Earlier we reported that PS3 games were going to be locally replicated in India, but now we have official confirmation from Sony.

They have announced a list of titles that will be sold for Rs 999, and this is possible due to manufacturing them locally. These games will be available from April 3rd in the country.

“These titles will be introduced in smaller waves beyond the first wave described during the summer months. This will allow the new consumers to start gaming without having to worry on the running cost of the games and the quality of games available at affordable price points,” the press release reads.

“Such an attractive range of marquee titles at the ESSENTIALS price band will allow new gamers to easily enter the PS3 category. And what better than the summer holiday season to introduce such a large range of affordable game choices to own and add to one’s collection,” Mr. Atindriya Bose, Country Manager, Sony PlayStation said.

These are the games that will be receiving the price drop first:

• God of War Collection Volume 1
• God of War Collection Volume 2
• God of War 3
  
• Killzone 3
• Resistance 3
• Motorstorm Apocalypse
• Uncharted 2 : Amongst Thieves
• Heavy Rain Move Edition
• Sports Champions
• The Fight

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The list of games includes Killzone 3, Resistance 3 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – all part of the Essentials range and releasing this month.

Even better, Sony has confirmed that even upcoming titles will be manufactured in India including Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us releasing on June 14th worldwide. Hopefully this means that they’ll cost less than the current asking price of Rs. 2999 for new releases.

As of now, local manufacturing is limited only to first-party titles but Sony is currently in talks with third party publishers to remedy this. Hopefully they can convince Activision to reduce the price for its Call of Duty games, which have been infamous for their premium pricing.

Source: MCVIndia

Sony has announced a new brand named PS3 Essentials where first and third-party games are available at a very cheap price. They will also be available in a different packaging as you can see in the image on the right.

These titles range from Uncharted to good PS Move games like The Fight. There are also third-party games like Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and the likes, which are no doubt still relevant and attractive at that price point.

These titles are priced at 20 euros each, and some of them will also be available on the PSN Store for 15 euros. The new PS3 was announced at TGS, and this essential range will complement it nicely. You can check out the details for that here.

Check out the full list below, courtesy of the Playstation Blog.

1st Party Titles:

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune*
Resistance Fall of Man
inFAMOUS*
Motorstorm
Heavenly Sword
MAG*
God of War III
LittleBig Planet*
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
ModNation Racers*
Sports Champions*
EyePet & Friends
Start The Party!
DanceStar Party!
Medieval Moves*
Move Fitness*
The Fight*

3rd Party Titles:

Assassin’s Creed II*
Assassin’s Creed*
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood*
Far Cry 2*
Prince of Persia*
Driver San Francisco*
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2*
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game*
Prince of Persia – The Forgotten Sands*
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood*
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2*
Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X
Deus Ex: Human Revolution*
Tomb Raider: Underworld*
Just Cause 2*
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Tekken 6
SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection
Sonic Unleashed
Virtua Fighter 5
Darksiders: Wrath Of War*
Homefront: Ultimate Edition*