TANKs BLOG : sony E3 press conference

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Cool techno music playing while nothing is going on ....

Looks like G4 feed is an epic failure again like it was for nintendo ..... thankfully i have another one going. Sony's running late ...

Major Nelson is in the house at the sony briefing lol

This is the G4TV video feed right now ... :lol:

Ok here we go !

Sony glyphs flying all over the screen an explodes the PS3 logo

Trailer montage showing on multiple screens

OH look , the G4 feed is back online now. haha, their feed is different than this other feed iv'e got running. They must be watchign different screens

Jack Tretton on stage welcoming everyone

PLAYSTATION REVIEW

Reviewing the history of the stage he's presnting on .... why do we care jack?

Going to hear about some upgrades and services among other things.

08 is the year of PS3 according to Jack

He thinks they're just scratching the surface of what they're going to be deliver to gamers

Talking about the very beginning of the playstation brand .....

Playstation intro'd CD tech to the mass market

PS2 intro'd DVD tech to mass market

Sony comitted to 10 year visions

Playstation first game console to move 100 million units

Migration took a while to move from PS1 to PS2.

New 10 year vision for PS3 starting two years ago

BluRay part of their vision to into HD movies to mass market (and kill HDDVD )

PS3 set world record for protien folding analysis by doing a distributed computing solution across PS3 owners who signed up

BluRay won format war over HD DVD and PS3 is the most complete and future proof BluRay platform

Says landmark games like MGS4 are only possible on PS3

PS3 in 07 was all about hardware, 08 all about software.

Grand Tarismo started it early in 08, then followed by GTA4 and now Metal Gear Solid 4 being available exclusively on PS3

PS3 has 75 exclusive titles in north america more than any other console (oh really ?! )

Sony only manufactuer to have three successful platforms in the market PS2, PS3 and PSP

2008 year for landmark PS3 games ...

RESISTANCE 2

Resistance 2 being showing up on screen

Wow that's a HUGE monster beasty thing coming at the character. Looks like a Burmak from Gears 2 kinda but bigger.. much bigger

Visually it looks pretty damn good, it's a lot of greys and dull colors though like Gears 1.

Damn this beast thing they're fighting is damn huge. I think it's scripted, i don't think you can actually kill it. Looksl ike you have to run through the level avoiding it's attacks on the structures you're running over

Now the beastie has the character in it's hand and threw him like a baseball.

They're going to lewer it under a bridge and demo the bridge. So ya, you don't really fight it .

It was a 300 foot Leviathan according to Ted Price

Tedd price filling us in on the story, 1953 is the year it takes place in.

It'll support 8 player online player co-op and 64 player multiplayer ! Hello microsoft... are you listening?!?!?

You will traverse the entire USA

Epic battles in all modes, 1p, coop or mp.

Twin Falls, ID map being demo'd on screen now .... all 'in game footage'

Wow dude, a Leviathan just smacked a chopper out of the sky like King Kong style

Space ships over Twin Falls all shooting down

The game looks fantastic ... i gotta hand it to them.

Jack back on stage ...

LITTLE BIG PLANET AND BUSINESS

Talking User Generated Content and how that will shape the future of gaming

Little Big Planet being talked about,

Lets gamers design games and share them with each other

Combines user generated content, social networking and gaming

Alex Evans coming on stage to help Jack demo LittleBigPlanet to present buisness numbers

They're modifying Sack Boy to Jack's specs (boston team jersey put on sackboy)

6.6 billion in revenue the first half of this year

Sony at the forefront of industry expansion

1.8 PS3 's sold this year and 1.6 million PSPs

1.5 million PS2's this year as well in it's 9th year

5 billion Playstation branded hardware sold this year in US

In later 08, Latin America will get Playstation

Since 95, playstation has generated 50 billion in sales at retail

Playstation 3 will get 'Greatest Hits' program. Best selling games will be available for $29.99

COD3, Resistance, Fight Night, NFS Carbon, RB6 vegas, Assassins, Elder Scrolls and Ninja Gaiden almong others i missed

