Sony: PS4 "Will have the Strongest Launch Line-Up We've Ever Had"

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Quote :: Speaking to CVG following last week's PS4 unveiling, the exec expressed excitement over the "strength in depth" of the software roster set to accompany the PS4's holiday 2013 launch window.
So far the developers of Killzone Shadow Fall, Drive Club and Ubisoft's Watch Dogs have expressed launch ambitions for their titles, while colourful platformer Knack is also a possibility.

Denny said of the launch line-up: "With PlayStation 4 what's exciting is we can see the strength in depth of titles come through - not just in first party but third party, and I really believe PlayStation 4 will have the strongest launch line-up we've ever had."

As well as the core genres represented by Killzone and Drive Club, Denny assured that the PlayStation firm is committed to taking creative risks on PS4.

"I think there are big genres that we want to cover but we want to innovate within them and move them on," he explained.

"What we wanted to do last night as well by giving a glimpse of games that aren't in production - Media Molecule's insight into their concepting process and prototype they came up with - is that we will take risks and do things that are surprising, a bit different and that will hopefully excite our fans."

The exec added that there is "absolutely" more to be unveiled for the PS4 launch window.

"This was the first announcement, it was an early announcement, and as I said this was really to set the agenda and to get it clear to everybody what those design pillars were for PlayStation 4, what the ethos is behind PS4, who it's aimed at and getting the game development community on board," he said.

Sony revealed the PlayStation 4 at a New York press conference last week. The PS4 release date is set for "holiday 2013", likely across Japan, Europe and the US.

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Well let's look at the North American launch titles for previous systems:

Quote :: PS1

Air Combat
Battle Arena Toshinden
ESPN Extreme Games
Kileak - The DNA Imperative
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
Power Serve 3D Tennis
Rayman
Ridge Racer
Street Fighter: The Movie
The Raiden Project
Total Eclipse Turbo

PS2

Armored Core 2
DOA2: Hardcore
Dynasty Warriors 2
ESPN International Track & Field
ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding
Eternal Ring
Evergrace
FantaVision
Gungriffon Blaze
Kessen
Madden NFL 2001
Midnight Club: Street Racing
NHL 2001
Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
Q-Ball: Billiards Master
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
Ridge Racer V
Silent Scope
Smuggler's Run
SSX
Street Fighter EX3
Summoner
Surfing H3O
Tekken Tag Tournament
TimeSplitters
Unreal Tournament
Wild Wild Racing
X-Squad

PSP

Ape Escape: On the Loose
Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
Dynasty Warriors
Gretzky NHL
Lumines
Metal Gear Acid
NBA
Need for Speed Underground: Rivals
NFL Street 2: Unleashed
Ridge Racer
Spider-Man 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix
Twisted Metal: Head-On
Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
Wipeout Pure
World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition

PS3

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Call of Duty 3
Genji: Days of the Blade
Madden NFL 07
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
NBA 2K7
NHL 2K7
Resistance: Fall of Man
Ridge Racer 7
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

PSV

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
F1 2011
Rayman Origins
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Wipeout 2048
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
Little Deviants
Lumines Electronic Symphony
ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Army Corps of Hell
Asphalt: Injection
Super Stardust Delta
Ben 10: Galactic Racing
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
Dynasty Warriors Next
Escape Plan
FIFA Soccer
Michael Jackson: The Experience HD
Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen
Touch My Katamari
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Hustle Kings
Plants vs. Zombies
Augmented Reality – Cliff Diving
Augmented Reality – Table Soccer
Augmented Reality – Fireworks

Seems pretty clear to me that THE console to beat here is the PlayStation 2, in terms of launch titles (PSV if you're only counting quantity). If Sony can do that, then I think it'll be the best launch. We'll see. If you live in Europe or Japan, you can figure out the lists yourself by going here.

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Based on the PS2's launch list, it doesn't even look that hard to beat, tbh.

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Didn't Gran Turismo 3 also launch with the PS2? That would be very hard to beat.

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