Sony Entertainment has revealed that more than 30 games will be available for Playstation 3 buyers when the new Sony games console is released on March 23 in Australia.
First-party titles will include Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm, Genji: Days of the Blade, plus Formula One Championship Edition and Ridge Racer 7.
Third-party publishers who have signed up to offer games at launch include Electronic Arts, Activision, Sega, Ubisoft, Vivendi, Namco Bandai, Take-Two and Sony Online Entertainment.
A range of downloadable games will be available via the PlayStation Network, such as Tekken: Dark Resurrection, Blast Factor, flOw, Go! Sudoku and Go! Puzzle.
The list also includes Gran Turismo HD Concept, which has already been downloaded by 350,000 gamers in North America and Japan since its December release.
In addition, Sony confirmed that the European launch of PS3 will coincide with the release of a new System Update for the console.
“Following the hugely successful launches of PS3 in Japan and North America, we are absolutely delighted to be able to bring significant numbers of PS3 to the UK,” said Sony UK managing director Ray Maguire.
“To be able to launch with over 30 titles including retail versions and great downloadable gaming experiences across every genre shows that this is our strongest launch line-up in the history of PlayStation, and is what PlayStation fans in the UK have been crying out for.”
The full list of launch day software is as follows:
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
Tekken: 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 – Disc
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 – Activision – Disc
Gundam Target in Sight – Namco Bandai Games – Disc
Full Auto 2: Battle Lines – Sega – Disc
Sonic the Hedgehog – Sega – Disc
Virtua Fighter 5 – Sega – Disc
Virtua Tennis 3 – Sega Disc
World Snooker Championship 2007 – Sega – 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
