Chrono Trigger PSN release date

By Robert Purchese Published 30 September, 2011

Square Enix SNES so.

Seminal SNES RPG Chrono Trigger is heading to PSN - next week!

A post on the US PlayStation blog outed the release date as Tuesday, 4th October. There's no corresponding post on the European blog - the game could arrive here on Wednesday, 5th October.

A subsequent post by Square Enix product manager Charles McCarter teased that Chrono Cross, sequel to Chrono Trigger, may also be on its way.

"Would rather be playing Chrono Cross. Yea [sic] I went there," posted blog member kassatsu.

"Well, you might not have to wait that much longer..." replied McCarter.

A PS3/PSP/PSN release for Chrono Trigger was hinted at earlier this year via America's ratings board ESRB.

Chrono Trigger was released on the SNES a million years ago, in 1995, and later ported to PlayStation 1. Presumably the latter version will be the one on offer.

There's no word on a price.

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Comments (39) Latest comment 8 months ago

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  • wizlon #1 8 months ago

    I've never played this and feel for dirty for admitting it, I shall be remedying this soon.

  • jarvisio #2 8 months ago

    Oh how I wish this was coming to XBLA, enjoy PSN users!

  • Malek86 #3 8 months ago

    @wizlon: you could probably do better than this PSX version, which is plagued by load times. If you have a DS, you should get that one instead. If not... well, it's still a great game.

  • Widge #4 8 months ago

    Load times negated by playing from HDD?

  • sol1du5snak3 #5 8 months ago

    Can't wait for this. Never completed it back in 95 :(. The shame still haunts me lol

  • schnide #6 8 months ago

    If you've never played it, play it. Seriously. It's one of the best RPGs ever made, and I say that very safe in the knowledge. It has a ton of great ideas, many of which have never been replicated by any titles since. Great story, great environments, great mechanics, great characters. Play it, love it, you'll never regret it.

  • torment74 #7 8 months ago

    Chrono Trigger is the stuff of legend and is one of the best RPG's to cross my path. I own a US copy of Chrono Cross but never had the time to get into it so this may be the excuse im looking for but will the UK ever see it??? The US gets arc the lad and other great stuff and we get things like James Pond (sorry to all you james pond fans)

    Fingers crossed (-:

  • RhapsodyRules #8 8 months ago

    They should released it on XBLA too.

  • Lyonjak #9 8 months ago

    Call me cynical but I wouldn't make the assumption that this will be released on the EU store the day after the US release...

  • Wyrm #10 8 months ago

    Never did manage to play this, hope they don't try and charge a tenner or something silly though.

  • kinky_mong #11 8 months ago

    Bought it for the DS, played it, hated it, gave it away in a competition on here making someone a very happy person.

  • YobRenoops #12 8 months ago

    This is becoming a habit. Why can't we just get news that is relevant to Eurogamers?

    Must recycle news!

  • funkateer #13 8 months ago

    Excellent!
    I have a long flight to China ahead of me and this is just in time :)

  • Toothball #14 8 months ago

    @Lyonjak

    Definitely, games appearing in the US are really no indication of a Euro release at all. I'm still waiting for Wild Arms nearly three years after the US release, and some nine months since they admitted they were working on bringing it to the Euro store. I'd be inclined to remove the suggested Euro release date unless someone from Sony comes along to confirm it.

  • andywilkie35 #15 8 months ago

    Shall download this fo sho, now hopefully Chrono Cross will follow :)

  • Zombie-Hamster #16 8 months ago

    Thing is guys, if you have a US PSN account (not all that hard to set up), then you can still buy it. So even if it doesn't get an EU release it's still worth a mention to my mind.

    Have to admit I'm also one of those who never played this (I joined the PS1 party a little late so missed quite a few of the great earlier titles) so will have to do something about it now.

  • Alestes #17 8 months ago

    Chrono Cross on EU PSN would be lovely, as it was never properly released here in Europe.

    There is hope too; http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/08/0...

  • MaoZedong #18 8 months ago

    Post deleted at 09:40:08 17-12-2011

  • gallow #19 8 months ago

    I waited years to play this game and bought as soon as it was released on the DS. Once of the few games to make laugh to much as some of the dialogue is superb especially from Robo.

    Chrono Cross is another game I would love to play so bring it on.

    Xenogears next please. Pretty please.
    Edited by gallow at 30/09/11 @ 10:24

  • Mister-Wario #20 8 months ago

    So, just to clarify, which version of Chrono Trigger is the better one? I own a PS3 and Wii, and while I'd prefer to have it on PS3 (since I tend to use it more) I'll happily download the Wii version if there's a difference.

  • Alestes #21 8 months ago

    @Mister-Wario, the DS version is the best one. It got the videos from the PS1 re-release and some extra content.

    Between the SNES version and the PS1 version it's harder to tell, though. The PS1 version have some extra cutscenes and stuff, but at the same time does it suffer from loading times. While the SNES version (and DS version) have no loading times to speak of.

  • th3duckst3r #22 8 months ago

    ^^ there is no better version the snes version is exactly the same as the psone version.psone version just has the added cut scenes,graphics and sound are exact.the only added difference being the game + mode.

  • JeroenZM #23 8 months ago

    The DS version nailed it, it looks and sounds exactly like the SNES version, and it has some extra stuff for the people who still can't get any sleep over what happened to Princess Schala. She's a minor character so I hope I didn't spoil too much about this 16-year old game.

  • sethsez #24 8 months ago

    "I hope I didn't spoil too much about this 16-year old game."

    Given that a bunch of people have already said they never played it within an hour or so of the story being posted, I'm not exactly sure why you think its age is relevant. I mean, yeah, it's not a HUGE spoiler, but there are clearly still people who don't know the story. It's not exactly shared cultural knowledge like the ending of Soylent Green or something.

  • Beano #25 8 months ago

    Since Chrono Trigger PSX was never released in Europe, don't expect it to appear on EU PSN Store either.

  • Beano #26 8 months ago

    "Load times negated by playing from HDD?"

    I ripped my US copy to ISO and played it on my PSP last year - the load-time/pause was still there.
    I also recommend the DS version.

    EDIT: Perfectly legal in my country btw.
    Edited by Beano at 30/09/11 @ 11:26

  • Mazrim_Taim #27 8 months ago

    Guys stop pointing out that it may not be available on the eu store, this is pretty much a moot point as it is painfully simple to set up a US account.
    Edited by Mazrim_Taim at 30/09/11 @ 11:33

  • Sonic_D #28 8 months ago

    DS version was great.

  • toa_boa #29 8 months ago

    I recall asking Kitase during a Gamecon interview a few years back on his take on the performance of the DS port of Chrono Trigger. Totally good times with a toally cool guy!

    Good to see that it's being brought over to PSN also!

  • Malek86 #30 8 months ago

    @Widge: if you are playing on a PSP, it might be faster. But on a PS3, the console will emulate even the load times, probably to ensure the best compatibility. It's easy to see, for example, in Blood Omen: on PS3 the load times are just as abhorrently long as the disc version (and there's no fast loading either), while on PSP they'll be around halved.
    Edited by Malek86 at 30/09/11 @ 12:42

  • Toothball #31 8 months ago

    @Zombie-Hamster &
    @Mazrim_Taim

    The issue with the US/EU divide is that Sony doesn't appear to be willing to do whatever it is that is necessary to bring the Euro store up to the standards of the US one. I'm sure there are many regional licensing issues and other costs, but those shouldn't be the problem of the end user. We shouldn't need to set up a second account just to get the same service as US gamers.

    Either way, the suggestion in this article that the game might show up on the Euro PSN is hopelessly optimistic at best, given the history of PSN versus Europe.

  • Widge #32 8 months ago

    Cheers for filling me in!

  • Flying_Pig #33 8 months ago

    Great news - recently played the DS version and loved it.

    ChronoCross too - Yes please!!

  • Vortextk #34 8 months ago

    Buy it on wii, ds, snes....pc...

    Buy this version if it is your absolute last resort to play this game.

  • Mister-Wario #35 8 months ago

    Thanks for the comments, but I don't own a DS. Which is kinda why I didn't mention owning one in my comment. Sorry if I didn't make that clear :(

  • Kaminari #36 8 months ago

    Hopefully it will be the original SFC version. The PS1 port sucks.

  • evnewell #37 8 months ago

    This is great news. Quick, everyone buy it so Squeenix realizes they have more than one profitable franchise - I would love another chrono sequel.

  • sybixsus #38 8 months ago

    Great. While I'm at it, I'll purchase Xenogears, Arc the Lad 1, 2 and 3, and Parasite Eve. Oh wait..

  • pac666 #39 8 months ago

    Any sign of this yet?