • Flesseck214

    Posted May 12, 2009 1:14 pm PT

    Damn, I wish they would bring some of the old-school to XBL. I'd love to play them like the older Resident Evil titles. Please make it happen!

  • lamprey263

    Posted May 7, 2009 2:23 am PT

    they should definitely release the RE titles from the PS1 days on PSN, they've also some SF titles and Mega Man titles that would be popular

  • hatieshorrer

    Posted May 6, 2009 2:29 pm PT

    @kavadias1981

    PAL 50 hrz? 60hrz? What is that?

    Also good move Capcom.

  • Angryduck67

    Posted May 6, 2009 1:41 pm PT

    Capcom, put mega man 8 and X4 up there. All the RE games and Dino Crisis (1 not 2) Maybe Breath Of Fire 3&4. Then you will have my money.

  • enoslives7

    Posted May 6, 2009 1:32 pm PT

    sweet, 40 new versions of SF2

  • Malco_Vincenzo

    Posted May 6, 2009 12:31 pm PT

    take that braid!

  • kavadias1981

    Posted May 6, 2009 11:50 am PT

    In the UK our PSN games run in PAL 50 hrz with big frikkin boarders. I want to download the US games!!! They run in clean 60hrz with no boarders.

  • kramer_inc

    Posted May 6, 2009 11:46 am PT

    Great idea can't wait. i love this series

  • GANGSTASAN

    Posted May 6, 2009 7:53 am PT

    YES! If this even happens....

  • d_love

    Posted May 6, 2009 6:44 am PT

    They should post the former GameCube Resident Evil 1 remake on the PSN store. Now THAT game i would pay up to $30 for. Regardless, RE1-3 NEED to be uploaded to the PSN store ASAP...

  • flyingteddy

    Posted May 6, 2009 1:22 am PT

    nice to see them supporting. i was really hoping for more back catalog games on the psn.

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted May 6, 2009 12:19 am PT

    This is cool and all, but I already have every good Capcom game, not only for PS1 but also when they were re-released for GameCube, PS2 and Wii. Even though I won't be getting them again for PSP, Capcom still gets Thumbs Up for doing this.

  • Cohenat

    Posted May 5, 2009 10:33 pm PT

    BoF 3 and 4, come to papa

  • kiramasaki

    Posted May 5, 2009 9:47 pm PT

    If it wasnt for the fact that i pretty much own most capcom games worth owning on the ps1 and ps2, this would be exciting news

  • Azwethinkweiz89

    Posted May 5, 2009 9:29 pm PT

    Now let Square-Enix release their PS1 games on PSN and I'll be one happy guy.

  • KhanhAgE

    Posted May 5, 2009 8:34 pm PT

    Woot. More PS lovin'

  • Gewbur

    Posted May 5, 2009 8:25 pm PT

    Yes Harerazer. Because businesses plan things. It's a conspiracy I tells ya.

  • thekey

    Posted May 5, 2009 7:24 pm PT

    Trey 4 Life!

  • Harerazer

    Posted May 5, 2009 6:56 pm PT

    Did anyone else notice The Capcom Channel appear on the PSN last week or so? This was planned, folks.

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