PS Vita gets 1.80 update that brings new features and PS One games compatibility

Sony today has announced a new update for the PS Vita handheld gaming console that will open up you next gen Vita to the days of old, by allowing access to the huge back catalogue of PS One games.

The 1.80 update is due to roll out on all consoles tomorrow and the main feature of the update is the ability to use your PS Vita as a PS3 controller along with some serious updates to the OS on board the handheld games console.

This will mean that there will be Cross-Controller functionality for compatible games (such as LittleBigPlanet 2) which will allow you to play a PS3 game with the Vita.

The update will also bring button control for the Vita home screen so instead of having to navigate the menu with the touch screen users cn no use the buttons as well as playlist support for the Music Manager application, rear touch-use for the web browser and playback speed controls for video.

Our favourite feature of the PS Vita update 1.80 is by far the inclusion of the PS One titles, so now users can bang about on Crash Bandicoot, Explore some Dungeons with Lara Croft andpunch a lot of people in the face as Jin Kazama.

Here is the full list of games available on the 29th of August:

The full list of PSOne Classics to be available in Europe from 29 August:

Sony Games

  • Cool Boarders
  • Cool Boarders 2
  • Crash Bandicoot
  • Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
  • Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped
  • CTR: Crash Team Racing
  • Destruction Derby
  • Everybody’s Golf 2
  • G-Police
  • Jet Rider
  • Jet Rider 2
  • Jumping Flash
  • Kula World
  • Kurushi Final
  • MediEvil
  • Motor Toon Grand Prix 2
  • Rally Cross
  • Syphon Filter
  • Syphon Filter 3
  • Twisted Metal
  • Wild Arms
  • WipEout

Third-party games

  • 40 Wink
  • 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
  • Critical Depth
  • Dezaemon Plus
  • Disney’s Action Game ft. Hercules
  • Dodgeball
  • Driver
  • Eagle One: Harrier Attack
  • Fear Effect
  • Fear Effect: Retro Helix
  • Fighting Force
  • Fighting Force 2
  • Final Fantasy VIII
  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Final Fantasy V
  • Final Fantasy VI
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • Front Mission 3
  • Gaiaseed
  • Galaxy Fight
  • Gex
  • Gex 3: Deep Under Cover
  • Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko
  • Grandia
  • Gubble
  • Guilty Gear
  • Gunship
  • Hardcore 4X4
  • International Track & Field
  • Jigsaw Madness
  • Judge Dredd
  • Junior League Soccer PS1
  • Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • Little Mermaid 2
  • Little Mermaid 2 and Winnie The Pooh bundle
  • Metal Gear Solid
  • Mickey’s Wild Adventure
  • Miracle Quad Racer
  • Miracle Space Race
  • Missile Command
  • Monsters Inc
  • Motorhead
  • N20
  • Namco Heritage bundle
  • Pandemonium
  • Pandemonium 2
  • Parasite Eve 2
  • Peter Pan
  • Pong
  • Pooh’s Party Game
  • Rageball
  • Rainbow Six
  • Rascal Racers
  • Rayman
  • Rayman 2: The Great Escape
  • Reel Fishing
  • Re-loaded
  • 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
  • Tarzan
  • Tekken
  • Tekken 2
  • Tomb Raider
  • Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
  • Tomb Raider Chronicles
  • Tomb Raider 2
  • Tomb Raider 3
  • Toy Story 2
  • Toy Story Racer
  • Toy Story Racer and Toy Story 2: Woody and Buzz bundle
  • Vagrant Story
  • Urban Chaos

You can see some of the new 1.80 update features in the video below:

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