86 games for the 360, 45 for the PS3

MBCook writes "Joystiq has posted lists of 86 Xbox 360 and 45 PS3 games that are expected to be released in 2006. They contain expected games (Halo 3, Killzone), ports (Burnout Revenge, Half-Life 2), sequels (SSX 4, Armored Core 4), and more. As for the Revolution? From the third link: 'For those who are wondering: the Nintendo Revolution list is just 8 titles long right now. Nintendo is being characteristically tight-lipped about their plans for the Revolution.'" The word seems to be that some of the mystery around the Revolution will be revealed at this year's GDC.

Comments

Re:Out of 131 games...

[BorgDrone]

... of which 120 will be sequels.

" 2006, now with the 2006 player names and outfits. Includes exactly the same gameplay as before, with slightly better graphics for twice the price."

Re:wrong

[-kertrats-]

It's already been said that Halo 3's release will not match the PS3 release.

Re:wrong

[wolrahnaes]

Obviously you don't know how consoles work. The manufacturer takes a hit on each one sold and makes it up on game licensing. Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo all end up getting between 25 and 50% of the profit from the sale of a game.

Even right now, near the end of their life cycles, the 2000-2001 generation of consoles still cost $200-300 a piece to produce, meaning they have to sell 4-6 games, or preferably the ever-profitable accessories to turn a profit. Microsoft's Xbox division is quite a few million in the hole right now because the Xbox has always been the most expensive to produce of its generation, and they did not sell enough games to cover the expense. Too many people bought Xboxes just for one or two games, or bought used games, or something. I think Nintendo's the only one who actually managed to turn a profit, Sony and Microsoft just look at this as an advertising expense. It gets them mindshare and gets their devices in to people's homes. The computer market is firmly in Microsoft's grasp, so right now the competition is over the living room.