Ben-DutkaIt won't be long before every fantastic Final Fantasy experience from the original PlayStation is available to download on the PlayStation Network.
We knew Final Fantasy IX was in the works for the North American PSN – or rather, we assumed – and now it has been confirmed via Andriasang that Square-Enix is ready to bring Zidane and Garnet's epic quest to the US Network. It wasn't long ago that Square-Enix boss Shinji Hashimoto said the PSN conversion was nearly complete and now, we know it'll be up and ready to download on May 20. We don't yet have a price but you should probably expect the same price tag given to FFVII and FFVIII, which is $14.99. They launched at that price but they're now down to $9.99 each. Now, to play such amazing RPGs for that price is an absolute steal; I don't care if they're old-fashioned and out-of-date. And you know, because you can download it for play on either the PS3 or PSP, and the original games are playable on either the first PlayStation or the PS2, there's absolutely no excuse to pass one some of the finest role-playing gems ever. You've got every opportunity to nab 'em all and it won't cost you much; in fact, you can get FFVII, VIII, and IX for only $35, which is less than buying one of those games when it first released ($39.99 plus tax).
So anyway, if you've been waiting for FFIX to make it to the US PSN, you won't have to wait much longer.
you may think that now but you're not downloading 50gb games just yet.
That's just it. You'll never catch me paying full retail for a 50gb dl. Downloading 1.3gb for a game as epic as FFVII is a much stronger draw for the dd argument. I hope they know that.
I've played IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XII, & XIII. Is it time to finally play IX?
Shame on you for not having played the first one.
My friend has been wanting to replay this game for a while now. I've always given him crap for owning a PS3 slim w/o the b/c that my PS3 fat has.
And now I have nothing to defend myself with. I might throw in my original FFIX when I'm done with the 80+ hours for FFXII.
I never liked the characters in FFIX as much as other FFs, but still had no regrets dishing out the 40$ the day it came out for such a brilliant game.
I wish they would release a FF Compilation on PS3 the same way they did for GOW 1 and 2.
Put FF VII, VIII, IX, and X international on it for about 75 bucks, and I am sold.
That being said, I still am picking up all of em on PSN. =)
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I adore Final Fantasy VII. It is my favorite game of the PS One generation.
I bought Final Fantasy VIII, but haven't fallen in love with it the way that VII did. The fighting system seems really weird to me for some reason.
I am so stoked for Final Fantasy IX because it's a return to the old-school style of Final Fantasy. I love the art style. I keep on hearing about how it is the most underrated gem in the series.
I'm selling Final Fantasy XIII and using the money from that towards this.