PlayStation Vita Update Out Now, Adds PS1 Support

Version 1.8 of the PlayStation Vita firmware, as previously announced, enables the playback of PlayStation 1 games on the system for the first time.

The firmware is out now (a 102MB download), and - in our region at least - allows Vita owners to play 128 of the previously released titles, with more to be added over time.

Vita owners in the USA, on the other hand, have access to just nine titles, according to the latest post on the PlayStation Blog (US).

The full list of games available in New Zealand:

• 40 Winks
• A Bug’s Life
• A Bugs Life and Monsters Inc bundle
• Abe’s Exoddus
• Abe’s Oddworld Oddysee
• Airboat
• All-Star Boxing
• Alundra
• Arc Arena: Monster Tournament
• Arc the Lad
• Arc the Lad II
• Arc the Lad III
• Arcade Hits: Shienryu
• Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special
• Atari Anniversary Edition
• Atlantis
• Atlantis and Hercules Bundle
• Bishi Bashi Special
• Blockids
• Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
• Bugriders
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
• Centipede
• Cho Aniki
• Constructor
• Cool Boarders
• Cool Boarders 2
• Crash Bandicoot
• Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
• Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped
• Critical Depth
• CTR: Crash Team Racing
• Destruction Derby
• Dezaemon Plus
• Disney’s Action Game ft. Hercules
• Dodgeball
• Driver
• Eagle One: Harrier Attack
• Everybody’s Golf 2
• Fear Effect
• Fear Effect: Retro Helix
• Fighting Force
• Fighting Force 2
• Final Fantasy IX
• Final Fantasy V
• Final Fantasy VI
• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy VIII
• Front Mission 3
• G-Police
• Gaiaseed
• Galaxy Fight
• Gex
• Gex 3: Deep Under Cover
• Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko
• Grandia
• Gubble
• Guilty Gear
• Gunship
• Hardcore 4X4
• International Track & Field
• Jet Rider
• Jet Rider 2
• Jigsaw Madness
• Judge Dredd
• Jumping Flash
• Junior League Soccer PS1
• Kula World
• Kurushi Final
• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
• Lilo & Stitch
• Little Mermaid 2
• Little Mermaid 2 and Winnie The Pooh bundle
• MediEvil
• Metal Gear Solid
• Mickey’s Wild Adventure
• Miracle Quad Racer
• Miracle Space Race
• Missile Command
• Monsters Inc
• Motor Toon Grand Prix 2
• Motorhead
• N20
• Namco Heritage bundle
• Pandemonium
• Pandemonium 2
• Parasite Eve 2
• Peter Pan
• Pong
• Pooh’s Party Game
• Rageball
• Rainbow Six
• Rally Cross
• Rascal Racers
• Rayman
• Rayman 2: The Great Escape
• Re-loaded
• Reel Fishing
• Resident Evil 2
• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
• Resident Evil: Director’s Cut
• Ridge Racer Type 4
• Sheep
• Silent Hill
• Snowboard Racer
• Sorcerer’s Maze
• Spin Jam
• Sports Superbike
• Streak
• Street Fighter 2 Alpha
• Super Star Dance Club
• Syphon Filter
• Syphon Filter 3
• Tarzan
• Tekken
• Tekken 2
• Tomb Raider
• Tomb Raider 2
• Tomb Raider 3
• Tomb Raider Chronicles
• Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
• Toy Story 2
• Toy Story Racer
• Toy Story Racer and Toy Story 2: Woody and Buzz bundle
• Twisted Metal
• Urban Chaos
• Vagrant Story
• Wild Arms
• WipEout