E3 Is Near Will Xbox 360 Steal Another Show From Its Competition

Microsoft definitely stole the thunder from Sony's camp last year at E3, when they announced FF XIII was coming to the Xbox 360 console. The magnitude of that announcement had gamers worldwide in complete shock, and Sony fans filled with a deep hatred towards Microsoft for stealing another major exclusive.

[- Ghost of Sparta -]

I don't see how announcing a multiplatform game is "stealing the show", especially when Final Fantasy XIII is exclusive to the PS3 in Japan, where it matters.

Sony announced NEW games, Microsoft didn't. Their last E3 presentation sucked and they didn't show anything AT ALL at GDC this year. E3 really is their last chance.

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

What games did ms steal the show with again that came out last year? Oh yeah..

Lips and you're in the movies.

I've always said the biggest "gaming" news for MS is buying a sony related title. Its pathetic.

[soxfan2005]

So, if Sony were to announce that they had made a deal to make "Gears of War 3" multi-platform, you would just shrug it off as "another multi-platform announcement"?

Look at what a big deal was made here when "Ninja Gaiden 2" was announced for the PS3 after being a 360 exclusive.

[windmill145]

STEAL? How the hel..... oh wait just more HHG flamebait, never mind, best just to ignore.
No point in reporting this either, we ALL know this article will reach the front page sooner or later just like all the other ones.

[Jaces]

I really can't see anything to big. Even if Alan Wake and ME2 was to appear it's still not enough compared to how much Sony has to show.

Trust me, it's going to be big. Team ICO baby!

[GUNS N SWORDS]

"The only good news that could come from a gears 3 announcement would be if it was a ps3 exclusive. I doubt i'm alone in thinking that I'd rather not see a yet another DVD limited unreal engine multiplatform title.. over something developed that uses modern hardware. Not really missing much as far as gaming experience goes, and definitely not missing anything in respect to visuals. The 360 has yet to show a 2.0 version of a title."

ps3's UT3 had a whole year all to it's self, utilizing ps3's power, internet functionally, ps3's motion functionally, ect.

and even still 360 still got the better version, in terms of graphics, framerate, and control (360's controller was born for fps's)

now, the only UT3 game in existence that begs for a blu-ray isn't bioshock, isn't mirror's edge, isn't UT3, and sure as sh!t isn't gears of war 1 and 2, it's................last remnant.

now, up until now ps3's version of last remnant has been in limbo for a long while.....now when that game finally come out and you get to play it, you can tell the whole world how much the ut3 engine needs blu-ray. K?

[BigMassacre]

UT3 on the PS3 has Keyboard and Mouse support, and umm...what's those magical things that you can download for free? Oh. Mods. Not to mention that new, free DLC that adds a ton of stuff.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

MS announced zero new games at E3 last year? Ahh, the selective memory of a PS3 troll and I see ONCE AGAIN you have the entire gang here at the top of the comments list to ensure this topic gets derailed quickly.

Go back and look at E3 last year there were new games announced and not only full retail but a bunch of new XBLA stuff as well. I'm still waiting for the SouthPark game.

Funny, Sony has this in the bag according to many of you but you sure are in here looking a bit in a panic and trying extra hard to downplay MS or anything they might do.

Personally, I want to see a good showing from both of them.

[pain777pas]

There is no other exclusives to take. Konami can do what they want and release MGS on that platform because that is pretty much the last game they can take that anyone cares about. I have already set myself in a place where I cannot care about 3rd parties anymore from a loyalty stand point if the game sucks I won't purchase it. M$ will go after Konami just be ready for the mega tun bomb. I know that Kojima may regret it in the end or maybe not he's strong enough and experienced enough to take the heat but be prepared to only care about what the 1st parties are doing because M$ wants it all and then some. GT4 anyone or FF13? Get ready!

[INehalemEXI]

I gave up on MS , 360 broke 3 times to many. They would have to have an extremely great show to convince me to get a new 360.

Saying we got FF13 Versus too or we are going to get something PS3 will get too is not going to impress me either. It would have to be a few really impressive games that are not coming to PC or PS3, then I might risk it.

[Dragun619]

Honestly, Is there even anything left to take from PS3 besides first party titles?

Seriously, Microsoft already got most games that were expected to be exclusive to PS3 such as Devil May Cry 4, Final Fantasy 13, Tekken 6,and Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Hell, they even got Exclusive DLC for GTA4, Fallout 3, and Tomb Raider. So The only thing I can think of on how MS can steal the thunder from Sony is that MGS5 or MGS4: Existence is announced multiplatform. And I believe that would be unlikely but i said the same thing about FF13, So who knows.

All I know is that Sony is on a roll with Both PSP and PS3 as their line-up for 09 is steadily increasing along with more third party support. (EA Sports Complex, Assassin Creed PSP, Rock Band PSP, etc.)

[I did not murder him]

I think people know by now Microsoft's goal each year is to try and court the industry with an shock and awe strategy. I don't think having games associated with the Playstation brand will always be the method how Microsoft does this.
Microsoft put in some extra effort in keeping what they have under wraps. I bet another BlockBuster Year with plenty of Blockbuster exclusives, some new and some due.

I agree with some others in here. Most games worth Microsoft's time *or* would be a threat to their standing in the industry if left exclusive to PS3 are already multiplatform. Devs are also wanting to jump in.

S.D.F. has been spot on with their Emergency Response Team acting like kids that have been beaten lashing out and attacking. I'm not talking about console sales but physically, dam same ones in every post.

I don't think sitting in here agreeing with eachother bubbling eachother up is going to help PS3.

[Saigon]

i agree...to me MS did nothing at the 2008 e# show...but everyone claimed they stole the show because they announced one game MP...what else did they announce...Last year if you look at all their games that the MS camped hyped about only 2 did very well in he holiday season...GeoW2 and F2...everything else did not live up to the hype...

and people talk about sony...

[ThanatosDMC]

Here's the ultimate megaton: "We bought Sony!"

Then they raise flags that says "PWNED!" I'd die laughing if this ever happens...

[menoyou]

agreed, microsofts showing last year was mediocre. nintendos was the worst, and sonys was the best. steal another game? maybe. steal another show? lol, they have yet to do so.

[I did not murder him]

They stole the show a handful of trolls won't change how the whole industry seen it Microsoft's E3 was so shocking people wanted to commit suicide.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

"Guns N Swords
UT3 on the PS3 has Keyboard and Mouse support"

what's that keyboard and mouse just to play an fps on a console? ....no thanks, i like my bleach white smooth round portable clean smelling vibrating 360 controller, built for FPS gaming ( i love pushing people's buttons,lol :)

and besides, where's the portability in that?
and what about rumble?
and what about two player co-op, what you rather have two mouses and two keyboards instead?

the main reason why i got a console was to use it as a console and not a pc.

[littletad]

As much as I don't like the title, Microsoft did steal the show. What made headlines? What made fanboys whine? What made suicide threats? Yes, exactly. Boxfan said it best too, comparing if Gears went multiplatform.

