Namco Bandais exclusive 360 duo confirmed

After a prolonged period of uncertainty concerning possible format exclusivity,

Gamespot

reports that Namco Bandai will release both Ace Combat 6 and Beautiful Katamari exclusively on Xbox 360 later this month in North America.

Both are titles that, bar for one outing on Game Boy Advance for Ace Combat, were formerly PlayStation exclusives.

Quirky roll-‘em-up Beautiful Katamari will be released in the US on October 16th at a budget price of $39.99, whilst Ace Combat will arrive a week later on October 23rd.

No news on any European release dates have yet emerged, though it had been suggested at one point that Beautiful Katamari could end up being a download only title.

About MCV Staff

Check Also

BAFTA AWARDS 2024 MAIN PAGE [Industry news] NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 22ND BAFTA GAMES AWARDS 2026

[Industry news] NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 22ND BAFTA GAMES AWARDS 2026

BAFTA has announces the nominations for the 22nd BAFTA Games Awards 2026, highlighting an outstanding level of creative excellence from a broad range of UK and international development teams. A total of 42 games across 17 categories were nominated today. View the full list of nominated games here. The 22nd BAFTA Games Awards will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London on Friday 17 April 2026. The Awards will be available to watch on BAFTA YouTube here.