First of all, I would just like to say that I am a fanboy of games, not gaming consoles or console companys, I admire Nintendo,Microsoft and Sony very much as they have brought me so much joy from their machines over the years but my heart is always with the games themselves, franchises such as Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Halo,Mario etc, I love them more than console companys. So my following first impressions are of Sony's Playstation 3 , with my impressions being honest and truthful of my own personal views.
Over the past few weeks I have had the chance to play Sony's new machine, due to a friend having a lot of money and a love for gaming (he also owns a Wii,DS,360 and PSP). He only owns the one game, the Japanese version of Motorstorm.
The machine itself, I have to say, lookswise, is sexy. Its big but sexy. I love the shine, the little power light and the fact it is so quiet. I own a 360 and I have to say the PS3 is a better looking machine overall, thats just my view.
The dashboard menu once the console is turned on is dreamy, wonderful little icons with a sleepy flow to the mood of the whole set up. I was impressed with the PSP version but this is better , mainly because I am watching it on a 42inch LCD tv. I was saying to myself through the whole process over the past few days, there is something about this machine, I want to have it, despite being a bit pricey to say the least!
The controller, well , I prefer the 360 one, thats just my view . Playstation 3's joypad is nice, not as bad as some have made out but its nice,very much like the PS2. So we go on to what is most important, the games...one game....Motorstorm.
Motorstorm is a graphically impressive (not E3 demo/trailer impressive) but impressive racer that is , especially, fun wise, a cracking game. Its not as fast as I would like but its still a joy to play and shows the potential of the console with so many little things going on at once and I adore the dust trails and mud marks on my tyers. For a launch title , this is very promising for Sony, as it shows straight away that this game was impossible on a PS2/Xbox/Gamecube and that the fact that its good playability wise could set up a trend of Motorstorm sequels.
When I first bought a 360 some of the games to me were tripe, Perfect Dark Zero (Vastly over rated in my view ), King Kong, Hitman (lazy Eidos simply added lighting effects to its supposedly next gen experience). It was only PGR3, Fight Night and Elder Scrolls that to me, were next gen, so when people buy a PS3 they need more than Motorstorm to keep the purchase people happy. (Fall of Man I've not played). They need some truely next gen games this year, graphically and playability wise, great games to match the likes of Gears of War, Mass Effect, Halo 3, Alan Wake. For the sake of gaming I hope they do because at the end of the day, if you will end up owning a 360 and PS3, you will have so much joy overall.
On first impressions , is this the 360 beater? Not sure, it has vast potential gaming wise although I havent seen one bit of online (just played one game offline) or the blu-ray in action and with a very impressive set up of games in 2007 for 360, Sony has to work at it, which they will, they are not stupid but they wont have it easy, which at the end of the day is good for us who plan on purchasing a PS3 and already own a 360.
There's a good chance that we'll end up seeing several of these rumoured announcement, if a showcase does indeed happen.
Percentage time
SP Ghost 2: 50% chance. Maybe, depends on if the game is a 2025 game then yes, if it's a 2026 game then no. Unless they show something really early.
Asobo Astro bot: 100% guaranteed it's been rumored heavily. Release date this year.
Bend Studios New ip: 80% most likely. Its been 5 years they're gonna show a trailer in engine with a 2025 release date
Blue Point New ip: 60% possible. It's been almost 4 years. They could be another year off from showing something. I wouldn't be too surprised if they didn't show up quite yet.
FireSprite VR: 80% most likely new games being announced.
Fire Walk's Concord: 100% guaranteed. 2024 release in depth gameplay and all.
GG: 90% highly likely. Horizon Zero Dawn remake. Plus Horizon LS game also announced (my prediction)
Haven Studios Fairgame$: 90% highly likely gameplay trailer with a release date of possible early 2025.
Housemarque New ip: 40% chance hardly likely. I think they're still some ways away Returnal released in 2021 3 years is too short to show something.
Insomniac Wolverine: 40% chance hardly likely. They could easily do a mock up gameplay from what we've seen from leak but they're not gonna be pressured to so. The game is leaked to release in 2026. They might hold off until next year.
Media Molecule: 90% highly likely. Said to be a new IP will be shown and announced this year.
Naughty Dog New IP 40% hardly likely. Druckmann has been teasing and teasing for a year now I dont think he's ready to show off the game or announce what it is. It's still a little ways off.
Santa Monica New ip: 70% chance likely. Think Cory Barlog will tease something officially for a late 2025 release. Don't be gameplay but a tease and a name at the end of Sony's showcase as the one more thing.
Really want to see what SP has cooking as I am running through ghost on PC atm. And it's about time the ff9 remake gets revealed.
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Glad he clarified it but i'm still somewhat skeptical. Plus, his comments about how Ai will revolutionize storytelling were still pretty iffy.
But as soon as you said, the 360 controller was better, I stopped reading.
"But as soon as you said, the 360 controller was better, I stopped reading."
i am gutted to say the least.
... isn't that what I was told??
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youve probaly never touched ..its great when you get use to it and the motion sensing just adds more and more