So despite Killzone 2, God of War, and LBP; it was the main thing on gamers minds that day. All your doing is using the advantage that more Sony fans are on here to help claim your logic is "true" in agrees. That's it.

[snipermk0]

"i like my bleach white smooth round portable clean smelling vibrating 360 controller, built for FPS gaming"

Wait till you get pwned by a keyboard and mouse player and then we'll see who's your daddy then.

[Argento-Nox]

@soxfan2005

I care for NG2, b/c the PS3 version gets extra stages, playable characters and online co-op so I can play with my brother. Whether or not I'd care for GeoW3 is a different story, it'd really depend on whether or not GeoW1+2 were available.

[jammy_70]

ps3 will keep the show, and throughout the year aswell :)

[nintenflo]

Nintendo will steal the show! or at least they better do or im tradin in my wii!!

[Karum]

I'd certainly shrug it off as just another multi-plat announcement.

Sure it'd be a big surprise and it'd make waves among gamers, fanboys and the gaming media just like the FF13 announcement did last year but at the end of the day it's still just another multi-plat game.

I don't need the 3rd iteration of a game on PS3 when I can play it on my 360, I'd much rather have a new exclusive IP on my PS3 than Gears 3.

Besides, no point having Gears 3 on PS3 without having t he first 2 in the series.

Fanboys would surely rave about it but can we not forget them for once and focus on those of us who live in the realms of common sense?

[ttigass]

to GUNS N SWORDS
"what's that keyboard and mouse just to play an fps on a console? ....no thanks, i like my bleach white smooth round portable clean smelling vibrating 360 controller, built for FPS gaming ( i love pushing people's buttons,lol :)

and besides, where's the portability in that?
and what about rumble?
and what about two player co-op, what you rather have two mouses and two keyboards instead?

the main reason why i got a console was to use it as a console and not a pc. "

well i dont know if you know that you can play with the dualshock 3 on the ps3... what the ps3 have is choices on how a person wants to play.
if you want to play with mouse and keyboard than you play with it, if not, than you play with the dualshock 3...
also the 360 controller was made for FPS gaming?
its just oppinions but i hate that controller because the analog sticks are in diagonal. i prefer the ps3s controller... its more natural to controll.
again just oppinions
also the dualshock 3 also has rumble...

"the main reason why i got a console was to use it as a console and not a pc. "
if you want to play with a controller you can play with it, the ps3 allows you to make choices on how you want to play, its not like you HAVE to play with keyboard and mouse...

[edgeofblade]

To play PS3 exclusives, you pay a $100-200 premium for the privilege. That's a fact. More and more third-party is showing up on 360. And it costs less to buy an Xbox 360. Therefore, it costs less to play third-party games on 360.

As long as 360 is so much cheaper than PS3, every former Sony exclusive Microsoft knocks loose has the effect of decreasing the value of the PS3. Microsoft owns the third-party multiplatform space because of their price position.

I love it when fanboys make up new criteria for success, like the number of exclusives. What matters are sales and profits.

[Downtown boogey]

GT5? MAG? Heavy Rain? FFXIII Versus? R&C: Crack in time? You just couldn't mention these NO

[table]

"what matters is sales and profits"

err no. what matters to us is the games and right now the 360 is lacking in this department.

Do you actually get more pleasure seeing the 360 console and games selling or do you get more pleasure from playing the games, I know what any sane person would prefer.

[MasFlowKiller]

lol, once u own a ps3 is cost the same to play almost every game that is on the 360, too bad it doesn't work the other way around

[syanara]

being a sony fan I WOULD NOT want gears 3 multi-platform not because i think the game sucks only because it does not belong to the PS3 I mean xbox is known for gears and if a ps3 has that game its just not right, I have no realy intrest to play that game anyways. gears 3 multi-platform announcement would be stupid and would never happen FFXIII was a stupid announcement because its still exclusive in japan where its greatest fanbase is in order to keep things equal in a gears announcement it would have to stay exclusive in america so no matter what its still a stupid idea another reason FFXIII wasnt a big deal is cause of versus XIII so MS did not "STEAL the show" IMO because of how it was not THAT harmful to the PS3

[McMee]

Im not saying Microsoft is going to steal the show, Im just tired of all the people saying that Microsoft has no games and this is their final chance. Yes I am aware of the PS3's superior line-up but here are the 09 exclusives anounced or not, I could think of and Mass Effect 2.
- Huxley
- Velvet Assassin
- Splinter Cell: Whatever its called now
- Halo Wars
- Halo ODST
- Alan Wake
- Mass Effect 2
- Ninja Blade
Just saying there are some games, just not as good or confirmed but E3 is right around the corner.

[Shinro]

Hint:

You only need to buy the PS3... ONCE!

Interpret that in whatever way you prefer.

[slpknt6sic6]

Microsoft didn't steal E3 to any true gamer, showing a game we already had inst anything for us ps360 owners. i wanted new (good) games not your in the movies or a Singstar ripoff. i love my 360 its a sexy beast just like the ps3 but its lacking games for a while now. there hasnt been anything good since gears 2, while sony had lbp, resistance2, killzone2, and now infamous, followed by heavyrain. Sony is filling our gaming needs but microsoft is just falling behind. and i remember when certain people here called the ps3 the wait station 3 or delay station3. Now the tables have turned big time the 360 is starting to look like the wait station while we wait for Alan Wake. sighs... I kind of feel bad for being that harsh toward the 360 but its the truth.

[Sarcasm]

I hope MS announces something mindblowing that is EXCLUSIVE and takes advantage of the 360 hardware to the MAX! Not a multiplatform title.

I don't have to hope for Sony to do that, since they've already been doing it.

Nonetheless, unless all of you guys can see the future, at this point it is all speculation and guesses. Let's just way for E3 shall we?

[jaysquared]

Here comes the "M$ has nothing against Sonys lineup this year" talk again.. Didn't we all hear this before! Sony has probably the most hyped up line up in any console wars in any gen! Their games get the most hyyped and becomes the biggest letdown! Just look at KZ2!! Had the hype of Halo3 didn't deliver! Seriously Sony fans just stay humble but I know its hard when the PS3 keeps getting its butt worked by the 360!

[MainEv3nt 69]

whats the only other big 3rd party exclusive mgs4?

[Parapraxis]

hmm SOCOM, God of War, Twisted Metal, Ratchet & Clank to name a few.

[butterfinger]

Isn't GOWIII being developed by SONY Santa Monica?

[Parapraxis]

Sorry butterfinger , you're right.
I was being lazy and missed that the God of War game listed was from Ready at Dawn Studios, God of War: Chains of Olympus.

[butterfinger]

really couldn't afford to lose GOWIII, so it's a good thing nobody can take it. lol

[ash_divine]

SOCOM is a Sony-owned franchises, just like ratchet and God of War.

I don't know if that was sarcasm or not, but if it wasn't then you should really do some research.

