It’s rare, but once in a while Sony will surprise us by actually keeping their promise (at least partially). People in the US were disappointed at the small amount of PS1 games actually available 2 days ago when firmware 1.80 launched, but it seems Sony is quickly adding new titles to the “Vita compatible” list. They added 26 new titles on the US store today (list below).

As some of you know, it is already possible to copy lots of your existing PS1 titles from your PS3 to your Vita (even if Sony hasn’t officially made them available to the Vita), but it is nice to see that more and more officially supported titles are coming. Here is the list of new titles:

• Alundra
• Arc the Lad II
• Championship Bass
• Extreme Pinball
• Grandia
• Hi Octane: The Track Fights Back
• Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
• Magic Carpet
• Medal of Honor
• Medal of Honor Underground
• Nuclear Strike
• Oddworld Abe’s Exxodus
• Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee
• Populous-The Beginning
• R4 Ridge Racer Type 4
• Rayman 1
• Rayman2
• SimCity 2000
• Soviet Strike
• Tekken
• Tekken 2
• Theme Hospital
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
• Tomba!
• Vanguard Bandits
• Wing Commander IV

One important point is that if you already bought these games for your PSP in the past, they will show up directly in your download list on the vita, and you can get them free of charge (probably the only benefit of going 100% digital?)

Any games you’re happy to see in this list? Any games you would like to see sooner than later?

Source: SCEA Community Manager