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PlayStation 3 News by Tom Bramwell

24 January, 2007

Typical. You spend a good 28 seconds trying to come up with a convincing list of launch titles and then everyone's favourite "semi official" Sony trumpet Three Speech goes and posts them anyway.

So, following on from tonight's PS3 launch announcement, here's the full line-up of software titles planned for release on 23rd March, which - in case you've stumbled in here drunk - is now the officially ordained PlayStation 3 European launch day.

For more on the PS3 launch announcement, why not look at the PS3 launch announcement? Eh? Go for the source. Here's the list of launch titles:

  • Resistance: Fall of Man™ - SCEE - Disc
  • MotorStorm™ - SCEE - Disc
  • Genji™: Days of the Blade - SCEE - Disc
  • FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION - SCEE - Disc
  • Ridge Racer™ 7 - SCEE - Disc
  • TekkenŽ: Dark Resurrection - SCEE - Network
  • Lemmings™ - SCEE - Network
  • Go! Sudoku - SCEE - Network
  • Go! Puzzle - SCEE - Network
  • Blast Factor™ - SCEE - Network
  • flOw™ - SCEE - Network
  • Super Rub’a'Dub - SCEE - Network
  • Call of Duty 3 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
  • Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
  • Tony Hawk’s Project 8 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
  • Gundam – Target in Sight - Namco Bandai Games - Disc
  • Full Auto™ 2: Battle Lines - SegaŽEurope Ltd - Disc
  • Sonic the Hedgehog™ - SegaŽEurope Ltd - Disc
  • Virtua Fighter™ 5 - SegaŽEurope Ltd - Disc
  • Virtua Tennis™ 3 - SegaŽEurope Ltd - Disc
  • World Snooker Championship 2007 - SegaŽEurope Ltd - Disc
  • NBA 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
  • NHL 2K7 - Take 2 International SA - Disc
  • Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWll - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
  • Enchanted Arms - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
  • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
  • The Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion - Ubisoft Entertainment SA - Disc
  • Def Jam: Icon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
  • Fight Night Round 3 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
  • NBA Street 4 Homecourt 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
  • Need for Speed Carbon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
  • The Godfather: The Don’s Edition - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
  • Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
  • F.E.A.R. Vivendi - Universal Games Intl SA - Disc
  • Gripshift - Sony Online Entertainment - Network
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Heitzu
24/01/07 @ 23:34
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None of them really stick out to me as being must have games.
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Razorus
24/01/07 @ 23:40
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I agree, the good ones (eg Elder Scrolls) is already out on 360 and the exclusives are not all that. 360 and Wii had a better launch list.
raiden-snake
24/01/07 @ 23:42
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23 ill be there, buying ps3+resistence+ motorstorm.
Elder scrolls sucks!
xandoodle
24/01/07 @ 23:43
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Apart from VF and FN

/snooze
alpha-0ne
24/01/07 @ 23:44
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"None of them really stick out to me as being must have games. "

It depends if you own an xbox360 or not, thre are more if you dont

Even if like me i already own a 360 there is resistance, motorstorm, VF5
Heitzu
24/01/07 @ 23:47
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Don't get me wrong, not saying they are bad games just not ones that grab my attention by looking at names alone, MotorStorm would interest me most I think.
Psychotext
24/01/07 @ 23:50
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alpha-0ne: VF5 is coming out on the 360. I am looking forward to seeing what the finished motorstorm and F1 are like though. As for resistance, it's been done... repeatedly. =)
JediMasterMalik
24/01/07 @ 23:51
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Still getting Resistance though, interesting weapons ftw.
Darkuss
24/01/07 @ 23:52
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I'm getting VF5 and maybe MotorStorm! As for the downloadable games, Tekken DR and GT HD here I come!!! :)
Tomo
24/01/07 @ 23:53
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It would be a very special line up indeed if the games didn't exist across the other consoles.

Virtua Tennis 3 tho, that would be pretty sumptuous if they've got the serving done well and online play.
JayeM
24/01/07 @ 23:54
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There's actually a few there I would buy, only one or two are PlayStation 3 exclusives, the rest are games I've not got around to buying for my 360 yet.
LeD
24/01/07 @ 23:56
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If you don't own a 360, it's a strong lineup isn't it?
Bumbuliuz
24/01/07 @ 23:56
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Motorstorm and Ressistance are the only games I am intrested in, and neither of them are a "Killer App"
deepspacefox
24/01/07 @ 23:57
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"None of them really stick out to me as being must have games. "

Don't buy them then. Its quite simple. Sony ain't holding a gun to your head.

I'm getting Resistance, RR7 & Motorstorm. (Actually already got Resistance thanks to Ebay. It's been sitting on my shelf for the last two months waiting for a PS3) :)

BRING IT ON!!!
Heitzu
25/01/07 @ 00:00
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Like I said in another post which I'll quote:

"Don't get me wrong, not saying they are bad games just not ones that grab my attention by looking at names alone, MotorStorm would interest me most I think."