EDIT: to elaborate further, Ratchet and clank is developed by a third party(Insomniac) but the IP belongs to Sony. Sony bought Zipper Interactive in 2006, which makes them first party(even though they always owned the IP). and God of War's developed by Sony themselves.

[Parapraxis]

OWNED is irrelevant.
"whats the only other big 3rd party exclusive mgs4? "
Says nothing about whether Sony owns the rights to the IPs or not does it?

Japan

* Level-5 – White Knight Chronicles, Rogue Galaxy, Dark Cloud
* Game Republic – Folklore, Genji
* Q-Games – PixelJunk
* Media.Vision – Wild Arms
* Pyramid – Patapon
* From Software – Demon's Souls

North America

* Insomniac Games – Resistance, Ratchet & Clank
* Sucker Punch Productions – InFamous, Sly Cooper
* ThatGameCompany – Flow, Flower
* Ready at Dawn Studios – God of War: Chains of Olympus, Daxter
* High Impact Games – Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, Secret Agent Clank
* Eat Sleep Play – Twisted Metal: Head On
* Slant Six Games – SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
* LightBox Interactive

Europe

* Quantic Dream – Heavy Rain
* Relentless Software – Buzz!
* Media Molecule – LittleBigPlanet
* Ninja Theory – Heavenly Sword

All 3rd party studios, all exclusives.

[ash_divine]

You do realize that if Sony owns the game and/or the developer, that makes the company and/or it's games (or maybe just certain games like White Knight Cronicles) become first party.

I'll put it like this, Ninja Theory may want to make Heavenly Sword multiplatform, but since's it's Sony's game, not their's, that won't happen. Oh and Sucker Punch is also owned by Sony. Seriously dude, CHECK YOUR FACTS. just because that team has it's own name does not mean it's a different company. Is TEAM ICO also a third party? just because the team has it's own name?

and to ansewer MainEvent's question: the only Major third party games left are Final Fantasy Versus XIII(which I'd still buy even if it is announced to be Multi-plat) and LA Noire. you could also list MGS4 but I don't think Microsoft can "steal a show" with a game that's almost a year old.

EDiT: first off Sucker Punch is owned by Sony, secondly, IF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS OWNED BY SONY THAN THAT GAME IS FIRST PARTY, NO MATTER WHO DEVELOPED IT. JUST LIKE IF YOU BUY THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE GAMES(LIKE ZIPPER INTERACTIVE FOR EXAMPLE) THAN THEM AND THEY GAMES BECOME FIRST PARTY ASWELL.

EVEN IF MICROSOFT DEVELOPES THE GAME, IF SONY OWNS THE GAME IT'S A FIRST PARTY GAME AND THEREFORE CAN'T GO MULTIPLATFORM NO MATTER WHAT.
THIS IS WHY GAMES LIKE JAK AND DAXTER CAN BE DEVELOPED BY PEOPLE OTHER THEN NAUGHTY DOG, BECAUSE IT'S SONY'S GAME AND AS LONG AS IT'S BEING MADE FOR SONY THEY CAN GET ANYONE THEY WANT TO DEVELOP IT. SAME GOES FOR GAMES LIKE WHITE KNIGHT CHRONICLES, FOLKLORE, HEAVENLY SWORD, GENJI...

[Parapraxis]

None of those companies are owned or under contract by SCE.

------ THEY ARE ALL 3RD PARTY STUDIOS -----

They may make games that Sony owns the IP to, but guess what they are EXCLUSIVES either way.
As I said ALREADY MainEv3nt 69 Did NOT ask for games that were intellectual properties of the studios themselves.
DO SOME RESEARCH YOURSELF ;)

He ask fro Exclusive 3rd party games and I listed some.
why is it so hard for you to understand that?
Exclusives that are made by 3rd party studios.

WHO OWNS THE IPS IS NOT RELEVANT TO THE QUESTION.

[red5ive]

Yeah, Parapraxis is right. I remember Gamespot talking about this on their On The Spot podcast about 1st party, 3rd part, etc. I think it was the podcast broadcasted two weeks ago or three weeks ago.

Bubbles for Parapraxis for laying down the education.

HHG is retarded btw.

[xlx-russ_92]

they are 2nd party.

[aaron5829]

I know it's not gonna happen.. but how i wish there's Heavenly Sword 2.

[Aclay]

"whats the only other big 3rd party exclusive mgs4?"

Pretty much the only other big 3rd party game worth mentioning that's still exclusive to the PS3 other than MGS4 is Final Fantasy Versus XIII.... I guess you could say L.A. Noire too, but so little is known about the game and I wouldn't care whether it gets announced for the 360.

If there's no multiplatform announcement for either MGS4 or Versus XIII at E3, I really don't see Microsoft "stealing the show", because Sony has a lot more games lined up that people already know about, and because the FFXIII multiplatform announcement last year saved Microsoft's entire E3 Press Conference if you ask me.

Right now I don't think that either MGS4 or Versus XIII will go multiplat. because MGS4 has already sold really well on the PS3 (over 4.5 million) and Kojima Productions would just be wasting their time with a port when they could be working on MGS5 or ZOE3. And I don't think that Versus XIII will go multi. because of Nomura's influence.

[ash_divine]

YES, that was what i was essentially getting at.(even though i failed to use the correct term.) Some people don't understand the concept of second party games.

Companies like Game Republic and Insomniac could very well make games for the 360, they just can't make games like RATCHET AND CLANK, GENJI, RESISTANCE, or other games owned by Sony for non- Sony platforms like the WII and 360. that was all I was trying to say.

[Araceae]

Sorry Parapraxis, but like others have already stated those games (IPs) are owned by SONY and can’t be stolen. Could those developers make games that aren’t exclusive to the PS3? Sure. However, some of the studios you listed are in fact owned by SONY (Sucker Punch) or they have contracts for “X” amount of games with SONY (MM). So those games will be exclusive to SONY as well.

[SoapShoes]

None of those games are 3rd party, they're all made by first or second party Sony companies. So you claiming that the criteria is not definitive doesn't save your ignorant comment.

[MainEv3nt 69]

Sony owns the rights to all those games and some of those developers...

[Parapraxis]

Doesn't make them any less 3rd party or exclusive.
It's not my fault you didn't define your crietria more difinitively.

[aldesko]

Dude... if the IPs are owned by sony and it's not developed by one of Sony's studios, it's a second party game.

You were replying to someone who asked what other big third party GAMES are left by listing a bunch of first/second party games.

[KingKionic]

Well.. it depends on what you like and what you enjoy.Anyone can say ms or sony had the most to offer ,BUT this is by opinion.

[MainEv3nt 69]

if sony owns those games and some of the companies then how is it considered a 3rd party game?

[Parapraxis]

Since its inception in 1993, SCE has also built up a large stable of third party developers that it often collaborates with in a variety of manners, from publishing to funding to co-development. These companies are however not owned or under contract by SCE, and some, unlike the studios within SCE WWS, also release and develop products in cooperation with competing video game developers and publishers, and for competing handheld and/or home consoles as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[red5ive]

don't waste your energy. they're just fanboys that think they know it all. chill dude.

again, HHG is mentally handicapped.

