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Sony E3 2010 Media Briefing


Sony's Press Conference was the last of the big 3, and they had the best chance to wow everyone since they already knew what Microsoft and Nintendo presented.  How did they do?  Would they focus on Playstation Move as much as Microsoft focused on Kinect?  Or would they focus on GAMES as much as Nintendo did?  Read on!

3D - The show started off with Sony selling their 3D technology to us.   At this point it is still just a gimmick to me.  I am not buying a new TV anytime soon and I certainly don't want to have to wear glasses to see the 3D effects.  I will be excited about 3D technology when it actually WORKS, and when they develop it so I don't need to be wearing glasses and sitting directly in front of the TV.  The only 3D movie I've seen with this "new technology" is Avatar and I didn't think the 3D was impressive enough that I want all my TV/Movie/Games to be in 3D.

Killzone 3 - Isn't this a little early for another Killzone sequel?  I couldn't get into Killzone 2.  I don't know if it was the controls or what, but I certainly didn't think it was a Halo killer.  The game looks ok, I guess, but doesn't really appeal to me.

Playstation Move - Once again, I am not a fan of motion controls, but I will say that the Move seems to be more precise than the Wii.

Sorcery - This is a game developed for Playstation Move.  Sort of like Harry Potter I guess, but with a cartoony style (like Fable).  The motion controls seemed to work quite well (and no wireless interference here! Seriously, what the hell Nintendo?).  Looks kinda neat.

Tiger Woods - Game developed using Playstation Move.  No thanks.  I fast-forwarded through this part.

Heroes on the Move - Another Playstation Move game.  I've never played any of the games these characters are in (Sly, Jak, Ratchet, Daxter, etc.) but I can see fans of those games enjoying this game.

Kevin Butler - at this point Kevin Butler came out on stage to talk about.....um.......nothing, really.  He was just cracking jokes and marketing the Playstation to the audience.  Sony sure has a good marketing campaign with this dude.  He's good. LOL  (If you don't know who he is, he is the blond guy in the shirt and tie you see on the most recent Playstation television commercials.)

PSP - Sony seems to admit that the PSP sucks.  Or at least that they haven't been pushing it much in the US, if at all.  They debuted a new marketing campaign here.  Maybe if there were better games on the PSP I would play it more.

God of War: Ghost of Sparta - Another God of War game on PSP.  Seems to be a prequel.  I would love to play it, but I'd rather have dual joysticks.  Having to press 2 buttons to dodge (instead of moving the right analog stick) is a pain in the ass.

PSP Montage - some good stuff in there but I can't remember it all, sorry!

Playstation Home - I have no interest in Home, but it is cool how they recreated their E3 booth in Home.

LittleBigPlanet 2 - I have no interest in this game, but it is cool how you can make more types of games, other than just a platformer. I'd rather be playing games than creating them though.

Playstation Plus - $49.99 per year.  Similar to Xbox Live.  You get free games, DLC and early access to demos and betas.  You only own the stuff as long as you continue to pay your subscription.  Bah!

Medal of Honor - No interest, sorry.

Dead Space 2 - The first game was easily my game of the year of 2008, so I'm eagerly anticipating playing the sequel.  I don't understand what's up with the helicopter though.  Is he fighting humans now too? And why is Isaac still using mining tools as weapons when there's apparently this big man-made city?  I think I will be buying this on PS3 this time (or in addition to the 360 version) so I can get the Dead Space Extraction game, remade for PS3.

Portal 2! - WHAT?!  GLaDOS!!  SWEET!  Gabe Newell of Valve walks out on stage despite his repeated statements that Playstation sucks.  I wonder what changed his mind??  Portal 2 will be coming to PS3!  Very cool and very unexpected.  Now if only we could get Half-Life 2 Episode 3 sometime this decade!

Final Fantasy XIV - It's another MMO.  No thanks

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - I suppose I should try one of these games at some point.  They showed off the multiplayer portion a bit here.

Metal Gear Solid Rising - it was not shown, but they did mention this game as coming to the PS3.  I wonder if Konami has some deal where they release it on 360 first?

Gran Turismo 5 - FINALLY!  November 2nd is the release date.  I'm not sure if I will be buying this right away.  Forza has really taken over as the premier simulation racing game.  GT5 looks gorgeous though! Oh, and it will be in 3D.

Infamous 2 - The dude has ice powers now too?  And he has hair?  Or is it a different dude?  I haven't played the 1st game aside from the demo.  Couldn't get into it.  Maybe I'll rent it at some point.

Twisted Metal - Sony closed out the show by recreating Sweet Tooth's Ice Cream Van and driving it on stage, with a big dude dressed up as Sweet Tooth!  OMFG Twisted Metal on PS3!!  Twisted Metal 2 is one of my favorite games of all time.  I literally cannot wait to try this game out.  It looks like they are really focusing on the multiplayer, and there are helicopters now?? Wow.  I was not expecting this.   David Jaffe is a liar!!  He said the new game he is working on is NOT Twisted Metal and he said that the new game he IS working on is NOT going to be shown at E3 this year.  Bastard! lol  This was the end of the show and they certainly ended it with style.

Overall, Sony had a very good Press Conference this year.  Several new game announcements, some of which were only shown in video montages, and a couple shockers (which is why I look forward to these press conferences each year).  They did spend quite a lot of time talking about 3D and motion controls, which I am not interested in at this point. It is really hard to say who "won" E3 this year in terms of the press conferences, but it is very close between Nintendo and Sony. Microsoft was a distant 3rd (hell, the EA and Ubisoft press conferences may have been better, but I have not watched those yet).    

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