TGS 2005: Full Japanese PlayStation 3 lineup revealed
Playable games a no-show at event, but Sony reveals rock-solid third-party support with 102 games and 71 publishers.
TOKYO--One of the biggest, and most unfortunate, surprises at the Tokyo Game Show 2005 so far has been the absence of any playable PlayStation 3 games. However, that didn't totally deflate the spirits of those present, as Sony Computer Entertainment released its full lineup of Japanese PS3 games at the show. The list revealed a massive amount of third-party support for the console, which is sure to heat up the next-generation console war with Microsoft's Xbox 360. Sony currently has 102 games scheduled or already in development for the PS3, with 71 publishers on board its next-gen bandwagon.
One thing striking, if not terribly surprising, about the PS3 lineup is the massive amount of sequels it contains. As previously reported, Atari is releasing a follow-up to Alone in the Dark, was well as new installments in its Stuntman and Driver series. Ubisoft is releasing a third installment of Brothers in Arms on the PS3. SNK Playmore has already announced King of Fighters Maximum Impact 3, even though the second installment for the PS2 won't be coming out until the middle of next year. Wrestling game developer Yuke's also revealed it had an unidentified game in the works, raising the possibility of the first next-gen SmackDown! game or that the Xbox 360 Rumble Roses will be multiplatform.
Konami already announced Metal Gear Solid 4 at E3, and now it's revealed a new Gradius game is in development. The company is also making a soccer game, most likely the first next-gen Winning Eleven. Namco also has a good lineup scheduled for the PS3, with unnamed fighting, shooting, sports, and role-playing games in the works. While it's almost certain that the "fighting game" is the already announced sixth Tekken, which was shown at E3, the RPG's title remains a mystery--a next-gen Tales perhaps?
As for new games, Koei revealed it is working on two original properties for the PS3: an action game called Blade Storm: Hundred Years War, the latest brawler from Dynasty Warriors series developer Omega Force, and a racing game ominously titled Fatal Inertia. It had previously announced its Akira Kurosawa-inspired action game Ni-Oh at E3 in May. D3 is publishing Digital Extremes' Dark Sector, one of the first games announced for next-gen consoles. Genki is making a new release for a "racing game series" and a "Japanese sword fighting game series," which are probably new iterations of Tokyo Xtreme Racer and Kengo.
Surprisingly, not many companies announced games for both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 at the Tokyo Game Show. Capcom reconfirmed that Resident Evil 5 (called BioHazard 5 in Japan) will come out for the PS3 and Xbox 360, and From Software revealed its newly announced game, Armored Core 4, is in development for both platforms.
While it's generally said developing for next-generation consoles will be tough on small publishers, today's PS3 list had a fair amount of budget game makers on the list. The small publisher named Magnolia will be releasing its affordable "Value 2000" series once again on the PS3, which, as the name suggests, sells at the low price of 2000 yen ($18) plus tax.
Also of note in the PS3 lineup is Arc System Works' unnamed "fighting game tool," a mysterious-sounding project from the company well-known for its Guilty Gear X series. Interestingly, Hudson is bringing its Rengoku series from the PSP to the PS3--the first time a series that debuted on Sony's handheld is making its way to a console.
PLAYSTATION 3 GAMES (JAPAN): (Sorted by title and genre)
Acquire
New historical action game, action adventure
Arc System Works
BB (tentative name), next-generation fighting game tool
Artdink
Bipedal Movement Simulation, Simulation
Aquanote no Kyujitsu: Inner Mind Adventure, Inner Mind adventure
Astroll
Seikan (tentative name), survival
Atari
Alone in the Dark sequel, action adventure
Stuntman (working title), driving action
Driver 5 (working title), driving action
Athena
Pro Mahjong Final (tentative name), mahjong
Atlus
Shin Megami Tensei series, RPG
Bandai
Anime related project, TBA
Mobile Suit Gundam (tentative name), action
Unnamed robot action game, action
Banpresto
Super Robot series, TBA
Capcom
action game, action
Devil May Cry 4, stylish action
Biohazard 5, survival horror
Cavia
Unnamed action RPG, action RPG
CyberFront
