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Which console manufacturer has the best upcoming 1st party line-up?

Yr listz needsome werk.

Only including games with a boxed retail release (and throwing in some likely foreign pickups)...


PlayStation 3 (SCEI)
-Lair (Factor 5) Aug 2007
-NBA 08 (Sony Studios San Diego) Sep 2007
-Heavenly Sword (Ninja Theory) Q3 2007
-Warhawk (Ingnito Inc) Q3 2007
-Folklore (Game Republic) 2007
-Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Insomniac Games) Q4 2007
-Singstar (Sony Studios London) Q4 2007
-SOCOM: Confrontation (Slant Six) Q4 2007
-The Eye of Judgment (Sony Studios Japan) Q4 2007
-Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Naughty Dog Software) Q4 2007
-Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Polyphony Digital) 2007
-Hot Shots Golf 5 (Clap Hanz) 2007
-LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule) Q1 2008
-Afrika (Rhino Studios) 2008
-Killzone 2 (Guerilla Games) 2008
-White Night Story (Level 5) 2008
-Angel Rings (Sony Studios Japan) tba
-Eight Days (Sony Studios London) tba
-Eyedentify (Sony Studios Japan) tba
-Gran Turismo 5 (Polyphony Digital) tba
-Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream) tba
-Infamous (Sucker Punch) tba
-The Getaway (Sony Studios London) tba
-WipeOut 5 (Sony Studios Liverpool) tba


Xbox 360 (Microsoft Game Studios)
-Blue Dragon (Mistwalker Studio/Artoon) Aug 2007
-Project Gotham Racing 4 (Bizarre Creations) Aug 2007
-Halo 3 (Bungie Software) Sep 2007
-Mass Effect (Bioware) Nov 2007
-Lost Odyssey (Mistwalker Studio/feel plus) Dec 2007
-Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (Blueside) 2007
-Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action (Screenlife Games/WPX) 2007
-Alan Wake (Remedy Entertainment) Q1 2008
-Banjo-Threeie (RARE) 2008
-Cry-On (Mistwalker Studio/Artoon) 2008
-Fable 2 (Blue Box) 2008
-Halo Wars (Ensemble Studios) 2008
-Infinite Undiscovery (tri-Ace) 2008
-Too Human (Silicon Knights) 2008
-Viva Pinata: Party Animals (Krome Studios) 2008
-Gears of War 2 (Epic Games) tba
-Halo Project (Wingnut Studios) tba
-Marvel Universe Online (Cryptic Entertainment) tba


Wii (Nintendo)
-Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Retro Studios) Aug 2007
-Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Paon) Oct 2007
-BWii: Batallion Wars II (Kuju Entertainment) Oct 2007
-Endless Ocean (Arika) Oct 2007
-Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn (Intelligent Systems) Nov 2007
-Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo EAD) Nov 2007
-Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Sora/HAL Labratory) Dec 2007
-Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo EAD) Q1 2008
-Disaster: Day of Crisis (Monolith Software) 2008
-Wii Fit (Nintendo EAD) 2008
-Animal Crossing 2 (Nintendo EAD) tba
-Kirby Adventure (HAL Labratory) tba
-Wii Motorsports (Nintendo EAD) tba
-Wii Music (Nintendo EAD) tba


PSP (SCEI)
-PaRappa the Rapper (nanaonsha) Jul 2007
-Jeanne D'Arc (Level 5) Aug 2007
-Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (Sony Bend) Sep 2007
-Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice (Big Big Studios) Sep 2007
-NBA 08 (Sony Studios San Diego) Oct 2007
-God of War: Chains of Olympus (Ready at Dawn) Q4 2007
-SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike (Slant Six) Q4 2007
-WipeOut Pulse (Sony Studios Liverpool) Q4 2007
-Ape Escape: Master Moves (h.a.n.d.) tba
-Echochrome (Sony Studios Japan) tba
-Loco Rocco 2 (Sony Studios Japan) tba


