Sony have announced its 2008 and 2009 line-up to the world. Scott Steinberg says:
“For the second half of 2008 and beyond, we will see a spectacular line up of triple-A titles and original gaming content that will satisfy PlayStation fans across the board… Highly anticipated games such as Resistance 2(TM), LittleBigPlanet(TM), and Killzone(TM) 2, along with original content such as SIREN: Blood Curse and PixelJunk(TM) Eden, demonstrate SCEA’s passion to lead the market by continuing to deliver unique gaming content and revolutionary sequels to our best-selling franchises.”
Below is the line-up from the press release, released by Sony:
Hot Shots Golf(R): Open Tee 2 — PSP (Available June 3, 2008 / E for “Everyone”)
Secret Agent Clank(TM) — PSP (Available June 17, 2008 / E10+ for “Everyone 10+”)
wipEout(R) HD — PSN (Available Summer 2008 / Rated E10+)
Elefunk(TM) — PSN (Available Summer 2008 / E for “Everyone”)
PixelJunk(TM) Eden — PSN (Available Summer 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
SIREN: Blood Curse — PSN (Available Summer 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation — PS3 (Available September 16, 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
LittleBigPlanet(TM) — PS3 (Available October 2008 / Not yet Rated)
NBA 09 — PS3, PSP, PS2 (Available Fall 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
NBA 09 — PSP (Available Fall 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
NBA 09 — PS2 (Available Fall 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
About BUZZ!(TM) Quiz TV — PS3 (Available Fall 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
BUZZ!(TM) Master Quiz — PSP (Available Fall 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
MotorStorm(TM) Pacific Rift — PS3 (Available Fall 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
Resistance 2(TM) — PS3 (Available Fall 2008 / Not Yet Rated)
Killzone(TM) 2 — PS3 (Available February 2009 / Not Yet Rated)
A nice looking line-up! Some big name titles in there such as Socom and Killzone 2.
DivX have announced that they have given game developers the ability to use DivX video encoding for the Playstation 3. This will enable developers to use high quality video for Playstation 3 games.
The CEO of DivX, Kevin Hell said:
“We are excited to work with Sony Computer Entertainment to offer DivX video encoding to PS3 game developers,”
“PS3 users can already use their PS3s to watch their own DivX videos, and now they’ll also be able to enjoy the quality of DivX in the games.”
So what does using DivX in games mean? It means that developers can take advantage of the compression technology while still able to maintain high quality videos. The Playstation 3 is the first console to ever to be able to playback DivX video.
Lets have a look and see what Playstation 3 has to offer exclusively this year. There are a lot of AAA titles that are coming out, but which ones are exclusive to PS3?
In no particular order:
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- LittleBigPlanet
- Resistance 2
- Killzone 2
- Haze
- Disagae 3
- White Knight Chronicles
- SOCOM: Confrontation
- MotorStorm 2
- Tekken 6
- Final Fantasy XIII (probably 2009)
- Buzz Quiz TV
- Infamous
- Metal Gear Online
- Time Crisis 4
If there are any i’ve missed let me know and i’ll add to the list, keep in mind they must be coming out this year or have an indication they might be coming out this year.
Which PS3 exlusive titles are you looking forwards to most?
Sony’s latest racing game is now sold out at Play.com. If you look at the product here you will see that they have a message in place stating:-
Our initial allocation of stock has now sold through. All orders placed on or after 25th March will be fulfilled week commencing 31st March.
This is fantastic news for Sony and Playstation 3 in general as it means there is high demand for Gran Turismo 5 and proves to be a system seller. I can’t wait to see the numbers next week.
Seems as though Europe love Gran Turismo as pre-orders are reaching towards the one million mark. This is great news for Sony and Playstation in general because Prologue isn’t the full game, it’s like a big demo. Just think what the pre-orders will be like on the actual full game of Gran Turismo 5?
I think this will be a huge success just like the previous Gran Turismo’s. GT5 Prologue is due to be released in Europe 28th March 2008, which is just a week away. I’m going to grab a copy as it’s fairly cheap to buy and will give me a good taste of what to expect from the full game.
Check out these in-game screenshots below:
Can the Xbox 360 handle that amount of graphical power? Didn’t think so.
Recently Sony released Firmware Version 2.17 to increase software stability for some Playstation 3 games. We don’t know exactly what these game were, they never tell us. But what they have told is that Firmware 2.20 has been announced and will support “Downloadable Movie Content and Interactive Games, available with BD-LIVE”.
Version 2.20 will also add support for Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) Profile 2.0.
The following features have been demonstrated to be possible with BD-LIVE and will vary depending on the title:
· A variety of downloadable content, including bonus scenes, shorts, trailers, subtitles, ringtones that can be sent to mobile phones, images, and more.
· Interactive movie-based games can pit players who are sitting in the same room, or are across the world and online, against each other.
In addition to BD-LIVE, system software update v.2.20 enhances PS3’s relationship with PSP, enabling users to copy their favourite music and photo playlists to their PSP and experience them on-the-go. This new functionality makes it easer than ever to share media content between the two systems.
The following new features will also be included in the system software update:
· “Resume play” will enable PS3 to start playing a BD and DVD video at the point it was stopped, even if the disc had been removed.*1
· “Audio Output Device” will be a new Remote Play setting, enabling PSP to serve as a remote control for music played through PS3.
· PS3’s Internet browser will be enhanced: Video files directly linked from a Web page will be able to be streamed, and the browser’s view speed will be improved.
· DivX and WMV format videos that are larger than 2GB will be playable.
· “Mosquito Noise Reduction” will be added as an AV setting in the control panel of the DVD/BD player for improved movie playback.*2
*1 BD-J format disc is not supported.
*2 BD discs recorded with BDMV format are not supported.
This is looking good for Playstation 3 owners, but where is the in game Cross Media Bar? It will come don’t worry.