Aussie PS3 launch lineup firms

More than 15 titles expected for PS3's March launch down under.

Australians still haven't been told exactly when in March the PlayStation 3 is set to launch, but at least local gamers are beginning to get a firm idea of exactly what games can be expected. Sony Computer Entertainment Australia has now confirmed that five of its games will be there from the PS3's first day of sale, bringing the expected number of launch games to 17.

In a statement, the company confirmed that Formula One Championship Edition, MotorStorm, Genji: Days of the Blade, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Ridge Racer 7 would all be PS3 launch titles in Australia. No further details--such as a more specific launch date for the new console--were mentioned.

The Sony games join an expanding list of expected launch titles from other publishers, including Virtua Fighter 5 from Sega and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 from Ubisoft. The current list of Australian PS3 launch games--gathered from each publisher's latest release schedules--is provided below.

Activision
Call of Duty 3
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog
Virtua Fighter 5
Full Auto 2: Battle Lines
World Snooker Championship 2007

Sony Computer Entertainment
Formula One Championship Edition
MotorStorm
Genji: Days of the Blade
Resistance: Fall of Man
Ridge Racer 7

Ubisoft
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

101 Comments

  • Reetesh

    Posted Jan 28, 2007 11:49 pm PT

    GRAW 2 removed from list ??? why???

  • Paul_TheGreat

    Posted Jan 23, 2007 11:51 am PT

    Not bad

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Jan 23, 2007 7:05 am PT

    nice but I live in the US

  • slipshoddoa

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 5:53 pm PT

    Sony sure is good at ANNOUNCING things. Delivering is another matter. Remember they announced 23 titles for the U.S. launch including Motorstorm, Oblivion, Splinter Cell, and Sonic and those still aren't out yet. Instead we got 13 titles for the U.S. all but Resistance were pure cr*p. Oh, if you thought the PS3 had issues with handling different display resolutions before, wait until you see how it butchers PAL.

  • pfef1987

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 5:06 pm PT

    Eagles5 "Riverwolf007 ur such a hata shut up how can y ou even talk when all the xbox 360 launch games were straight ps2 ports? how about u get ur facts straightt b4 you make comments " wow, he needs to get his facts straight, you need to learn how to read, and use proper grammar. im pretty sure over half of them were not ports and didnt look anything like ps2 games, condemned, pdz, pgr3, yeah they all lok like ps2 ports to me, considering microsoft owns rare and they were making those games for the ps2 then decided to put them on there system. thats weird, and i still cant figure that one out. maybe you can you silly goose.

  • Bathyj

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 3:26 pm PT

    Who cares if a lot of the games a multiplatform. In case you didn't realise alot of people in OZ dont have a x360. That means there are plenty of games here for launch. I have a X360 and I'm still getting 5. If I didn't you could probably add another 5 titles to that. Can anyone tell me a console that launched with ten good games? Not to pick on the Wii but it will take 2 years for it to have that many good games. Dont flame me, its just my opinion. By all means, prove me wrong Nintendo, I'd love some more good games to play on my Zeldabox.

  • akuna2006

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 1:44 pm PT

    Graw 2??????? where's the original Graw, that is really F'd up!

  • brucies_bubbles

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 12:10 pm PT

    Boring.
    Where are the games that aren't multi console.
    I know some are just on PS3 but thats not enough for me to cough out $1200 without a game.
    The only two that look good to me (VF5 and Oblivion) are both on 360.
    Where are the RPG's. Only one?

  • Bananna2

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 12:07 pm PT

    One thing for sure, this launch is 100x better then 360 launch. Lemming can lei to them self all they want but this is a fact

  • assassinX01

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 11:32 am PT

    1. Where's EA's material?

    2. About only eight of those games are any good. Not too shabby as far as launch lineups go, though.

  • GTCzeero

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 11:03 am PT

    I hope Oblivion, GRAW 2, Double Agent and Vegas make the Europe launch.

