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Sony E3 Press Conference: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Missing | Examiner.com

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"Sony is banking on new technologies and accessories for the PS3 to continue their push forward against the competition. It also doesn't hurt that the 3D on the PS3 can help push 3D HDTVs in the same way it helped push Blu-ray. The VP of Everything, Kevin Butler, was also on hand to bring some laughs and to introduce his PSP sidekick. We digested the press conference over night and look back at the good, the bad, the ugly, and what was missing in the Nintendo's E3 keynote presentation."

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MxShade5094d ago

Kevin and GLaDOS were the most entertaining things at that conference. Sony was too busy stroking its own ego during that conference to really make an impact.

HighDefinition5094d ago

I think Sony and Nintendo just showed how established they are and how much MS isnt (through their own doings). IMO, Sony is gonna be runnin the console market and Nintendos gonna be runnin the handheld market for a long time to come (Im talking about quality not sales) I just dont know where MS fits in to all that. It would take MS 10 years to assemble the quality 1st party devs Sony and Nintendo have currently. BTW, that explains what just happened at e3.

-Alpha5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Good point. MS doesn't have that first party, and it shows here. Nintendo and Sony has that history, that well established history.

I don't really think that was the problem though. For me, it's that MS is so connected with Kinect. The problem is, Kinect isn't much for hardcore gamers. And if you decide to override your conference with something that has proven to be unimpressive/unproven then you pretty much are going to have a bad conference.

I feared this for Move too. I feared Sony would show off the Eyepet game and all that. They did, but very briefly in trailers. Rather, they showed off Sorcery and PGA 11. Personally I'd have given Move more time. I didn't care to see a demonstration for PGA 11, they could have put that in a trailer. Point is, they were able not only to show off that games can appeal to a wider crowd (Sorcery, PGA, etc). with Move, but they also established a price. It just makes Sony look ready and confident. And at this stage that is what you want to see. Not some minigames and no price announcement.

I wanted to see LBP2 get some more time, especially with Move. Poor Media Molecule was overshadowed by everything else that was happening at Sony's conference. What we did see in LBP2 was very impressive, wish it got more of a spotlight though.

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crazyclown5094d ago

120FPS...you are wrong

just look at trend data year over year sales comparing m$ and sony

fooltheman5094d ago

in america you can say PS3 is in last place...
not in europe and diffently not in japan

HighDefinition5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

I think your quite stuffed of humble pie at the moment.

"and keep feeding ya and feeding ya"

Tical.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

pilotpistolpete5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

Easy

360-10.1 M/year
PS3-11.7 M/year

For overall sales, PS2 is leading at 136 Millions so far.

Will you shut the f' up now?

Shadow Flare5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

lol 120FPS is incredibly butthurt. You were one of those guys going..."bu bu bu bu buh teh E3!! Wait till E3!!" We waited and microsoft gave you one game and swiped you aside to focus on their new crowd. Don't get so butthurt 120FPS. We know you love to play sales more then actual games. Apparently microsoft knows that too because they announced only 1 new game and are focusing on the casuals now. So that should keep you happy 120FPS. See Sony knows ps3 gamers love playing games, which is why we have too many this year and next. But if you like playing sales, take comfort that 360 has been dead last in month to month sales with ps3 and wii outselling 360 every month since launch worldwide. If you like to bet on the fat kid who had a 10 minute headstart in the marathon, be my guest. But i'd rather be with a company that plans its future further then the length of its nose. Oh yeah and 120FPS, since you love playing sales, chew on the fact that ps3 outsold 360 in europe despite launching 18 months after 360. But don't worry about that. Have a good E3. Oh wait...you didn't

jagstatboy5093d ago

you forget the 360 has a 1 year head start.

nveenio5093d ago

The PS3 is in last (arguably)...not Sony. That's two very different things. Sony is the only company that even still supports last-gen hardware. And I think that says a lot about where the company's loyalties lie. Some people think they should just drop PS2, but Sony has a lot of respect for the people that brought Sony to where they are today. That's why they're pushing out PS1 and PS2 classics to PSN, and why Nintendo is starting to jump on that wagon with titles like NBAJam and GoldenEye. Microsoft doesn't seem to give a crap about its fans, and that's why they're losing steam.