I don't/ didn't plan on getting one anyway at least not until MGS4, FFXIII and other big names get released.
sanctusmortis
25/01/07 @ 00:04
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I'm worried by the sheer amount of games already on 360 on there.
spongebob
25/01/07 @ 00:04
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Too bad Heavenly Sword missed the launch..

I'll wait until Xmas 2007 before I buy one. And even then I have to check first what's the situation is. Probably will get a X360 first..
deepspacefox
25/01/07 @ 00:08
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@ Heitzu

Fair enough.
Its just that comments like your 1st tend to ignite the 360ites into mass anti-PS3 posting. I've seen enough of that in the last few weeks.

Lets just all play nice. :) In 6 months we can judge both systems fairly.
davisorle
25/01/07 @ 00:10
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I wanted to add that it's not that the PS3 has nothing to offer with the tittles said but... 30+ in day one? Wasn't that about 2 months ago? Or even last March? this is sad!
raiden-snake
25/01/07 @ 00:14
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xbox360 trolls, go send yours overheating xbox360 to microsoft for the third time lol.
JediMasterMalik
25/01/07 @ 00:17
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For gods sake, please don't start an argument for no reason. Two wrongs do not make a right.
BadBoyBonner
25/01/07 @ 00:18
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Tomo

"Virtua Tennis 3 tho, that would be pretty sumptuous if they've got the serving done well and online play."

Bad news on the online front, there isn't any on the PS3 - better dig a 360 out for Sumo's 360 conversion as that does have it.
BadBoyBonner
25/01/07 @ 00:19
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FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION - SCEE - Disc

Some of the screens look awesome on that, seen a vid but was hard to judge from the quality, but looked nice from what I could tell with a great sense of speed.
chupachups
25/01/07 @ 00:27
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Yeah but how much will they cost?

If the games are Ŗ60 they can go and whistle.
davisorle
25/01/07 @ 00:49
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@raiden-snake
"xbox360 trolls, go send yours overheating xbox360 to microsoft for the third time lol."
Dude... did you actually laught with your post?

JMM You're right it's just that this little man knows how to push some buttons don't you think? :P
Sid Nice
25/01/07 @ 01:00
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What deepspacefox said "BRING IT ON!!!" wouldn't that make a great game?
dirigiblebill
25/01/07 @ 01:17
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I have indeed 'staggered in here drunk' (bar job) and would like to say that (a) it depresses me to find you all bitching over your consoles at quarter past one in the morning and (b) if any of you suckas are up for some rogue trooper blasting I'm online right now and ready to have your sorry asses. night night :)
polar
25/01/07 @ 01:19
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An excellent launch lineup to be fair.

However, most of the stand out titles are already available and afaik PS3 games are going to cost over 75Euro. Sony should really release games at a reasonable price, but I suppose their logic is that if people are willing to pay a lot of money for the console they'll do it for the games too.
HazyUK
25/01/07 @ 02:08
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Motorstorm is ace, I cannot put it down. Will the Euro version definitely have online play? I have the jap version, but it's that good I'd buy it again for the online racing.
Feanor
25/01/07 @ 03:27
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"360 and Wii had a better launch list."

The 360 really didn't.
smelly
25/01/07 @ 03:28
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>An excellent launch lineup to be fair.


We looking at the same titles? And it's not exactly fair to call it a launch is it? Especially when its 18 months late to the party.
KillahSouljah
25/01/07 @ 03:52
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Thats one hell of a launch line-up, cheers Sony, smacks 360's launch line-up in the face, what has Microsoft's whore Peter Moore got to say about this then...
KiLlerKnight
25/01/07 @ 04:04
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'360 and Wii had a better launch list'

Haha, that was a funny one. And yes I had a 360 at launch, thank you.
davisorle
25/01/07 @ 04:31
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@KillahSouljah
"Thats one hell of a launch line-up, cheers Sony, smacks 360's launch line-up in the face, what has Microsoft's whore Peter Moore got to say about this then..."

I think your so f**king retarded u pieace of **** cause you freakin ignorant most of that shit is a bad remake of the tittles already out for the 360 in their worse version ever. With the delay and all that shit and still too hard to make them look if not better at least the same good for the PS3? That's pathetic and you are even more for even talking about this shit. Go play ridge racer minus 7 or FNR 3 and tell me why you re waiting to enjoy next gen gaming for that price with worse graphics. Got it? When you don't know shit more than just what you hear DON'T EVEN POST proving how stupid you are.
davisorle
25/01/07 @ 04:35
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@raiden-snake
"23 ill be there, buying ps3+resistence+ motorstorm.
Elder scrolls sucks!"

Are you trying so hard to prove what a fanboy you are? I can tell just by the fact you have no idea about games.... Elder scroll sucks? Are you stupid or something? Resistence is a stupid unbalanced game trying to prove something with incomplete graphics and motorstorm... ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU ALL WANT THAT KIND OF A GAME? just cause it's a PS3 exclusive with funcy graphics... So ... How much in total? 800 For a piece of Junk with it's accesories.... Smart Smart... At least if Id hear you say that you were going to buy Elder Scrolls I wouldn't realise that easy how much you don't know about real gaming than what Sony passes to you.
3william56
25/01/07 @ 04:59
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Calm down sonny.