simulation game A, growth simulation
simulation game B, management simulation
puzzle game, puzzle action
Success
RPG, RPG
Success
Hitsuji Mura (tentative name), simulation
D3 Publisher
Dark Sector, shooting action
Fighting action game, fighting action
Datam Polystar
Unnamed adventure game, adventure
Digital Gain
Naxat Plan (tentative name), adventure
Dorasu
Slotter Mania series, Pachinko
Eidos
Unnamed action game, action
Electronic Arts
Fight Night (tentative name), sports
Enterbrain
Derby Stallion (tentative name), breeding
Entertainment Software Publishing
Unnamed action game, action
Ertain
TBA, action
From Software
Armored Core 4, 3D mech action
Dark RPG (tentative name), RPG
Black Blade (tentative name), action
Genki
Japanese sword fighting series, action
Racing game series, racing game
Global A. Entertainment
Comical history action, action
Comical history stimulation, simulation
GoodNavigate
Mystery adventure game, adventure
Gust
Unnamed role playing game, RPG
Hackberry
Pachinko Jikki simulation series, Pachinko
Hamster
Management simulation, simulation
Hudson
Unnamed RPG, RPG
Bomberman, action
Rengoku: The End of the Century, sci-fi action RPG
Idea Factory
Shin Ten Makai VI (tentative name), Simulation RPG
Interchannel
Unnamed love adventure game, adventure
Irem Software Engineering
Action-adventure game, action adventure
Koei
Blade Storm: Hundred Years War, action
Fatal Inertia, racing
Ni-Oh, action
Mahjong Taikai (tentative name), table
Konami
Gradius series, shooting
Unnamed soccer game, soccer
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball series, sports
Unnamed action game, action
Unnamed role playing game, RPG
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, tactical espionage action
MTO
ActiveDogs (tentative name), action sports
Magnolia
Value 2000 Igo, table
Value 2000 Shougi, table
Saikyou Ginsei Shougi 7, table
Saikyou Ginsei Igo 7, table
Mainichi Communications
Shougi World Champion Gekisashi (tentative name), table
Marionette
War simulation game, simulation
Marvelous Interactive
Unnamed action game, action
Mediaworks
Unnamed adventure game, adventure
Michaelsoft
Project D, RPG
Namco
Unnamed RPG, RPG
Unnamed fighting game, fighting
Unnamed shooting game, shooting
Unnamed sports game, sports
Nippon-ichi Software
Makai Wars (tentative name), RPG
Now Production
Unnamed action game, action
Ongakukan
Train Simulator Online (tentative name), train simulation
SNK Playmore
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 3 (tentative name), 3D fighting
Sega
Fifth Phantom Saga, action shooting
Sonic the Hedgehog, action
Sony Computer Entertainment
Angel Rings (tentative name), RPG
Gran Turismo series, TBA
Genji 2 (tentative name), action
The Eye of Judgment (tentative name), TBA
Minna no Golf 5 (tentative name), sports
Monster Carnival (tentative name), action RPG
Spike
Way of the Samurai 3 (tentative name), action adventure
Square Enix
Final Fantasy series, TBA
Sun Denshi
Unnamed simulation game, simulation
Sunrise Interactive
Sunrise Eiyuutan series, 3D simulation RPG
Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula series, 3D racing
Taito
Extreme (tentative name), action
Project Psychic (tentative name), action
Takuyo Kyougyou
AKARI Project (tentative name), simulation
MASTER Project (tentative name), action RPG
Tecmo
Action game, action
Action-adventure game, action
Ubisoft
Assassin (working title), action adventure
Brothers in Arms 3 (tentative name), FPS
Warashi
Mahjong Oh, Mahjong
Yamasa Entertainment
Yamasa Digi World DX (tentative name), Pachinko
Yuke's
Pro wrestling game, pro wrestling
JAPANESE PLAYSTATION 3 PUBLISHERS
Acquire
Arc System Works
Art Dink
Asmik-ace Entertainment
Astroll
Atari Japan
Athena
Atlus
Bandai
Banpresto
Capcom
Cavia
Chunsoft
CyberFront
D3 Publisher
Daitogiken
Datam Polystar
Digital Gain
Dorasu
Eidos
Electronic Arts
Enterbrain
Entertainment Software Publishing
Ertain
Fog
From Software
Genki
Global A. Entertainment
GoodNavigate
Gust
Hackberry
Hamster
Hudson
Idea Factory
Interchannel
Irem Software Engineering
Jaleco
Kadokawa Shoten
Kids Station
Koei
Konami
MTO
Magnolia
Mainichi Communications
Marionette
Marvelous Interactive
Mediaworks
Michaelsoft
Namco
Nippon-ichi Software
Now Production
Oaks
Ongakukan
SNK Playmore
Sammy
Sega
Shoeisha
Sony Computer Entertainment
Spike
Square Enix
Success
Sun Denshi
Sunrise Interactive
Taito
Takuyo Kyougyou
Tecmo
Ubisoft
Warashi
Yamasa Entertainment
Yukes
Yuki Enterprise
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