Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Platinum Hits News

Microsoft has today unveiled the first four Xbox 360 titles set to be re-launched in North America under the 'Platinum Hits' range of games. The games, key to the console's launch at the end of 2005, will all retail for $29.99 (£16) from October 15th.

Regionalised lists of Platinum Hits titles (known as Classics on this side of the pond) will be released by Microsoft in due course.

The first four Platinum Hits for North America will be:

• Project Gotham Racing 3
• Kameo: Elements of Power
• Perfect Dark Zero
• Need for Speed Most Wanted

Microsoft also confirmed that a second batch of titles will be released under the Platinum Hits banner in Spring 2007.

We'll have more on the European Classics list when it's released...