Don't worry. Puberty won't last forever.
smoothn00dle
25/01/07 @ 05:06
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Sweet! Virtual Fighter 5, Tekken5 dark resurrection..

I want to see how F.E.A.R run on PS3 compare to Xbox360..

@davisorle
Everyone has different taste.. Halo2 sold 6.4 million copy. Bungie, the developer just admitted it was half bake cake. Can u said every Halo 2 owner's know nothing about game? Doom 3 was another example. Now I look back it was ok but wasn't that good, more like 7.5 out of 10.
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davisorle
25/01/07 @ 05:37
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@smoothn00dle It's like they said.. It needed way more they could have done and it's true.. Plus don't you understand why they say that now? Not to prove that it wasn't good. But to make people expect it to be so so freakin better than Halo 2... Marketing stuff.And I didn't say about Halo 2 but for halo one when I was making a point> I remember what you are talking about :P And yeah I've said before that everyone has a different taste but... Motostorm? Don't you think it's too much that eveyone expecting PS3 is talking mostly about that game? And don't tell me they were a biker game type funs? I wont believe u! :P (BTW VF % is coming out on xbox 360 as well so... Though I don't like VF at all... It would take a lot to make me change my mind for that game)
Steroyd
25/01/07 @ 06:11
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I don't like Elder Scrolls Oblivion...

Resistance, Motorstorm, Lemmings, Gripshift and Formula 1, Virtua Fighter i'm looking forward to, ever so slightly disapointed that Heavenly Sword didn't make it in the list.

and WTF is super rub a dub? o_O
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bunnymc
25/01/07 @ 06:55
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I'm gettin on release
1. Def Jam: Icon
2. F1
3. NBA Street
4. Fight Night
5. NBA 2K7
6. Double Agent
Scimarad
25/01/07 @ 07:16
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Enchanted Arms? Nooooooo! I won't make the same mistake twice!!
Steroyd
25/01/07 @ 07:33
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They've actually made improvements in the PS3 version but I don't think that'll save it from being shit though.
KD
25/01/07 @ 07:49
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nothing there makes me want to spend 425 for console, maybe in a couple of months there might be something good but it better be outstanding to warrant the cash
BartonFink
25/01/07 @ 07:55
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Very solid if unspectacular launch lineup for Europe. Even if you do have a 360 there's still Resistance, Motorstorm and F1 and the Network stuff.
Rambaldi
25/01/07 @ 07:57
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"Thats one hell of a launch line-up, cheers Sony, smacks 360's launch line-up in the face, what has Microsoft's whore Peter Moore got to say about this then..."

Technicaly it's not a launch line-up though: it's a launch+ four months line-up. Agreed it looks very good on paper but when you remove the games that are available elsewhere looking just as good (running better in some examples e.g. THP8), playing with a more ergonomic, rumbling pad, for a fraction of the price...

Don't get me wrong, for next-gen newcomers it's ace, but let's put it into perspective: if it IS all about the GAMES, you could hunt around the 2nd hand shelves, pick up MOST of the quality titles in this list and a 360 with a second pad for less than Ŗ425.

That said, I am tempted just to use it as a Media Center / Linux PC / TV based web-browser / BR player but I won't be getting it because of it's games.
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Rambaldi
25/01/07 @ 08:01
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Oh, and one other little nugget of doom: forced bundles?
scoobii
25/01/07 @ 08:03
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Not bad but not great. Think I'll wait a while before I try and pick one up. Does anyone know of a PS2 to USB converter (console port, not PC port!). Use stick for Tekken and it'd be shame to not be able to use it on PS3. Thanks.
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BartonFink
25/01/07 @ 08:04
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Thats one hell of a launch line-up, cheers Sony, smacks 360's launch line-up in the face, what has Microsoft's whore Peter Moore got to say about this then...
LOL and what Rambaldi said. In addition compare it to what's available on 360 now? I'm sure Mr Moore is fairly happy ;)
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Monsta
25/01/07 @ 08:20
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I've been playing the motorstorm demo qutie a bti this week and everytime i play it i get really excited and the extremely disappointed.

I know its a demo and doesn;t represent blah blah blah.

But teh loadingtimes are hideous (even moving between vehicles on the selection screen takes an age), the graphics, whilst impressive, arn;t what i was hoping for, the control is nto quite right and the lack of rumble completely kills the experience.

The other games i've player so far

Blazing angels (xbox 360 version looks better)
GTHD (looks fantastic, still the same old GT handling model)

Hopefully they'll be something else soon that takes my fancy, but at the moment i'm not loving it, and would gladly sell if someone offered me a decent amount for it.
captainrentboy
25/01/07 @ 08:20
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Like every launch line up around 10-15 of those wont make it out on day one,no I'm not a fanboy rambling it's just always the case.
And like a lot of people say,if you already own a 360 then that line up of games is a bit unexciting,I played a lot of them friggin months ago :/

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