The new *unofficial* Xbox 360 launch lineup
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Aug 11th 2005 at 3:07PM }
Electronics Boutique (EB) has released a
questionable list of 21 launch titles for the Xbox 360—presumably to be released on November 2nd. The list (via IGN)
includes:
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Amped 3 (2K Games)
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Call of Duty 2 (Activision)
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Condemned (Sega)
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Dead Or Alive 4 (Tecmo)
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Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda)
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Final Fantasy XI (Microsoft)
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Full Auto (Sega)
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Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
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Gun (Activision)
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Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft)
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Madden NFL 06 (EA)
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NBA 2K6 (2K Games)
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NHL 2K6 (2K Games)
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The Outfit (THQ)
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Perfect Dark LE (Microsoft)
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Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft)
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Quake 4 (Activision)
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Ridge Racer 6 (Namco)
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Saints Row (THQ)
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Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision)
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Top Spin 2 (2K Games)
Also included in the initial list released by EB, were three games that will definitely not be ready by launch: The Godfather, Too Human Part 1, and Burnout Revenge. However, Perfect Dark and Kameo have been confirmed as day one launch titles—there is still some question about PGR3. EB expects each game to retail for $59.99, except for Kameo ($49.99), but these prices are not final.
One final note, EB has listed Halo 3 for a July 1, 2006 release—can you say, PlayStation 3?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Danny Boy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Perfect dark LE? Could that mean Limited Edition? Because im pretty sure the game is called Perfect Dark Zero.
Thats a lot of Top games for launch, more than most consoles in the past have had.
guises @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
yeah, pretty decent lineup.
seems like they are counting on Kameo to be their big seller. kudos for "discounting" it.
chill @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
The list confirms I wont be a early adopter...
Fuzz @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Ok, so 6 games that arn't sequels of some sort. A sure sign of where the industry is going.
MILES @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
And that statement confirms your an Idiot.
Darth @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Hey Kids.
I think that Kameo's price must be an error, most likely based on its price when it was supposed to be an Xbox game.
Now, get us some current screen shots of these games, as well as an official date and price, and we are in business.
Sam @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Why do you say that Burnout Revenge won't be ready by November? The current-gen versions will be out in September.
duerra @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Sorry, but I'm not buying a bunch of first-generation games that aren't going to be anything significantly better than the best of this generation for $60. Not gonna happen.
When are game publishers going to realize that they're only digging their own graves going into the next generation? If they want to make more sales, they need to sell their games for better prices. Example: For us that buy DVD's, would you own nearly as many as you do if you had to pay an obscene price of $60 a piece for them? Hell no. So why is it any different than video games?
Keep the prices of the consoles down, keep the prices of the games down. If you do that, you're going to have a much bigger audience than by even today's standards.
Danny Boy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
The Developers and Publishers are just getting greedy, all this talk about needing more people to make A game is rubbish and Microsoft proved that by releasing XNA which actualy cuts down the time and effort it takes to make a damn game!!
And the PS3 may be harder to program for but I don't think they will need a bigger team, they will just have to work harder.
sam @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Meh, the 2 best games on that list are going to be on PC, and will most likely be better on their PC variant. I think I'll be sitting out on consoles this holiday season.
I hope my X800XL will play Quake 4 at 1280x1024 at non-crappy framerates.
apoc06 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
these are games available for the launch window. http://spong.com/detail/editorial.asp?eid=10109296
they should be released at some point between launch day and new years. [unless they get delayed...]
metal_gear_jello @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
MILES, learn how to spell before you accuse someone of being an idiot.
That list doesn't have any games I'd be interested in.
Vagabond Arts @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
I'm willing to bet that perfect dark LE is just a multiplayer edition of the game and has no single player mode at all or something like that....
MILES @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Eh? What did I spell wrong?
Vagabond Arts @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
it's 'you're' not 'your'
Danny boy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
You didn't spell anything wrong lol.. Self ownage by metal_gear_jello.
and #13, Thats the stupiden't thing I have heard so far today.
vidGuy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Haha, Danny boy. Now that's some "self ownage".
chill @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
And your breath confirms....you eat shit.
