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24 Titles Available for PSP Launch

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In unprecedented news, SCEA announced that 24 titles will be available for purchase at the launch of the PSP. These include titles from a number of hard-hitters including: EA, Capcom, Eidos, Konami, Namco and Koei. Here are the games that you'll want to spend your cash on:
  • Ape Escape: On the Loose

  • ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails

  • Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower

  • Dynasty Warriors

  • FIFA 2005

  • Gretzky NHL

  • Lumines

  • Metal Gear Acid

  • MLB

  • MVP Baseball

  • NBA

  • NBA Street Showdown

  • Need for Speed Rivals

  • NFL Street 2 Unleashed

  • rengoku: Tower of Purgatory

  • Ridge Racer

  • Smartbomb

  • Spier-Man 2

  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour

  • tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix

  • Twisted Metal : Head On

  • Untold Legends

  • Wipeout Pure

  • World Tour Soccer
Wow, that's quite an impressive list. I think that SCEA must be applauded for launching the system right and giving the gamers plenty of options right from the start. Just look at the DS, it's stagnant right now because there are no games to play. Actually, it's kind of sad. The PSP will have more titles available at launch time than the DS has total, and the DS launched late last year. This has to be a huge blow to Nintendo.
PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) Amasses Largest Launch Line-Up for
March 24th Release

More Than 24 Titles From The World's Leading Software Development Firms
Expected During Launch Window From All Major Publishers

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- With unsurpassed support from
the world's premier software developers, Sony Computer Entertainment America
Inc. announced today the groundbreaking line-up of 24 titles for its
revolutionary PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) handheld entertainment system,
available during the North American launch timeframe. With a launch library
more than triple that of our closest competitor, Sony Computer Entertainment
America further displays the ongoing support for the new platform with an
additional 23 titles currently in development. Consumers can expect Sony
Computer Entertainment America's software titles to range from as low as
$39.99 SRP.
Representing a broad cross section of entertainment genres, the diverse
PSP system launch library includes titles from publishing leaders Activision,
Capcom, Eidos Interactive, Electronic Arts, Koei, Konami, Namco and Sony
Online Entertainment. Additionally, Sony Computer Entertainment America enjoys
unprecedented support for the PSP with over 100 content developers and
publishers on board worldwide to create titles for PSP, accounting for most of
the software development community.
In addition to the massive gaming software line-up assembled to support
the new system, PSP is the first truly integrated portable entertainment
system designed to provide consumers with a comprehensive entertainment
experience including music, movies, communication, and wireless networking.
PSP features graphics rendering capability comparable to that of
PlayStation(R)2, allowing users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality,
full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. PSP also adopts a newly
developed proprietary, compact, but high-capacity optical disc, Universal
Media Disc (UMD(TM)), as its storage medium. UMD is the next generation
compact storage media, only 60mm in diameter but can store up to 1.8GB of
digital
data -- more than three times the data held on a CD-ROM.
"The high profile lineup includes a wide range of products that will
appeal to every type of gamer -- from the sports fan to the action
enthusiast -- providing consumers with the ultimate entertainment experience
in the palm of their hands," said Andrew House, executive vice president, Sony
Computer Entertainment America. "Combined with a strong first party lineup,
the portable entertainment space will be catapulted to new heights as we
engage in the single biggest consumer launch of the year."
"We are pleased to be building franchises for the PSP that will change
consumers' expectations of portable entertainment content," said Jack Tretton,
executive vice president, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "PSP has
allowed the development teams to create engaging content that is not only fun
to play, but shows off the amazing technology of the unit, brining
unparalleled visual quality to the portable entertainment arena."

Consumers can find the following titles available during the launch window
at more than 18,000 retail locations (listed in alphabetical order):

-- Ape Escape(R): On the Loose, Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- ATV Offroad Fury(R): Blazin' Trails, Sony Computer Entertainment
America
-- Darkstalkers Chronicle(TM): The Chaos Tower, Capcom
-- Dynasty Warriors(R), KOEI
-- FIFA 2005, Electronic Arts
-- Gretzky(TM) NHL(R), Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- Lumines(TM), Ubisoft
-- Metal Gear Acid(TM), Konami
-- MLB(TM), Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- MVP Baseball, Electronic Arts
-- NBA, Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- NBA Street Showdown, Electronic Arts
-- Need for Speed(TM) Rivals, Electronic Arts
-- NFL Street 2 Unleashed, Electronic Arts
-- Rengoku(TM): Tower of Purgatory, Konami
-- Ridge Racer(TM), Namco
-- Smartbomb, Eidos Interactive
-- Spider-Man 2(TM), Activision
-- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R), Electronic Arts
-- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix, Activision
-- Twisted Metal: Head On(TM), Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade, Sony Online Entertainment
-- Wipeout(R) Pure, Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- World Tour Soccer, Sony Computer Entertainment America

About PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable)
PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) is a new portable entertainment system
that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video, and
high-fidelity stereo audio. With graphics rendering capability comparable to
that of PlayStation 2, PSP features a 4.3 inch widescreen, high-resolution TFT
display. PSP also adopts a newly developed compact but high-capacity (1.8GB)
optical disc, Universal Media Disc (UMDÔ), as its storage medium. With a wide
range of accessories and connectivity options, including Memory Stick, USB
2.0, IR port and WiFi wireless LAN, PSP is the new entertainment platform from
PlayStation.

About Sony Computer Entertainment America
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. continues to redefine the
entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation(R) and PS one(TM) game console,
the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and the PSP(TM)
(PlayStation(R) Portable) handheld entertainment system. The PlayStation 2
computer entertainment system is set to revolutionize the home entertainment
market, offering the most compelling interactive content and the capability to
be used as a network terminal in the coming broadband era. PSP is a new
portable entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with
high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio.
Recognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc. markets the PlayStation family of products and develops,
publishes, markets and distributes software for the PS one game console, the
PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the PSP handheld entertainment
system for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif. Sony
Computer Entertainment America Inc. serves as headquarters for all North
American operations and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc.

Visit us on the Web at http://www.us.playstation.com .

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