I just got this from someone on the Play Magazine online forum.
Here's the headline from 1up.com:
Symphony of the Night Heads to XBLA
"Kaz Hirai's triumphant warcry of "Riiiiiidge Racer" on the PSP led people to believe other key PSOne titles would soon be heading to the PSP via emulation. Apparently Konami missed the memo, as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is making its way to Xbox Live Arcade.
The September issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (issue: 207) reports:
Konami is resurrecting the cult PS1 game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on Xbox Live Arcade. Along with SOTN, Konami is also bringing back other classic hits, some revered (Frogger, Contra, Super Contra, Track & Field) some obscure (Time Pilot), and some really obscure (Scramble).
When will SOTN head to XBLA? Representatives from Konami told 1UP that the game is tenatively slated for a Q1 2007 release on XBLA."
That is so freaking awesome! It is one of the best games ever created. I only hope it plays well with the 360 controllers d-pad. This along with Super Metroid on the Wii with the wii mote, seems to show that gaming is heading in the right direction as far as backwards compatibility goes.