This summer, Sony plans to shut down the PlayStation Store on legacy consoles, making hundreds of games for the PSP, PS Vita, and PS3 unobtainable once they do. Among those games are over two hundred PS1 Classics. Players who already own games from the library will still play and download them. With enough storage and deep pockets, it is possible to purchase every PS1 game available on the PlayStation Store before it closes down for good on older devices.
At the latest count, there are around 211 PS1 Classics available, give or take. Most of these games have a $5.99 price tag, with some games sporting a cost of $9.99. If a Sony fan wanted to snag each of these games, it would run them$1,335.90. Keep in mind that games go on sale now and then, and sometimes titles are added/removed as well. The end of this article contains a list of the PS1 titles currently available for the PSP, PS Vita, and PS3, sorted alphabetically.
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The Classics
While the PS1 Classics line is in theory a collection of classic games from Sony’s first-ever console, some games are more of a classic than others. Games such as theArc the Ladseries,Castlevania: Symphony of the Night,Final Fantasy Tactics, Front Mission 3, Mega Man Legends, Metal Gear Solid Parasite Eve, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Suikoden, Um Jammer Lammy, Wild Arms, andXenogearsare titles worthy of another playthrough. Players who still own a PSP, PS Vita, or PS3 and still want to play them should ensure to snag at least a handful of these PS1 titles before the PlayStation Store is unavailable for their legacy devices.
Is it worth shelling out almost $1,500to snag each and every PS1 game available? Probably not, but $100 could snag enough golden oldies to keep a gamer busy for a very long time, depending on the games they choose.
Shutting Down
Sony has confirmed that thePlayStation Store will be closing for goodon August 04, 2025 for the PSP and PS3, and June 22, 2025, for the PS Vita. Once closed, users will still be able to download any game they previously purchases, though Sony has not stated for how long or if that capability will eventually end as well. Multi-platform purchases will still work, so if a title purchased on the PS4 or PS5 has a PSP, PS Vita, or PS3, that title will show on the respective console’s Download List. As for PlayStation Plus titles, they will always be available to redownload as long as members continue to renew their subscriptions.
This shutdown also means that any unredeemed gift cards will become useless, though any money in a player’s PSN wallet will still be usable with PS4 and PS5 content. Any unused wallet funds will be available for a refund once each console’s store closes. For complete information on the PlayStation Store closures for the PSP, PS Vita, and PS3,Sony has put together a FAQto clarify.