[HDgamer]

Sony owns those IP's meaning that even if the original developers wanted to make the game multiplatform they can't also sony can have other developers work on that said IP.

[Consoldtobots]

wow parapraxis gives a new meaning to stubborn, lol

for MS to STEAL a third party exclusive from Sony means that the third party studio would have published said game on Sony's platform first. If they make a new IP for microsoft IT IS NOT STEALING.

are you really this dense? now stop arguing tangents that add NOTHING to what was being talked about.

[butterfinger]

that MS could "steal" this year would probably be MGS4. At least, MGS4 would be the biggest deal if they got it for 360 owners. MGS4 would probably be a bigger deal than FFXIII was, but I guess that's up to personal preference.

[PirateThom]

Microsoft, pushing forward with year and a half old games.

[ActionBastard]

I really question how possible MGS4 is on the 360. I don't mean technically (anything's possible with sacrifice), but deal wise. Could MS afford to buy MGS4, essentially? With Kojima giving a platform independent keynote at GDC 09 and specifically mentioning the power of the PS3 and the relationship with Sony...I really doubt MS could pull it off. Regardless, kudos if they do.

[Persistantthug]

Honestly, if you're questioning the financial ability of MS, well.... that's really a question that shouldn't be up for questioning at all.

But no, why would MS "steal" MGS4 a year and a half after release? That would be an unwise deployment of funds. That ain't gonna happen.

Now, a different interation of MGS, who knows.....Konami's changed sides before.

*shrug*

[ActionBastard]

If I were looking at it off the hip, maybe it would seem like I was talking about the largest global software maker's ability to "buy" something. However, I'm simply hypothesising whether they could "afford" to in the sense of losing out on other, maybe fresher, maybe multiple exclusives. Sony's entrenched in current gen MGS, Sony Pictures is doing the movie, Kojima's relationship with Sony is beyond happy partner and Sony's wallet is deep too. I just really doubt it this gen.

[FPShooter]

No one can question MS financial ability but sometime people fail to realize that the bulk of MS money is not focused on the 360.

[ultimolu]

...Are you f*cking serious?

[gumgum99]

Afraid so...

*looks at source*

yeah...I think I'll take that back >_>

[chaosatom]

It was announced like a year ago.

What can MS show at E3 to steal the show?
Alan Wake? Mass Effect?

First Party titles will matter the most at the end, since third party titles will be either timed exclusives or available on pc.

[shadow-sentinel]

Hah, no not yet.

[360isthebestps3sucks]

wait for more disappointments in e3 psfanboys ... lmao

[gambare]

"wait for more disappointments in e3 psfanboys ... lmao "

yeah, they were expecting a real competition from M$ but they will be disappointed watching how M$ is full of multiplats and DLC to compete....

[Dragun619]

@360isthebestps3sucks
You know since your so much of an asshole, I can't wait to see your face when Sony Announces Mass Effect 2 and Lost Planet 2 on PS3. Yea, Can't wait for more disappointments in E3 Xbox360Fanboys lamo, Why Don't you go play Lips, Your in the Movies,1 vs 100 or Watch a movie in Netflix, Seriously.

[ps92117]

Isn't this the same guy who said MS and Nintendo's GDC was going to blow Sony away?

[Man_of_the_year]

Uh that is not going to be a surprise at all. Those 2 titles have not been confirmed yet to be exclusive and yet EVERY PS3 fanboy thought FF XIII was. EA bought BIOWARE so there is a good chance it could come to the PS3 and Lost Planet went to the PS3 so it wouldn't be a shock if the 2nd one did as well.

So the magnitude of those 2 games going to the PS3 is NOTHING REMOTLEY near the announcment of FF XIII going to the 360.

Poor comparison i would say. But i guess you have to reach at something.

[shadow-sentinel]

*sigh*

Yet another retarded HHG article.

[Enzo]

Short answer... NO :)

[ash_divine]

if this does happen again, i think it'll be Versus XIII this time. Even though I sorta hope not so that it's not delayed further and that it takes full potential of the PS3. But like i said above, a multiplatform announcement would not stop me from getting this game day one.

In my opinion though, I also feel that if they tried to pull this again, the results would not be nearly as favorable. Especially since MS's console has been seriously lacking in exclusives lately. It would probably be seen as desperation and people might label MS a "one trick pony".

[PirateThom]

You must be joking.

If Microsoft were to get a former PS3 exclusive game as a multiplatform, it would be the PS3 and Sony who are doomed. Microsoft have too many fanboys in various media outlets for a multiplatform announcement to be a negative.

[ash_divine]

but it could steal happen, I mean seeing a movie for the second time is no where near as good as seeing it the first time. besides I never said the the reaction would be negative, I said that the reaction would not be AS POSITIVE as last time.

[mastiffchild]

Unless MS went the whole hog and made what was expected ro be PS exclusive not just multi but actually 360 exclusive. I wouldn't bet on that happening with Vs but MGS5(possibly through more likely MP)and almost definitely KH3 will go MT exclusive, and not times as SE and MS need to see if a really big SE franchise can stand on it's own two feet on 360 or if, in actuality the fanbase is still with PS3.

I didn't think MS and the FF13 announcement was that great or made E3 "theirs" it just saddened me that sE had shafted a lot of people and, worse, didn't even have the balls togo all the way and make it mp in Japan. Not only dishonourable but cowards to boot. Good business move by ms(who I harbour zero animousity rowards over this)on the surface as it def slowed down PS sales in their hmeland but that hasn't even lasted so I do expect them to make another demand of SE who are in no position to do anything but touch their toes if MS ask them to bend over again for KH3.

Versus is different-I believe Nomura would walkbut he might have let KH go as compromise and I mean fully MS exclusive.

I'd rather MS hadn't closed so many studios though while spending cash on SE anmd DLC and timed exclusicvity as I like games, not deals and politics and would feel better about the world if the console war was duked out using the games rather than tricks surrounding them this E3.

So more games from MS(hopwefully they don't go casual), more from Sony who still haven't shown more than half of what they have right now and, hopefully a LoZ for Wii from Ninty(I finally gave up on a new F-Zero or KI let alone a new IP from them)Reggie killing off Fatal Frame 4 in the US shows exactly what their agena is this week and giving us good games from 3rd parties in Japan is not part of it feebly.

My last predictionis Valve forgoing the PC market for the next HL to put it on 360/720 as MS's megaton announcement.Be a good one if that happened amd we'd see pi55ed off PC boys back around the place too! Also the next L4D to include actual graphics;)

[ceedubya9]

Good points all around. Although, It would be nice if they didn't close down a bunch of their studios and put a lot of focus on funding first party game development, I feel like Microsoft is doing what it has to do to stay relevant.

