BadboyCivic4005d ago

MS did it to themselves. Sony did the right thing

DeanSanchez4005d ago (Edited 4005d ago )

God that was a flawless e3 press conference.

Indie games, hardcore games, unexpected bombshells, and plain megatons to troll MS.

*Edit*
AND $399!!!!!

BattleAxe4005d ago (Edited 4005d ago )

Microsoft just got spanked. $399.00 launch price and no restrictions on used games. Destiny, Watchdogs, Assassins Creed and Killzone: Shadow Fall all looked awesome.

Edit: I can't believe I almost forgot about 1889 The Order (I think I got the title right) looked frick'n awesome!

zebramocha4005d ago

That was a stab,that was a headshot.

aCasualGamer4005d ago

Ladies and Gentlemen, Sony has won nextgen.

Silly Mammo4005d ago

Just price guaranteed mine at Amazon. Just in-case Sony wakes up hungover tomorrow and realizes that they priced the PS4 too low.

Wintersun6164005d ago (Edited 4005d ago )

@DeanSanchez,

It was great but not flawless IMHO. I wish there had been more big surprises and game reveals. Also you need to have PS+ for online play on PS4. But TBH that's a non-issue because it offers so much value. You're getting Driveclub Day 1 with it! :) But the one thing that made this shine was the confirmation of NO DRM, and the price. Overall a very good press conference. :)

Perjoss4005d ago

It could have been $899, still rather get a PS4. Microsoft messed up big time, they have totally lost it, its actually quite funny and a little sad at the same time.

pompombrum4005d ago

Far from flawless..so many multiplatform demos, that's something I'd expect Microsoft to pull not Sony. Still, the demos they shown were easily the best of E3.. Assassins Creed, Watch Dogs, Destiny.. all must buy games imho. Sony ripping into Microsoft has stolen E3 though and definitely takes away the WTF taste of them announcing stuff like exclusive betas.

bobtheimpaler4005d ago

But...it just looks so complex! /s lol

BattleAxe4005d ago

Damn I forgot to mention how frick'n awesome Beyond Two Souls looks also. Too much information overload lol I'm still sitting here going over everything in my head!

dedicatedtogamers4005d ago

Sony took off the gloves. Man, this is intense.

HOWEVER, I want to point out (even though I'm already a PS+ member) that Sony disappointed me a little bit by announcing PS+ was required for online multiplayer on PS4.

RyuCloudStrife4005d ago

Epic Flawless Victory!!! LMAO

starchild4005d ago

Yep, Sony dun good. Amazing showing. I already knew it was the only console I was going to buy, but I am amazed by just how good the PS4 is looking all around.

The PS4 is going to dominate this generation like no other.

indysurfn4005d ago

@Perjoss even though I think $499 is to high for Microsoft xboxone. I have to agree with you. i'm not selling out my rights of ownership. if Microsoft is doing this with a market they don't have 50% in what do people think they will do with the pc if they are successful? I see the big picture. Microsoft has already separated MANY pieces of software, that they could charge fees for when you think your about to sell of give your two your old pc, and get a faster one. ut ah ahh! Not so fast, you can only go to tiger direct, dell, or HP to trade in the software on those pc's!!! and of course not many people will buy a pc without a operating system.

Firan4005d ago

This is rocket science.

NumOnePS3FanBoy4005d ago

Yoshida " THE MASTERFUL TROLL" :D

Saigon4004d ago

This was funny as hell...lmfao

4>1

Divine4004d ago

i love this confident and a bit cocky sony. this is how they are supposed to be. taking back their rightful place in the gaming industry. i dont mind the paying for online because its only for playing multiplayer online.

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LAZL0-Panaflex4004d ago

Hell yeah I posted that on Facebook.

andibandit4004d ago

@deansanchez

It was a fine e3 for sony, altho calling it flawless, when one game crashes and another one suffers severe framerate drop, is stretching it

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Enemy4005d ago (Edited 4005d ago )

$100 less than Xbox One, the best looking games we've seen coming from next gen, no online needed, no used game restrictions (share with anyone, anytime, no fee). Microsoft got burned alive, and the crowd was blowing up the whole time.

