Tuesday, June 2, 2009

E3 2009 Sony Press Conference Live Blog



Gamespot Stream

20:12 It begins with a trailer of actual games and a remix of Queen's One Vision
20:13 Jack Tretton, president and CEO, enters the stage
20:14 He starts with jokes: "Wow, glad you showed up" Nice guy
20:15 "We provide an entertainment experience second to none"
20:16 He lists games releasing for PS3. "You need PS3"
20:17 "The consumer responce is phenomenal" aims at the price... Not really, price drop incoming?
20:18 numbers, sales numbers...
20:18 Latin America retail sales tripled
20:19 Infamous - this summer's biggest block buster title, very good ratings, only on PS3
20:20 Uncharted 2 - Naughty Dog's president on stage
20:22 Uncharted 2 demoed, looks awesome
20:23 the distance is very high, fighting a helicopter, action very fluid
20:25 The demo was a clear success
20:26 Tretton on stage, next game has 256 reasons to be excited - MAG
20:27 MAG demo with lots of players on stage, but far from 256
20:28 it reminds me of Battlefield
20:30 you can respawn with helicopters
20:31 it plays in a industrial map. 256 player demo playable on show floor. Interested to read the resonances...
20:32 Tretton talks about the PSP
20:33 PSP is pretty successful he says
20:34 PSP Hannah Montana Bundle coming, now Kaz Hirai on stage
20:35 One thing is for sure: Sony has the crowd on it's side
20:35 The PSP Go is showed
20:36 is honest, calls it the "worst kept secret of E3"
20:37 Hirai talks about what you can do with it: download games
20:38 Media Go access your PSP via the internet. Much like Xbox Live.
20:39 SenseMe fits your mood
20:40 They know many consumers wanna buy a physical product, PSP Go will cost 249$ and € in US and EU released the same time
20:42 Sorry, 249€ is way too much for a product that brings me no advantage
20:43 Yamauchi, Gran Turismo creator, on stage
20:44 Gran Turismo coming to PSP
20:44 it's 60fps
20:45 800 cars (!) 35 tracks, drift and championships modes included
20:45 Full Size Gran Turismo Experience
20:46 Trading and Sharing of cars possible
20:47 god, how small is the PSP Go?
20:48 Gran Turismo PSP trailer featuring the PSP Go heavily
20:49 the game looks good as far as I can see
20:50 Hirai is back on stage, Metal Gear Solid PSP incoming
20:51 Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker - Snake is back, Kojima on stage, the double agent
20:52 it plays ten years after Snake Eater, not a spin off, not a side story, it's a true sequel
20:53 trailer shown
20:54 You will play Big Boss, it looks fantastic
20:56 4 Snakes and a Metal Gear?? WTF?!
20:57 4 players co-op? but is this David Hayter's voice?
20:58 Tretton back on stage
20:59 Resident Evil portable for PSP
20:59 coming next year, Little Big Planet PSP and Motorstorm PSP as well
21:00 PSP gets much attention this year, yet more than the PS3
21:01 PSP games trailer including Soul Calibur, Jak and Daxter, LBP
21:02 looks like the PSP won't collect any more dust - Resi PSP, that's awesome, but no details on the story yet
21:03 "PSP is gonna have a tremendous year"
21:04 Playstation Network is the topic
21:05 Final Fantasy VII coming to PSP (PSN), no remake, Home is oh so great and only possible on PS3
21:06 Home video... the one with the Street Fighter IV Chun Li costume.
21:08 "2009 is about PS3" video incoming
21:09 it's another montage
21:10 lots of games, most multiplat
21:14 ROCKSTAR GAMES
21:15 Rockstar's Agent exclusively on PS3, now Assassin's Creed II, show Agent goddamnit
21:15 "Give players more options in all aspects of the game" Patrice Desilets on stage
21:17 The AC II demo looks great. You have a flying machine now, constructed by Da Vinci
21:19 Edmond is even deadlier than Altair, does double kill
21:19 30 weapons, 6 that unlock when you've played Assassin's Creed Bloodline on PSP and connected it with your PS3
21:21 Assassin's Creed II Demo is over, it's coming this holiday just like AC Bloodline on the PSP
21:22 Final Fantasy XIII video, MS had an onstage demo... But the trailer looks good and is english voiced
21:24 it's dramatic "Humans are tools"
21:25 is everything, any dialogue now voiced.
21:25 Final Fantasy XIV???????!!!
21:27 It wasn't a joke, the trailer is running and it's exlusively on PS3, looking much more fantasy like, it's online "There's one that didn't leak out" Good one
21:28 it's coming 2010 and it's online only like Final Fantasy XI
21:28 Now they show their camera controller! from the guy that did Eye Toy
21:31 You nee a controller for the new Eye Toy... Projet Natal is a whole level beyond.
21:33 "very great new casual experiences" now he's shooting the show the purpose for the hardcore games. Now a laser whip.
21:35 Drawing now... Doesn't come close to Natal tbh
21:36 They demo it for RTS, looking okay
21:38 Motion controls are now on every platform, good job, Nintendo.
21:39 More on that "in the near future" Tretton back on stage
21:40 it's coming next spring
21:40 Little Big Planet is the topic
21:41 new exclusive franchise in "Play Create Share" genre
21:42 racing game it is, called Mod Nation Racers
21:42 "only possible on PS3" ... yeah, of course
21:45 it's like Mario Kart with Sackboys, make your own drivers and tracks
21:46 You draw it, the game models it automatically, easy
21:47 it's drop and drag, in short time you have nice results
21:49 tweak time of the day, playable in seconds
21:51 it's coming 2010, Trettons talks new exclusive, PROJECT TRICO AKA The Last Guardian
21:52 is this the weeks ago leaked trailer?
21:53 Yes, it is.
21:55 It's an extended version. Looking likeable! How long is this press conference?!
21:56 after all the years all we get from Gran Turismo 5 is a "short tease"
21:59 GOD OF WAR III LIVE DEMO
22:00 the graphics are nice, it's even more cinematic
22:01 it stays true to the predecessors, epic boss battles, very brutal
22:03 fight the Minotaurus, awesome, Must Have Confirmed
22:05 Kratos shows all those Bayonettas, Niers and Darksiders who's the real God of War!
22:06 "Only possible on the PS3", "When you think about Gaming, you think Playstation" End of press conference. Very strong, very nice. Thanks for reading, guys. Follow me here, subscribe to RSS, I'll be putting everything about E3 online here in the coming days.

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