Sony clarifies 380 PS3 games comment; 145 for US

by Christopher Grant { Jun 22nd 2007 at 1:55PM }

After yesterday's announcement that 380 new games would be available for the PlayStation 3 this fiscal year, more than a few of us quickly ran out of fingers trying to make the math work out. Lucky for us, the fine folks at Sony stopped GamesIndustry.biz before they got their shoes off (it was too late for us), explaining that Sony's Kaz Hirai was "citing international figures" and that "at least 145 titles are on the way to the US," with 105 of those being retail offerings. That makes a lot more sense ... but we're still left wondering one thing. Does Warhawk count as both a retail and PlayStation Network title?

Tags: clarification, KazHirai, moargames, Sony

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

TheGuy @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:03PM

Flamewar commencing in 5...4..3...2..1

hvnlysoldr @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:04PM

Earth!

sheppy @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:05PM

Warhawk counts as a divine gift. Seriously, never had a beta before were I played over 100 games.

mccomber @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:07PM

I could have told you this yesterday. In fact, I did.

samfish @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:15PM

Friday Flamewar! YAY!

Warhawk sucks, PS3 sucks, Sony are a bunch of god damn lying assholes and you have bad taste if you own a PS3.

coyurtney @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:18PM

so how about they shutup about games and lower the price!

quazi @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:19PM

lol thats all i have

Shagittarius @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:21PM

Check, check is this thing on ...(MMmrhmmm)

At least its not 145 Mario variants.

Stevo @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:21PM

Classic Sony.

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:22PM

@samfish

I agree with you... PS3 sucks, and Warhawk sucks even more...

Wii60 FTW

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:25PM

@Shagittarius

Any Mario game is way better than any current PS3 game... and Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3 and Smash Bros will be better and will sell a lot more than any PS3 title.

Kamalot @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:25PM

40 of those are downloadable games. Some of those retail boxes include multiple versions such as special editions. No word on how many will be pushed back / canceled, or on how many are exclusive.

NONE of them can ONLY be done on the PS3.

samfish @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:27PM

360 sucks! Microsoft can take it and shove it up their red-ringed ass!

vidGuy @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:29PM

Wow, big surprise. And Sony wasn't really lying, at least based on the writeup, but you can't blame them for counting all global titles to make sure things looked better than they really are for the Sony camp.

Jonathan Tran @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:31PM

What is the use of 145 games, when PC will probably get 300 games this year, including homebrew and original IPs?

PC has:
motion control: via hacked wiimote or 360 controller
internets: check
wifi: check
multiplayer: hell, it has MASSIVE multi
graphics: you bet ur lollerskates it does

wii60 sucks
ps360 sucks
mac sucks
zune sucks
krypton sucks

coyurtney @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:32PM

I wonderful world would be if the Big 3 were Nintendo, Microsoft and Sega.

Digi Smalls @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:33PM

'stiq, this should've been an update to yesterday's story, not a new one.

summer fridays. word.

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Phranctoast @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:39PM

I dont think anyone believed that 40 games were going to come out every month until next March. This was even clarified on AOTS last night. 16 games a month/4 games a week makes more sense anyway.

Phranctoast @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:39PM

I dont think anyone believed that 40 games were going to come out every month until next March. This was even clarified on AOTS last night. 16 games a month/4 games a week makes more sense anyway.

Digi Smalls @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:41PM

i would like to know how many of these games wouldn't fit on "last gen" DVD tho....

/friday flame bait

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Mystery @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:42PM

PC gaming sucks, ps3 sucks story ended.

whosmav @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:41PM

No believed it anyways!

whosmav @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:41PM

Noone believed it anyways!

whosmav @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:42PM

Double post, now tripled.
Apologies

quazi @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:42PM

@15
lol

for motion controls u need to buy a console part
and sure the graphics are better as long as you have the 1500$ to make it top notch.
fine the pc will get 300 games but maybe 10 that you actually want to play regulaly.and alot of them wont take advantage of your super pc and look like crap.i cant think of 1 home brew game that ive played longer than a day.and i dont like CS =/

Trio @ Jun 22nd 2007 2:52PM

@ 25 quazi

* "PC the KING"
* Xbox 360 the slave
* PS3 the cleaner
* Wii the dog

Please consoles serve to the KING

Jake @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:03PM

Yeah, but PC's are for geeks with zero social skills that game alone and never get ass. They hate consoles because the kids that picked on them and banged the chicks they thought were hot all played consoles. ;) (this is a flamewar, right?)

On topic, whatever the numbers don't really mean anything. Sony is going to release more games its second year. Of course they are!

I am just waiting for a title that tells me "you couldn't do that with a 360." So far, the titles that have most impressed me are all on or coming to 360! The only PS3 title dropping this year that I consider "must have" is Unreal III. And where are the rpg's? All the PS3 has coming are shooters and overhyped meh titles that have blown us away with CGI. (still a flamewar, right?)

As for the Wii, when is the next kids game coming out? My nephew, who I will admit is about 10 and growing out of his Wii phase like any normal kid would, might still enjoy some cartoony characters with a plot similar to a typical film aimed towards 5 - 11 year old children. (still flaming?)