InFamous: Second Son (Sony owned)
Knack (Sony owned)
Drive Club (Sony owned)
Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony owned)
The Dark Sorcerer (Sony owned, the closest thing to CGI quality in-game footage ever seen on a console)
The Order (Sony owned)

No timed exclusives here, guys. And this is just the beginning. All those indie games, Versus, Kingdom Hearts 3...

A complete massacre.

RedHawkX4005d ago

yep a console for gamers!

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sparta764005d ago

Yeah awesome!!! Lets see how greenpowerz, jek Perkins and jokesonu are going to spin this!!

3-4-54005d ago

Let's be realistic here. Microsoft somewhat redeemed themselves with a solid conference and showed some really cool games.

That being said, Sony impressed me more so far. E3 isn't over but I'm leaning towards PS4.

I love xbox....especially the controller, and have always hated the Dual Shock controller, so basically if I like the new controller and it feels responsive and not loose, then I'm all in.

If I go PS4, I've never owned a Playstation so I'll have literally 300+ awesome games I've never played to catch up on + another 400 ok/decent games.

Still getting a Wii U, but man Sony impressed the heck out of me and did just about everything right.

That price is perfect and THEY LISTEN!

BattleAxe4005d ago

@3-4-5

Well it looks like you don't just have 300 reasons to by a PS4, you have 699 reasons if you include the launch price of $399.00.

fr0sty4005d ago (Edited 4005d ago )

Actually, sparta, jokes did the very reasonable and mature thing of just admitting "I thought for sure they'd also have DRM but I was wrong. Well played Sony."

Don't just assume people will do something just because it's what you think is most likely. All of the above deserve their chance to react to this before being called out for anything.

Atomicjuicer4005d ago

Microsoft had only one game of interest (Titanfall) AND its coming out on 360 so you don't even need an xbone to play it.

PS4 4TW

Shane Kim4004d ago

It's coming to PC as well so you dont even need a 360 to play it. Just like all MS "exclusives" you can find most of them on PC. Now try to find Infamous, GoW, KZ,GT, TLoU, Uncharted, LBP and many other games on anything else besides the Playstation.

Mr-Dude4004d ago

And not forgetting GamesCom, Sony always announces new games/IP'S there... So in augusts we will see more of (exclusive) games

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georgeenoob4005d ago

Lol Sony has such passionate hardcore fans (and fanboys), did you see the audience's reaction? Holy sh*t!

Reverent4005d ago

I reacted the same way when Jack said it. Scared the sh*t out of everyone in my living room.

T24004d ago

ya that was impressive, got a mini "Sony, Sony" chant going there, i've never seen that ...

s8anicslayer4005d ago

Destiny looked amazing and the Sony has earned my hard earned cash!

T24004d ago

destiny looks so pimp, its like a more serious type borderlands, and the community events?? weird but cool.

Arai4005d ago

Haha they nailed it in fashion.

fedex6824005d ago

Pause at 13 seconds. Does it say that Multiplayer requires PSN and PS plus?

princejb1344005d ago

Yea I want to find out more about this
They didn't go into much detail on that part

HugoDrax4005d ago

Really? if so then they slid that under my nose when I wasn't paying attention. How much is a plus membership? I already pay Netflix, HuluPlus, Xbox Gold Family, now PS+ as well.

paranoid19714005d ago

Yes, ps4 wil require ps plus for multiplayer, bit of a downer but considering Xbone will aswell the price difference is still $100 / £80, and no DRM

iceman064005d ago

@AuricGoldfinger...it's $49.99 a year. Worth it for the gamer that doesn't quite have the money to buy EVERY game that they want because there are free games given every month. Sometimes they are "meh", but other times they give you awesome things like Spec Ops, Vanquish, Uncharted 3 (upcoming), Deus Ex, etc. They even throw in Vita games as well. Pretty good deal if you ask me. Plus discounts on games that you might want to purchase brand new (anywhere from 1-5 dollars). All in all, pretty decent deal.

