Jitway Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Looking to keep up the current string of positive news, Sony on Friday detailed its game lineup for the rest of the year and into 2009. Part of the announcement also revolved around games intended to take advantage of the PlayStation Network, Sony's online gaming service. While the service is said to have eight million registered users, it still is seen by many as inferior to Xbox Live. Sony's own studios plan to release at least 15 games during the period, including several highly anticipated titles which it hopes will help the console catch up to its competitors in sales. "For the second half of 2008 and beyond, we will see a spectacular line up of triple-A titles and original gaming content that will satisfy PlayStation fans across the board," SCEA's marketing chief Scott Steinberg said in a statement. According to NPD, Sony has only sold about 4.1 million consoles in the US as of March, compared with 8.8 million for the Wii and 10 million for Microsoft's Xbox 360. Part of the criticism against the PS3 has always been the gaming selection. The PS3 titles announced Friday include SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation, the oft-previewed LittleBigPlanet, NBA 09 (also releasing for the PS2 and PSP), MotorStorm Pacific Rift, and the highly anticipated Killzone 2. Several PlayStation Network titles are also en route: wipEout HD, PixelJunk, and Siren: Blood Curse. The PSP will not be forgotten, with Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 and Secret Agent Clank are slated for release later this year. If the game charts are any indication, Sony may need a little in-house help to jumpstart video game sales for its brand. Data for the month of March -- before Grand Theft Auto shipped -- showed that the best a PS3 game could do was 10th (Army of Two), while the Wii had three games in the top ten, and the Xbox 360 had five. PSPHot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 - June 3, 2008Secret Agent Clank - June 17, 2008NBA 09 - Fall 2008BUZZ! Master Quiz - Fall 2008 PLAYSTATION NetworkwipEout HD - Summer 2008Elefunk - Summer 2008PixelJunk Eden - Summer 2008SIREN: Blood Curse - Summer 2008SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation - September 16, 2008 PS3Singstar - May 20 2008SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation - September 16, 2008LittleBigPlanet - October 2008NBA 09 - Fall 2008BUZZ! Quiz TV - Fall 2008MotorStorm Pacific Rift - Fall 2008Resistance 2 - Fall 2008Killzone 2 - February 2009 Oh, and June 12th, Metal Gear Solid of course. This sound great but they sure got a long way to catch Xbox. Still I got both so I get my fill off both gaming networks. Source HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidius23 Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 so do i jit so need for fanboyism here best of both worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Your ps3 defense makes you pretty fanboy as is already solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumanchu Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Wheres the ps2 on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidius23 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Your ps3 defense makes you pretty fanboy as is already solid.shaddup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Calling it how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlordMondo Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I see bland generic FPS games, a bland generic racing game, Generic Basketball Game version 20+, a trivia game, a singing game, and Little Big Planet. That's not really something I would consider to be an impressive lineup. I'm still expecting the PS3 to die out, though, so whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Wheres the ps2 on that list.dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverlordMondo Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Y'know what would have kept Sony in the market? Not releasing the PS3. Could've kept the PS2 as a cheap low-cost system for indie developers or something. Cheap systems with cheap games are something people want right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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