Oh yeah, and 360. WTF? Talk about a console that takes all your money. Could you stop releasing so many badass games so I can pay some bills? If you have a 360, burn that piece of crap if it hasn't burned itself already. 5+ big budget RPG's and 5+ big budget shooters in a 4 month span is getting a little friken ridiculous. How about you pull a Nintendo and release some kiddy-ass low budget crap so we can keep our wallets closed for a while?

Well, back to my project of building a console that playes AO games only. You control it with your weemote. It's the future of gaming.

TheGuy @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:03PM

PS3 Sucks
360 Sucks
Wii Sucks
PC Games Suck

God FTW

Matt B @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:07PM

Tangible objects > mythology

Matt B @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:10PM

Does anyone think that if Manhunt 2 was to come to the PC, we would have to back rev our processors so the game wouldn't run super fast?

;)

Trio @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:14PM

* "PC the KING of gaming"
* X360 the King of ring death
* PS3 the king of no games
* Wii the king of the little tiny tene kids

TheGuy @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:19PM

@Matt B

After that comment, I'ld do my best to stay inside during thunderstorms if I were you (hint, hint).

Digi Smalls @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:20PM

"Tangible objects > mythology"

Matt B, so finally traded in your PS3 for a 360?

.

Zachary Hinchliffe @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:22PM

MY SYSTEM'S BETTER, WHINE WHINE COMPLAIN MOAN

Jake @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:22PM

Trio, you are way, way off.

PC = King of Porn
360 = King of Western style games
PS3 = King of "just be patient, it'll own someday"
Wii = King of "Timmy, it's just as good as a 360, and make sure to share with your little brother"

Jake @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:24PM

Digi,

You're gonna get me in trouble at work with comments like that. That was hilarious.

Martin @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:32PM

I really wish I knew why Joystiq still had a comments section. Half you morons go around whining about why your console is best, and the other half spend the majority of their time defending their own purchases.

Just enjoy the games you like, ignore the ones that you don't, and SHUT THE FUCK UP.

Trio @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:38PM

@ 35 jake
King of Porn its op to you but King of Gaming...? well you just have to accept it.....

Digi Smalls @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:38PM

Just enjoy the [COMMENTS] you like, ignore the ones that you don't, and SHUT THE FUCK UP.

.

Trio @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:45PM

@ 38 Digi Smalls
HA,ha,ha that was good, you just made my day........

Shagittarius @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:44PM

Anyone else notice how many copies of Big Brain Academy are still on the shelves everywhere you go? Something tells me its not selling as well as the big N thought it would.

I personally take this as a sign of the Wii fad starting to die out.

cc123 @ Jun 22nd 2007 3:44PM

@Martin

Your really missing the point of this thread.

@topic

F Rocker Sucks. =)

Trio @ Jun 22nd 2007 4:02PM

SONY confirmed 145 titles for U.S.A at the end of 2012.........

Mr Khan @ Jun 22nd 2007 4:13PM

Oh yeah; this devolved into mindlessness pretty damn quick

too bad i'm not in the right mood to have some fun flamage

ok:

360: for the teenagers who are trying to be real cool and mature
PS3: for the insecure preps (of all ages)
Wii: for the poor kiddies
PC: for those who would get rabid skin cancer if bombarded with one photon of natural light

Salt Water Taffy @ Jun 22nd 2007 4:25PM

how many of these will be quality exclusives though? That's what's holding the ps3 back, not just a lack of games. Shoveling out tons of titles that can be played on the cheaper 360 won't help sell consoles.

Matt B @ Jun 22nd 2007 4:48PM

My Ps3 is tangible, so no. Trading it in would be a terrible mistake.

ce @ Jun 22nd 2007 5:07PM

And the (f)lamewar continues:

PS3 sucks
360 sucks
Wii sucks
PC sucks
DS PSP PS2 all suck
video games suck
computers suck
the world sucks
humanity sucks
the universe sucks
sucking sucks
suck suck suckity suck

Everyone and everything sucks but MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone care to outflame that?

sheppy @ Jun 22nd 2007 5:08PM

You guys don't even understand. The true winner is the one that gets the most heavily anticipated Japanese release this year...

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-8g-77-1-49-en-15-beatmania-70-1zhd-43-99.html

Oh, wait... or is it my most heavily anticipated Japanese release for the rest of the year? Damnit... confusion sets in.

Digi Smalls @ Jun 22nd 2007 5:18PM

the PS3 itself may be tangible but the games "only possible on blu-ray" have been nothing but mythology.

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David @ Jun 22nd 2007 5:22PM

Normal Sony Math.

Reality = Sony has sold the least consoles this gen.
Sony lies = OH MY GOD!!!!! THEY ARE SELLNIG OUT LIKE MAD!!! IF YOU CAN FIND A PS3 RIGHT NOW I'LL GIVE YOU $1,200!!!11!!11!!!!1

Just another example to the long book of "What the Fuck is Sony Doing?

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