Final Fantasy IX could hit PlayStation Store soon

by JC Fletcher on Mar 26th 2010 10:40PM

We have a bit of evidence now suggesting that Final Fantasy IX might be headed to the PSOne Classics selection of the PlayStation Store -- besides the fact that Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and Tactics are already available on the store. Square Enix producer Shinji Hashimoto Tweeted (translation by Andriasang) that "Regarding an FF9 download release, everyone is so passionate about it that I'll be proposing it at the next board meeting. Look forward to next week!"

To those of you out there constantly discussing how awesome Quina is on Twitter, in Japanese, it looks like you might be victorious. Of course, this kind of statement is more likely to make fans feel engaged in a process that is going on independent of their participation -- by which we mean this was totally going to happen anyway.

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Tags: final-fantasy, final-fantasy-ix, psone-classics, rpg, shinji-hashimoto, square, square-enix

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FF9 is my favorite FF to date. I loved how you can combine Vivi's magic with Steiner's melee attacks to make them elemental. the whole game was really good. if i didnt beat it a couple of years ago i would buy it to play on PSP. but i completed it 100% and wont be going back for a while for sure.

And i love playing these old FF on my PSP. i bought FF7 to play on PS3 but ended up playing whole thing on my PSP. looked great and controls were perfect

Ive had cash in my PSN wallet for like a year waiting for this. Soon please.

The minute this is announce I will open up my wallet and buy it. FF9 is my favorite Final Fantasy and I look forward to playing it again.

Easily the best PS1 Final Fantasy.

Bite me.

I never finished FF9 because my disc 4 was scratched. I'll jump right on this when it's put up on PSN.

BLAAAAAAARGH-Xenogears-AAAAAAAAARGH

(Chrono Cross and Vagrant Story wouldn't be half-bad either)

that would be sweet. i never played that one. those were the days.... NON LINEAR FF!!!!!.

Ugh, enough with that.

I hope you're not being serious, because all Final Fantasy games are linear.

...some are just more linear than others.

"all ff games are linear"

Alright Mr. dictionary. Yes, if we go by your logic, every game ever made is probably linear. There is a beginning, there is an end, and one way or the other you get from point A to point Z.

However, there is a huge difference in a game that lets you do a multitude of different things in between those two points, and one where you literally run down a single corridor for 20 hours straight pressing the X button.

WoW! if I had known Orko was in FF games I totally would have started playing them.!

If I didn't still have the discs I would definately buy this. FF9 is one of the best Final Fantasy games out there and I personally enjoyed it more than 7. I also agree with others they need to release Xenogears.
But I really hope they don't realease Chrono Cross like others want, It was probably the worst PS1 RPG I ever played. Played for a good 12 hours and did not enjoy it at all.

Meh, a lot of people enjoy Chrono Cross though. Even if comes out, you wouldn't have to buy it. I hope the game comes out. I personally wouldn't buy it, but it would make a lot of people happy at least.

Titus you make a good point, I guess as long as others are happy that is all that matters. It is also good to have more games available for people to choose from on the playstation store. I honestly just don't understand what people like about it. Chrono Trigger on the other hand that was a really good game and should be on the store.

doesn't matter to me if they release it or not, but i'm with on chrono cross. i really WANTED to like it, but i just couldn't get into it. it's a shame, because chrono trigger is up there for my favorite game of all time, so i was hoping chrono cross would follow suit.

Couldn't agree more on Chrono Trigger. That game was amazing. Chrono Cross was alright, but couldn't match Chrono Trigger in greatness. I played through Chrono Cross twice, and Chrono Trigger more times than I care to admit. In fact, just talking/thinking about it makes me want to take another go at it.

Chrono Cross was an... extreme game. It had a vision and it followed it through to the end. Like most things that do that, the result was something that some people find insufferable while others find amazing. As you can probably guess, I fit into the latter category. Now, obviously you're free to not like it - it really is the most divisive game I've EVER seen - but wishing for it not to be re-released so that the people who did like it can't play? That seems kind of immature.

@ gatotsu911

Read his second post. He said the more games that are released the better, seeing as it would then offer a wider selection on the PlayStation Store.

Final Fantasy IX was the best of them all. So happy! :]

I really just wish they would put out FF6. Please don't hate me but I found 9 only ok.

This and Chrono Cross, for godsakw Square! Don't forget Chrono Cross!

I've already have Final Fantasy 9 (which I bought from a store that was selling some classic PS1 game). So I just need to buy Final Fantasy 7 and 8 from the PS store. 9, I won't need at all since I got the disc.

This was a game that I got to the final boss of and then abandoned. I just didn't feel like it was a story that I appreciated enough to finish. Unfortunately it was only after I finally traded in the game that I truly was able to appreciate what I had been playing. I think I'll probably pick this up again when I have some time opening up in my game schedule.

I will be getting this as soon as it's availabe. I was never compelled to beat this one like I was with 7 & 8. Maybe because I hated the main character and the limit breaks. Tension I think they were called, or something like that. I didn't like how as soon as the bar filled it forced that character to use it.

