LBP, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, SingStar Vol.3, Resistance 2, LocoRoco 2 and more out before December.
MCV reports that Sony Computer Entertainment UK has confirmed release dates for its Q4 2008 line-up for PS3, PSP and PS2. The big titles dated include LittleBigPlanet (already known for October 24), Siren Blood Curse on October 31, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift on November 14 and Resistance 2 on November 28.
This line-up compares to Fable 2, Gears of War 2, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Lips, Scene it? Box Office Smash and You're in the Movies for Xbox 360.
On the PSP the Platinum release of God of War: Chains of Olympus is set for October 17, Buzz! Brainbender on November 14 and LocoRoco 2 on November 21.
SCE UK's Q4 line-up in full:
PlayStation 3
LittleBigPlanet - October 24th
Siren Blood Curse - October 31st
Buzz! Quiz TV Special Edition - October 31st
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - November 14th
SingStar Vol. 3 - November 14th
Resistance 2 - November 28th
SingStar ABBA - November
PSP
God of War: Chains of Olympus Platinum - October 17th
PlayStation Network Collection: Power Pack - October 24th
PlayStation Network Collection: Puzzle - October 24th
Buzz! Brainbender - November 14th
LocoRoco 2 - November 21st
PlayStation 2
SingStar Boy Bands vs Girl Bands - October 17th
Buzz! Junior Ace Racers - October 24th
SingStar Singalong with Disney - November 7th
SingStar ABBA - November
LittleBigPlanet: World of Colour User Level14 Nov 2008
LittleBigPlanet: Tetris User Level14 Nov 2008
Video Review 106 Nov 2008
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift: Earth Zone Trailer21 Oct 2008
Resistance 2: Story Recap Trailer03 Nov 2008
Resistance 2: TV Commercial03 Nov 2008
Anonymous wrote at 00:28 on 14 October 2008
Sorry but this line-up i weak :( PS3 and Sony are struggling
FantasyMeister wrote at 01:40 on 14 October 2008
Well, if it makes you feel any better the full PS3 lineup for Q4 is:
October
GEON
Linger in Shadows
LittleBigPlanet
Valkyria Chronicles
Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer
Siren Blood Curse
Buzz! Quiz TV Special Edition
November
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
GTI Club+
SingStar Vol. 3
Resistance 2
SingStar Abba
Q4
Lumines Supernova
Penny Arcade Adventures
Playstation Home
SOCOM: Confrontation
(Exclusives only, not confirmed dates but pencilled in as Q4, relatively exciting stuff to me in bold. Source: Gamesindustry.biz, release dates).
Just to balance things, the same list for the 360 looks like this:
October
Megaman 9
War World
Dancing Stage Universe 2
MLB Stickball
Fable 2
My Horse and Me 2
Velvet Assassin
King's Bounty: The Legend
Meteos Wars
November
Gears of War 2
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
New XBox Experience
Left 4 Dead
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Q4
1 vs 100
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant
Darwinia+
Portal: Still Alive
Raven Squad
Warriors Orochi 2
Postal 3
And the Wii looks like this:
October
Earthworm Jim
Shining Force II
TNA iMPACT
Midnight Bowling
Potpourrii
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
MySims Kingdom
November
Trauma Center: New Blood
Facebreaker KO Party
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
Wii Music
Skate It
Monkey Madness
Popstar Guitar
Boogie Superstar
Q4
Active Life: Outdoor Challenge
Hasbro Family Game Night
Littlest Pet Shop
Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked!
Mushroom Men
MySims Party
Nerf "N-Strike"
Pitfall: The Big Adventure
Ultimate Band
Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City
Jillian Michael's Fitness Ultimatum 2009
A New Beginning
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
Swords and Soldiers
The Magic Roundabout
WiiMove
So overall, whilst the PS3 has less exclusives than the 360, it has quite a few decent ones (LBP, Resistance 2, SOCOM: Confrontation, Valkyria Chronicles) to be getting on with as well as Home, which is a major, major change for the PS3 online environment. It seems to be aimed at the hardcore mainly, with family/social gaming as a sideline.
The 360 has quite a few exclusives but only two of them really appeal to me personally (Fable 2, Banjo-Kazooie), and the dashboard upgrade is really just a lick of paint compared to the complete rebuild of PS3's Home. A very hardcore list with just a few token efforts to branch out into other areas.
I sometimes wish I were 10 years old again and starting to get into gaming for the first time, because that Wii list just owns everything when it comes to younger gamers and there are a few titles mixed in there to please the hardcore too. Bit of everything in there exclusive-wise but seems to be mainly family/social oriented.
As it is I'm old and I like my RPGs, so I'm happy sticking with the 360. Overall, doesn't matter what console you own, you should be very busy playing your favourite genre come the holidays. I pity anyone's wallet who owns all 3 consoles, I really do.