14 DAY TRIAL // This is the day that most PlayStation 3 owners have been waiting for. Sony has issued a report announcing its lineup of titles for the holiday season, but everyone's of course interested in what the PlayStation 3 lineup holds. To kill the suspense, owners of Sony's next-gen system should know that by the end of this year, they'll be getting a total of 53 titles (first-party, third-party and PlayStation Network)
While just 8 of the PS3 games due out by Christmas are first-party, 26 of them have been confirmed as third-party games, while PSN will have a total of 19 fresh new games to offer. PS2 and PSP are also getting a considerable amount of titles this holiday season, but why don't you just check out the full list of games for all 3 platforms below:
PlayStation 3
First-Party: THE EYE OF JUDGMENT Heavenly Sword NBA 08 Lair Folklore Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Warhawk
Third-Party: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Activision Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Activision Jericho, Codemasters Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Eidos FIFA 08, EA Medal of Honor Airborne, EA Rock Band, EA Orange Box, The, EA Simpsons Game, The, EA Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War, Koei LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Lucas Arts BlackSite: AREA 51, Midway John Woo Presents Stranglehold Collector's Edition, Midway Unreal Tournament 3, Midway Time Crisis 4, NAMCO BANDAI SEGA Rally Revo, Sega College Hoops 2K8, Take 2 Interactive WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, THQ Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights, THQ MX vs. ATV Untamed, THQ Assassin's Creed, UbiSoft Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII, UbiSoft Haze, UbiSoft TimeShift, Vivendi Elder Scrolls IV: OBLIVION - Game of the Year Edition, Zenimax
PlayStation Network High Velocity Bowling PAIN Everyday Shooter Go! Sports Ski Go! Sports Skydiving Mesmerize 1 Trials of Topoq MotorStorm Christmas Livery Toy Home Twisted Metal 2 (PS One) MotorStorm Premium Pack 2 Resistance: Fall of Man: Map Pack 2 Operation Creature Feature Aquatopia Snakeball flOw Download Pack MotorStorm Vehicle and Livery Pack PixelJunk Monsters Folklore Download Packs 1 and 2
PlayStation Portable
First-party: Jeanne d'Arc NBA '08 SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
Third-party: Spider-Man 3, Activision Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Activision Atari Classics Evolved, Atari Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Capcom Ben 10: Protector of Earth, D3 FIFA 08, EA The Sims 2 Castaway, EA The Simpsons Game, EA Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, Konami Silent Hill Origins, Konami Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, Konami Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, Lucas Arts Sonic Rivals 2, Sega The Golden Compass, Sega Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, Square-Enix WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, THQ MX vs. ATV Untamed, THQ Beowulf, Ubisoft SWAT: Target Liberty, Vivendi Aliens vs. Predator Requiem, Vivendi
PlayStation 2
First-Party: Buzz! The Mega Quiz Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party Hot Shots Tennis NBA '08 SingStar: Amped SingStar : 80's Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Third-Party: Cabela's Monster Bass, Activision Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Activision Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Activision Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Atari High School Musical: Sing It, Disney Need for Speed ProStreet, EA Rock Band, EA Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am, Midway .hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption, Namco B andai PopCap Hits! Vol 1, Popcap Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus, Sega Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 2, SNK Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess, Square-Enix College Hoops 2K8, Take 2 Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth, THQ SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePants, THQ MX vs. ATV Untamed, THQ Crash of the Titans, Vivendi The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, Vivendi Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal, Warner Bros.
"This holiday season we are offering our largest line up of quality software and hardware products to meet every taste, lifestyle and budget," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President, Product Marketing, SCEA. "Triple-A masterpieces such as Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and bundles such as the Daxter PSP Entertainment Pack and the SingStar PlayStation2 Pack, will demonstrate SCEA's commitment to providing consumers with the most diverse software and hardware on the market today."
The Daxter PSP Entertainment Pack and the Limited Edition Star Wars Battlefront PSP Entertainment Pack are definitely worth having a look into, while the Limited Edition ceramic white PS2, bundled with SingStar Pop, going for $149.99, is an irresistible offer for those who haven't managed to pick up Sony's most popular machine yet. The bundle will be available as soon as this month.
SCEA will also be launching social and casual games for the PS2. Some of those include Buzz! The Mega Quiz, Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party, SingStar:Amped and SingStar: '80s.