Sony Promises 380 New PS3 Games June 25, 2007

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As anyone tracking or owning a PS3 will tell you, there’s not enough games to choose from. And of those out there, some completely fail to take advantage of the PS3’s high-def capabilities. Right now, there are around 150 titles out there – globally - with only a few that could be classed as ‘very good or great’. However, Sony has promised another 380 titles by March 2008.

This will be comprised of 200 packaged retail titles and around 180 downloadable titles. Be aware though that a fair few of these will be for Japan only – no exact figures yet. The company recently announced that its gaming division posted a whopping $1.88bn operating loss for its last financial year, thanks largely to the rising costs of getting the PS3 ready. A weak games line-up has also been blamed for weaker-than-expected sales. Chief executive Howard Stringer said last week:

“Attractive game software is the key to accelerate PS3 growth over the next year. All the production problems have been solved. We are making a comeback already. We always lose money in the hardware initially, and we recover that money gradually, we believe that the PS3 going forward will be vital to our future, and succeed.”

It’s good to know that there’s a lot more PS3 content on the way, but it’s going to have to be a lot better than the dross already available if Sony wants gamers to swallow that ridiculous price tag. -Martin Lynch

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