MysticStrummer5093d ago

LOL @120FPS. You're seriously going to compare Norway to worldwide sales... and then say "see what I did there?" like you made a good point??? LOL

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sikbeta5094d ago

The Good was Almost Everything

The Bad was the Too Much Talking + some motion crap

The Ugly was not seeing a Huge Line-up of First Party Exclusive Games, but then you realize that E3 is not the Only Gaming Conference...

Gamescom + TGS Here We Go!!!

nickjkl5094d ago

i think you mixed up the ugly with the missing

Johnny Rotten5093d ago (Edited 5093d ago )

I agree with the too much talking,

at least once I was hoping Jack Tretton would just say: "now lets cut to the chase on this one and get right to another game!"

RageAgainstTheMShine5093d ago (Edited 5093d ago )

period. End of argument.

and M$ is becoming more irrelevant and more irrelevant.

And given the benefit of the doubt even if Ninty beat Sony (I consider their show a tie) at least Sony beat Microsoft by a huge nuke!

that is what matters.

next year Sony wont be as forgiving and tolerant to Nintendo.

Christopher5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

***Gamers never like having to pay extra especially for stuff they've been getting for free. Playstation Plus is no exception as the $50 a year service will add exclusive demos and beta access along with discounts on games. All stuff that was there for free before.***

Wait, what?

People have been getting:
- Free games?
- Discounts on top of existing prices and sales?
- Exclusive betas and demos for free?

I need to check out PSN more often because I forgot that MAG, GoW3, and other demos/betas were available freely to everyone. I also didn't know that I automatically got a % off of each of my purchases. And free games? Crap, where do I download those? I don't see a FREE category in my listing of PSN games, only certain DLC.

I think the author is assuming that normal PSN users will no longer get deals on games (such as Spring Fever sales) or access to demos/betas. Kind of jumping the gun there considering it was said that this wouldn't change at all.

Johnny Rotten5093d ago

I won't be paying $50 a year that's for sure and I'm thankful I still get to play online for free!

On another note it's good to see the CRTC bend a little by letting Sony finally open up the media/movie network to Canada!

SonyOwnsNextYear5093d ago (Edited 5093d ago )

All microsoft has left is a 1 year lead....oh wait o.O
they have hddvd o.O
They have tons of ga.....actually only one exclusive game i would play. Then again that game is found on pc, so we are back to zero.
Yeah MS doesnt have much, but at least they have 45 million blind and deaf sheep in their back pocket. On second thought if you factor in the failure rates....that puts them at about half of the 45 mill.

you guys are right. i tried, but microsoft doesnt have s#it. I mean seriously how can they even consider themselves major players in this industry. all they have done from day one is burn money on a mediocre investment. i guess the days of timed exclusives and promoting/considering multiplats as their own i.p's are done.

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killyourfm5094d ago

Kevin Butler rocked that place...unfortunately I think Sony ultimately lost E3...

CrAppleton5094d ago

Nintendo FTW this year! It's been a long time since Nintendo has done this good at E3

Queasy5094d ago

Marcus PSP can't hold a candle to KB.

mushroomwig5094d ago

Winning a conference is something that only fanboys have created. Each company had great things to show off, something for everything.

dktxx25094d ago

exccept for Microsoft, they ate shit pretty hard

BannedForNineYears5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

How did they lose if they were better than Microsoft? -_-

Edit: For that matter, it's even debatable weather or not Sony beat Nintendo too......

jonboi245094d ago

I wouldn't say Sony ULTIMATELY lost E3. to the core gamers and soome gaming media sites and to me, sony destroyed MS. non-gaming media will eat the kinect stuff and call it revolutionary and say how impressive it is, though at this point its still unproven for core gamers. nintendo literally came out guns blazin' rocked E3 with nostalgia and 3DS but seriously a new system usually is a show stealer. what would happen if sony showed the PSP2 or MS stepped into the handheld, would nintendo still leave such a strong impression? if someone didn't grow up playing all those old nintendo franchises would those games announced for the wii still matter? nintendo and sony both played it safe and relied heavily on established franchises, while MS relied too much on casual Kinect stuff. the later two conferences rocked and as a gamer there is so much to look forward too and not enough money to enjoy every thing.

madpuppy5094d ago

Than Sony put Microsoft to shame.

