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PSP 2011 Release List

Here's what to look forward this year on the PSP (UK list, compiled from various sites - but should be broadly similar around the world) . Will add a PSP2 list as news leaks out, if I've missed anything here, let me know.



Jan

Feb
04 Lord of Arcana (Square Enix)
11 Test Drive Unlimited Essentials (Namco) (CANNED? - NOTHING ON NAMCO SITE)
25 Tactics Ogre (Square Enix)


Mar
08 Phantom Brave (Nippon Ichi) (UMD and PSN in US, PSN only in Europe)
12 Dissidia 012 Duodecim (Square Enix)
17 God Eater Burst (Namco)

Apr
01 - WWE All Stars (THQ)
01 - 3rd Birthday (Square Enix)
12 - Patapon 3 (Sony)
22 - Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection (Square)
29 - Thor (Sega) - CANCELLED

May
06 - Guilty Gear XX (PQube)
17 - The Little Battlers (Level 5) (US Date)

Q1
Battle vs Chess (Topware)

May

July
Captain America Super Soldier (Sega) (Was listed as PSP, but there is no PSP logo on the site and given that Sega has canned Thor, suspect this might go the same way)

August
TNT Racers (Keen Games)
Black Rock Shooter (jrpg) (Japanese release, but hope it gets an official western outing)

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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