In 2022, Sony launched the PlayStation Classics category – a collection of simulated games for PS1, available for downloading PSN. But until recently, games sold under this program were simulated on the basis of non -American versions. Information port Howtogek.com speakWhy this is a problem.
Before we talk about why NTSC is important for old playstation 1 games, you need to explain the difference between Pal and NTSC releases. In short, NTSC is a standard of the screen for the same TV in the North, Central and South American regions. And PAL is a standard mainly used in Europe and Australia, as well as some regions of South America, Asia and Africa.
There are some main differences between these standards. Therefore, NTSC platforms have a screen update of 60 Hz, while Pal-50 Hz. But this does not mean that one person is automatically better than the other, because PAL supports better licenses than similar/competitors.
If we consider these formats in the PS1 context, most NTSC releases simply provide better performance than their Pal version. NTSC games are transferred to PS1 at 30-60 frames per second, unlike Pal, can only be released 25-50. A small difference in personnel frequency can lead to serious performance promotions, which is why some publishes for Pal standard are abnormal convulsions and chamber movements.
In addition, the games on PS1 rarely relate to large resolutions – the only significant advantage of PAL. In fact, they did not receive anything that could compensate for the frequency of employees' reduction. Although here, it is worth clarifying that some projects have been better optimized for Pal areas compared to other projects. Games developed in these areas often take into account the features of the format, so that all versions are collected in performance. But, unfortunately, most PS1 games have been developed for NTSC standards.
Many PS4 and PS5 owners are initially disappointed with the fact that many classic games for PS1 are sold in Pal format regardless of this area. Ape Escape and Resident Evil: The director's cutting is especially affected by the reduced frame rate, because in these games, the reaction rate is important.
Good news is that most PS1 games today are available as part of the Classics PlayStation collection, supporting the format function conversion function between PAL and NTSC. If you believe that the community, the NTSC versions are available for 43 of the 45 titles-except for Worms Armageddon and Kurushi Final: Mental Block. A few other games, including Tekken 2 and Mr.Diller, are only available in NTSC standard, although that may have happened because of a serious problem with PAL performance.
However, you can completely write Pal from accounts. Some games in this format supports multilingual options that cannot be accessed in other versions, while other games sometimes provide a unique voice and English translation. And sometimes these alternative options are better than the options that have come to the United States.
If you suddenly want to change the version of any old PS1 game, then the job is quite simple. In an advanced PS5 emulator, you need to access the settings and then select the change option. But the memorable thing is that Pal and NTSC are considered different games – savings recorded in a version that will not be able to download into another game.