We have to remember that they have not been around that long. Only now are they starting to have some decent popularity worldwide. Sony and Nintendo have been in this game for a while, and have the good fortune of past success in the market to take more risks.

These 3rd party games are important. Why? Because people are familiar with these games. They are almost sure buys for the gaming public. Right now, I think Microsoft would rather focus on what they know works, build up the brand to new heights, and THEN take more risks with building more first party studios in the future to further distinquish itself. This is just my hunch anyway.

We have to remember, it took Sony time to develop into the powerhouse that they are now. They weren't throwing out AAA first party exclusives all the time when they first started out. They built their gaming empire off of strong third party support, and gradually started making stellar games in house.

[Unicron]

The sad part is, say MGS4: Existence is announced as a multiplatform release. The media will trump it up as "ZOMG MS stole teh showz! PS3 am doomed! AGAINZ!" regardless of anything else shown by Sony or MS.

All I know is, as it stands, my wallet is raped this year.

[ActionBastard]

Bubbles for spitting muthafunkin facts. And I'm in the same wallet raping boutique as you. Between PSN and PS3 retail games, my mortgage is gonna have to wait.

[Consoldtobots]

theres no need to wonder how we got into this mortgage crisis ^^^....lol

[Bathyj]

Stole the show? HA!

I suppose the present's is so gloomy, the future, non existent, why not rewrite the past?

Buying another game away from Sony does not equal the magnitude of announcing brand new ip's of unprecidented ambition like MAG. Please, pretty much everyone was expecting FF to go to XB. Square are in bed with M$'s wallet and we were told the whole time it was made on a multiplatform engine. That was pretty much giving it away from the start.

If they intended to stay exclusive they would have built an engine just for PS3.

Sony has won every game and trade shown since GDC'07. M$ could skip the whole thing and just update their "Games we just stole for cash" page on their website and no one would care.

[Persistantthug]

"Games we just stole for cash" page on their website

That was both funny and true.

[onijutsu]

what i want to know is who approves this garbage, does the entire hiphopgamer staff have n4g accounts that approve this or something.

[cmacdonald]

yes

[gamesblow]

Yes, cos' we all know how they did it last year. I've seen the stuff Sony has this year and nothing comes close. Trust ol' Blow. ;)

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Wouldn't you have to see what MS has to offer in order to compare to make that statement? Oh, that's right we don't need that it's Sony.

GMAFB

[Kevin McCallister]

Wow long time no see on any sites Gamesblow. I figured you died in an avalanche or something lol. As far as E3 goes, I really hope Sony (MS too) has some titles that none of us already know about. Ico/Colossus, Heavy Rain, WKC and all that stuff, are titles we already know are coming. I'm hoping for big titles that none of us ever knew were in development.

[gamesblow]

I don't need to see what microsoft has on hand to know what I like and what Sony fans are going to go crazy for. It's not anything that they (microsoft) can offer, either. Sony has all the goods this year and I've seen 85% of their stuff for myself and with my own eyes.

Trust me. Sony is going to floor everyone this year and that you can take to the bank. Games we broke long ago are 100% a-GO and on the showroom floor in some form or another. In playable or Video form.

I've got video footage right now of 3 top secret games Sony has for E-3 and none of them are what you've seen or even heard about.

Gamesblow will be back in a big way after E-3 aswell. Back in a big way. ;)

[7thNightvolley]

i am loving sony line up for this year but the way u guys are premature-ingly thinking that MS will not have nothing to hit just a hard is amusing to me. well i love to have a gd laugh and if MS do take the show at E3 man i am going to laugh so hard. and watch all both fanboys on both camps rip it. looool

[TOO PAWNED]

Love him or hate him legend Gamesblow is back!

[butterfinger]

should keep in mind that Gamesblow ALWAYS says he is "coming back", and he is wrong %90 of the time with his "information".

[deshon09]

no i think wii has a better chance lol wii

[Zeus Lee]

Unless they announce MGS4 for the 360,it's not looking like Microsoft will 'steal the show'.

I do expect them to have a great showing though,they've learned their lesson from last years E3.

[njmzhang]

How can MS steal the Uncharted2, GOW3, MAG, Heavy Rain and GT5?

[GiantEnemyCrab]

I don't care about stealing anything but yes I do hope and expect MS to bring their AAA game to this years E3.

I hope both Sony and MS have great conferences with a ton of announcements.

MS has never let Sony slide without a fight so I don't expect any different at E3.

[7thNightvolley]

that is what i know for certain MS would not let sony just take it without a gd fight. come on its MICROSOFT we are talking about here

[Disccordia]

The problem with Microsoft, and the reason everyone is writing them off I guess, is that they don't really have the studios to make any new games. We all know Bungie are bringing Halo: ODST, we all know Turn 10 are working on Forza 3 and possibly PGR5, we all know Rare are probably going to bring KI3 and we all know Lionhead are unlikely to release anything this year but are working on that disaster game and Fable 3.

This pretty much just leaves Mistwalker and Blue Dragon 2 or Lost Odyssey 2 announcements would hardly be shocking.

Nothing wrong with any of these games, but because they have such few studios, it's easy to guess what they are working on. I can't see any big surprises. Microsoft will probably show the games I listed, along with Alan Wake, Halo Chronicles and an announcement that LA Noir is multiplatform. I just can't see physically where these supposed new games are going to come from.

Sony on the other hand have 25 studios and half of them we don't know what they're doing. Do you think they are just sitting doing nothing? Of course not, and with Sony's approach this gen with a lot of new IPs, it's natural that people are expecting some new stuff. Will it happen? Who knows, but logically, Sony can show a lot more than Microsoft, it's undeniable.

[JD_Shadow]

They would have to change their strategy if they are to do that. They need to focus on making a safety net of first party titles. Rare is a gold mine that MS isn't using right now, and all we see from Lionhead is Fable (which isn't bad, but is that all they do?). We need to hear that MS is about creating their own path and not a one trick pony of DLC and multiplat titles.

Like I said before on my site ( http://www.gamegazette.net/... ), MS loses some of their cred by taking stuff from everyone else. They have all but abandoned first party, and because of it, they suffer now to deliver any real exclusives right now for 09. E3 is a time to change direction somewhat.

Personally, though, I think this is Sony's E3 to lose because they hold the cards with their exclusives right now, and they need to play the price cut card in order to really put MS in a tight spot. That and something that rivals the shock of the FF13 thing last year. Something HUGE.

EDIT@GiantEnemyCrab below: Thanks. Yeah, I'm not trying to sound like a Sony fanboy by saying it, and I don't hate MS because they are obviously trying to run a business here, but I think they've gone to the well one too many times with DLC and the multiplat route. I wouldn't be surprised if we hear something else getting 360 exclusive DLC or another game going multiplat because it's really all that Microsoft has given us that we actually cared about. Plus, they really can't announce anything in the way of games that will come out in 2009 because you have to get hype going for exclusives, and there isn't that much of time between E3 and the end of 09 to do that sort of campaigning, even for a beast that MS is in advertising. 2010 should be their focus right now, and true exclusive games are the way to go.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Nice comment and I agree. MS has a lot they need to prove and I think more so than Sony this year. Let's hope MS recognizes that.

