PS3, PS2, & PSP Holiday Releases
IN STORES posted on 12 NOV 2007 by Jim Zabek
Holy Release Schedules! Sony has quite a list of games ready for release this season on the PS3, PS2, and PSP.
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today unveiled its 2007 holiday line-up , including a rich first-party and third-party software offering for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and PlayStation®2 and a variety of hardware bundles for all PlayStation® platforms. PlayStation systems’ robust first and third-party software line-up demonstrates a continued commitment from both SCEA and third-party developers to the PlayStation family of products and aims to appeal to enthusiast and casual gamers alike.
“This holiday season we are offering our largest line up of quality software and hardware products to meet every taste, lifestyle and budget,” said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President, Product Marketing, SCEA.“Triple-A masterpieces such as Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and Ratchet&Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and bundles such as the Daxter™ PSP® Entertainment Pack and the SingStar PlayStation®2 Pack, will demonstrate SCEA’s commitment to providing consumers with the most diverse software and hardware on the market today.”
SCEA’s strong holiday first-party line-up includes PS3 heavy hitters, Heavenly Sword™ from Ninja Theory Ltd; the action-adventure Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune™ from Jak&Daxter® developer Naughty Dog; Ratchet&Clank® Future: Tools of Destruction™ from the highly acclaimed Insomniac Games; the trading card based THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™, produced in conjunction with Hasbro® and its Wizards of the Coast subsidiary and NBA 08 featuring the most realistic basketball gameplay available in Full HD at 1080p and 60 fps (frames per second).
On the PSP front, bundles like the Daxter™ PSP® Entertainment Pack and the limited edition Star Wars Battlefront® PSP® Entertainment Pack will show off the multi-functionality of the newly-designed PSP system. SCEA also brings a strong portable first-party software line-up to consumers including new IP’s like Jeanne d’Arc and established franchises, Syphon Filter®: Logan's Shadow, and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike.
For those planning holiday parties, PlayStation®2 is getting a social makeover with limited edition ceramic white hardware, SingStar™ Pop and festive price point of $149.99 (SRP) when the SingStar PlayStation®2 Pack launches this November. In addition to the vast library of existing titles for PlayStation®2, SCEA will be launching holiday games geared towards the social and casual gamer including Buzz!™ The Mega Quiz, Buzz!™ Junior: Jungle Party, SingStar™:Amped and SingStar™:‘80s.
SCEA’s 2007 holiday line-up will include:
- PLAYSTATION®3
- THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™
- Heavenly Sword™
- NBA 08
- Lair
- Folklore™
- Ratchet&Clank® Future: Tools of Destruction™
- Uncharted: Drakes Fortune™
- Warhawk™
- Third-Party:
- Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™, Activision
- Guitar Hero™ III: Legends of Rock, Activision
- Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground, Activision
- Jericho™, Codemasters
- Kane&Lynch: Dead Men™, Eidos
- FIFA 08, EA
- Medal of Honor Airborne™, EA
- Rock Band™, EA
- Orange Box, The, EA
- Simpsons™ Game, The, EA
- Bladestorm™: The Hundred Years’ War, Koei
- LEGO® Star Wars™: The Complete Saga, Lucas Arts
- BlackSite™: AREA 51®, Midway
- John Woo Presents Stranglehold™ Collector’s Edition,
- Midway
- Unreal Tournament® 3, Midway
- Time Crisis® 4, NAMCO BANDAI
- SEGA Rally Revo™, Sega
- College Hoops 2K8, Take 2 Interactive
- WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2008, THQ
- Juiced™ 2: Hot Import Nights™, THQ
- MX vs. ATV™ Untamed, THQ
- Assassin's Creed™, UbiSoft
- Blazing Angels® 2: Secret Missions of WWII, UbiSoft
- Haze™, UbiSoft
- TimeShift™, Vivendi
- Elder Scrolls IV: OBLIVION® - Game of the Year Edition, Zenimax
- PLAYSTATION®Network
- High Velocity Bowling™
- PAIN
- Everyday Shooter
- Go! Sports Ski™
- Go! Sports Skydiving™
- Mesmerize 1
- Trials of Topoq™
- MotorStorm™ Christmas Livery
- Toy Home™
- Twisted Metal™ 2 (PS One)
- MotorStorm™ Premium Pack 2
- Resistance: Fall of Man™: Map Pack 2
- Operation Creature Feature™
- Aquatopia
- Snakeball™
- flOw Download Pack
- MotorStorm™ Vehicle and Livery Pack
- PixelJunk™ Monsters
- Folklore™ Download Packs 1 and 2
- Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™, Activision
- PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
- First-party:
- Jeanne d’Arc
- NBA‘08
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike
- Syphon Filter®: Logan's Shadow
- Jeanne d’Arc
- Third-party:
- Spider-Man 3™, Activision
- Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Activision
- Atari Classics Evolved, Atari
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law™, Capcom
- Ben 10™: Protector of Earth, D3
- FIFA 08, EA
- The Sims™ 2 Castaway, EA
- The Simpsons™ Game, EA
- Castlevania®: The Dracula X Chronicles™, Konami
- Silent Hill® Origins, Konami
- Metal Gear Solid®: Portable Ops Plus, Konami
- Star Wars Battlefront™: Renegade Squadron™, Lucas Arts
- Sonic Rivals™ 2, Sega
- The Golden Compass™, Sega
- Final Fantasy Tactics®: The War of the Lions™, Square-Enix
- WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2008, THQ
- MX vs. ATV™ Untamed, THQ
- Beowulf™, Ubisoft
- SWAT®: Target Liberty™, Vivendi
- Aliens vs. Predator™ Requiem, Vivendi
- Spider-Man 3™, Activision
- PlayStation®2
- First-Party:
- Buzz!™ The Mega Quiz
- Buzz!™ Junior: Jungle Party
- Hot Shots Tennis™
- NBA‘08
- SingStar™: Amped
- SingStar™: 80’s
- Syphon Filter®: Dark Mirror
- Buzz!™ The Mega Quiz
- Third-Party:
- Cabela’s® Monster Bass, Activision
- Guitar Hero™ III: Legends of Rock, Activision
- Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground, Activision
- Dragon Ball® Z: Budokai Tenkaichi™ 3, Atari
- High School Musical: Sing It, Disney
- Need for Speed™ ProStreet, EA
- Rock Band™, EA
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force™: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am, Midway
- .hack®//G.U.™ Vol. 3: Redemption™, Namco B andai
- PopCap™ Hits! Vol 1, Popcap
- Phantasy Star Universe™: Ambition of the Illuminus, Sega
- Fatal Fury Battle Archives™ Volume 2, SNK
- Final Fantasy® XI: Wings of the Goddess™, Square-Enix
- College Hoops 2K8, Take 2
- Avatar: The Last Airbender™ The Burning Earth, THQ
- SpongeBob's™ Atlantis SquarePants, THQ
- MX vs. ATV™ Untamed, THQ
- Crash® of the Titans, Vivendi
- The Legend of Spyro™: The Eternal Night, Vivendi
- Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal™, Warner Bros.
- First-Party:
