PS3 gamers will get the chance to sample the game's opening level.

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction screenshot

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed that a playable demo of Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction will be released on the PSN on October 4.

The demo will see players tackling the game's opening level and see first hand the destruction of Metropolis city.

In addition it's been confirmed by Insomniac's Ryan Schneider that the game will be released in North America on October 23 and will follow across Europe in November.