List: All of the PS1, PS2, and PSP classics on PlayStation Plus Premium

See what’s available before committing to a subscription.
Posted 13 July 2022 by Jordan Devore, Michael Beckwith
 
PS Plus Premium classics game list

At this rate, the priciest PS Plus subscription tier is a tough sell if you’re not into cloud gaming

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PlayStation Plus offers three subscription tiers—Essential, Extra, and Premium—and out of all of them, the middle option feels like the best value. As someone who treasures retro games, especially the ability to easily play them on modern hardware, I thought I’d be a regular Premium subscriber above all. But the initial wave of PS Plus Premium classics was sparse, and the rollout since then has been as incremental as folks had feared.

Sony’s updates to its classic catalog have been disappointingly irregular, and whenever it has added old-school titles from the PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable days, they typically haven’t been the most exciting inclusions. To this day, many fan favorite games that defined these consoles remain absent from the catalog, such as the original Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon trilogies.

Right now, it seems like most of the value for Premium is tied to the streaming-only PS3 classics and cloud gaming in general. Unfortunately for players like me who never got into the PlayStation Now service, that’s not a great deal—but it could be so much more enticing if the PS1, PS2, and PSP library did more heavy lifting.

For all of the backlash, I’ve slowly but surely come around on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack thanks to the N64, Sega Genesis, and DLC inclusions. I hope PS Plus Premium can step it up too; otherwise, I’ll swap to the Extra tier when my sub runs out.

As more games join the service, I’ll update this list, including notes about any PS1 classics with trophies, or games that are exclusively playable with PS Plus Premium.

A list of PlayStation classics featured in PS Plus Premium
A lot of familiar “PS2 on PS4” re-releases return for PlayStation Plus Premium.

Classics included with PS Plus Premium

PS1 classics

Here are all of the PS1 classics available on PS5:

PS2 classics

Here are all of the PS2 classics available on PS5:

PSP classics

Here are all of the PSP classics available on PS5:

PS1, PS2, and PSP games playable on PS4 and PS5
This would be a much different conversation if PS3 games weren’t tied to the cloud.

It’s worth noting that some beloved games are included in the separate Remasters list on PlayStation Plus Premium. Notable examples include Patapon, Patapon 2, LocoRoco, LocoRoco 2, Toukiden: Kiwami, and Gravity Rush. So while it’s a lot of various newer remasters, there are gems that fit the “classic” vibe of the PSP and Vita era.

As for PS3 games, again, they’re streaming only on PS4 and PS5. There’s way too many for me to list out and link — sorry! But Tokyo Jungle and PixelJunk Monsters sure do rule.

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