EU PS3 launch details!

UK, January 24, 2007 - Sony has confirmed the PlayStation 3 will be released in the UK and across Europe on March 23, priced £425 (599 Euros). A million units will be available for launch, although how that number will be divided across the different territories is unclear. As expected, only the 60GB model will be initially available, although Sony hasn' t written off launching the 20GB version, stating, " Following the launch period we will review the situation and introduce it if there is sufficient demand from consumers."

30 titles will be available from day one, including Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm and Formula One Championship Edition, as well as eight titles ready for download via the PlayStation Network. Gran Turismo HD Concept will also be available for download from launch, so those of you lucky enough to own a 1080p HDTV will finally get to put it through its paces.

Following in the footsteps of the US and Japanese launches, the console will ship with a single SIXAXIS controller and a composite cable, along with version 1.5 of the firmware, with 1.6 available for download shortly after. Additional pads will cost £34.99 each, plus a range of official PlayStation cables - HDMI (£17.99), AV Scart (£12.99), component (£17.99) and S-video (£12.99 - all available when the machine hits the shelves. Movie-loving buyers can also pick up a Blu-Ray remote control for £17.99.

Sony also announced the PlayStation 3 will launch in Russia on April 20 and that a release date for India will be revealed soon.

Commenting on the launch, Ray Maguire, SVP and MD of SCEUK said, " 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. 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 complete launch line-up of games is as follows:

DISC
Resistance: Fall of Man
MotorStorm
Genji: Days of the Blade
Formula One Championship Edition
Ridge Racer 7
Call of Duty 3
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Tony Hawk' s Project 8
Gundam: Target in Sight
Full Autoâ„¢ 2: Battle Lines
Sonic the Hedgehog
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3
World Snooker Championship 2007 NBA 2K7
NHL 2K7
Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII
Enchanted Arms
Tom Clancy' s Splinter Cell: Double Agent
The Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion
Def Jam: Icon
Fight Night Round 3
NBA Street 4 Homecourt 2007
Need for Speed Carbon
The Godfather: The Don' s Edition
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
F.E.A.R.

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Tekken: Dark Resurrection
Lemmings
Go! Sudoku
Go! Puzzle
Blast Factor
flOw
Super Rub' a' Dub
Gripshift

Look at the launch titles!!!

60GB only is pretty shady, but since that' s what i' m buying i don' t really care.

March 23rd, the day after my birthday...
If I get $600 as a birthday present I might actually buy the PS3
Oh by the way, looks like the best launch ever, just look at all those great titles!
I' d buy 7 of them without hesitation, which is pretty good for a launch.

If i didn' t have some of the games on 360 already i' d be buying:

Resistance: Fall of Man
MotorStorm
Genji: Days of the Blade
Call of Duty 3
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3
Tom Clancy' s Splinter Cell: Double Agent
The Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion
Def Jam: Icon
Fight Night Round 3

...so yeah, it' s probably the best launch lineup i can recollect.

No Rainbow Six though which is strange. It slipped to March like Oblivion so maybe it' ll launch in the US before in Europe...

The only games there i would consider is motorstorm, maybe resistance..... nothing else really, Man i want my heavenly sword and lair, (if they improve it from the less that steller previews it got all over the place)

NiGHTS into Dreamcast

It' s true... Where the hell is my sexy red-head in white and a killer attitude???

Ninja Theory, YOU WILLY MUNCHERS!!!

There are two rules to success:

1. Never tell all you know.

ORIGINAL: Tiz

It' s true... Where the hell is my sexy red-head in white and a killer attitude???

Ninja Theory, YOU WILLY MUNCHERS!!!

Just be happy there will be blood.

Thats by far the best launch line ever.. From One day PS3 put itselfs in a extremley strong posistion, I wonder how 360 sales are gonna fair over here once Ps3 and Wii are freely availible..

ORIGINAL: f3hunter

Thats by far the best launch line ever.. From One day PS3 put itselfs in a extremley strong posistion, I wonder how 360 sales are gonna fair over here once Ps3 and Wii are freely availible..

PS3 will be extremely popular here but gamers in the UK are very fickle and so while DS has sold really well i don' t expect Wii to take the marketshare lead or dominate the software sales charts. It' s a shame but seeing as Pro Evo, Need For Speed, GTA etc are the most popular titles in this country, i can' t see casual gamers jumping on Wii en mass.

I' ll be buying on as soon as i can get one though.

The price is still too high and they still haven' t got a true exclusive killer-app, so even though the launch lineup is amazing it won' t make me buy a PS3.
I' d rather waste my money on great games on consoles I currently own.

Off topic:
Majik if you' re coming to America soon wouldn' t it be better to get a NTSC PS3? You wouldn' t even have to wait for the European launch, you could get one tomorrow. Besides even with shipping it would probably be cheaper. Although you might have to buy a converter so you can plug it into a socket in England.

Hmm, if I could afford £593 right now I' d buy PS3+HDMI cable+Virtua Fighter 5+Motorstorm+F1CE.

