Moments ago, SOE president John Smedley announced the release date for PlanetSide 2 during the keynote address of the SOE fan gathering, SOELive.

PlanetSide 2 will launch on November 20, 2012.

Additional PS2 highlights from the keynote address:

• PlanetSide 2 will debut its own internal live-streaming feature (Twitch.tv based) on November 1.
• SOE Player Studio support.
• Partnership with Wikia to develop official wikis for SOE games, including PlanetSide2.
• Name reservations for Alpha Squad members. Players will be notified by e-mail when reservations begin.
• Alpha Squad will only be available until November 15.
• Amerish continent announced. Lot of forested area for infantry to hide.
• Game will ship with all three continents.
• Searhus, Oshur, Hossin continents announced for post-launch.
• Additional vehicles, including buggies, snowmobile, coming soon.
• Outfits 2.0: Uniforms, decals, specialization, recruitment, and browsing.
• Player-owned bases (non-instanced): Coming post launch, players can attack/defend.