[Consoldtobots]

and to think back just a year or two when you had morons writing articles like "exlusives are dead, this gen multiplatform is where its at" I shook my head at such fanboy lunacy then and I lmao at it now that we see who is hurting in the EXCLUSIVES department. All I ask for is for MS to give me GOOD titles for my 360, not "me too" ware. WOuld you rather have twice the amount of ORIGINAL FIRST PARTY TITLES when you own both consoles instead of seeing ms chop up the market by cannibalizing the games that are already out there?

[ironmonkey]

the only way to steal the show is to announce the new console. theres to many good games for ps3 coming and to be announced, any game the 360 announces will make people say huh? whats that? never heard of it, anyways next.

[sinny]

The only think i can think of is the next Metal Gear beign multiplat , and i really don't care since MGS2 was multiplat too and it didn't matter to me or anyone at that time....
If that is the Megaton i will laugh so much , the people who want MG already have a PS3....

[ceedubya9]

was a timed release. If the next Metal Gear comes out multi, for both consoles at the same time, I think there is a strong possiblity that it will have a big impact.

I had both the XB and PS2 last gen. I already played MGS2 on the PS2, and I saw no reason to play the XB version. I had already been there and done that.

[SRuN4]

It's easier to create more buzz when nobody knows your lineup.

[swiftshot93]

Theres no way they're going to fvck up.

Alan Wake, RARE gameS, maybe forza 3, and maybe a lionhead game (splinter cell is for Ubisoft to show, they like it like that). They will also have multiplatform games at the show.

Sony definitely has the best line-up, but MS and maybe even Nintendo will have their own games as well.

[MoneyMarko]

Xbox 360 has had it's day. Move over cause Sony's coming through!!!

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

Well I thought last year's E3 was pretty crappy on both camps but I guess you have to give it to Microsoft since they had the biggest news of the event. Both camps showed new games but nothing big.

[Zeus Lee]

I decided to look at your last comment:

"This is a rather short list for being "half" the presentation, wouldn't most of you agree? Sony has big things planned for tomorrow/today and the unleashing of 3 big time, never before seen, games is just the start of it all. Some of what we have on our website is just the opener for Sony's year ahead dominance in the market.

As some of you were fortunate to see Silhouette and Tears for Blood are finally upon us after almost a year of me blathering off about them. Sony's set to show the industry how a modern day ninja Game is done and then they're going to show Namco how to make a fighting game.

Anyone who owns a Ps3, sit back and relax. There is nothing to worry about. Anyone who doesn't, better get one. Next Gen starts tomorrow."-Gamesblow

This comment ^ was made in a GDC 2008 article.You were completely wrong.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

LOL! Zeus delivers a flying tiger to the credibility of GamesBlow.

[Zeus Lee]

Leipzig,not GDC.

[vox]

MS has never impressed me at e3
getting ff13, great i'm all on board.. but it's not as cool as some real exclusives would be

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Was last year your first E3? I agree last year was boring from everyone but prior years have been great.

This is the return of the old E3 with lots of spectacle so I think this one will make last years look like a snooze fest.

[Timesplitter14]

Somehow I knew this would be HHG

[JD_Shadow]

This is a good article, though. It's worthy to be discussed because he made some good points about E3.

Plus, I do like the cleaner layout of his site. A step up from what he had.

[PELVIC THRUST ACTION]

So Microsoft's biggest blow last year wasn't a new game, but making a game multiplatform? Is that something to be proud of? That's like a premature ejaculator being proud of the fact that he blows his load in ten seconds. Make some NEW games Microsoft. Firing all your studios was STUPID. 3rd parties are NOT exclusive. And I saw the words Hiphop and my mind said IGNORE.

[ceedubya9]

you're talking about a game that has the potential to sell consoles. A game like this can cause a stalemate in console sales for both Micro and Sony (kind of like GTA4 did).

A stalemate doesn't hurt anybody, but it also doesn't help Sony either. Which is a plus for Microsoft.

[Araceae]

I know the FFXIII announcement last year was a big talking point for fanboys, but the MS keynote was generally very poor. They needed to announce a multiplatform game in order to get any hype about their system. That is pretty sad if you ask me. Besides more multiplatform games, they showed games we already knew about (Gears and Fable 2) and a bunch of casual games. Wasn’t very exciting. Sony showed some new games, including GOW3 and MAG, and then other exclusives we already had info on. It was good, but not great since there was no in game footage for either GOW3 or MAG. But the huge difference is exclusives versus multiplatform. There is nothing wrong with multiplatform games, but having all those games plus a plethora of real exclusives does make a difference.

[Murilo]

It'll be damn hard to MS steal the show, take a look:

There will be loads of PS3 games possibly shown at E3:
- Infamous (before E3, but they will show it again, of course)
- White Knight Chronicles
- Demon's Souls (ppl are loving it and it's toooooo dificult)
- Uncharted 2
- God of War III
- Heavy Rain
- Ratchet and Clank
- MAG
- WarDevil
- Quantum Theory
- Final Fantasy Versus XIII
- Fat Princess
- Last Remnant (PS3 version)
- PixelJunk Game
- EatSleepPlay game
- ICO game
- Gran Turismo 5
- NCSoft MMO
- The Agency (they'll show it again for the 10th time)
- Many secrets exclusives
- A Lot of multiplataform games
- other games I may have forgotten

There's also PSP games:
- Motorstorm
- LittleBigPlanet
- and other

Plus (rumors):
- Price drop
- New PSP
- PSN upgrades
- PSP + PS3 upgraded functionalities
- Trohpies upgrades
- Non-game related material
- Motion Sensor

Well, Sony will come this year with all the ammunition needed. They can have the best game event ever in history, and by FAR. But lets see if they can handle it well. That said, does someone really think MS has any tangible chance of stealing the show?

[Chapulin]

Its really coming along with all the new spaces from EA, Guitar Hero, Redbull, Godfather, RE, and more to come. I think they will show some more surprises for HOME this E3.

[360Hater]

Good luck this year ive been playing plenty of food quality titles on my ps3.. And a lot more are coming. Frankly im to the point im selling my 360 even though its modded there isnt even any good games to rip it just sucks...

Be gone M$ not only did you lose but you almost won which is even more pathetic. If only your RROD and buying games didnt happen.

[DFresh]

I don't know.
Hope 360 has good games so I can continue to play it our use it.
Use my PS3 more then my 360.
Honest opinion.
I'm praying they announce some new 1st party games or something.
-GDC 2009 = Horrible.
-Japan Conference = WTF? (Only multiplatform games they've announced and some more JRPG shovel ware.)
-E3 2009 = They need a miracle.
I really hope they deliver.

[patterson]

Alan Wake Prologue!!!

