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Sony E3 2014 Conference Thread
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TropicanaTwista
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This would be funny.... if I didnt hear it for the billionth time.
Psycho_Mantis
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I would say so far its the best conference but it was nothing spectacular imo.
One thing though, which I found weird, was the crowd cheering for the weirdest things.
For instance apparently the white PS4 bundle got a massive uproar in cheer both in the conference and theatres.
I know guys, white PS4 is superior but damn
Chobel
Member
WOW!
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
I think, overall, that Sony is in a way better place than Microsoft.
Microsoft's big problem is that there are no first-party new IPs. Even a game like Project Spark is now riding the wave of another IP. And there's nothing else. They outlined there plans. Sequels, token japanese game, Halo HD and indies. Their long-term plans were Gold subscriptions and TV, neither panned out as they'd planned.
Sony has Project Morpheus and PlayStation Now. They're commited to expanding to markets and new forms of revenue. They're also commited to free-2-play. If anything they're thinking very long term. We'll see how well they do in these areas. If it goes great it'll be the next Wii. If it fails we can't blame them for not trying. Now they just need to stimulate the developer community.
Microsoft's big problem is that there are no first-party new IPs. Even a game like Project Spark is now riding the wave of another IP. And there's nothing else. They outlined there plans. Sequels, token japanese game, Halo HD and indies. Their long-term plans were Gold subscriptions and TV, neither panned out as they'd planned.
Sony has Project Morpheus and PlayStation Now. They're commited to expanding to markets and new forms of revenue. They're also commited to free-2-play. If anything they're thinking very long term. We'll see how well they do in these areas. If it goes great it'll be the next Wii. If it fails we can't blame them for not trying. Now they just need to stimulate the developer community.
Bam Bam Baklava
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What does that have to do with my post and the one I was quoting?
Show them dead island one then. If the game manages to run then be excited. Otherwise abandon all ye hope all who buy games from that developer.
gotstrangepowers
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None
gotstrangepowers
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Why
Disaster Nebraska
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Sony already had that. Guilty Gear Xrd is a PS3/PS4 fighting exclusive. Rime, The Witness, DriveClub, etc are games we know about that weren't at the show. That's the thing. You can create a "bubble narrative" where Microsoft won or had a better show because of this or that, but in the real world where things outside of a 90-minute stage presentation are still taken into account, Sony is coming from a position of strength and as far as I'm concerned, Microsoft's showing didn't change that even a tiny bit. Microsoft this year certainly did better than Microsoft 2013, but where is this show-stopping MIcrosoft that was supposed to sway the tide in their favor? They did not show up.
Yep they need to keep things to show for Gamescom
travisbickle
Member
I have to go against the crowd and say I prefer Sony's presentation method, MS felt like a post-conference highlights reel, especially with the banners at the beginning of each video "Only on Xbox", "exclusive content first on Xbox" etc...
It seems some people hate people talking, but Keighley and Tretton touched on it after the MS presentation that we didn't get to connect with any of the MS team.
It seems some people hate people talking, but Keighley and Tretton touched on it after the MS presentation that we didn't get to connect with any of the MS team.
shacklesmcgee
Member
What was that Angelina Jolie movie that came out in 2010 about her being a spy? Seems like you would know the name.
sony:
content: 6/10
presentation: 3/10
microsoft:
content: 7/10
presentation: 7/10
both conferences were really long and had a couple parts where people stumbled over themselves ('featules'). i give microsoft the edge on content for purely personal reasons. their lineup is more varied and as a result resonates with me more, while sony's feels largely one-note aside from lbp3 and the promise of a remake of ratchet & clank. entwined and grim fandango also look neat, but nothing seemed to be backed up with as much passion as something like sunset overdrive.
there were a lot more things during sony's conference that should have been shortened for time. they have three platforms that are all getting exclusive games and they focused on only one audience. instead of showing a breadth of titles, they only appealed to one style, and that became extremely boring as the conference wore on. more than that, they kinda jumped around to hardware reveals that were segued to very suddenly and then television with brian michael bendis putting the auditorium to sleep, and finally talk of a movie and a game based on that movie with no real details other than a vague release date.
content: 6/10
presentation: 3/10
microsoft:
content: 7/10
presentation: 7/10
both conferences were really long and had a couple parts where people stumbled over themselves ('featules'). i give microsoft the edge on content for purely personal reasons. their lineup is more varied and as a result resonates with me more, while sony's feels largely one-note aside from lbp3 and the promise of a remake of ratchet & clank. entwined and grim fandango also look neat, but nothing seemed to be backed up with as much passion as something like sunset overdrive.
there were a lot more things during sony's conference that should have been shortened for time. they have three platforms that are all getting exclusive games and they focused on only one audience. instead of showing a breadth of titles, they only appealed to one style, and that became extremely boring as the conference wore on. more than that, they kinda jumped around to hardware reveals that were segued to very suddenly and then television with brian michael bendis putting the auditorium to sleep, and finally talk of a movie and a game based on that movie with no real details other than a vague release date.
