Say if they released them in volumes or whatever, like 4-5 games to a Disc or something. I'd buy them for sure and then it gives others an option if they don't want to use up their HDD space.

Example:

Vol.1
PixelJunk Racers
PixelJunk Monsters
PixelJunk Eden
flOw
Super Stardust HD

Anyone else think this would be a good idea?

Yes..

the 360 did it with some of their "arcade classics". it was a good idea then and it's still a good idea.

To be honest I would probably prefer to buy them on a Blu Ray disc now that I think about it. I always intend to buy games from the PSN store but then I just never bother, partly because I'm lazy and I don't want to lose my games (I know you get up to 5 downloads fro each game).

Would be a good way to get it out to more people. Even in this day and age, some people will just never go online with their console. It would be a shame for all of them to miss out on the real gems of the PSN.

PSN games is fine, but think of how many PS1 games can fit on one. Those would make good collections. Many PS1 games didn't even use up half a CD.

I give this thread a 9.7.

They should do (based on games that have been out long enough)

Super Stardust
Calling All Cars
Pixeljunk Monsters
flOw
Pain

I just named those 5 as a quick example, I don't think they would release 3 of the 5 games from one developer. They are just what popped in my head first. A PS1 classics compilation would be awesome too, I would definitely pay for that on Blu Ray, they could fit like 10-15 games on there easy, I would buy it.

A PS1 classics compilation is definately not going to happen. As a consumer I'd like it. But Nintendo has already set the business model for old games and Sony has complied with PS1 classics costing $10 for download. So here is the problem. Downloadable games probably get Sony $5 or $6 of profit because it's their service and they are essentially the new publisher when it hits their download service they completely avoid costs associated with the retail channel. They like this model and don't want to release PS1 games at less than $10 a pop because then their downloadable games look like rip offs. So you'd see a blu ray disc for $60 with 6-10 PS1 games. And they would probably only receive $20 or less per disc which cuts their per game margin to $2 or $3. It would be a tough sell at that price point unless the consumer wanted every single game. So likely these discs will end up in the bargain bin at $30 before they sold cutting the profit significantly more.

So as a hardcore gamer, I like the idea. But they can't segment the market to make it viable. People that download PSN games would just buy the discs. This would make Sony far less money.

I think it's a similiar scenario with the PSN games. You risk devaluing your product while pandering to a small unprofitable segment of the market. I think the xbox arcade discs serve 3 purposes that don't affect Sony. #1 is a paid download service. I know you can buy the games without paying the fee, but some gamers out there see the $50 annual fee and avoid the online portion of the xbox like the plague. #2 is a model without a harddrive. It's hard to download games when you have no place to store them. #3 All PS3's have built in Wifi and LAN connector. So if you simply have internet, there is no reason you cannot get your PS3 connected. Yes, some people still have dial up. But those people are in the extreme minority of PS3 owners.  I'm sure someone has an example of a PS3 owner with dial up who lives in the middle of nowhere.  But the general rule is if you are spending $400 on a high def game machine, blu ray player that you simply would not stand for dial up.

id buy it