Sony E3 Conference Summary
Wow! Sony really hit that one out of the park! I was expecting good things, but wow. Here’s a quick summary:
- PSP Redesign: 33% lighter and 19% slimmer. Bundles for $199 including Daxter, Family Guy UMD, 1GB memory stick, new Silver color. Separate Star Wars Battlefield bundle.
- echochrome: New original game. Minimalist graphics. Original gameplay
- PSN Games: Wipeout HD. More on Pain, SOCOM, Warhawk
- Way more Home features: Interactivity from regular mobile phones. Launch directly into multiplayer games.
- NCSoft making PS3 exclusive MMO titles
- Haze is a PS3 exclusive through Q4 2007 and at least Q1 2008.
- Unreal Tournament 3 will be a PS3 timed exclusive this holiday.
- MGS4 will remain PS3 exclusive!!! Counter to almost everyone’s predictions.
- Infamous announced. This is the new title from Sucker Punch Studios, who are famous for the excellent Sly Cooper series.
- GT5 Prologue demo this year. Includes full online multiplayer. Full GT5 in 2008.
- Killzone 2 trailer. Game looks awesome. Scheduled for 2008.
- More on all the other big 2007 PS3 titles.
Wow, I’m very impressed. Sony nailed it. Great price cut, and lots of high quality new announcements and surprises.
CORRECTION: Fixed “PSP2″ -> “PSP”.
(after 3 weeks... but for 23.5€ I cannot remotely complain!)
So merry Christmas!
July 11th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Now if they can release a great PSN demo this week, it will be perfection!
I’m quite happy with all the great announcements and surprises so far, but a PSN demo would just make this the perfect E3.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
The crowd was far livelier in the Sony keynote than in microsoft’s (where the halo edition 360 went over like a lead balloon). I am definitely excited about home, things are really looking nice. I have be griping about having no psp color options here in the states, I am considering buying another in white.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Wipeout. Now That needs a demo. And GT Prologue can’t come out fast enough.
July 11th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Where is:
Lair: Already previewed too much? Too close to release, maybe?
GTA4: They didn’t even mention this. I wonder if Rockstar signed some deal with Microsoft that prevented it from Sony’s show. I can’t imagine why else it would have been omitted from Sony’s third party section.
Afrika: Bet this was canceled. What a dumb idea. A non-violent nature simulator? No hunting, no predator/prey, no mating, or social conflict, just animals walking and sleeping?
Getaway/8 Days: Too early in development?
July 11th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Well, they didnt show anything about GTA4 because there was nothing new to show. At the microsoft keynote they simply showed the trailer people have already seen, a waste of time in my opinion. Sony probably realized anyone who wanted to see that trailer, has already done so. Lair has been previewed quite a bit, I guess it was worth perhaps a mention, but I think the focus was better on other titles. Getaway is probably too early on, not to mention they dont want to step in GTA’s shadow.
July 11th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
It’s not the PSP2….Its just a redesign….
So do us all a favor Henning, and DROP THE 2.
The slim PS2 wasnt called PS2.5 or PS3 was it?? Nope, it was still the PS2.
July 11th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Also, SONY NEVER CALLED IT A PSP2, so stop calling it the PSP2, you will only cause confusion amongst the stupid morons. I mean look at how many stupid people came out of the woodworks when they announced the 80GB PS3, they all asked “Is this one faster?”
Idiots, the world is full of them.
July 11th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
derrick, it was my fault regarding PSP2. It was a simple mistake. I knew it wasn’t a PSP2, I was just quickly copy/pasting/typing too fast.
July 11th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
I’m actually considering selling my current PSP and getting one of the newer ones later.
Faster loading, better battery life and TV out for video and games is sweet. Would be nice to play the new PSP God Of War on my TV. Not to mention PC to PS3 media streaming with Remote play anywhere and ability to hook the PSP up to a TV.
And although Haze looks sweet, Killzone is nice and all, why is everything turning into a FPS lately?
July 11th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Just wait until they give you a gun in Home!
Just kidding…
derrickgott007: note that this blog has 4 active writers, not one. Me (Henning), Gary, Darrin, and Tosh.
You can see who wrote a particular post from the picture (on the main page) or in the ‘Entry Info’ section when viewing a single article.
So do us all a favour, derrickgott007, and figure out who you’re talking to before you start talking.
Darrin: great post. I, personally, completely understand how typos like this can happen when you’re trying to get a post out quick.
July 11th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
USB charging for the PSP is sweet as well. Wow what a show.
July 11th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Darrin,
No problem on the post…I was just concerned about misguided people saying “Oh PSP2!”
July 11th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Thanks for spotting that, Derrick
July 11th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Looks like Sony has hidden several e3 interviews under other items in PSN.
ps3fanboy has 7 with their locations.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Anyone notice that the keynote speech is not on the PSN like they said it would be?? hmmmm…That sure is odd.
July 12th, 2007 at 8:22 am
wow… they got a psp2 now ?
July 12th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Yes, the keynote speech isn’t on PSN and I can’t download demos of R&C, GT5, Echochrome, and Infamous.
July 12th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Hey Darrin,
Look at Yodaddy’s post….See? Looks like they are starting to come out of the woodwork…lol
July 12th, 2007 at 10:09 am
haha i’m sure yodaddy was being sarcastic
anyway, i hope to get the newer, lighter PSP. i was hoping it would be smaller, not just thinner, but i guess there’s not much they can do about the size without shrinking that big beautiful screen.
i agree with sporty– why is everything an FPS now?!
July 12th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
you got me … I was have’n some fun this morning !
July 12th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
The Family Guy Freakin Sweet edition has my name written all over it!