Nintendo DS (Nintendo)
-Picross DS (Jupiter) Jul 2007
-Brain-Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo EAD) Aug 2007
-DK Jungle Climber (Paon) Sep 2007
-Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol (Skip) Sep 2007
-The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo EAD) Oct 2007
-Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (Namco) Oct 2007
-Mario Party DS (Hudson) Nov 2007
-Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Level 5) Dec 2007
-Advance Wars DS 2 (Intelligent Systems) tba
-ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat (Mistwalker Studio) tba
-Big Brain Academy 2 (Nintendo SPD) tba
-DS Air (Nintendo EAD) tba
-Freshly Picked: Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland (Vanpool) tba
-Nintendo Crossword (tba) tba
-Nintendo Magic (Nintendo EAD) tba
-Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2 (Chunsoft) tba
-Professor Layton 2 (Level 5) tba
-Professor Layton 3 (Level 5) tba
 
jarrod said:
Yr listz needsome werk.

PlayStation 3 (SCEI)
-Lair (Factor 5) Aug 2007
-NBA 08 (Sony Studios San Diego) Sep 2007
-Heavenly Sword (Ninja Theory) Q3 2007
-Warhawk (Ingnito Inc) Q3 2007
-Folklore (Game Republic) 2007
-Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Insomniac Games) Q4 2007
-Singstar (Sony Studios London) Q4 2007
-SOCOM: Confrontation (Slant Six) Q4 2007
-The Eye of Judgment (Sony Studios Japan) Q4 2007
-Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Naughty Dog Software) Q4 2007
-Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Polyphony Digital) 2007
-LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule) Q1 2008
-Afrika (Rhino Studios) 2008
-Killzone 2 (Guerilla Games) 2008
-White Night Story (Level 5) 2008
-Angel Rings (Sony Studios Japan) tba
-Eight Days (Sony Studios London) tba
-Eyedentify (Sony Studios Japan) tba
-Gran Turismo 5 (Polyphony Digital) tba
-Infamous (Sucker Punch) tba
-The Getaway (Sony Studios London) tba
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I guess you're not making inclusions until they are officially confirmed, but Heavy Rain or whatever Quantic Dream is calling its next game should be there too. We know there's a 'full' new Wipeout in development, though it hasn't been quite officially announced. And Zipper is working on a next SOCOM too. Also, everyone seems to be forgetting Hot Shots Golf 5!

Also, there are various 'unnamed' PS3 projects from various sony studios, but I guess they don't count yet. But Team Ico is an obvious one, Sony Bend, the Buzz! team and more.
 
J-Rzez said:
Yes, i know... MP, and that's it for hardcore games... that's why i said what i did...
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karasu said:
Since when are those hardcore anyway?
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Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart, Smash Bros etc. appeal to core gamers as much as any "hardcore" game. That they also appeal to casual gamers does not change this. (All the biggest franchises do!)
J-Rzez said:
And, show me some good online games on the Wii that compares to Warhawk, Resistance, R6, GRAW, H3, etc...
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None of those interest me (well, I am keeping an eye on Halo 3 but because of the single player), so I could name several Wii online games that I consider better. You would of course disagree and then we won't get any further.
 
gofreak said:
I guess you're not making inclusions until they are officially confirmed, but Heavy Rain or whatever Quantic Dream is calling its next game should be there too. We know there's a 'full' new Wipeout in development, though it hasn't been quite officially announced. And Zipper is working on a next SOCOM too. Also, everyone seems to be forgetting Hot Shots Golf 5!

Also, there are various 'unnamed' PS3 projects from various sony studios, but I guess they don't count yet. But Team Ico is an obvious one, Sony Bend, the Buzz! team and more.
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Thnx! Were there any PSP games I missed?
 
szaromir said:
Microsoft>Nintendo>>Sony
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Obvious biased. Seriously, Nintendo has got more then Sony? Maybe last E3.


