Ridge Racer 6 for 360 launch?

By Corey Brotherson Published 3 August, 2005

Start your engines, folks…

Ridge Racer 6 may see a surprise launch alongside Microsoft's Xbox 360, according to Namco's updated U.S release calendar slotting the game in for an autumn 2005 date.

The newest installment of the arcade racing series had no official launch date set after it was confirmed for Microsoft's next generation machine, but speculation persisted that the company was pushing Namco for the title to line-up with the arrival of Xbox 360.

The Ridge Racer franchise has been a mainstay for Sony's PlayStation format since 1994 after a previously successful stint in video arcades. A launch on Xbox 360 would be an obvious coup for Microsoft, but there's still no confirmation that the game's exclusive.

Other significant titles to feature in Namco's line-up include We Love Katamari, (September, no UK date) and Soul Calibur III (October for US and UK), both on PlayStation 2.

Namco's full 2005 line-up in the U.S:

PlayStation 2 Lineup

  • Namco Museum 50th Anniversary - August 30
  • Sniper Elite - September
  • Urban Reign - September
  • We Love Katamari - September
  • Soul Calibur III - October 25
  • Pac-Man World 3 - November
  • Payout Poker and Casino - November
  • Moto GP4 - Fall
  • Tales of Legendia - February 2006

Xbox Lineup

  • Namco Museum 50th Anniversary - August 30
  • Sniper Elite - September
  • Pac-Man World 3 - November
  • Payout Poker and Casino - November

Xbox 360 Lineup

  • Frame City Killer - Fall
  • Ridge Racer 6 - Fall

GameCube Lineup

  • Hello Kitty Roller Rescue - August 16
  • Namco Museum 50th Anniversary - August 30
  • Pac-Man World 3 - November

Nintendo DS Lineup

  • Pac 'n Roll - August 23
  • Dig Dug Digging Strike - October
  • Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires - October

PSP Lineup

  • Namco Museum Battle Collection - August
  • Bounty Hounds - October
  • Pac-Man World 3 - November
  • Payout Poker and Casino - November

Game Boy Advance Lineup

  • Gumby vs. the Astrobots - August 9
  • Sigma Star Saga - August 16
  • Namco Museum 50th Anniversary - August 30
  • The Berenstain Bearsand the Spooky Old Tree - September
  • Rebelstar: Tactical Command - September
  • Atomic Betty - November

PC Lineup

  • Namco Museum 50th Anniversary - September
  • Sniper Elite - September
  • Pac-Man World 3 - November
  • Payout Poker and Casino - November
  • Mage Knight: Apocalypse - Spring 2006
  • Hellgate: London - TBA
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Comments (25) Latest comment 7 years ago

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  • DaM #1 7 years ago

    Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
    50th?! Is that Dig Dug on an oscilloscope?

  • Blerk #2 7 years ago

    Namco's full 2005 line-up in Europe:
    ...
    Um...
    Ah...
    Maybe another Tekken spin-off?
    And Pac-Man. Again.

  • asha #3 7 years ago

    It says 50th Anniversary at the start of Mr.Driller DS i think Namco's 50 this year?

  • laur #4 7 years ago

    Or could it be the 50th verson they've made?

  • Floppy #5 7 years ago

    "We Love Katamari, (September, no UK date)"

    What drugs are Namco on. Release this game in the UK for Christ's sake! I'm loathed to go down the modding route, but I fear I may be swayed in order to play this game (any version of it).

  • Dizzy #6 7 years ago

    I would prefer a Katamari title for 360. All that extra power could push Katamari to even bigger worlds/rolling!

    /continues dreaming

  • Milbe #7 7 years ago

    Ridge Racer 6! (not some "R" crap, it is the real one!!!!!!)
    Edited by 1 at 03/08/05 @ 13:06

  • The-Bodybuilder #8 7 years ago

    against pgr3?

  • a8a #9 7 years ago

    Id take Ridge Racer over PGR any day.

  • smelly #10 7 years ago

    "I would prefer a Katamari title for 360. All that extra power could push Katamari to even bigger worlds/rolling! "


    Imagine then what it'd be like with the ps3's/revolution power?

  • #11 7 years ago

    I think we should get used to reading about SONY franchises jumping ship to the superior platform. That said though in this instance Microsoft should have let the bugger drown, typical SONY game.... :/

  • Blerk #12 7 years ago

    Ridge Racer was around before Sony got involved, Balor.

  • davyuk #13 7 years ago

    'Autumn' goddammit. AUTUMN.

  • Milbe #14 7 years ago

    Balor, would you please mind to educate us what a typical SONY game and a typical MS game is, and why is the one better than the other? Thanks.

  • Aretak #15 7 years ago

    * Hello Kitty Roller Rescue - August 16
    * Namco Museum 50th Anniversary - August 30
    * Pac-Man World 3 - November

    Poor GameCube. :-(

  • effinwooly #16 7 years ago

    Your SO full of s**t Balor !! Comments like that give fanboys a bad name !

  • asha #17 7 years ago

    The more i think about it the more likely it seems that Namco is indeed 50 years old this year.
    And incase your wondering why a computer game company started in 1955 when the first video game wasn't created to like the early 70's, i think Namco started off like Sega & Nintendo creating Toilet roll, stationary & other products like that then jumping ship to the Console world in the mid 70's.

    Also, i wonder when their releasing Katamari Damacy DS?

  • Wash #18 7 years ago

    "Imagine then what it'd be like with the ps3's/revolution power?"

    I thought the general consensus is there wouldnt be too much in it, specially as we know very little about the revolution...

    Although there have been countless days where i've sat down at a ps2 and said , by crumbs what would GTA:SA look like built from the ground up for Xbox, or MGS.

    Ridge Racer isnt all that good tbh... the last one, before the R:CRAP scored mild 7/10s on average.

  • riz23 #19 7 years ago

    Namco started out life in 1955 as the Nakamura Manufacturing Ltd. founded in Tokyo and began operations by installing two rocking-horse rides on the rooftop of a department store in Yokohama.

    They changed their name to Namco in 1972

    God I love Google!

  • asha #20 7 years ago

    Hehe, i was pretty close. And i didn't use google :)

  • smelly #21 7 years ago

    Wash wins award for being the first to take the fanboy bait, but not being a fanboy about it.. *sulk*.

  • raikov #22 7 years ago

    RR5 wasn't groundbreaking, but Ridge Racers on the PSP is amazing, and the series seems to be back on track (not including the port off RR64 on the DS). Rage Racer 2 would make my day/week/year ;)

  • tenma #23 7 years ago

    Bring back Reiko Nagase!

    :o

  • IronGiant #24 7 years ago

    Another gem from Balor. Ridge Racer on PSP is quality so maybe the franchise is back on track, ouch ;)

  • Cloudane #25 7 years ago

    Ouch!

    My GameCube is still not being used and the last time I turned it on was in March (Resident Evil 4 - I played through it twice for Christ sake). Times like this is when I sometimes wish I had bought a Xbox instead in 2003...

    I shall be getting the Xbox 360 for sure and grab a copy of Halo, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Star Wars: KotOR, PGR2, GTA: Double Pack, Ninja Gaiden, RalliSport Challenge 2, TCoR: Escape From Butcher Bay, Fable, OutRun 2, Oddworld Strangers Wrath and more, but that is very wishful thinking.

    :(