Seriously though, the only megaton I can think of is if they somehow convinced SE to release FFXIII in Japan or secured FF Versus XIII for 360.

[3sq]

I think so too, my guess is FF Versus XIII, Front Mission 6, Kingdom Hearts 3 or Xbox 720(whatever it's called).

Sorry to say this but 360 is at its last year (4th year). If any of those games were to come to 360, it will take at least 2-3 years. So I think MS are ready to jump out from 360.

360 price cut is da indicaton - let's sell these crap faulty hardwares as much as possible so we can use these money from 360 to produce another crappy console. At least they've got what they wanted (Your money).

And yup for those who just bought 360 recently will be left in da cold.

[OmegaSlayer]

@3sq

That wouldn't be anything new

[gumgum99]

"Microsoft definitely stole the thunder from Sony's camp last year at E3, when they announced FF XIII was coming to the Xbox 360 console. "

that's news to me...

[aaron5829]

LOL

Although, MS did have people talking about it... however, i wouldnt call that stealing a show...

Stealing a once Sony exlusive title maybe...

But who cares... Final Fantasy games deserves to be played by as many people as possible...

It's one of the most trusted series out there... :)

[ssipmraw]

God of War III > Everything

unless square shows some love for the ps3 of course(highly doubtful)

[SDS Gamerfiend]

Not being biased or anything but M$ has stole every E3 since the this Gen has started! Yes, I'm wondering what M$ has to show after Sony has finally shown promise! I have my PS3 right here!!! BUT RIGHT NOW SCREW 360 AND PS3! I'M IN LOVE WITH FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kinetix]

The only thing Microsoft steals is money from you.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Microsoft: "Patapon is now multiplatform!!!"

Big whoop.

MS should cancel their keynote at E3. They don't have anything worthy to announce.

[RGB]

1st. M$ don't give 1 SH!T about the gaming industry. (xbox fanboy) why?

well closing more than half of the whole xbox division answers that question & with the lack of games this year as well. M$ didn't have to close more than half of the XBOX division. why? because M$ is F*CK*NG massive, they chose to do it, because it's a failure.
A SH!T on the history of M$.

2nd. M$ has yet to make a profit with the original Xbox & 360.

probably giving more reasons for M$ to close half of the division down.

** XBOX & THE XBOX 360 IS THE BIGGEST FAILURES M$ HAS EVER HAD **

[ManGastaS]

Yeah sony does gives **** about gamers hein… make you pay 600$ for PS3 happy you!

[ManGastaS]

You talk like announced games were released and sold millions already.
This is 2009 and M$ released more exclusives games and DLC than Sony, this is what you should concentrate about.

Announce new games is good but they are not released and you don’t even know when they will be released, that makes you wait for that special game and don’t concentrate into buying the games that are been released now!

First party is important but inst all! To win Sony will need 3rd party support, and you guys talk like you don’t care and don’t buy 3rd party games, keep doing this and all 3rd party support will join M$ money!

My ingles suck sorry.

[Argento-Nox]

I guess you would agree that recent 3rd party support (NGS2, Bioshock 2, Dead rising 2, Yakuza 3, WKC, Ace combat 7, Katamari, Quantum Theory, TOV etc.) is good for the PS3 then?

[xg-ei8ht]

ps3's UT3 had a whole year all to it's self, utilizing ps3's power, internet functionally, ps3's motion functionally, ect.

and even still 360 still got the better version, in terms of graphics, framerate, and control (360's controller was born for fps's)

I've Played both versions 360 and PS3

And graphically in this game. PS3 looks better. Much cleaner. and more polys.

[123360]

well i would be surprised,with the 31 games in japan horror storys,which turned out to be total bull as most was multiplats and arcade games.there going for dlc, final fantasy was a complete joke from last e3 as they have not even started on it even now.top that with multi discs and no ffx111 versus it was a waste of money buying it.i wish they would make some new ips,forrza might be nice but then sonys got gt5 and theres a bunch of racing games out anyways.they need to go outside there limited ips and bring somethink new.i doubt gears will be an exclusive next time out due to there contract as finished.epic will want a huge chunk of cash this time round more than ms may want to spend.

[JAllard]

It would be great if you guys decide not to approve hiphopclown's garbage. He desperately tries to attract more people to his lameass blog and spread his unfounded and even more lameass Xbotism.

Clown, son, that's like totally uncool.

Sony FTW!
J. Allard

[rawd]

HHG has to keep themselves busy .. you know, while they aren't on shift at McDonalds that day

[thrashermario]

microsoft i hate you with a passion i hope you go bankrupt soon trey 4 life xbots

[THC CELL]

i think a big hit would be
Mw2 exclusive contents

Sony will always blow us away at E3
Xbox is like a plastic gangster

[THC CELL]

hmm i think if anything that will blow us away this year from MS
would be a exclusive GTA or MEtal gear sold

Anything eles really i dont care about
Halo 4 no point
gears 3 maybe

I want MAG kill zone 3 getaway God of war
call of duty MW2 Uncharted 2 and more from sony they are great when it comes to E3

[Valkyre]

Funny how people still keep spinning things around...

"Will MS steal another PS3 exclusive and thus, the show this year?"

Well... i sure damn hope so MS can announce ANYTHING AT ALL , because as of lately -and correct me if i ma wrong here- , all i see is Sony "stealing" MS exclusives (Dead Rising , Tales of Vesperia , Ninja Gaiden Σ II ,Bioshock 1-2 , etc etc).

Add to that the fact , that whenever i see the word "exclusive" lately it is followed by PS3 next to it.PS3 2009 has Uncharted 2 , Infamous ,MAG, FFXIII (japan) ,New Ratchet, God of War III,Heavy Rain etc.

Not only that , but they continiously keep announcing new exclusives , to the point where MS and xbox360 have WHAT exactly to present in 2009??

Mass Effect 2 (although rumours still undecided whether it will come to ps3) and Alan Wake (which no1 knows whether it will come out or not this year).And guess what... even if none of these games never comes to PS3 , they are coming out for PC...Oh yeah , i forgot the expansion to Halo 3...

So i ask of you , what exactly does MS have for 2009 really??
Will they announce something new?I sure do hope so , cause as it stands , xbox360's 2009 lineup is ABYSMAL.

And hey , lets never forget the never-ending argument all these years:
"But but but.. PS3 haz no gamez!!!11!!"

[Bill Gates]

.

[caffman]

hows the nuthouse treating you?

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

As long as i get News on -
Uncharted 2, GT5, R&C:ACiT, God of War 3, InFamous,
Fat pp(Ugly Princess), Heavy Rain:Of xBots Tears,
FF 13 Versus???(Hmm...I don't trust M$ tho),
MGS5???(Hmm...i don't trust M$(again), yeah yeah i know, why would they want to go backwards and make MGS5 for the ChatBox 360 for),
New Team ICO Game, MAG etc etc for the PS3 ONLY i'll be HAPPY!!! ;)

They(M$)can Stuff their 'NPD DLC' up their @SSES!!! ;-D

[madkrazygames]

I have to admit, I was upset when they announce FF XIII was coming to the Xbox 360, thanks to that decision we have to wait until next year to see that game. But I like this article, it make good points. It's almost the middle of the year and Xbox didn't announce anything.