  • kavadias1981

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 9:59 am PT

    I don't want any of them

  • Dantes_Monkey

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 9:35 am PT

    i see about 7 worthy titles

  • muzzer77

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 9:23 am PT

    I own a 360 but am getting a PS3 as well. Nice to see there is a variation at launch. Someone made a stupid comment saying there should be at least 40 games available at launch due to the amount of time its taken. Who the hell would buy 40 at once. Motorstorm, F1, Resistance, these are pretty impressive launch games compared to when i got my 360. er......call of duty 2...and a 3 month wait for GRAW. All console releases are the same you just have to take an unbiased view.

  • UmonDaisuke

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 9:14 am PT

    Not a bad lineup thanks to the additions of VF5, and a select number of Ubi Soft titles. Of course, Resistance isn't too shabby either.

    If Namco manages to get T5 DR ready for the PAL PS store, you can add another great title.

  • Eagles5

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 9:08 am PT

    Riverwolf007 ur such a hata shut up how can y ou even talk when all the xbox 360 launch games were straight ps2 ports? how about u get ur facts straightt b4 you make comments

  • malmeid2

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 9:08 am PT

    4 months post launch and only 15 games? Sounds kinda weak... The Japanese/American launch (Nov. '06) should've had about 30+ games, considering the PS3 was originally scheduled to launch in March '06. And it should be going to Australia with about 40-50 games. And all you're giving me is 15? Boooh!!!

  • slayerofshadows

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 9:04 am PT

    to be fair, thats a decent launch. three tom clancy games, oblivion, resistance, ridge racer and virtua fighter 5's console debut. now all i want added is heavenly sword...

  • Reetesh

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:56 am PT

    Graw 2 coming so soon ? woah! thats something new i got to know! the Aussie launch will be great

  • draarrowgant

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:56 am PT

    Don't get me wrong- its all about the games!

  • draarrowgant

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:55 am PT

    Take that Wiisixty: http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/games/playstation_2/ps3_runs_windows

  • AHDOAH

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:54 am PT

    at least it is launched...

  • Jakan5587

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:54 am PT

    Good job Sony... to bad the majority of these are on the 360, and the rest just suck.

  • funhabbit

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:49 am PT

    Not a bad launch line up.There have been many worse over the years

  • Riverwolf007

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:25 am PT

    Amazing, 15 whole titles 4 of which won't actually release, and the majority of the rest are already out on the 360. Congratulations on that Sony i'm sure people will fork over eight hundred bux to play World Snooker Championship 2007, your domination is virtually assured. Aussies don't forget to pick up your High-definition cables because along with fun or any outstanding SCE games its not included with the system either. Note to Sony for the future, one of the best things to have to ensure your system is bought by people is to have GAMES for it. Throwing in a five dollar HDMI cable couldn't hurt either, because the retail markup on an HDMI cable is criminal. I know i'll end up owning a PS3 eventually but if right now i can get most of the games for less money whats the point of being in a hurry.

  • KickinIt_ftw

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:23 am PT

    lol, PS3.

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:21 am PT

    Some good games. Not new, but good.

  • rasstarman

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:12 am PT

    Doolum : Oblivion,a launch title.PS3 will sell like hotcakes You make it seem as if Oblivion is anew game. it's been out on teh Xbox 360 and PC for almost a year now. Don't see how this will help the PS3 plus most of those games are no good or already been out on the xbox for a long time.

  • fartys

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:07 am PT

    the worst game line up i've ever seen!

  • daddo-splat

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 8:04 am PT

    resistence is cool cod3 is good if you dont have it on 360 all the clancy games and oblivion. like I said if you dont have a 360 already. other than that those titles will keep you busy till MGS4 DEVIL4 GRANTURISMO

  • aRcad33

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 7:59 am PT

    i guarantee that a 1/3 of those titles don't make it to launch

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 7:40 am PT

    only one worth getting..... oblivion. and that's been out how long now?!?!?!??

