Electronics firm offers sneak peek at games for forthcoming console.
Electronics firm offers sneak peek at games for forthcoming console.
Just days after unveiling details of its PlayStation 3, Sony has offered a sneak peek at the game titles and peripherals that will accompany the forthcoming console.
More than 20 first- and third-party PS3 titles will be available, with most expected to retail at less than US$60.
"Our line-up of PS3 games that will be available through the holidays is unprecedented in terms of volume, variety and innovation, surpassing any previous competitive launch catalogue and even our own original offerings for other PlayStation platforms," said Kaz Hirai, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America.
He added that the title NBA 07 will run at 1080 pixels “for the highest resolution image possible, creating hyper-realistic characters and gameplay never seen before.”
The list of third party launch titles includes: Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII, Call of Duty 3, EA Sports Fight Night Round 3, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, F.E.A.R., Full Auto 2: Battlelines, Madden NFL 07, Marvell Ultimate Alliance, Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire, NBA 2K7, Need For Speed Carbon, NHL 2K7, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, Tony Hawk's Project 8, Untold Legends Dark Kingdom.
Peripherals that will be available in North America on day one will include a separately sold wireless controller, available for US$49.99, a memory card adaptor for transferring game save information from PlayStation and PlayStation 2 memory cards onto the HDD of PS3 for US$14.99, and a BD remote control for US$24.99.