Australians still haven't been told exactly when in March the PlayStation 3 is set to launch, but at least local gamers are beginning to get a firm idea of exactly what games can be expected. Sony Computer Entertainment Australia has now confirmed that five of its games will be there from the PS3's first day of sale, bringing the expected number of launch games to 17.

　　In a statement, the company confirmed that Formula One Championship Edition, MotorStorm, Genji: Days of the Blade, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Ridge Racer 7 would all be PS3 launch titles in Australia. No further details--such as a more specific launch date for the new console--were mentioned.

　　The Sony games join an expanding list of expected launch titles from other publishers, including Virtua Fighter 5 from Sega and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 from Ubisoft. The current list of Australian PS3 launch games--gathered from each publisher's latest release schedules--is provided below.

　　Activision

　　Call of Duty 3

　　Tony Hawk's Project 8

　　Marvel Ultimate Alliance

　　Sega

　　Sonic the Hedgehog

　　Virtua Fighter 5

　　Full Auto 2: Battle Lines

　　World Snooker Championship 2007

　　Sony Computer Entertainment

　　Formula One Championship Edition

　　MotorStorm

　　Genji: Days of the Blade

　　Resistance: Fall of Man

　　Ridge Racer 7

　　Ubisoft

　　Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII

　　The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

　　Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

　　Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2

　　Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas