Sony's E3 2007 Conference details so far |
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Ah, E3. The legendary convention where all the big boys of this industry show their hands and reveal just what they have in store for the video game community and pretty much the entire world in general. The first to do so was Microsoft, with a quick follow-up by Nintendo - and now, it's Sony's turn.
Sony's press conference began with Jack Tretton's Home avatar chatting some virtual ladies up at Home Square, before finally getting onto the stage himself. We're then treated to news bits we've already covered - the big price drop for the 60GB PlayStation 3, 80GB with MotorStorm.
He then promised to show a total of 50 PS3, PS2, and PSN games during the presentation, with some of them being playable after the show.
First nugget of big news: The PSP Slim. Kaz Hirai took this one. Available in September, the new-and-improved PSP will be 19% slimmer, 33% lighter, have a much longer battery life, and expanded video capabilities. The last feature being that you'll be able to play games, videos, music, images on other video output devices, such as your own widescreen TV. And with new connectivity features, you can also access PS3 and PC hard drives.
Jack Tretton then strutted back to the stage and shows off the new "Ice Silver" PSP, pretty much the same PlayStation Portable goodness with a shiny new paintjob, to be bundled with a lot of extra goodies in the PSP Entertainment Pack.
If you want to know, we were somewhat expecting a celebrity to suddenly pop up somewhere. Imagine our surprise then when none other than Chewbacca himself burst out onto the stage accompanied with Stars Wars fanfare.
Touting a white PSP with Darth Vader's likeness imprinted on the back, the world's favorite wookie announced one of the flavors that the PSP Entertainment Pack's being released in, the PSP Star Wars Entertainment Pack. This is to be bundled with the upcoming third-person shooter for the PSP, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, retailing at US$ 199.
Phil Harrison then came around to talk about the PlayStation Network and what's in store for it. We found out about Echochrome, a 3D black-and-white puzzler that has very clean minimalistic tones, and Crush-like gameplay.
We also got a sneak peek at WipeOut HD and Pain, with the former looking much like its futuristic racing self, and the latter looking to be filled with nothing but mindless fun.
Big update on Home: we found out that the beta's going well, and we may be looking at a Fall release. We got to see some mobile XMB and Home service functionality, courtesy of Phil's own phone. It's apparent that we'll be able to play around with Home and XMB while away from the comfort of our living rooms and our PS3 units.
From Home and back to games with Jack Tretton announcing that NCSoft just signed a deal with Sony to create even MORE exclusive content for the PS3 that's based on both currently-existing IPs and completely new ones.
Then we got an eyeful of Haze, another upcoming PS3 exclusive, and we're treated to the Play Dead skill you can use while playing as someone from the rebel side. And yet another nugget of big news: Unreal Tournament 3 to be a PS3 exclusive. Awesome.
We learned that the Unreal 3 engine's being optimized for the PS3, and that the title itself will support user-created mods from PC users. This means that Unreal 3's pretty much going to have infinite replay value, what with today's modding scene featuring some of the most creative (and most technology-savvy) individuals in the industry.
After that, Sony delivered the biggest hit in its conference: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, with none other than the legendary Hideo Kojima to start things off. He explained that MGS 4 will be pretty much the big finale in the series, tying up all the mysteries and loose ends we've all been debating and speculating about.
After that, we're treated to a trailer that pretty much blows the first one completely out of the water, with a spectacular fight scene between Raiden and Vamp.
The conference then wraps up with more updates from highly-anticipated titles: Ratchet Future, Folklore, NBA '08, Heavenly Sword, and LittleBigPlanet. Emphasis on the last title, with Sony showing off the game's feature of letting the player create worlds on the fly. Then we see an explosion-packed trailer of Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, featuring some of the most awesome-looking gunfights we've ever seen.
For parting shots, we're treated to the choose-your-own-alignment hero game, Infamous, as well as Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. Suffice to say that the racing title that's always been known for top-of-the-line graphics and engine accuracy is sporting graphics that pretty much looks just like CG. It's that perfect.
For the final hurrah, we're shown a brief gameplay clip of a yet-to-be-named IP that looks to push the PS3 to its limits. It's a short video of what appears to be a chaotic landing that looks very graphically advanced, probably the closest thing to a juiced-up Call of Duty 4. The conference then ended
That's it for our Sony E3 2007 Conference wrap up. Certainly has been a ride, hasn't it? Updates as we get them, so stay tuned!
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FIRST *****ES!!! (Always wanted to do that for years)
first and wow can't wait
my computer didn't send my post
Unreal Tournament III to be ps3 exclusive!! but I wonder if they mean forever or just for a short period of time.
Didn't anybody miss Lair ? Was that mentioned somewhere ? I haven't seen anything about it yet...wondering.
I was only first once, IM GONNA RIDE UR KAWK!
Why not put links up to the coverage of the nintendo and MS conferences ?
For the final hurrah, we're shown a brief gameplay clip of a yet-to-be-named IP that looks to push the PS3 to its limits. It's a short video of what appears to be a chaotic landing that looks very graphically advanced, probably the closest thing to a juiced-up Call of Duty 4. The conference then ended. Killzone 2.
is that really it or just bad coverage??? if thats really it man E3 suxor
Its till '08, but thats not the only good thing about the PS3 version... It supports PC mods. YAY~
http://www.photocritic.org/t3/t3-psp-slim-and-lite.mov Hello, Firmware 3.60
"The last [PSP] feature being that you'll be able to play games, videos, music, images on other video output devices, such as your own widescreen TV." OMG YOU CAN TURN YOUR PSP INTO A PS2! LOOKS LIKE THEY REALLY HAVE COME FULL CIRCLE. NEWS BULLETIN FROM E3 2008: "PS2 LCD AND BATTERY PACK ATTACHMENT MAKES PS2 PORTABLE!"
Well the PSP thing is cool. But I was hoping they would add the second analog stick to this one. I imagine it wouldnt be all that difficult aside from finding room for it. But the older psp games would just not use the second one, while new psp games will. So software wise it would not be that hard. I mean they added analog sticks like a year into the Playstation, so why are they so hesitant to do it with this?
I really hope when that was written that the guy was joking. Otherwise if he owns a PS3 somebody has to beat him senseless with it.
not so much for a console... It doesn't need another analog stick, get over it, and quit crying.
yes it does dork
I haven't got it all down to view it yet, but Sony has an exclusive E3 vid of Lair up on the Playstation Network today. If you have PS3, go download it.
no it doesn't noob
you wouldnt mind it if your ps2 or ps3 or xbox or 360 didnt have another analog stick? o whats that ..? you would?? ya your gay
a second stick would be cool but i think you would need 4 total shoulder buttons, like a ps controller
the only reason i dont have a psp is cause gta sux on it with no 2nd analog stick...same with all my friends
ok, WTF? "For the final hurrah, we're shown a brief gameplay clip of a yet-to-be-named IP that looks to push the PS3 to its limits. It's a short video of what appears to be a chaotic landing that looks very graphically advanced, probably the closest thing to a juiced-up Call of Duty 4. The conference then ended." If you didnot see the trademark mask accross all FOUR giant screens the game is called KillZone 2. ... how did you guys screw this one up i wonder..... -Plasm
UT3 is not a timed exclusive its a ps3 only exclusive like MGS4. Everything that says other wise is rumors from xbox fanboys. All in all i think sony E3 blew everyone like MS and nintendo out of the water. I knew sony would show us the big guns, right now they're slowly taking back the gaming world.
KillZone 2. It's gonna be awesome!! It's been named and hyped since the SEGA MegaDrive came out. ;o) Can't really say we were not told the title lol. Good article overall though!
Do you know what is worst than a f*cking first poster? A f*cking second poster that thinks it's first.
this just really shows the abysmal sony support from QJ. i was very skeptical and thought Killzone was just vaporware but alas my second thought came true, Killzone 2 delivered what it showed on previous E3 and then actually make Halo 3 look like a Last Gen game, oh wait Halo 3 is in fact just a last gen game with slightly upscaled graphics. Killzone 2 even looked a little better than Call of Duty 4 which also blows Halo3 to Xbots only. whats better is Konami cannot force Kojima to make an Xbox 360 port, He is very loyal to Sony.if Konami wants the 360 market so bad they have to port MGS4 themselves, now i'm imagining all those Contra games for ps1 and Castlevania games for n64 hehehe.
What do you mean "yet to be named"? It sounds like you are talking about the Medal of Honor : Airborne footage.
i just saw it and oh my *****ing god, i need a ps3 its a shame i don't have an unlimited money cheat
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