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Can't tell you about the PC store, I don't have windows. When you download to the PS3 you can look up the restrictions on a game by pressing triangle and selecting information. On the PS1 games I have, the restrtictions go something like "everyone can play this game as long as the owner (meaning the user who bought the game) is registered on the PS3, once you delete the owner you won't be able to play the game". Meaning I use my US account to buy the game, but I play it using my European account. Also, don't forget PS1/PS2 memory cards are common to all users on the PS3, unlike PS3 saves, which are user-specific. I downloaded RE directly to the PSP from the store and it still didn't break my European Silent Hill. |
*Official* Final Fantasy VII PSP/PS3 thread
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dominalien 10,703 posts
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Psiloc 6,366 posts
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Registered 14 years agodominalien wrote:
Fairly sure those numbers are right. The resolution isn't significant at all because the proportion of the screen that is black stays the same, which is what we were discussing.
Basically here in PAL land our televisions (used to) refresh at 50hz, whereas NTSC refresh at 60hz. Also PAL has 625 lines of resolution whereas NTSC has 525.
To get a game that was made for an NTSC system (FFVII was made in Japan, it's NTSC there too)
You have the refresh rates right, but the number of lines wrong. In general, the thing with PAL/NTSC is that NTSC has more fps, but less lines and PAL has less fps, but more lines. The key thing is that the BANDWIDTH is the same. Also, the Japanese NTSC is actually slightly different to the US one (black level is the same as in PAL).
Most significantly, PS1 games rarely if ever ran at full-TV resolutions.
I have an actual PS1 PAL FFVII and trust me, it runs fine. The 3D is not fully smooth, of course, but that's standard PS1 for you.
For me the annoying thing is the speed difference anyway, I also have a PS1 PAL FFVII and to say it runs fine is ridiculous.
Watch this to see a comparable PAL conversion (except FFVII's sound was sped up to compensate):
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dominalien 10,703 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI'm not denying that the NTSC version is faster. I'm just saying that if you have no NTSC version to compare, the PAL version is fine to play - you are not at a disadvantage versus the game because of the difference in framerate. So yes, it is "fine".
In any case, back in the day I'd played FFVII on PC, and that version is much nicer than either of the PS1 ones. -
dominalien wrote:
Can't tell you about the PC store, I don't have windows.
When you download to the PS3 you can look up the restrictions on a game by pressing triangle and selecting information. On the PS1 games I have, the restrtictions go something like "everyone can play this game as long as the owner (meaning the user who bought the game) is registered on the PS3, once you delete the owner you won't be able to play the game". Meaning I use my US account to buy the game, but I play it using my European account. Also, don't forget PS1/PS2 memory cards are common to all users on the PS3, unlike PS3 saves, which are user-specific.
I downloaded RE directly to the PSP from the store and it still didn't break my European Silent Hill.
Awesome, and no region coding?
Someone said you could use mastercard to purchase from the US store. Failing that, I'll order a card off the bay. -
dominalien 10,703 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI'm using a Visa. Will vary by bank and country, I'm sure.
IAC, it doesn't hurt to try. The worst that could happen is that your card will be rejected, I suppose? -
Psiloc 6,366 posts
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Registered 14 years agodominalien wrote:
OIC, well then I agree, it's still a great game and totally still worth the punt if it's the only version you can get your hands on.
I'm not denying that the NTSC version is faster. I'm just saying that if you have no NTSC version to compare, the PAL version is fine to play - you are not at a disadvantage versus the game because of the difference in framerate. So yes, it is "fine".
In any case, back in the day I'd played FFVII on PC, and that version is much nicer than either of the PS1 ones. -
jonsaan 27,052 posts
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Registered 15 years agoJazzy_Geoff wrote:
mikeysyke wrote:
Never tried here but what about here for a PSN card? you can use paypal too
http://www.maximuscards.com/index.php?ref=hajxww931t
DOES THIS MEAN I CAN PURCHASE SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT
have tried with my CC and entropay with no avail
Get Dracula X and you get SOTN as a bonus. 10 quid in my local GAME. -
Jazzy_Geoff 8,068 posts
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Registered 12 years agoI want it for the ps3 though not the psp 
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jonsaan 27,052 posts
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Registered 15 years agoAh. Whoops. -
Jazzy_Geoff 8,068 posts
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Registered 12 years agoyou're still a hero in my eyes -
jkrodal 155 posts
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Registered 13 years agoI also have the original PAL version and was oblivious up until now that the NTSC version was superior -_-. Loved it to bits all the same, but I might have to try the better one now 
Good times: FFVII battle music. (awesome solo at 1.50ish) -
Wasn't it impossible to complete the Excalibur II challenge in PAL Final Fantasy IX because of reduced game speed? -
jonsaan 27,052 posts
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Ged42 7,985 posts
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So whens this actually coming to the EU PS store then? -
TheStatics 203 posts
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Registered 12 years agoWill have to try my card with this when I get home. I'm probably the only person on here that is yet to play the original (well, I played it for the 1st hour years ans years and years ago)!