Monty Mole
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It was a decent conference, I thought it was better than last year's.
Surprised at the complete lack of new first party announcements, seems that Boyes has been busier than Shu as their third/second party relations is where it's at right now.
EDIT: Also should say, Sony's presentation this year wasn't very slick at all. Very rough around the edges and seemed a little under-rehearsed.
Surprised at the complete lack of new first party announcements, seems that Boyes has been busier than Shu as their third/second party relations is where it's at right now.
EDIT: Also should say, Sony's presentation this year wasn't very slick at all. Very rough around the edges and seemed a little under-rehearsed.
gotstrangepowers
Banned
The Devolver games looked so good.
the tourist
peanutbutterlatte
Member
The conference wasn't particularly displeasing, but I think it was lacking in surprise. Though admittedly I'm a bitter Vita fan, so maybe I was always going to be disappointed.
Blackstarhat
Member
Indeed, where were all the Vita announcements?
It's a good handheld, but this thing just gets no love from Sony US
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Good news is there's so many games coming out I don't have to buy COD or Battlefield.
illmatic22
Banned
I love how Shu actually changed his name.
Shu!
BlackIronCount
Member
meh confrence overall
new ceo and yet scea is still the same old shit that "hate" vita (handheld) and japanese game.
I am not hoping much ,they aren't even bother to fucking promote their two fucking Vita 1st party exclusive (Freedom wars and oreshika tainted bloods)
new ceo and yet scea is still the same old shit that "hate" vita (handheld) and japanese game.
I am not hoping much ,they aren't even bother to fucking promote their two fucking Vita 1st party exclusive (Freedom wars and oreshika tainted bloods)
Just quoting this again because it's so stupid.
Aarglefarg
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If only they didn't have that section. 
Comments and ratings are disabled on the Powers video on YouTube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBVMwZSPs-E
It was an excellent conference otherwise, with a good number of games I'm interested in.
Comments and ratings are disabled on the Powers video on YouTube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBVMwZSPs-E
It was an excellent conference otherwise, with a good number of games I'm interested in.
gotstrangepowers
Banned
Are people worried that they're going to stop developing for the Vita? I don't get it
comadorcrack
Neo Member
tensuke
Member
I was about to post that ..
Damn, ehter'd.
Dat saltiness.
part of the reason may be the free beer available for roughly two hours before the conference starts.
Personally, I think these big companies should stop trying to go after the same set of people, I miss the days when the majority of top tier titles were different and didn't feel like they were conceptualized by market research. I see a lot of "me too" games nowadays and a lot of check box features that need filling but not much risks being taken. If you asked an average gamer to play demon souls before it was released and then asked them if they thought the game would have any financial success, I would guess that the majority would not have been kind to it. Yet here we are today with people clamoring over anything that even resembles its mechanics. We don't know what appeals to gamers and neither do companies, otherwise every title released would be a financial success. Trying new things and experimentation is the formula for finding the next COD, but no one cares about that anymore. lately, the only innovation anyone seems interested in is finding ways to get money out of you for content you previously enjoyed for free.
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
and that's BINGO!
Flip them for me, found sonys a tad better than ms, a lot of games on show more surprises too.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
I wouldn't say always. GTAIV was very Xbox. Hell they had 50 million dollar DLC.
I do wonder what kind of PS4 sales numbers it would take for them to do something with Agent.
Interficium
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Was legit shook when I saw Uncharted 3 instead of The Last Guardian.
Aarglefarg
Member
The GTA 4 DLC was exclusive on 360 for a long time too, though.
Didn't R* have like 50 million reasons for that?
U3 I'd be shocked too.
i just watched it now...(the live streaming was at the 3 of night here in italy) ..honestly i was expecting at least to be on par with the ms one...
to me was the most underwhelming of all the conference...a part of the uncharted 15 sec trailer...and some multiplats....
nothing too big on the exclusive part
to me was the most underwhelming of all the conference...a part of the uncharted 15 sec trailer...and some multiplats....
nothing too big on the exclusive part
I'm totally conflicted on this one: it wasn't "bad", but it had many lows (Bendis showing up and TV talk, Entwined, Shawn Layden is nowhere the awesome level Tretton was, no new ps+ games), and its highs were little and compromised (basically 0 gameplay for the most awaited titles and no real "megaton" like Sony didn't care if we knew of BloodBorne months before).
I still get the "we're on a dominant position and don't need do blow our load" but man at least give us something to talk for a while.
And while they're good, please tone down all those indies.
I still get the "we're on a dominant position and don't need do blow our load" but man at least give us something to talk for a while.
And while they're good, please tone down all those indies.