Key PS3 titles to miss launch

THE EUROPEAN LAUNCH of the Playstation 3 has been marred by many set backs, including a considerable four-month delay over the arrival of US and Japanese systems.

Now it seems European punters expecting a plethora of high quality games will have to wait even further, as the launch will incur a considerable dirth of titles from the likes of Ubisoft and Vivendi Games.

Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Double Agent is due a week after launch, while Bethesda's Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion won't be released until April 27.

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, currently at number two in the charts, has been put on hold until June, while a spring date has been mooted for the PS3's rendition of Rainbow Six: Vegas.

All of these titles are currently available for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console.

Ubisoft is left with only Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII and Enchanted Arms for the launch day of Sony's Playstation 3.

Vivendi Games has also put back the release of the Playstation 3 version of F.E.A.R. - the title will not arrive for European PS3s until April 20.

The PS3 is launched at the end of the week in Europe on the Friday 23rd of March at a price of £425.

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