[be_wrong]

most probably not. they still don't have anything to show til now, another odst trailer? another allan wake screenshots? maybe... but what more? even if they steal (not the show) another game from ps3 they won't be able to top the upcoming lineup for sony.

on sony's part i think they'll be announcing star ocean will be ported on the ps3.

[madkrazygames]

but what other game can they take? The only game I can think of is MGS 4

[Nergardless]

i wouldn't be surprised if ms is coming with some big announcments just as last year seriously i only own a ps3 and i was disappointed last year when i heard ffxiii going multi but what i learned is ms has always some cards to play so even if im happy that sony will show alot of their first party games i will not care as long as i dont get release dates if they show me once again heavy rain, god of war, gt5, without their release dates i will be pissed again but from an objective view this year will be very hard for ms to steal the show and we'll all witniss it so be patient e3 is coming

sidenote: in my eyes ms really stole last years e3 with ffxiii simply because it was the announcement everybody was shocked this was huge hands down

PS: im sorry for my english

[MercWithAmouth]

I'm sorry, but why exactly would you be disappointed upon hearing FXIII going to the 360? They didn't take it away from PS3 owners, you still get to play the game. How should that announcement even pertain to you if you don't own a 360?

[Argento-Nox]

@MercWithAmouth

Maybe Nergardless was referring to the additional wait time for porting FFXIII to the 360 as a reason to be upset?

[Nelson M]

Sequels to Uno and Bomberman Ultra as Stealing the Show
Then Yes

[bigjclassic]

Maybe E3 06 when they talked about the upcoming Xbox 360 launch but that was it. 07 was the E3 of the Wii and PS3. Last years E3 was about FFXIII, Casuals and KZ2.

wow last years E3 blew chunks. We need more than 1 big game to talk about. Sony and Nintendo will be showing tons of exclusive software and MS will need like 3 killer apps to get the attention.

If MS did Perfect Dark right, I would be on the bandwagon and maybe
Shenmue 3.

[Scolar Visari]

Hooray for more flamebait articles!

:/

[Morgue]

Why is this posted in the PS3 section?

[roflmuffins8]

Sony has 8 major exclusive titles coming out for either PS3 or PSP. I really doubt MS will manage to steal the spotlight from them this E3 with their current line-up.

In the article, a lot of the "games" he mentions are actually exclusive add-ons, which wouldn't be enough to steal the show anyway.

[Droid Control]

.. they simply plan on stealing a few more franchises from sony like Metal gear solid

[xenosagax112]

sorry but that wont happen b/c the maker of Metal gear soild said it him self hes staying on the PS3 its the same with zone of the enders 3 home on the PS2 last gen it will stay on the PS3 .

Fanyboys are scared i see they been saying MGS4 will come to Xbox 360 but its been a year and nothing lol sorry Mods for that but i cant help it ....people on here have a lower IQ level .

[caffman]

looks NOOB like your IQ is a few points below brain dead.
On point MGS4 will not come to 360. However it doesn't mean that something in the MGS universe won't come to 360

[infekt]

If you can't innovate, steal. - the Microd!ck way.

[djroberts]

I agree with most others. They hardly stole the show, XBots just freaked out when FF was announced. Overall the PS3 had better things to show which of course included FF already.

[Shrinkwrap]

La Noire will proably be more or less a MMO.
As for Microsoft, I'm sure they will have something up there sleeve's.
The user interface may see something.

keep nintendo in your eyesight. Who knows, they might might have something this year too. Could they Steal the Show?

Going to get more wood for the Fire!

[Salta_nelas]

There is nothig else to steal...
Time to come up with a new strategy.

[ExcessiveGBH]

Apparently Sony forgot to respond to the RSVP and will not be attending.

[Salta_nelas]

"ps3's UT3 had a whole year all to it's self, utilizing ps3's power, internet functionally, ps3's motion functionally, ect.

and even still 360 still got the better version, in terms of graphics, framerate, and control (360's controller was born for fps's)
"

Fail.
PS3 has the superior version BY FAR: it has everything the 360 has, including split screen; tons of free mods; Superior controls M/Kb; Titan pack; and the graphics looks the same! (just the use of mods makes it a better version).

As for this E3, i am curious because MS does not have anything left to steal from Sony.

[redsymphony]

but i think sony is prepared for them this time but we will see where is the wii @ i hope some big annoucements happen with them as well as my wii is turning yellow all about my xbox and ps3

[viperman240]

I didnt even have to read the link I already knew where it came from..also what happened to that question mark

[KoB4EMvPi]

Microsoft are pretty sneaky and greedy...
Who honestly taught they will announce FF last year.?

The simple fact that they have been quoted to "Breaking the bank in E3"
just tells me they have something up their sleeve besides piles of money.

I see SONY countering this with a Price Drop.
Should be interesting to see whats going to happen.

[XxPh1l5t3RxX]

Before I even clicked on this article I knew it would be from hiphopgamershow, in fact the main reason I clicked on it was to see if I was right. Their unique flamebait articles sure do stand out from the croud.

[moja]

Yeah, clicked on the link like I was checking a trivia question. I didn't win anything - figures.

[Nicknasty]

Yea, steal the show again? How in the world did it steal the show, what with its stupid at the movies game? lol, what a joke. If anything the Wii stole the show! Bunk article once again. Im looking forward to what the PS3 has to offer this year.

[brandonk129]

I feel microsoft will pull something very suprising, worth discussion out of their hat, and we can see it by holiday 09 thats how they do it.

Sony also is going to have a strong e3 and i cant imagine much more than what they got. Great time to be a gamer. Hopefully we will see some cod modern warfare 2 footage or new revealed perks!

[Christopher]

To create news topics intended only to set console fans off on each other? Seriously, the article didn't make much sense and seems to only drive people to bring up topics that really have no merit since it's all opinion without any foundation for fact.

[Thoreau]

count as a steal.

[Gamer_Politics]

ps3/360 will both have some good games to show off....

[Rhezin]

Long Answer: Hell f!cking NO!

[The_Zeitgeist]

I really don't see many games on there for 360 fans to be that excited about. ODST for sure. Other than that there isn't much. I don't think DLC equates with a new full release in relationship to GTA and Fallout 3. I'm not talking about ODST though, the Halo franchise is in a league of its own.

[moscardini7]

FF7 OR FF13V

[pshizle]

win e3 and

sony boys will go back into their closets where they belong and only fantasize upon how the ps3 is the most successful product since the first slice of bread.

[tawak]

smells like mgs5 for multiplat.

[aldesko]

I wouldn't be surprised if MGS went multiplat. What I really want to see is a new Conker's. That would make my day.