After a stunted history and many obstacles along the way,
March 23 sees the launch of Sony's vaunted next-generation console onto the European public.
The official list of games available at launch and peripherals has been announced and stands at:
- Resistance: Fall of Man
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MotorStorm
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Genji: Days of the Blade
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Formula One Championship Edition
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Ridge Racer 7
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Call of Duty 3
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
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Tony Hawk's Project 8
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Gundam: Target in Sight
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Full Auto 2: Battle Lines
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Sonic the Hedgehog
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Virtua Fighter 5
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Virtua Tennis 3
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World Snooker Championship 2007
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NHL 2K7
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Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
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Enchanted Arms
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Def Jam: Icon
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Fight Night Round 3
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NBA Street Homecourt
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Need For Speed Carbon
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The Godfather: The Don's Edition
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007
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Tekken: Dark Resurrection
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Blast Factor
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Lemmings
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Gran Turismo HD Concept
- SIXAXIS pad
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Blu-Ray remote
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HDMI cable
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Component AV cable
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AV cable
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S-video cable
Retailing at 599 Euro price, it does not come cheap by any standards. Does it stand the chance amongst the heavy competition when up to a few years ago Sony was the only behemoth on the console market?
Only time will tell. And you the gamers who will spend your hard-earned cash, or not, up to you.