PlayStation Vita firmware update adds PSone compatibility

Sony's just-released v1.80 PlayStation Vita firmware update has finally added support for PSone games.

A huge list of titles are supported (see below) and will be made available to download from the EU PlayStation Store tomorrow, Sony has said.

Those who have already bought and installed the games on PlayStation 3 can transfer them over.

In North America, only a fraction of the games are listed for re-release this week by the US PlayStation blog - although Reddit has compiled a list of titles which can still be played via PS3 transfer.

What else do you get in v1.80? Well, the Vita's new Cross-Controller feature allows you to use it as a PlayStation 3 controller within compatible PS3 titles, such as LittleBigPlanet 2. The handheld's home screen and Videos/Music apps now offer button support, Music now supports playlists (you can export them from iTunes) and the web browser now includes handy rear-touch scrolling.

There's some extra video controls, improvements for Maps and the ability to retroactively add location data to near by using close-by Wi-Fi access points (even if you're not connected).

PSone Classics available to play this week

• 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
• 40 Wink
• A Bugs Life
• A Bugs Life and Monsters Inc bundle
• Abe's Exoddus
• Abe's Oddworld Oddysee
• Airboat
• All-Star Boxing
• 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
• Alundra
• Urban Chaos