Little Big Planet coming October 2008

PLAYSTATION 2

Playstation 2 now being showcased

In 2008 more than 130 titles being released for PS2

Doing a trailer montage : NCAA, Tiger Woods, Starwars Force Unleashed, Warriors 2, SingStar Popstar, Yakazai, Madden XX, Mercenaries 2

PS2 at $129 is a great entry into gaming with choices for every type of gamer

Buzz making the move from PS2 to PSP and PS3 this sept. Downloadable content via PSM

Singstar has sold 15 million units. 1.9 million songs ahve been downloaded via SingStore

New Lego Batman PS2 Bundle available this fall and Justice League DVD for $149.99

PLAYSTATION NETWORK

Digital technology is not isolating people, it's given birth to soical networking through devices which is why Sony created Playstation Network

Digital ID to today's generation is as important as their drivers license

Single PSN login coming this fall for web, PS3, PSP other devices

Goal is to provide ground breaking content through PSN with on hidden fees

20 million pieces of content downloaded last month, 180 million downloads so far on PSN

10 million accounts now on PSN

Rachet and Clank future : quest for Booty announced

Shorter game at lower price but still high intensity like a full retail game

Continuation of R&C Future saga, continues where last game left off

Focus on platforming and adventuring

Light and dark gameplay

Should appeal to new and old R&C gamers

Will be avail this summer on PSN for $14.99

Oh shot at Microsoft ... PSN not about filling it's marketplace with games no one wants to play. ALl about quality on PSN

Trailer montage of Rachet and Clank, Crash Commando, Fat Princess, Edon, Pain Amusement Park, Flower, Siren Blood Curse, Ragdoll Kung Fu. Most of these games kick the snot out of XBLA games !

Sony proves you can have a great gaming experience at about the same cost of a movie ticket

GRAND TARISMO TV

Grand Trasimo TV being announced.

Through GT Prolog you watch GT Tv. You get to watch free and PPV licensend content. It's basically IPTV that's all racing focused that you watch through GT Prolog. All in HD.

Looks like a lot of great car/racing type content delivered via PSN. Great if you're a car guy. Content will be avail starting Aug 1 08

Jack's back ...

HOME

Games not in it for the high score anymore, they're in it for the social experience

Talking about 'Trophies" so gamers can track and display their gameplay accomplishments

Playstation Home will be tied into Trophies, it's the binding factor for the playstation network. Gamers will be happy with the wait.

UBISoft , EA, Activision and LucasArts a nd Nike all on board with Home

Showing some clips of home ... Some dance party going on,

Cool hangouts, game specific rooms/spaces, personal spaces

It looks like an MMO basically or Second Life-esque

PLAYSTATION NETWORK VIDEO DELIVERY SERVICE

Full length TV and Movies coming to PSN

Lots of SOny content of course plus partners like Fox Film, MGM, Lionsgate, Warner, Disney, Paramount, Turner will be available day 1.

Rental and sell through options

1.99 per episode, 2.99 - 5.99 for rentals of movies and 14.99-19.99 for movie purchases all in HD or Sd

Content is portable to PSP as well. Content can live on more than one platform at a time

Eric Lempell Demoing the new Video Store inside the Playstation Store

Go to Video store tab, browse content. Rental and purchase options as well as just an HD section

Branded studio tabs, right shows tiny icons and left shows featured / new movies in a bigger display

Picking a movie shows meta data, trailer, definition options and fees

Standard def 2 hour movie takes an hour to download but you can start watching after a 1 minute buffering process

Picks Cloverfield, rentable in HD and SD as well as Sell Through. Options are all listed once you click the movie.

2 ways to get content to the PSP for on the go...

Hook PSP up to PS3 on USB cable, pick movie and click triangle to load it to PSP

Or do it through the PC in the PSN Store online

The new Video STore goes live TONIGHT, July 15th.