Dont sweat it little girl I wont be a early adopter to any next gen systems, so dont get your panties in a bunch.
kuroshi @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
If you didn't like the launch list and NOW you're not going to buy a 360, maybe you could tell us what game is missing that changed your mind? This list follows what has always been expected for launch. Gears of war is the only major title missing and it was promised as an early release. At the tokyo game show MS said ther would be 20 plus games for launch and close to fifty by the end of the year. If you're a MS hater then just be one. Don't post comments on the 360 pretending that you were a potential consumer that has now changed his mind. It was "you're" and chill you should chill. It's just a gaming machine and MS is just a company. They are as evil and greedy as sony or any other company. Duerra, you have no Idea how good any of the games will be until we see them in final form. Sam, for the first time console games should look better than their PC counterparts. EB has no Idea how much games will cost (they originally had the xbox launch titles at 59) or what they will be. It's just a guess. Microsoft has also stated that they would like the games to be $49, but they don't control the prices of the games.
Rebort @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Is anyone else excited about Quake IV? I never hear anyone -- from the gaming press to the Xbox fans -- talk about it at all.
MILES @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
"And your breath confirms....you eat shit"
See he said "Your", I know how to spell you're but I can't be bothered. Your sounds fine.
Chris @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
"You're" is correct in that sentence.
Jesus Christ people, did you drop out of school in second grade?
And yeah, why is it so odd to think Burnout Revenge could be a launch title?
BoB @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
i cant belive u ppl actualy care about spelin.
This is a blog, u undestod wat he ment so wats teh problem?
newave @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Wheres the EA games......
Really i just want to know when Battlefield 2 for 360 will be out....
chill @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
#19 If you didn't like the launch list and NOW you're not going to buy a 360, maybe you could tell us what game is missing that changed your mind?
So what part of confirms do you not understand?
# To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify.
# To make firmer; strengthen: The list confirms I wont be a early adopter.. Its pretty much self explanatory but here are
My other reasons....
1. The launch titles have had a short devepolment time and are most likely rushed.
2. The first round of systems usually have some kind of tech issues, I'll wait for all the bugs to be worked out.
3. None of those launch games are games I must have.
4. Plus I just spent 12k on two ATV's.
So in short, I never said I wasn't ever getting a 360, No I said I wont be a early adopter. I plan on owning both 360 and PS3. So now you can stfu.
grammar police @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Miles
RIGHT: And your breath confirms....you eat shit.
WRONG: And you're [you are] breath confirms....you eat shit"
RIGHT: And that statement confirms you're [you are] an Idiot.
WRONG: And that statement confirms your an Idiot.
Not that anyone really cares about blog grammar.
MILES @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
RIGHT: And your breath confirms....you eat shit.
WRONG: And you're [you are] breath confirms....you eat shit"
That was me quoting what Chill said.
MILES @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
I just noticed the Grammar police got the RIGHT and WRONG.. Wrong. lol.
MILES @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Oh damn, sorry.
It's been a long day and my head isn't working right.
ill trooper @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
Well, save up your money, this is gonna kill us. I see three titles I want to bring home on opening night, so I'm approaching $500... Assuming there isn't the rumored 'upgraded hard drive,' which would put things closer to $600. Whoa.
Is spelling the word "you're" correctly that hard? Maybe if you read aloud to yourself it sounds the same, but I haven't done that since I done learned me how to read.
Miles, just sit out a few plays...
Spartacus @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
#8 and #9: Games cost $50 while DVD's cost $20 because THE MOVIE ALREADY GROSSED MILLIONS AT THE BOX OFFICE. Unlike movies, games have to cover all their developement, publishing and advertisement cost with the sale of their discs while DVD's are just icing on the financial cake for movie companies. Are games expensive? YES. Welcome to capitolism, quit your whining. Also, one should only expect prices on next gen games to be slightly more expensive- more time and energy has to go into them. Data is money and a game that packs 9+ gigabytes will obviously be more expensive to make than a game that packs 4-5 gigabytes. If you haven't noticed, ticket prices on movies has gone up in the past few years too, are you boycotting them as well? It's called inflation- you might want to look into it.