FortunateSon said:
Sony > Ms >>>>>>>>>> Nintendo.
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Obviously a sane person. I can understand a toss-up between MS and Sony for various people, but the Big N doesn't deserve the lavish placement some people are giving it.



In this instance,

Junior Member >> szaromir
 
Quality over quantity?

I wonder how many of the people putting PS3 first based on variety and the spread of titles would do the same for DS in handhelds (and vice versa)?
 
gofreak said:
I guess you're not making inclusions until they are officially confirmed, but Heavy Rain or whatever Quantic Dream is calling its next game should be there too. We know there's a 'full' new Wipeout in development, though it hasn't been quite officially announced. And Zipper is working on a next SOCOM too. Also, everyone seems to be forgetting Hot Shots Golf 5!

Also, there are various 'unnamed' PS3 projects from various sony studios, but I guess they don't count yet. But Team Ico is an obvious one, Sony Bend, the Buzz! team and more.
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WTF? Link NOW!
 
Endow said:
I'm a newbie around here so I'm not sure if that's supposed to be a slice of GAF humor or what. :P
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No, I sincerely thought it said Nintendo, so I was going to post "Wii Fit FTW". Then WHAM, Microsoft is there instead, and I can't joke about their first party lineup at all.
 
People are confusing quality of titles vs number of titles all thought this thread. Let's see how Lair, Warhawk and Heavenly Sword turn out first. Three iffy developers in my mind.
 
Sony > Nintendo > Microsoft

I don't even care for the Wii, but I think SMG, SSB, MK, and MP beat what MS has coming. I don't really understand the love for the MS lineup. I can't wait for Mass Effect and Alan Wake as those are two promising new IPs and of course I want Halo 3, but other than that their upcoming games don't excite me. Luckily the 360 seems like the best platform for third-party support. In that category I'd rate it:

Microsoft > Sony > Nintendo
 
watership said:
People are confusing quality of titles vs number of titles all thought this thread. Let's see how Lair, Warhawk and Heavenly Sword turn out first. Three iffy developers in my mind.
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Ninja Theory and Factor 5, ok. But Incognito? What is questionable about them?

And jarrod, where's 8 Days, next gen Socom, Eyedentify, and The Agency?
 
GAZERK said:
Obvious biased. Seriously, Nintendo has got more then Sony? Maybe last E3.
Obviously a sane person. I can understand a toss-up between MS and Sony for various people, but the Big N doesn't deserve the lavish placement some people are giving it.

In this instance,

Junior Member >> szaromir
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Nope, just Mario Galaxy and Zelda DS and Metroid Prime are more interesting to me than Sony offerings. Quantity wise Sony obviously exceeds both Microsoft and Nintendo, but I simply don't find Sony's line-up as compelling. If you think you'll enjoy Sony's games more than I, you're free to disagree with me.

Am I biased? I think everyone is.
 
For 2007:

Nintendo > Microsoft >> Sony

For 2008 I'll wait a bit, seeing they all probably have more big ones behind curtains for now. Especially Nintendo since they have a shitload of unannounced Wii games in development (the same goes for DS).
 
Action-RPG lover.

Mass Effect + Too Human + Fable2 + Kingdom under Fire = happy gamer. Go MS.

Would love to add R&C to my list, but that would make me appear a balanced console gamer and less likely to solicit entertaining responses.
 
szaromir said:
Nope, just Mario Galaxy and Zelda DS and Metroid Prime are more interesting to me than Sony offerings. Quantity wise Sony obviously exceeds both Microsoft and Nintendo, but I simply don't find Sony's line-up as compelling. If you think you'll enjoy Sony's games more than I, you're free to disagree with me.