  • diablos101

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 7:39 am PT

    ah sweet, this is probs gonna be the same lineup here in the UK

  • SumerianDaemon

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 7:33 am PT

    Soon we ll be celebrating Sonys ultimate domination for the third time!!
    Lemmings,sheep its not too late for you ,join the real next generation of gaming!
    SONY BLESS THE GAMERS!!!!

  • The_Weekend

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 7:16 am PT

    Decent enough ... enjoy!

  • Bathyj

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 6:55 am PT

    So an operating system cost $750 and people are complaining about PS3? Suddenly I feel better about the $1500 I'll be spending it March. I know DX10 will be very pretty but once I have PS3Wii360 I'll have all the games available to me I need. I would like Crysis though.

  • Re_ensurer

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 6:51 am PT

    Good lineup.

  • ObiKKa

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 6:44 am PT

    vandlr "Let's see if the ps3 is gonna sell like hotcakes down under."

    No, it won't sell like "hotcakes", coz it's AU $1000 compared to $600 for the Xbox 360. Plus Windows Vista will be released to the public this month, and it includes DirectX 10 functionality. Now, I know, I know, it won't exactly sell like hotcakes to the gamers at the very start, coz Crysis, and Hellgate: London will supposedly be coming out in the 2nd half of this year. I dunno if Supreme Commander will take advantage of some optional DX10 graphics. But those new graphics card like the 8800GTX & GTS are incredibly hot, and massively helps in the ability to utilise much higher levels of anti-aliasing & anisotropic filtering & other such pretty eye-candy filters at very smooth framerate. But, of course, the radical design of these new cards can only help when you use the DX 10 graphics. But if PC gaming enthusiasts likes the Vista OS early enough rather than wait for evaluating, & have the money to spend on then they'll buy it. Moreover, the Ultimate version, the top of the range of Vista OS choices, costs about $750, more or less

  • jackassultima

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 6:25 am PT

    I wonder how many units they will get though...

  • LordAndrew

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 6:13 am PT

    Not bad. It looks like they're getting most of the games we got/are getting in North America.

  • smidsy85

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 6:13 am PT

    Call of Duty 3,
    Tony Hawk's Project 8,
    Virtua Fighter 5,
    MotorStorm,
    Resistance: Fall of Man,
    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,
    Ridge Racer 7,
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent,
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2,

    Best launch lineup of any console ever!

  • Doolum

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 5:34 am PT

    Oblivion,a launch title.PS3 will sell like hotcakes

  • fordies

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 5:18 am PT

    Im not sure what the launch games are for Europe as i have lost interest in keeping upto date but i would guess they are aboutthe same and to be honest if they are then there are only 3 games i want they are motorstorm, F1 and resistance but i can easily live without them so it looks like there is no need to get one at launch.

  • Platyphyllum

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 4:57 am PT

    doolies: I think Australia is somewhere to the southeast of Europe.

  • fiftyelisiocent

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 4:57 am PT

    500 bucks for games that i already played on my 360 ?????? not a chance.......................Formula One and Motorstorm are not a sufficient reson to change my mind (specially considering that Forza Motorsport 2 is on its way to the 360) and screw Resistance..........(i play Gears of War)
    No offense to anyone

  • jehuty360

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 4:55 am PT

    add the EA titles and thats a very very strong launch lineup if i do say so myself, quite impressive compared to the NTSC release lineup, but to be expected with the extra dev time.

  • soulessblade

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 4:14 am PT

    Doolies - Australia is PAL based, therefore we are included in the European release schedules.

  • doolies

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 3:57 am PT

    Furbyballistik wrote:

    theres 8 good games up there...thats pretty great for a european launch =]


    Sorry, since when was Australia anywhere near Europe?

  • Aaron_130

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 3:21 am PT

    makes the 360 launch look amazing, that was kinda lackluster too . Only games worth a look there are MotorStorm and maybe Resistance, but the Playstation controller sucks with First Person Shooters. The rest either suck or are on the Xbox 360 already.

    Just get a 360 instead.

  • MK24ever

    Posted Jan 22, 2007 2:57 am PT

    Nice post Bathyj !!

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