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Tricky 5,088 posts
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Registered 20 years agoThey look fine on my 40" set. Well... they look like PS1 graphics so don't expect anything to shiny, but it looked fine to me. Spent 4 hours playing it this afternoon from my sickbed and it was good times all the way - the game is so good that you kind of ignore the graphics anyway after a while. .gif)
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dominalien 10,703 posts
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Registered 15 years agoYes, the game is amazing. But I prefer PS1/PS2 games on a CRT telly, to be honest. Only reason I still keep around a 21incher. I still got lots of PS2 games to get through before I let it retire.
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Goonboy 4 posts
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Registered 14 years agojustanotherdave wrote:
So whens this actually coming to the EU PS store then?
tomorrow -
Tricky 5,088 posts
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Registered 20 years agoIt's funny. I do consider myself a bit of a graphics whore, but for older stuff like this I find I can relax my standards.
Anyway, it's been 10 years since I last played this and it still stands up today. -
Do they always release the PAL version on our market place then? that's put me well off ever getting any retro games off it, I suppose it's language support but it'd still be nice to have the option. -
Goonboy wrote:
justanotherdave wrote:
So whens this actually coming to the EU PS store then?
tomorrow
I'm not sure that is the case. A sony bod on the sony blog said a release date was TBA.
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HiddenAway 15,147 posts
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Registered 15 years agoPRESS RELEASE SAYS TOMORROW FOR EUROPE!!!
London (3rd June 2009)– Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY® VII will be available to download from the PlayStation®Store across PAL territories from Thursday, 4th June.
Get ready to return to Midgar. FINAL FANTASY VII, one of the most beloved and critically acclaimed Role Playing Games of all time, makes a long-awaited return this week, via digital download on the PlayStation®Store.
The original PS one® release has long been out-of-print and unavailable to a new generation of console owners and FINAL FANTASY fans. Now players will get another chance to own and experience the original adventure that brought us such memorable characters as Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, Aerith Gainsborough, Barret Wallace, Vincent Valentine and the fearsome Sephiroth.
John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. comments,“FINAL FANTASY VII is the most highly-respected entry in the history of the FINAL FANTASY franchise, possessing possibly the most memorable storyline in the history of videogames. It brings me great pleasure to see FINAL FANTASY VII available to play once again and I am sure that it will create a whole new generation of fans.”
FINAL FANTASY VII is available in all PAL countries where the PlayStation®Store is available. -
PinkSpider 3,349 posts
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Registered 17 years agoSlower and cheaper - and the speed I'm used to anyways. Or wait and have to mess around with ebay (which I hate). Hmmmmm.
I'd go the ebay route tonight, the missus has tied all the cards we hold in the house to it though and I've lost my debit card (been using the joint account). -
So...I've never used the PlayStation store before. Do I have to register? Also, how much is the game likely to be? -
This would excite me more if I could control how 'zoomed in' it will appear on the PSP screen. I think the options are totally squished, totally zoomed and missing half the screen; or 4:3 with huge black borders on the sides.
The PAL version might even be preferable as the existing black borders might create a comprimise with the 'totally zoomed in' option. I want an option that's like 'Smart' on my widescreen Sony telly. -
Thank you HA, thank you very much. -
DFawkes 32,785 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI second the thank to HA. That news is so good I'm going to try and have sex with it. Can you have sex with news? I'll try, I'll be playing motherfucking FFVII again tomorrrow! -
Hunam 20,675 posts
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Registered 15 years agoCid wrote:
So...I've never used the PlayStation store before. Do I have to register? Also, how much is the game likely to be?
You do have to register, and normally about £4 for PS1 games. -
Hunam wrote:
Cid wrote:
So...I've never used the PlayStation store before. Do I have to register? Also, how much is the game likely to be?
You do have to register, and normally about £4 for PS1 games.
I think Final Fantasy will be going for a premium, so don't expect to be less than £10.
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