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Sony E3 2012 Conference Thread
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I have a massive headache and just posted that, didn't read the other posts on how the conference has been
I have just woken up, any big surprise announcements form Sony conference for Vita?
Yes, the big surprise was that there were no announcements for Vita.
ZombiePlatypus
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My sentiments exactly.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
The actual surprise here is Beyond until the pics started leaking hours before the conference.
Discotheque
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I have a massive headache and just posted that, didn't read the other posts on how the conference has been
No need to explain yourself mate. I just found the post funny because...well...you know NOW.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Both of them had the same length...
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
I have just woken up, any big surprise announcements form Sony conference for Vita?
How do you feel about pop-up books?
That was the only conference where I didn't actually listened to or watched most of the stuff. Jesus christ the pacing was horrible. There was so many megatons they could have dropped. Kojima stuff? A new TLG trailer? Gaikai/Onlive? Diablo 3? New Sucker Punch game? New Vita game?
The overall message of the MS conf was more depressing, but holy shit at least it was watchable. Thank God for Last of Us, but even then, no release date?
The overall message of the MS conf was more depressing, but holy shit at least it was watchable. Thank God for Last of Us, but even then, no release date?
ZombiePlatypus
Member
I think it's cause of the shittacularly paced trailers during Sony's conference. Even actual games like GoW Ascension were boring cause the trailer was just too fucking long. And don't get me started on that 30 minute (or at least it felt that long) Wonderbook crap-fest immediately followed by harping on and on about shitty cell phone gaming.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Seeing it in action though.
*Keanu Whoa*
I mean I liked parts of Indigo Prophecy, loved Omikron, only watched video of Heavy Rain, but this impressed me. I can't believe I'm saying this so late in the generation, but it made me really want to get a PS3.
Last of Us was impressive as well. And... well I've never been too big a fan of God of War. Don't get me wrong. I love the art styles they employ, they've got terrific enemy and environmental design, along with some very impressive tech to back it up, but it's way too violent. It revels in it too much.
This is slightly disturbing to me.
So GoW is a pass to me. Those other two games though. They looked like they had an interesting story to tell, and some terrific tech to compliment them.
Really sucks about Vita though.
I have just woken up, any big surprise announcements form Sony conference for Vita?
Why don't you have a seat over there. We need to have a conversation. Vita was in a car accident and nothing was around to help stop the bleeding so its in really bad shape right now.
We aren't sure if it is going to make it.
Trojita
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Wouldn't the bass fuck up your perception of sounds in game?
Well here is hoping they are decent. What technology is it using? Bluetooth? It says it is compatible with Vita.
Konami 2010 Glee > Usher.
Looks pretty good. Hopefully the current one goes on sale for cheap because of this.
StealthGoblin
Banned
Pretty bad conference and all the surprises leaked. No idea why they allocated so much time to Wonderbook.
Cyborg
Member
Indeed......but no real surprises. Nothing that WOW-ed me, expect Last of US. God of War is much of the same
Lady spent like 5 hours trying to get the fireball spell or whatever to work. A short demo would've sufficed, it was so boring.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Also, biggest shitty reality of them all, nothing mentioned about a US Tokyo Jungle release.
Better than MS but that's not saying much. Maybe partly due to leakage, but some demos dragged on for way too long, especially Wonderbook. I can see why they'd want to show it off, kids will eat it up, but damn.
So far Ubi is still the king, maybe Nintendo can top them. Ubi at least kept the pace going throughout.
So far Ubi is still the king, maybe Nintendo can top them. Ubi at least kept the pace going throughout.
Another poster said that this E3 was the premiere of Sony's new internal marketing team...and it showed. Sony recent E3s were at least solid, if not good. This year was uncharacteristically bad. As you said the, Wonder book shit was at least 10 minutes too long, precious time that could have gone towards actually displaying Vita games.
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
Sony more or less pretended it never happened.
"Ubisoft is making an entirely new Assassin's Creed for Vita...So let's look at the PS3 version!"
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Well, it's not dead yet, but if Sony's conference was anything to go by, they've pretty much thrown in the towel.
Why is anyone surprised by the lack of megatons?
It is probably advantageous to avoid a megaton completely. I know it sucks for us, but E3 is about watching the games you love, not to be "shock and awed". It is for the mainstream press. I am happy we saw footage of the Last of Us, Beyond, God of War Ascension, and the Battle Royale Vita announcement.
The faster you can accept that, the less delusional some of you will be.
It is probably advantageous to avoid a megaton completely. I know it sucks for us, but E3 is about watching the games you love, not to be "shock and awed". It is for the mainstream press. I am happy we saw footage of the Last of Us, Beyond, God of War Ascension, and the Battle Royale Vita announcement.
The faster you can accept that, the less delusional some of you will be.
Demos for games we've already seen, Tretton hands out Plus subs to the attendees, really bad PS Eye game aimed at kids demoed. Nothing on Vita apart from a short AC3: Liberation trailer and a PS1 support announcement. Not even a date for that.
Well, put it this way:
Nintendo are dedicating their "software showcase" to 3DS software, so around an hours worth of stuff from them on 3DS.
Sony..well, didn't announce anything new and glossed over anything they did show.
I think that about sums up the portable market pretty well at the moment.
Sony have launched a fantastic piece of hardware in Vita and now seems to want to deny they ever did.
So nothing major shown? Last Of US looking great? New Cage game thingy?
Vita pretty much ignored? That is really odd. I hope Sony have not abandoned it already.
They showed like a 10 minute cutscene from the Cage game. They mentioned COD Vita showed a Title Card like last year than moved on even though they said its coming this year. Not one bit of footage or even a screenshot which is very worrisome.
Spent 20 minutes or more on Wonderbook which is basically Augmented Reality books.
10 mins? Damn! Looking like a better Heavy Rain or something a bit different?
Wow. Poor Vita. I hardly knew you.
Monty Mole
Member
I felt like someone needed to tell Jack that Nintendo are launching a new console this year. I was expecting MS and Sony to bring bombs in retaliation, it just hasn't happened. Bizarre, really.
Graphically the new game is quite impressive but since it was all cutscene its hard to say how it ill be as an actual game.
This year or still unknown?
jimmythepage
Member
Both Sony and MS's conference was very lacking in content this year. My guess is that they are saving their "bombs" for next year when they unveil their new consoles. This E3 seemed to be some weird, empty transition period for both.
It would be a pretty odd direction for Uncharted.
Spring 2013 so far
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I genuinely can't believe the lack of fucking anything from Sony for the Vita. Alright they plopped up a trailer of the Assassins Creed, and another fucking Call of Duty logo, but other than cross platform shit, nothing for Vita. Literally nothing.
No sign of Killzone Vita, no segment even devoted to Sound Shapes unless I missed that towards the start? Nor a solid date for PS1 support. I just dont even understand what Sony is doing now. 30 minutes for a fucking Eyetoy game rather than their troubled fresh portable.
I didnt have buyers remorse about Vita until now. I didn't entertain the possibility they'd have nothing to fucking show.
No sign of Killzone Vita, no segment even devoted to Sound Shapes unless I missed that towards the start? Nor a solid date for PS1 support. I just dont even understand what Sony is doing now. 30 minutes for a fucking Eyetoy game rather than their troubled fresh portable.
I didnt have buyers remorse about Vita until now. I didn't entertain the possibility they'd have nothing to fucking show.
Rawket Lawnchair
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So the "sign up to Plus" hype was a dud?