Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of September 14th

by Jem Alexander { Sep 14th 2008 at 6:00PM }

This week the Force unleashes worldwide whilst Americans get their hands on off-road racer, Pure. Europeans can enjoy recording TV onto their PS3 hard discs (while playing games, no less) and the Japanese finally get their hands on Eternal Sonata (though they choose to call if Trusty Bell, and why not?) Here's the full release list:

US Games

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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Armored Core: For Answer
Pure

EU Games

Asian Games

Don't forget, release dates are constantly subject to change, so check with your local retailer if you need any of the above information confirmed. We're now only a month away from one of our most anticipated titles of the year -- Dead Space starts the holiday season off on October 14th and after that it's a terrifyingly expensive avalanche of titles until years end.

Tags: armored-core-for-answer, euroreleases, playtv, pure, releases, star-wars-the-force-unleashed, the-force-unleashed

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Waqman @ Sep 14th 2008 6:07PM

Eh, seems like a boring week. Lets hope Wipeout HD comes out this month, its a possibility.

Averna @ Sep 15th 2008 2:13AM

Pretty safe bet. Its been mentioned in an earlier article that it would come out this month.

DrunkRaba @ Sep 14th 2008 6:08PM

Deadspace is one of your most anticipated titles of the year next month? I figured LBP, SOCOM Confrontation, Motorstorm Pacific Rift and hel, now Eternal Sonata might place above Dead Space.

Oh, and that $20 title Wipeout HD. Drooling over that one even with the mess ups to Zone mode.

frankym @ Sep 14th 2008 6:16PM

At first I wondered what this sites acute affinity towards Dead Space was. I even criticized them for it. Now Dead Space is a must buy for me. Just read all the incredible previews the game is getting. PS3 Fanboy was right on predicting this will be a great game!

mixelmagic @ Sep 14th 2008 6:15PM

They only said that because:

"Dead Space starts the holiday season off on October 14th and after that it's a terrifyingly expensive avalanche of titles until years end."

Ie it's the first one, and most relevant from a weekly update point of view. They didn't "place it above" LBP or R2.

mixelmagic @ Sep 14th 2008 6:22PM

make that Motorstorm:PR not R2, my excitement for R2 got ahead of me, lol. M:PR will kick ass though i'm sure. :)

Jem @ Sep 14th 2008 8:21PM

For the record, I am more highly anticipating Dead Space than Resistance 2. LBP is, obviously, in a league of its own.

XxFresHSincE93xX @ Sep 14th 2008 6:10PM

thank god my birthday is october 15 lol

DrunkRaba @ Sep 14th 2008 6:20PM

mine too!

John-Paul-Jones @ Sep 14th 2008 8:53PM

Happy Birthday to both of you!

brettjr25 @ Sep 14th 2008 6:10PM

I read the story of "The force unleashed" and I sorta hate the fact that it's canon, so its mere existence pisses me off so I probably wont buy it.

frankym @ Sep 14th 2008 6:16PM

No time for new games. Still playing Rapala Fishing Frenzy!

j.howlett @ Sep 14th 2008 6:13PM

does it have sixaxis support? rumble?

HardBoiled @ Sep 14th 2008 6:18PM

Star Wars: Force Unleashed doesn't really float my boat i would have considered it if it had trophies but since it was a flat out NO .. yea no thanks i got no interested in your title now at all, and yes Epic Avalanche of titles coming this year, Saints Row 2, LBP, Resistance 2, BioShock, Eternal Sonata, Motorstorm: PR, Socom Online. it's gonna be a wild year for PS3 ... and i'm sure their will be one or 2 more i'm forgeting that's exclusive or non exclusive that's gonna Rock as well.

ZeroCorpse @ Sep 14th 2008 6:36PM

What the hell difference do trophies make to the enjoyment of a game?

If you only play for trophies, you're doing it wrong. People played and enjoyed games long before achievements and trophies came along. A lot of time, we didn't even keep score.

`Sad that people will actually refuse to play a game because they can't show off to others that they "beat" it.

nillaP @ Sep 14th 2008 6:56PM

yeah trophies mean nothing. I liked PSN better before them because all the 360 fanboys would buy games just for useless points. any ways the force unleashed is beast, well the demo is at least

Packfan @ Sep 14th 2008 7:44PM

Zero and Nilla, you just proved WHY the trophy system is great for devs. They get people to BUY THEIR GAME! Most production companies (*cough* EA *cough*) could care less about the quality of a game as long as it moves copies. If trophies move a crap game, then trophies it is!

oldmike @ Sep 14th 2008 7:18PM

am i the only one that felt the demo was not that good?
i fear this game will be like mercs 2 a big let down
from the demo it dose not even look as good as DMC4 the story doomed to have a bad ending

i will rent dont think its a buy

CrzyNick @ Sep 14th 2008 7:55PM

I agree with you.
At this point: if a developer puts achievement in the 360 version why should we ps3 owner get the short end of the stick since the technology is there. Plus the demo didn't strike me as a must have like bioshit...excuse me bioshock so why should I pay for a inferior version of a repetitive game?

But Eternal Sonata is a must have for a rpg fan (on ps3) with or without trophies.

deaftly @ Sep 15th 2008 11:46AM

Don't blame the publishers, blame Sony. They themselves said trophies aren't required and its completely up to the dev's vs MS requiring ALL games to have achievements.

Stranger @ Sep 14th 2008 6:43PM

nice chunk of releases ... I'm waiting on WipeOut HD this month :D

Matt @ Sep 14th 2008 6:49PM

Where's the listing for Rock Band 2 that comes out this week?

Stranger @ Sep 14th 2008 6:44PM

Rock Band 2 comes to the PS3 October 19th, this week is XBOX only

Waqman @ Sep 14th 2008 7:13PM

Sadly Rock Band 2 comes out in October for PS3. Still can't wait for that game though, its going to be very fun. Hell, I still play healthy doses of the first one up to this day. LBP, Rock Band 2, Dead Space, Motorstorm 2, Fallout 3....man October is definitely the killer month for gaming this year.

Juan San @ Sep 14th 2008 8:35PM

Already have my Star wars the force unleashed!

deaftly @ Sep 15th 2008 1:30PM

Im so torn between getting FU or RB2, I love the freakin demo for FU I play it just about every day. DECISIONS ugh

Bax @ Sep 14th 2008 8:37PM

Going into holiday the only must buy for me so far is LBP. I bought the original Motorstorm day one but I've never been excited to buy a sequal of a game, especially a racing game. Same thing goes for R2.

HardBoiled @ Sep 14th 2008 9:01PM

For Comment #13 ZeroCorpse

i am a star wars fan but what i heard of the game it sounded interesting then when i watched the game for previews .. their was something about it that turned me off for some reason .. now i say i would only get the game if it had trophy's cause i wouldn't mind playing a star wars type game that has trophies enabled hence they said no trophies .. then i was not interested.

now i figure you were saying this cause no one else on the comments said anything about trophies till it hit me then you made a comment. well i'l tell you why Trophy's is sorta big deal for me .. cause if their is a game to come out that i want .. say for instance... Bioshock now if that didn't have trophies i would still buy it cause it's a great game but having trophies is a plus for me cause then i can spend more time playing it and trying to unlock trophy's to kill time and it can be fun. this is why i like trophy's