While that is a grand launch line up, 3/4 of the games on it are on 360 already. Doesn' t make getting a PS3 a necessity for me yet, although I think Motorstorm looks great. I' m definately going to hold off at least 12 months for one, mostly to see how the Bluray vs HDVD war pans out. And I' ve not got 2 Wii' s ordered,so the latest I' m getting one of those babies is 21st feb. yay!

Is VF5 out on 360 at the same time or do we (360 owners) need to wait?

And the price makes the 360 look much stronger. Maybe because I can' t afford a PS3 for while

***flyingsaucersdisguisedasmushrooms***
***mushroomsinvadingfromouterspace***

I remember a certain person saying that Graw2, Heavenly Sword and Lair, Ninja Gaiden Sigma would not make the Euro Launch. [that right Nitro?]

I was hoping for them though!


I have preordered the Ps3, and with 1 million headed to the Eu, I should get a unit. Thankfully I have bragging rights about paying the most for the ps3 since I live in Ireland.

Motorstorm Is one title I really want, but apart from that and no Graw2, I dont know what else to get. I' ll pick up most of those titles later on in the ps3' s life when they are cheaper but still. Resistance? not mad about it, Vitura fighter 5? never got into it [i have Vf4], Fight night? thats the title That i' ll get for cheap. I have oblivion and Fear.

Ah heck I' ll get Resistance.

Surprized to see Def Jam:Icon there..


Dont forget that Casino Royal Launchs on the 23rd too, If I am right on Blue ray, I guess people will pick that up with the ps3.

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

Thankfully I have bragging rights about paying the most for the ps3 since I live in Ireland.

There is this weird videogame site that says something else:
KIKIZO

While that is a grand launch line up, 3/4 of the games on it are on 360 already. Doesn' t make getting a PS3 a necessity

It' s true. Funny eh. Each system has it' s exclusives but now everyone seems to be getting the same game the only difference with " additional/different content" and time of shipment difference. Eventually exclusives wouldn' t be exclusives.

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

Fortunately there will always be first party titles... I hope ico team do something with ps3 and annouce it soon.

Majik where did you hear Heavenly Sword will have blood? Even checking ninja theorys website ive not seen anythign about it... not checked in great deal i admit..

A good launch line up but as stated most games on 360 already. I read somewhere that they reckon uk will get about 300,000 of that million units.

NiGHTS into Dreamcast

ORIGINAL: Silentbomber

I remember a certain person saying that Graw2, Heavenly Sword and Lair, Ninja Gaiden Sigma would not make the Euro Launch. [that right Nitro?]

I was hoping for them though!

Time is always on my side

It' s a shame GRAW2 won' t be available at launch as it means 360 has another timed exclusive. It shouldn' t be delayed too long though but 360 has been the lead platform for development and they' ll likely just be tweaking it, getting the framerate locked down and working on the online parts.

I have some concerns about Fatal Inertia and Rainbow Six, but hopefully we' ll see more of the and other UE3.0 based games too. Even Mistwalker had problems that required Epic to send staff for 3 months prior to TGS to get the Lost Odyssey demo done on time...

Also, note that GTHD is not listed as an online download...

Is VF5 out on 360 at the same time or do we (360 owners) need to wait?

September.

Majik where did you hear Heavenly Sword will have blood? Even checking ninja theorys website ive not seen anythign about it... not checked in great deal i admit..

Trust me.

Thats by far the best launch line ever.. From One day PS3 put itselfs in a extremley strong posistion, I wonder how 360 sales are gonna fair over here once Ps3 and Wii are freely availible..

About the same as here in America. The inital batch of PS3s selling and then the rest sitting on shelves.

And the Wii selling like hotcakes. The local stores here just finally got some in that managed to not sell out as soon as they put them out.

I dont want to celebrate, I want to sell you hate.

That' s one freaking awesome launch. All (read as most) of my bitterness for the PS3 has pretty much dissolved since the launch, although I' m still bitter about the price. I actually had a dream that I' d gotten $700, got the PS3, got home, plugged it in, and...

Woke up.



I' m still ticked at Sony for not giving me fufulling dreams then.

god lineup, not as good as it should be fo rthe price they are asking, well, it shouldnt take too long for Heavenly Sword and Ninja Gaiden Sigma to launch, if u guys are gonna get some games dont miss Reistance and MotorStorm, the online in both is/should be just amazing, beware tho, the health system in Resistance can upset some, the online is the real deal.

ORIGINAL: fernandino

god lineup, not as good as it should be fo rthe price they are asking, well, it shouldnt take too long for Heavenly Sword and Ninja Gaiden Sigma to launch

I' m not sure about Ninja Gaiden, but Heavenly Sword will be pushed back to the end of the year. Personally i don' t expect Ninja Gaiden until Aug or Sept, but it could ofcourse arrive sooner than that.

but Heavenly Sword will be pushed back to the end of the year.

I' d rather they take their time anyway.