I've completed FFVII on PS1, purchased FFVIII on PSN and haven't played it yet due to very little free time :'(

I just wish they would bring Vagrant Story to the US PSN since it's been released over in Europe for a few weeks. Maybe there's problems with the conversion and they're trying to fix it. Who knows?

I also hope they bring Legend of Dragoon soon since I never had a chance to complete it.

I don't recall what happened to my ps1, and my ps2's backward compatibility is broken so I've been grabbing the ffs as they've been coming. (exception is tactics which I have a umd of.) FF9 has always been my favorite. Such an awesome game, I've been waiting for this to hit the psn for a while. Also, as mentioned above in some post, Legend of Dragoon sure would kick ass on psn. That games leveling system was TERRIBLE (basically 0 xp on anything but bosses) but man it sure was a good time.

Of course this has already been available since December 2006 for those running custom firmware on their PSPs ^_^ Alongside all PS1 games =P

No mate don't be a r3t4rd...
I'm saying, half of those things even if they eventually do come out on the US store will never come to the EU store.

EU store doesn't even have any RE games on it.. No Tomb Raider games last time I checked, doesn't have Gran Turismo, doesn't have Grandia, no Spyro games, doesn't have Silent Hill, doens't have Dino Crisis etc etc etc
It took months and months to get FF7+8 and MGS1 after the US store did...
I can keep going...

So yeah... We got Vagrant Story... Big F'n whoop...

"We got the greatest RPG ever made, big whoop"

is what you just said.

YES.
I too crack open my wallet. I was literally thinking about this yesterday wishing it would come soon, after trading in FFXIII after owning it for 2 days. What a linear disaster :(

FFIX and Chrono Cross are the only games I would pay a ridiculous amount of money just to play again.

Count me in. I have all my orignal PSX versions of FFVII, FFVIII, FFT, and FFIX. The first three of those I've rebought on PSN for the sole purpose of PSP good times, and I'll do the same for IX when it comes through. CAN'T WAIT.

I just don't understand how any fan of FF can consider this their "favorite FF game ever". I know everyone's different, and everyone has their own opinion, but to me that like hearing the Chevette is the best car Chevy ever made.

There. I said it. Now downvote at will.

I personally don't understand how a true final fantasy fan can't really like and appreciate FF9. It is more reminiscent of the FF games on the SNES and NES than FF7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13. It was basically a throwback to what final fantasy was, honestly that is why it is one of my favorite final fantasy games. I know most people think FF7 is hands down the best FF game ever but honestly I like FF4, FF6, FF9, and FF13 better, and don't get me started on how much I don't like FF8. I do really like ff7 just like the other ones better, and FF7 was actually the first final fantasy game I ever played and I bought it when it first came out.

I am a new fan of the series with FFXIII and it was the sci-fi element that made me interested (as well as the prettiness of the characters =P). I'm also enjoying FFVII on my PSP and I plan to play the other sci-fi FFs (VIII, X and X-2). I will still definitely try out FFIX, FFXII and maybe even the older ones, but the medieval stereotypical fantasy setting doesn't appeal to me at all.

That's just it--FF9 tried to be great by throwing in as much gear nostalgia as it could and it fell flat in every other regard.

It's been a long time since I played, and having not enjoyed it all the first time around, I'm not going to play it again to see if my opinion has changed (and I'm certainly not going to buy it again when I still have the original game).

What I remember being most disapointing was the ending...I recall it being really short and lacking in CG compared to the others in the series. It was a huge let-down for having had sludged through the whole thing.

I'd sooner play X-2 before this again. Hell--I'd play Mystic Quest before this.

@ PS1

FFX (and probably X-2, haven't played it) aren't Sci-fi! Well, the first 20 minutes are, but after that most technology is like old Pcaific Islandy stuff.

one word to describe this

VIVI

God... I still haven't beaten Grandia. Plus FFXIII and Pokemon SoulSilver are eating up my time. Now FFIX... Too many games for me to play!

*sits in the the corner patiently awaiting Xenogears*

Oh now I'm happy. :D

the first single from the band "the lonely island " comes to mind

What!? How is this related to Dick in a Box?
Unless you're one of those people that only started liking The Lonely Island when they became popular (making you uncool to the fans) and think Jizz in my Pants was their first one.

Jizz in my pants was their first single in new zealand!, our censorship board band the song Dick in a Box from getting airplay. so you cant blame me for that small mix up. lol and yes Jizz in my pants was the reference. and yes same again we have to wait till probably December or January for this game, the US and EU get ti well before hand even though there is no programing issues. it is just how cocked sony is.

NICE! I've been waiting for this for a while. I purchased 2 20$ cards and bought VII, VIII, and tactics. I've had that last 10 dollars waiting around for number nine to appear on psn.

Is that shot of Vivi blasting away ever gonna get old? He has to be one of my favorite semi-comedic FF characters of all time. Sazh is climbing the ranks hour-by-hour, though.

i cant wait either i still use my disc based copy
i will also buy this and keep my disc

its hard to think its coming out..

@devilsei - Hell yes I remember thousand arms. The game that got me into rpg's! =0 i'm all up for replaying it on my psp!!!

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