I have a bunch of PS1, PS2 & PS3 games, and i'm thinking about selling some of them, as they are available on the GoG, that, and i find PC Gaming so much easier these days. Although PS1 & PS2 Games don't compare to Snes for the prices they sell at, i only see re-releases becoming more common, just to earn that extra $, and with the availability already spread between 2-3 systems i don't see Playstation games becoming that valuable. (Maybe i'm wrong and i'm willing to accept that!)
Besides space saving and the extra cash would be of help at this point.

Anyway my question is, is there any difference between the PlayStation and PC versions, that would prove worthwhile sticking with the PlayStation version, than getting the GoG/Steam version of said game? (And any other reasons you can think of!)

PS1~

Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider III
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Exodus

Riven: The Sequel To Myst - I have this on PC aswell, i can't think of any reason not to sell besides the fact it's probably worth next to nothing!

Populous: The Beginning - I have this from GoG, though i havn't played right through yet, the menu system is definitely different, I'll have to check it out a little more.

Final Fantasy VII - Have this on Steam aswell, completed it, played well, though a mod or two was required to bring back the original music, honestly for me i was happy enough with the PC Version, especially with the graphics mods.

Final Fantasy VIII - Same as above.

Warzone 2100 - Opensource, and freely available, anything in the PS1 version that makes it worth keeping?

PS2~

Final Fantasy X
Tomb Raider: Angel Of Darkness
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Myst III: Exile - See Riven above.

Summoner - Have this on GoG, honestly i havn't noticed anything yet, but has been years since i even played the PS2 Version, besides the PS2 controller i had is defunct.

Any input would be great! It just helps me decide which way to go. :)



(Yes, i know not all of them are available on GoG,)

If I were you, I'd stick with all versions of a game I bought.
If your PC breaks apart, you'd still have the PS copies to play with and vice versa. Add to that the PS1 and PS2 are still great consoles even for today, so in my belief, it is just a loss for you over anything.

I'm not familiar with the differences between games myself. But, FFVII and FFVIII both have better framerates on PS (if you're concerned about that), and they are insert to play right away as opposed to the old PC versions (and the Steam versions are still the old PC versions but with a launcher). FFVII does have an early English translation on the PS1, so there might be errors and wrong implications and whatnot.

Other than that, really. Hold on to these games. They shouldn't be sold away.

I think the PC versions are superior for these, better and sharper graphics. Plus, the first Tomb Raider allows you to save anywhere on the PC version, while on the PS1 version you are restricted to the save points (or save crystals, or whatever it was...).

The PS1 version of the first TR had some additional music that was originally missing from the PC/GOG version, but you can add that music there yourself afterwards, the instructions are on the GOG Tomb Raider subforum. IIRC the PC and PS1 versions are otherwise similar (graphics etc.), but on the PC version the controls may be better because you can do many actions instantly with the function keys, while on PS1 it is more cumbersome as you don't have a dedicated button for each different action.

Then again if you like to play the games with a gamepad, then that is more problematic on the PC versions because it is hard to cram all those different keyboard functions to gamepad buttons. Or then you need to sometimes access the keyboard even though you are using a gamepad.

I think most of those are better in console and with controller.

I don't like much ps3 controller.. I'm so used with that x-box one in PC,

I, on the other hand, am looking to expand my PlayStation 1 and 2 collection, particularly the Final Fantasy series (I already have VIII, X, X-2, and XII, so VII would be interesting if you're willing to sell, shame you don't have IX). I don't have much of a nostalgia bind -if any- to the other of your games, but the PS1-era Tomb Raider series seems like a rather obvious showpiece regardless, also Riven and Myst III: Exile are dear to me so I certainly wouldn't mind having console versions of those.

So.. yeah, if you want to get rid of them, I can buy a few.

There are PS1/2 emulators out that, you can play those games on the PC too.

Nothing particularly compelling about the PS1 versions of any of those games. As someone pointed out, Tomb Raider on PS1 has far superior music, but you can re-add it via a mod. The PS1 version also plays much better with a gamepad (Tomb Raider 2 onwards supported full DirectInput under Windows, so as long as you have a proper DirectInput pad, you're good), but you can use the DOSBox mapper to assign keys to your gamepad with a bit of work.

The PC version of Soul Reaver has some serious problems on modern PCs, even the GOG version, not least in that getting gamepads to work with it is an absolute fucking nightmare. If you play Soul Reaver on PC, be prepared to play with keyboard (you can use something like XPadder, but it makes the controls too sensitive).

Beyond that, the only argument for Riven, Myst 3, Populous: The Beginning and Warzone 2100 on the PS1/2 is the gamepad control if you're looking to play from your couch - their respective PC versions are KB+M only.

There's also the issue that new versions of Windows tend to break backwards compatibility with many old games - increasingly so as time goes on. DOS versions notwithstanding (99.5% of DOS games run just fine under DOSBox), around half of Win95/98-era Windows games outright refuse to run on modern PCs, and those are specifically the games that are congruent with the PS1 era.

There´s a fair number of games that I primarily play on PS1 or PS2 despite there being or me owning the PC version because the PC version simply doesn't work reliably on modern PCs: Dino Crisis, Le Mans 24 Hours, Paris-Dakar Rally, Rayman M, Agent Armstrong, Renegade Racers, V2000, Urban Chaos, Formula Karts, Metal Gear Solid, Rayman 2, Nuclear Strike, Need for Speed: Road Challenge, State of Emergency, Breath of Fire 4.

Actually the 1st five TRs let you save anywhere.

ePSXe and PCSX Reloaded work just fine for the most part with many PS1 titles, but PCSX2 still requires a fairly meaty PC to run reliably, and even then, performance and stability with PS2 titles isn't the greatest. It won't be for a while - the PS2 is a remarkably difficult machine to emulate, mostly due to its complex architecture. It's the same reason that good N64 emulation eludes us to this day.

Funnily enough, the PS3 is less difficult to emulate, in part due to the hardware (including the Cell processor) being well documented and everything running less closely to the metal. All it needs its the requisite power under the bonnet of the PC.

(Mind you, just trying out Way of the Samurai 1 on PCSX2 1.4.0 on my FX-8350 & HD7870 produces impressive results when upscaled to 3x resolution - full performance barring the occasional judder).

Actually, it's not that there *might* be errors, it's that there *is* at least one that I know of: At one point, Aeris says "this guy are sick".

Then again, FFVII isn't that good of a game anyway.

FF7 on PS1 has been retranslated fairly recently.

Do the PC versions of the FF games allow for fastforward? That's certainly an advantage of emulating the PS1 versions due to all the filler random encounters and slow transitions, not to mention drawing in FF8.

No. You play the game in the same pace as PS1 players. Plus, drawing isn't that bad.
There is also "Beacause you are a puppet," and somewhere in the game's flashbacks, the word 'threesome' could be seen (when the game actually meant just a regular hangout with Tifa and her friends).

Wrong, FF8 has it.

Must be in the Steam version, which I know nil about. I tried the older PC version along with all its pains of installation.