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SONY Computer Entertainment Europe today announced that PLAYSTATION3
will be launched in the PAL territories of Europe, Africa, the
Middle-East and Australasia on 23rd March
 2007 at a price of 599
Euros (approximately £425).
Responding to retail and consumer demand, SONY Computer
Entertainment Europe confirmed that initially only the 60GB model
would be available, with the 20GB model to follow later in the year
dependent on demand. An expected one million PLAYSTATION3 units will
be made available during the initial launch period.
SONY Computer Entertainment Europe also announced an extensive
Launch Line-Up of over thirty game titles for PLAYSTATION3,
including eagerly awaited titles published by SONY Computer
Entertainment Europe such as
Resistance: Fall of Man,
MotorStorm, Genji: Days
of the Blade, FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION
(previously known as
F1 07) and Ridge Racer 7. An
exceptional range of titles in every genre will also be available at
launch from the world's leading Third-Party publishers, including
Electronic Arts, Activision, NAMCO-Bandai, SEGA, Take2, UBi Soft,
Vivendi Universal, and SONY Online Entertainment.
In addition to games on disc, an exciting range of fully-featured
downloadable games will debut on the PLAYSTATION Network. These will
include gaming icons such as Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection and
Gran Turismo HD Concept; the fully-featured PLAYSTATION3
debut of the best-selling franchise Gran Turismo, realised
with full High-Definition (1080p) visual quality. Created by
Polyphony Digital Inc. and published by SONY Computer Entertainment,
Gran Turismo HD Concept has been downloaded by more than
350,000 users since it was released in December 2006 in North
America and Japan.
Also available on the PLAYSTATION Network will be brainteasers such
as
Go! Sudoku and Go! Puzzle, and innovative games
such as Blast Factor and flOw, designed exclusively
for PLAYSTATION3 and delivering on the promise to provide original
content created by non-traditional developers and publishers.
Concurrent with the European launch, a new System Update to further
enhance the entertainment potential of PLAYSTATION3 will be issued.
Announcing the launch details, David Reeves, President of SONY
Computer Entertainment Europe 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 SCEE
territories. To be able to launch with over thirty titles across
every genre shows that this is our strongest Launch Line-Up in the
history of PlayStation, and is what PlayStation fans in Europe have
been crying out for."
Whether or not all these titles will actually arrive remains open
for debate – as has been seen with both the Xbox360 and Nintendo’s
Wii, the Launch Line-Up can often become scattered less than a week
before the system arrives. The fact that SONY are yet to confirm an
official UK RRP also rings alarm-bells, however, basic speculation
concerning the translation of the mainland-Europe price is likely to
result in a £429.99 price-tag.
PLAYSTATION3 LAUNCH TITLE LINE-UP
PLAYSTATION3
Launch Title - Publisher - Network or Disc based
Resistance: Fall of Man - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe -
Disc
MotorStorm - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe - Disc
Genji: Days of the Blade - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe -
Disc
FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION - SONY Computer Entertainment
Europe - Disc
Ridge Racer 7 - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe - Disc
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe
- Network
Lemmings - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe - Network
Go!
Sudoku - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe - Network
Go!
Puzzle - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe - Network
Blast Factor - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe - Network
flOw
- SONY Computer Entertainment Europe - Network
Super Rub'a'Dub - SONY Computer Entertainment Europe - Network
Call
of Duty 3 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Tony
Hawks Project 8 - Activision UK Ltd - Disc
Gundam - Target in Sight – NAMCO-Bandai Games - Disc
Full
Auto 2: Battle Lines – SEGA Europe Ltd - Disc
SONIC The Hedgehog – SEGA Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Fighter 5 – SEGA Europe Ltd - Disc
Virtua Tennis 3 – SEGA Europe Ltd - Disc
World Snooker Championship 2007 – SEGA Europe Ltd - Disc
NBA
2K7 - Take2 International SA - Disc
NHL
2K7 - Take2 International SA - Disc
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII – UBi Soft Entertainment SA -
Disc
Enchanted Arms – UBi Soft Entertainment SA - Disc
Tom
Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent – UBi Soft Entertainment SA
- Disc
The
Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion – UBi Soft Entertainment SA - Disc
Def
Jam: Icon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
EA
SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
NBA
Street Homecourt - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Need
for Speed: Carbon - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
The
Godfather: The Don’s Edition - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07 - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - Electronic Arts Ltd - Disc
F.E.A.R. - Vivendi Universal Games Intl SA - Disc
Gripshift - SONY Online Entertainment - Network
PLAYSTATION3 Peripherals Available at Launch Peripheral
SIXAXIS
Wireless Controller
Blu-ray
Disc Remote Control.
HDMI
Cable
AV
cable
Component AV cable
S-Video
cable
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