Am I biased? I think everyone is.
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Hm, I kinda see where you're coming from and I kinda don't. I don't see how those games (besides Mario) can allow you to make an overall judgment like that. And saying Sony only has a quantity edge over Nintendo and MS (I actually think MS has more then Sony this year) is an understatement. Have you seen how beautiful Heavenly Sword and Lair are? Obviously a lot of work has been put into those titles. It's not like Sony crapped out a dozen games just to say they've got numbers.

On the other hand you make some sense. In terms of enjoyment, I can see how someone could make a decision such as that (we're all different). Not everyone would like the genre's coming out of Sony, however, it would be nice for some people to give them credit for trying nonetheless.

And to the biased thing, true. However, some are more biased then others.
 
For me, Nintendo, by far.

Thing is, you guys are all buying at least three games a month, so I can see why you wouldn't be too hot on Nintendo's first-party, especially since third-parties don't fill up the droughts with good stuff.

Me, I only buy like games 10 games a year coupled with DS, so individual quality is more important to me than quantity. Besides, Galaxy, Corruption and Brawl individually just blow Sony's and Microsoft's efforts out of the water.
 
Owning all 3 Next gen system my thoughts are as follows.

This year the order would be

1. M$ = with such games as halo 3, mass effect, PGR4,
2. Nintendo = Mario, SSBB, Mprime 3
3. Sony = I honestly have no idea, Drake gets a meh from me EDIT: SOCOM will rock, and Warhawk

Next year the order would be

1. M$ = with such games as Banjo, Too human, Alan wake
2. Nintendo = Like sony this year, i have no idea other then mario kart
3. Sony = MGS4, nuff said :EDIT: MGS4 isnt 1st party so erm....Killzone
 
GAZERK said:
Hm, I kinda see where you're coming from and I kinda don't. I don't see how those games (besides Mario) can allow you to make an overall judgment like that. And saying Sony only has a quantity edge over Nintendo and MS (I actually think MS has more then Sony this year) is an understatement. Have you seen how beautiful Heavenly Sword and Lair are? Obviously a lot of work has been put into those titles. It's not like Sony crapped out a dozen games just to say they've got numbers.

On the other hand you make some sense. In terms of enjoyment, I can see how someone could make a decision such as that (we're all different). Not everyone would like the genre's coming out of Sony, however, it would be nice for some people to give them credit for trying nonetheless.
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LittleBigPlanet and Heavenly Sword are only Sony games this year that I could see myself enjoying. Of course Sony games have a lot of effort put into them and Sony studios definitely have great engineers and artists, but their game designers aren't as good (that's my opinion, don't hate me on that). If you think Sony games fit your taste, then I see why you could rate them higher.

Just to make things clear - I don't have PS3 or Wii, from last-gen consoles I have PS2 and Xbox (I played some Gamecube 1st party games though).
 
I think Sony has a more balanced lineup with a lot of good quality games. Microsoft is close second. Nintendo's seems a bit missing, apart from the few big franchise titles, nothing else really sticks out for me.
 
I think Sony and Microsoft are pretty competetive in the near-term, but Sony's numerous and excellent studios are cranking out some huge titles next year that are looking incredible. This holiday I give MS the edge, but long term, it looks like Sony by a similar margin (at the moment).

Halo 3, PGR4 and Mass Effect is an incredible combination this fall.
 
Madman said:
But Incognito? What is questionable about them?
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Their survival? :P


Madman said:
And jarrod, where's 8 Days, next gen Socom, Eyedentify, and The Agency?
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Eight Days is up there, SOCOM's unconfirmed, The Acency's from SOE (not SCE) and Eyedentify seems to be mia for awhile now.... I figured it was canned or on indefinite hold (see also: Project HAMMER or GT4 Portable).

I'd have added Siren PS3 too, but I doubt SCEA picks it up. There's a massive amount of unlisted JP DS non-games coming too, but I doubt they come here either.


ThirdEye said:
Cry-On is not a first party title.
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MGS is surely going to pick it up though, no question.
 
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