LoveOfTheGame4004d ago

^^
Actually it's 60 bucks a year, I believe he said it would be 5 bucks a month so load up now.

irepbtown4004d ago

You get tons of free games, some I had when I was a Plus member was Burnout Paradise, Just Cause 2, few more I can't remember. Practically everything is cheaper as well. Free premium themes that usually cost a few pounds/dollars.

PS+ is worth it, most definitely.

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GameCents4005d ago

LOL!!!! Best video ever. I hope MS start to feel the heat and rethink their idiocy.
PS4 purchase confirmed. Too bad rest of the show was pretty meh.

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RedHawkX4005d ago

haha this is hilarious all games are exclusive to ps4 because you dont own the games on the xbox one.

CYCLEGAMER4005d ago

This is just pure AWSOMENESS!!

Flipgeneral4005d ago

going to my local SONY store to inquire about preorders tomorrow!

FunAndGun4005d ago

I just pre-ordered at Best Buy.

stage884005d ago

BEST. VIDEO. EVER.

Goodbye Microsoft, we won't miss you.

arronax-14005d ago

Sorry Microsoft but SONY KILLED YOU!

NaughtyDream4005d ago

Does Microsoft killed Sony? NO. MS shot with a shotgun but Sony was protected by the Death Ray Mantha

vlonjati77vlonjati4005d ago

AWESOME .honestly I really feel bad for xbot fans,really they deserve better so ,cmon xbots jump to SONY and enjoy the BE4ST

sinjonezp4005d ago

I predicted this all in a previous post. Sony said everything right. This is one of the best trolls from Sony. Great conference. Not the best .got kind of stale in the middle. But they listened clearly to the consumer...and that is the demographic that matters. 399. Psplus five a month. Comes with driveclub free! So when you open the box. You have a game. With xbone.you have 499....then spend money for gold...and still have no game...drm...24 connection.. require connect...etc...hmmm let me decide....(forgivr me guys. Sending from not so smart phone lg optimus lol)

laoboy_Smoke4005d ago

XD the music was so immersive too lmao!

Zephyrus344005d ago

omg im a xbox 360 fan, always liked the ps3 but had to sell it around tough times, im loving the PS4!!!!!!!!!!!!

NumOnePS3FanBoy4005d ago

make way for the onslaught of gifs and memes

RedHawkX4004d ago

omg this new feature is a megaton. how does the ps4 have the tech to do this? i mean you can literally give the game you bought to a friend and he can play it on his system or yours or anyones? the infinite power of the ps4

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SageHonor4005d ago

Yeah they bitch slapped microsoft

TheFirstClassic4005d ago

Ha ha that's a pretty great troll right there.

TheFallenAngel4005d ago

Didn't MS said they were going to kill Sony at E3? What happened lol. MS was trolling at first. Not only its a cheaper console but is more powerful.

Game4life4005d ago

its the epic fail of the generation. A more powerful console thats cheaper than a lesser powerful one

wenaldy4005d ago

I still laugh by the time i write this comment... FFFFUUUUUUUUU LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

NumOnePS3FanBoy4005d ago

That ladies and gentlemen is yoshida san "The Masterful Troll"

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pompombrum4005d ago

Lol this and the much lower price tag.. go home Xbox, you're irrelevant.

Kingnichendrix4005d ago (Edited 4005d ago )

mann i still cant get over that cheap considering its potential

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai5d ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19724d ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

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@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19724d ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz4d ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay4d ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

RaiderNation4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Progress is inevitable. Nobody driving cars today is complaining that the horse and buggy is no longer around. Yes, some jobs will be lost but guess what? With innovation comes new job opportunities. It's how the cycle of the job market works.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers33d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken33d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g33d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing33d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H933d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola33d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66933d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle33d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg34d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos34d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola34d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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