As part of my efforts to keep the data looking A-OK on Giant Bomb, I've recently been digging through press releases and retailer sites in an attempt to figure out what, exactly, is launching alongside the Vita when it hits North America next February. The bits and pieces out there weren't great or conclusive, so I'm a bit relieved that Sony decided to make it somewhat easier by posting a list of confirmed launch day and launch window releases over on its official blog.
Here's the lowdown:
Launch Day Retail Games
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - SCEA
- Little Deviants - SCEA
- ModNation Racers: Road Trip - SCEA
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss - SCEA
- Wipeout 2048 - SCEA
- Army Corps of Hell - Square Enix
- Asphalt Injection - Ubisoft
- Ben10 Galactic Racing - D3
- Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend - Aksys Games
- Dungeon Hunter Alliance - Ubisoft
- Dynasty Warriors Next - Tecmo Koei
- F1 2011 - Codemasters
- FIFA Soccer - Electronic Arts
- Lumines Electronic Symphony - Ubisoft
- Michael Jackson The Experience - Ubisoft
- Rayman Origins - Ubisoft
- Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen - Namco Bandai
- Touch My Katamari - Namco Bandai
- Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Capcom
- Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition - Sega
While some or all of those games will also be available for sale digitally through the PlayStation Store, there will also be a few launch games that are digital-only. Which ones, you ask? Well, how about...
Launch Day PSN-Only Games
- Escape Plan - SCEA
- Hustle Kings - SCEA
- Super StarDust Delta - SCEA
- Plants vs. Zombies - SOE
- Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!!! - Drinkbox Studios
And, lastly, these are "launch window" games, which I take to mean as games that absolutely won't be available on launch day, but should be available soon after. Sony simply doesn't specify what sort of timeframe it's referring to. Retailers are listing launch day (or pre-launch day) dates for most of these games right now, so we'll have to sit on our hands and wait to figure out what's up with these games, as some of them were originally slated for launch. Maybe they'll still make it out in time?
Launch Window Releases
- Gravity Rush - SCEA
- MLB 12 The Show - SCEA (3/6/2012)
- Reality Fighters - SCEA
- Unit 13 - SCEA
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - Warner Bros.
- Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention - NIS America
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus - Tecmo Koei
- Ridge Racer - Namco Bandai
- Silent Hill: Book of Memories - Konami
- Supremacy MMA: Unrestricted - 505 Games
It's very interesting (to me, anyway) to see Ridge Racer not in the Day 1 column. Maybe the US version won't just be some sort of three-track rip-off like it apparently is overseas? Pricing details, or at least a range of prices, were also briefly discussed. Each of the games listed above will fall somewhere between $9.99 and $49.99.
I will absolutely buy one when Persona 4 comes out.
I wasn't going to get one, but where else could I get Plants vs Zombies?
Those are the memory card prices btw.
That sure is a lot of games. Also up to 50 bucks for I'm assuming the top-tier games seems a little steep for a hand held.
Still though, there are some interesting titles in that bunch.
Really hope they fix Ridge Racer before it hits the US. Heard it was a complete pile of shit.
@msavo said:
$100 doesn't seem too bad for a 32GB card. I spent around $70 for my 32GB SD card earlier this year. I guess that little Sony magic makes it more expensive.
Ridger Racer (for Vita) is priced at just over £15 here in the UK. So I wouldn't expect much in the way of new content!
@endaround: Absolutely everywhere.
for some reason that seems like a lot of games to me...
Gotta say, this seems to be one of the best launch line-ups I can think of in recent years. Way better than the DS, 3DS, PSP, Xbox 360 or Wii ones. Don't remember the PS3 launch though.
No LittleBigPlanet in the launch window? I believe I'll wait.
@AlisterCat said:
Has there been any information on how big these Vita games will be? They can throw out these memory card sizes all they want, but it doesn't mean much if we don't know how many games can fit on them...
@JJOR64 said:
Apple charges an extra $100 to go from a 16 GB iPad 2 to a 32 GB iPad 2.
I've been really tempted to get one recently. If I were to get one on launch, the games I'd get from the launch line-up would probably be Uncharted, Little Deviants and/or Lumines. From the "launch window", definitely Gravity Rush.