Pennywise5093d ago

Nintendo rocked the place? They announced everything we knew they would announce.

I am not into handheld gaming, or SD graphics... So to me, Sony won.

randomwiz5093d ago

Im sorry, I wasn't aware people already knew what the 3DS might look like, have an analouge stick, a depth slider, SD card slot, the ability to play 3D movies, kingdom hearts, resident evil, metal gear solid, a new zelda game, DK returns, mario sports mix, just dance 2, or probably the biggest announcement, golden eye...

On that note, I really do think the winner was Sony. Although Nintendo's stuff was impressive, nothing really amazed me. Sony's was just spectacular. Killzone 3 in 3D supposedly looks amazing, they did what microsoft failed to do - show the hardcore side of motion control gaming. They also got Gabe Newell to introduce Portal 2 and get him to say the ps3 version will be the best console version. They even introduced the new Twisted Metal.

But overall I think Kevin Butler's surprise appearance and speech makes Sony's conference the best.

cygnuszero5093d ago

Kevin Butler was okay at best, but sonys conference was awful. Should be an exciting year for the PS3. More Killzone, more LBP, more Infamous.

Thrilling stuff there.

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Neco5125094d ago

Sony couldn't even come close to Nintendo. But it was a good showing, sort of

HowarthsNJ5094d ago

While I love all the old Nintendo franchises, that's all they were - more of the same.

Not that I'm saying Sony's stuff was any better, my hopes were too high for something truly amazing.

n4gno5093d ago

Yeah sure neco, probably for someone who don't care about games for gamers, 3D, 1:1 motion control, bluray/hd quality, etc

what a joke.

MGOelite5094d ago

why do people keep saying $130 with no game??

why are sites blatently choseing to ignore the $100 bundle with the game....

Queasy5094d ago

The $100 bundle is the PS Move controller, the EyeToy camera, and the Sports Champion game.

I have no interest in the Sports Champion game but if I want to play Killzone 3 or Socom using the PS Move then I will buy the bundle. That's $100 there and I still need the Navigation controller which is an extra $30. Therefore, $130.

fooltheman5094d ago

why do you think they won't bundle it with other games too?

Queasy5094d ago

Because they said the bundle came with Sports Champions?

jmare5094d ago

You can use the DS3 in lieu of the Navigator. See, I just saved you $30.

Raf1k15094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

I think the bundle comes with a demo disk not a game.

edit: Sorry yeah, I forgot it came with Sports Champions

Ult iMate5093d ago

Demodisc for Europe and Sports for America.

Darkfiber5094d ago (Edited 5094d ago )

The game is called Sorcery, not "The Sorcer", rube.

colonel1795094d ago

It says that the only thing missing was a HP license. IMO, it doesn't, as much as the game could be a HP clone, I like that is a new franchise that it can evolve. And we can have another new iconic character in the long list of Sony's mascots.

Hopefully it's developed by a first party publisher, or the IP is owed by Sony.

Darkfiber5094d ago

The game looks pretty cool, I'll admit, I was only pointing out that he not only got the name of the game wrong, but "Sorcer" isn't even a real word. And to think, these guys get PAID to write this stuff...

Christopher5094d ago

I love all the Harry Potter references... even though it's rare as heck for anyone in Harry Potter to even use worthwhile magic, especially Harry himself.

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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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1nsomniac3d ago (Edited 3d 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.

isarai3d ago (Edited 3d 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.

Eonjay2d ago (Edited 2d 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.

isarai3d 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

Einhander19722d 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"

-Foxtrot2d ago

@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.

Einhander19722d 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.

RaiderNation2d ago (Edited 2d 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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XiNatsuDragnel3d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz2d 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.

Eonjay2d 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).

RaiderNation2d ago (Edited 2d 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.

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Profchaos32d ago (Edited 32d 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.

exputers32d ago

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

Profchaos31d ago (Edited 31d 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_looken31d 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.

z2g31d ago

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

phoenixwing31d ago

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

H931d ago

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

jambola31d 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

SegaSaturn66931d ago

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

Popsicle31d 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.

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jznrpg32d 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.

Profchaos32d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola32d 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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