New titles added each week

PLAYSTATION PORTABLE

PSP now being showcased by Jack

PSP Slim accelerated sales of PSP

13 million sales of PSP so far in North America

This fall Family Friendly Rachet and Clank Entertainment pack comes with National Treasure 2, 1GB Memory and Rachet and CLank for $199.99

PSP Resistance Retribution announced, trailer running

Voice over about events from the first Resistance game

Now showing unfights and creatur attacks

Game looks damn impressive for a portable

Ahhh weak, Spring 2009 release ... Nothing like demoing a game taht's a year away

35 million PSP's world wide

Coming PSP game montage : Star Wars Force Unleashed, Madden 09, Loco Roco 2, NBA 09,

Super Stardust (looks like a shmup), Lego Batman, Patapon (looks like a live arcade community quality game) , Buzz quiz master, Valkyria Chronicles

PSP one of the keys to Sony owning the living room

Ability to carry movies, photos, games, TV on the go, fully integrated with PSN and PS3

PLAYSTATION 3

Playstation 3 showcase ....

Only player in the industry that embrasses open platforms

Will be able to direclty upload videos to Google from PS3

Will be able to get worldwide news and weather in real-time on your PS3, service called "Life with Playstation' available by endof month

DC UNIVERSE MMO

Sony Online Entertainment will have DC Universe and SOE,

Jim Lee coming to stage to show off DC Universe

Come on Jim .... enough blah blah show the game

Jim admits he's hooked on MMO's, played Everquest , reached level 50 by first summer.

DC U you create your own Superhero or Supervillan and fight along side established DC characters. Scheme with Lex Luthar to destroy Superman or conspire with Arkam Asylum escapees to take down Batman...

Ya game showing ....

Visually not great but it is an MMO so resetting the scale for MMO visuals and it's pretty nice looking

Wonder WOman is hawt

This actually looks like it's going to be pretty cool especial for comic geeks.

Jack back on stage

NEW 80GB PLAYSTATION 3 ANNOUNCED

80 GB PS3 is the new primary focus for the PS3 line, will be $399.99 coming this September. This is replacing the 40GB version.

PS3 GAMES

Industry people giving props to PS3 because of it's graphics, online and bluray .... All saying they're just starting to harness what the PS3 can do

All saying programming on PS3 is easier now that they have at least one title under their belts

BluRay really helps them make the game they way they want without restrictions

Talking about every sytsem having a hard drive makes things much easier (ahem Microsoft... one of the biggest idiotic moves on the 360)

Devs dont' think they've even reached 70% of the Playstation3's potential

PS3 has 23 exclusive games, 10 on bluray, the rest on PSN

trailer montage : LittleBigPlanet, Motor Storm, MGS4, Quantum of Solace, SoCom, Ghostbusters (YAY!), SouL Calibur, Resistance 2, The Agency (looks kinda rough), Naruto, Mirrors edge, Resident Evil , SingStar, Guitar hero World Tour, NBA 09, Buzz, Killzone2

ALl these games should be available this year

Future games in the works: God of War 3 <trailer rolling.... all CGI>,

Infamous trailer rolling, you play a character with powers and you can go good or go bad, spring 2009

M.A.G. MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER SQUAD BASED SHOOTER

One final title , massive action online title ...

Game even pushes what PS3 is capable of, not remotely possible on any other platform

Andy Beaudoin from Zipper Interactive takes the stage

MAG is a new IP will emerse players into massive scale battles, 256 players. Large scale airborn drops and helo drops. Only real players

Players broken up into 8 player squads with some RPG style skill enhancements

Ongoing campaigns to make you want to check in every day

First glimpse trailer rolling

Combat looks modern, tanks rolling, autoamted turrets, modern gunnery

INbound paratroopers and high speed jets dropping bombs ....

Looks VERY nice. wow

15 year anniversary of the birth of the Playstation. If this is year 2 of the 10 year PS3 lifespan, just think what's possible down the road.

Jack has left the stage ......

 

 

Done

No Bungie news.

NOw i can finally eat lunch. I'm starvin!