HaloFreak1.5 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
On the Gamestop site it says Halo 3 is going to come out on June 1st,2006.
psiven @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
#31: Most movies these days make up their development costs and turn a profit from DVD sales. Movies proceeds are way down and are usually not enough to turn a profit.
Spartacus @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
psiven: Though that may be true, the fact is that disc media sales are NOT the only source of revenue for movies while they ARE for games. If theatres didn't exist and movies went straight to DVD they would cost as much OR MORE than video games.
Jake Fry @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
#22:
For the love of Christ, we're not applying for jobs here, its a fricken internet forum, we can misspell stuff as much as we want. Just because you're too stupid to use other words in the sentence to realize "your" actually means "you're" doesnt mean we have to type in perfect english.
JeB @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
That lineup has some pretty interesting games, but like said before some titles will be on PC and most likely will be better due to PC advancements that keep popping up. If Microsoft and developers don't tell us when these games are coming out. We won't have a very good lineup by Xmas , and due to the backwards compatibility problem god knows what we're gonna play. I hope Ninja Gaiden, DOAU, DOA3, and the Halos are on it.(the latter is an almost definite.
PC & PS3 fanboys make me sick @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
considering that the developers of pc/360 games have state there will be differnce in noticeable framrate or any differnce graphically between the two versions - i wonder why pc fanboys conitnue to assume that their pc verison of games will be oh so much better then 360 versions. OF course these are the same people that direclty compare pc and console specs - so listen to them isnt the best place to start to being with...
shane @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
{8. Posted Aug 11, 2005, 4:08 PM ET by duerra
Sorry, but I'm not buying a bunch of first-generation games that aren't going to be anything significantly better than the best of this generation for $60. Not gonna happen.
When are game publishers going to realize that they're only digging their own graves going into the next generation? If they want to make more sales, they need to sell their games for better prices. Example: For us that buy DVD's, would you own nearly as many as you do if you had to pay an obscene price of $60 a piece for them? Hell no. So why is it any different than video games?
I just thought that id bring up that this guy is a retard. The first thing that comes to mind is Its NOT JUST A GAME COUSOLE ANYMORE it is an media device. Which means it 1 plays games 2 plays dvds 3plays music 4conects online to others for purposes other than games. So if you separate each of these qualities into its own (1 good dvdplayer that plays dvds and music)id say $200 for a good one and if you dont agree you obviously havnt bought a dvd player in a few years. (2 a computer for conectivity but for the purposes of staying cheap ill go with a pda) An easy 500 for a good pda with the conectivity that the 360 will have. (3 a gaming counsole and for nice purposes ill say you got it for free so you dont seem like a total retard when you add it all up.In the end it looks like 700 dollars wow id say that the 360s 400 pricetag looks prety good 300 for the low end modle.And thats just my first step to proving this guys incompitance and lack of brain cells. My second point and ill just end it there so that this disgrace to the human species dosent deevolve on us. Is A DVD CONTAINS AT MOST 3 COUNT IT 3 HOURS OF CONTENT and i know what your thinking (snivily child voiceover) but what about the series things that have 7 hours. Well mr brickshit they cost 60 bucks. now take into acount that a GAME HAS 12 OR MORE HOURS OF CONTENT INTERACTIVE CONTENT NONE THE LESS. So just stfu befor you dig your own grave I have nothing against retards just ones with aditude.
for the rest of this stuff EA sports games arnt alowed at lauch it was in the contract ea signed with microsoft but i bet if you wait a week you will see them.
360>any pc on the market the games were made for pc and ps3 and 360 in mind it will run the same on all fronts but i dont condemn you if you like to use a mouse and keyboard i myself love a shooter on the pc.
I love my suck ass spelling sry if that makes you think im a retard so you can keep waisting you're life here ill be in colege et me as hle fck u nd yur mutha
all xbox title will work on it as long as they were on the dual layerd dvds wich is all the good ones.
Look for me on the 360s live program at 2 in the morning of launch i get mine at midnight
Brainsplinter out
therabbitis more than the places its the worl on an axis
shane @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
and if you want to talk to me Brainsplinter@gmail.com is where i am feel free to give me free schooling or flame me and ill get back to you as soon as i get a chance