Is there any way to play Chrono Cross on current systems?

[Get Judased]

I can see there is no steam version of Chrono Cross but is there a version of it on the PS4 Store or is there any PC version planned?

[Seraphita]

There is um... some way to play it. But if you're asking for legal means, I think there isn't. I am sure I saw Chrono Cross on the PS store a long time ago, not sure if it applies to PS, though...

Could also be wrong buuut anyway, not even sure if they plan for a PC version later or not...

[Marcelo Sampaio]

Emulation. Not hard to do, and most emulators play it perfectly.

Emulation isn't illegal, BTW. You can buy the PS1 discs and play them on your PC. But it's a frowned uppon subject on Steam, so don't ask too much about it.

[Cowkiller]

just to point out steam rules talking about the E word in chat can get you baned you might want to edit your responce before a steam employe spots it

[Gosen]

If there's mobile port to something you can be sure Square paste it here, if not - it could take time, but whatever they do it's always ninja release, so one day you wake up and suddenly find out they ported it.

[Seraphita]

Originally posted by Cowkiller:

just to point out steam rules talking about the E word in chat can get you baned you might want to edit your responce before a steam employe spots it

This. And such is why I didn't say it myself. I doubt the person gives a crap about ban, though.

Originally posted by Gosen:

If there's mobile port to something you can be sure Square paste it here, if not - it could take time, but whatever they do it's always ninja release, so one day you wake up and suddenly find out they ported it.

Ugh, please no. A mobile port would be as horrible as every other ones. Why this suffering...?

[Sifer2]

Unfortuantely unless there is a mobile port we probably wont get it. Cell phone gaming is a big market in Japan is why they keep porting their back catalogue there. Cross is one of the more obscure classics too so it probably is near the back of the line sitting next to stuff like Vagrants Story on the to port list.

[Mashed]

All of those games can be bought on psn store for psvita. Just beat Chrono Cross a week ago <3

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

There's only 3 ways to play this game.

1. Getting a physical copy of the game to play it on console PS1, PS2, and PS3.

2. Getting a digital copy of the game to play it, which is only on PS3, PSP, and PS Vita.
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-NPUJ01041_00-0000000000000001

3. Getting a physical copy of the game, but do no want to get a console, this is where emulators comes in, all you need is a laptop / desktop with a disk drive.

[Enclosure]

Originally posted by Zero:

There is um... some way to play it. But if you're asking for legal means, I think there isn't. I am sure I saw Chrono Cross on the PS store a long time ago, not sure if it applies to PS, though...

Could also be wrong buuut anyway, not even sure if they plan for a PC version later or not...

Emulation is legal btw. If you own the original disc. I do that all the time. My PSone controller is dead ;(

[Seraphita]

Originally posted by EnclosureHD:

Emulation is legal btw. If you own the original disc. I do that all the time. My PSone controller is dead ;(

Yes, it is. But steam doesn't abide by the same train of logic. You're free to argue with them about it but they might still ban just for mentioning it. It happened before and it will still happen again.

[Enclosure]

Originally posted by Zero:

Originally posted by EnclosureHD:

Emulation is legal btw. If you own the original disc. I do that all the time. My PSone controller is dead ;(

Yes, it is. But steam doesn't abide by the same train of logic. You're free to argue with them about it but they might still ban just for mentioning it. It happened before and it will still happen again.

Yeah ik.

[Keytee Tamira]

Guys... tell me... i just want to know if you understand your own logic correctly.

So emulation of Chrono Cross on PSX emulator is illegal if you don't have the original disc, right?

So... buying it from someone's hands is legal then?
When you buy the game from someone who bought this game long ago, the money does not go to Square Enix.
How can this "Re-buying" be considered legal?
Is it even legal to sell something that you bought officially?
I mean, Chrono Trigger's IP still belongs to Square Enix.

Come on, remember how Square Enix closed Chrono Trigger fan-project, because this fan-game would "Hurt Square Enix's sales"
Doesn't this "Re-selling" of old games considered the same thing as selling fan-games?


...If it IS illegal, that what is the point for you to even buy Chrono Cross from someone's hands, when it's even more illegal than playing a free rom.

[Apoc]

You don't own a software, (Game more specifically this case.) you own the right to install and use it. In some countries the law permit to make a backup copy for archival purpose (Whatever that means.) so you can't use your copy at all and only the original. It's the same thing for music and movies, you own the disk but not what's on it so if you make a copy and use this one to preserve the original it's technically illegal. The copyright holders won't mind as long as you don't sell or share their software so it's kind of a grey area that made people think it's legal to use a "backup" copy, physical or digital, if you own the original.

Buying used physical software is fine since the copyright is tied to the disk and not the buyer while digital software usually will have a licence key or online activation and specific rules you are suposed to follow by accepting the EULA like installing it only on X number of computers or only using it for personal use and not commercial.

[Seraphita]

At this point, what is or not legal is a big whatever field to me. All I know and what matters to me is what steam thinks of it on their own terrain and I know for a fact they can ban people for even mentioning it. In short, you do what you want to do but don't upset the steam admins over it...

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by Keytee Tamira:

Guys... tell me... i just want to know if you understand your own logic correctly.

So emulation of Chrono Cross on PSX emulator is illegal if you don't have the original disc, right?

So... buying it from someone's hands is legal then?
When you buy the game from someone who bought this game long ago, the money does not go to Square Enix.
How can this "Re-buying" be considered legal?
Is it even legal to sell something that you bought officially?
I mean, Chrono Trigger's IP still belongs to Square Enix.

Come on, remember how Square Enix closed Chrono Trigger fan-project, because this fan-game would "Hurt Square Enix's sales"
Doesn't this "Re-selling" of old games considered the same thing as selling fan-games?


...If it IS illegal, that what is the point for you to even buy Chrono Cross from someone's hands, when it's even more illegal than playing a free rom.

The thing is not buying it, but using the physical copy.

Basically the disk can never be illegal, but let say if someone rip the ISO/ROM from the disk, and distribute, then in this case what the person did was illegal, in some areas depending on their laws, you're entitled to having a backup of your games, as long you still have the original copy, and that you're not distributing a copy to anyone, or even online. Also getting a copy from someone other than the original physical copy of the game, would also be illegal, such as downloading from someone, or them giving you a flash/burn copy.


https://steamcommunity.com/app/613830/discussions/0/1696046342862139268/#c1696046342864700064