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E3: Sony Conference overview

A roundup of news and shown titles at Sony's E3 2008 conference.

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QueefyB6514d ago

MAG was an amazing showing i cannot wait to buy 3 copies of this game one for me one for my friend and one for a lonely xbot named silogon

Silogon6514d ago

Ha, it didn't really look that good man. Keep your money on my copy and put it towards an xbox 360, man.

Nothing Sony showed today was geared to sell more units. Where are the rpg's? Where are they? Where was anything substantial?

QueefyB6514d ago

hahaha this guy is hilarious he thinks that lips will outdo MAG

Sonics0206514d ago

RPGs are generally shown at TGS. E3 is for the american audience I thought most people new that. As for the conference it was great didnt have any shocking announcements to match FF13 but it did have tons of games and has the most exclusive titles this year. I think Overall all companies showed a bunch of great stuff and i cant wait to play alot of these games.

Kleptic6514d ago

Silogon...shooters rival RPGs in console moving power...and what was shown of Resistance 2 was mind-blowing...with absolutely nothing to counter it on the 360's lineup...and don't bother with Gears 2 dude...when Cliffy showed that yesterday, we all saw the reaction...what worked in 2006 obviously handed him his hat in 2008...its very obvious that Insomniac was not going to be bullied around by a UE3 game this year...

don't inflate what MS did...they showed FFXIII sharing a release with the PS3 in some territories...yet still didn't show anything new for the title...and also, left it up to SE to admit that the deal just took place...and development of the 360 port hadn't even started yet...and the important part...WON'T start until the PS3 version is finished...

what I find really funny is that...360 idiots used to never shut up about how homosexual JRPGs are...and now they are acting like a JRPG will seal the fate of the PS3...which clearly isn't happening...while MS is busy cutting checks to share Sony stand-bys...Sony is producing more exclusive content internally than both MS and Nintendo combined...

also...MS has done this how many times?...and has it resulted in the PS3 failing?...no...its gaining on the 360 quickly EVERYWHERE...all of the market problems Sony faced was due to their own mistakes (the price, the launch lineup, etc.)...and you can correlate exactly when the Ps3 started doing better with when Sony finally remedied those...

don't kid yourself dude...while MS is obviously still very sore at being considered a joke last generation...and is all about getting back at the bully...Sony still considers MS a terd in the industry...just look at the exclusive lineups between the two...gamers don't care if they are first or third party exclusives...the PS3 has more...and quality looks above and beyond ANYTHING MS has introduced this generation...

the reality is very simple, simply think about it...Did DMC4 or GTAIV going multiplatform do anything to the PS3?...no...not directly...what it really did was simply kept the 360 relevant...maybe buying up all these exclusives is simply keeping the 360 around...rather than killing the PS3...I am pretty sure that Sony understands that as well...there is no question that GTAIV was the biggest exclusive franchise that Sony now shares with MS, at least for the territories where the 360 is the most popular...if it didn't stop the PS3 from waxing the 360 in every territory so far this year (save a few k units in the US for a month or two)...a game that we probably won't see till early 2010 in the US won't either...

you think FFXIII will make the 360 grow significantly more than the original Xbox?...we will see...at the rate it is selling now, it will only peak at 5-8 million more than its older brother...after everything else Sony ended up sharing this generation; the demise of the PS3 based on MS's sword would have happened long ago...its very obvious now that the 360's days are still numbered...

Bladestar6514d ago

"hahaha this guy is hilarious he thinks that lips will outdo MAG " mmm... well.. as much as Gears 1 outdo Kill Zone 2... You speak of MAG as if you have a release date... The same that happened with Kill Zone 2 can and will happen with MAG... it may be 3-4 years before it's release... all games microsoft announced will be played by the end of the year... while you will be dreaming about this game for the next 3 years.. Lips 3 will probably be out by then.

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solidsnakus6514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

wow sony just wow. that press confrence was the most boring 1 and a half hour of my life. nothing new. after watching the ms press confrence yesterday i gave sony 1 last chance at redemption... and they failed. it im done with my ps3 its going on ebay as of tonight. im buying myself a 60gig 360 baby! you guys can keep waiting for sony to deliver. im out.

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ThatArtGuy6514d ago

MS gains a multiplatform title, and Sony shows you numerous AAA exclusives and you want a 360? I hope you enjoy it.

solidsnakus6514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

"who cares" obviously you dont. so your one of the losers im talking about. keep on waiting for sony to deliver cause its never gonna happen. you know i cant belive how blind i was, believing sonys propaganda about home, lbp,kz2 at last years e3. wheres all of that stuff!? im tired of waiting! what makes me more pissed is he didnt even anounce a release date for any of them. im seriously tired of waiting and thats why i say goodbye sony, youve screwd us over enough times.

Real gamer 4 life6514d ago

overall i think sony edge out microsoft conference, because they announced and showed new things. as oppose to microsoft that didn't show nothing new, and their biggest announcement was that ff13 was going to make its way to the xbox 360.

silverchode6514d ago

make its away to microsft after its released on the ps3.

donator6514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

Welcome to N4G. I see you've been here for about 25 minutes. Somehow though, I really doubt you have a PS3.

Even if you did have a PS3, think about it. You would just be like Square by switching over to the Xbox 360. And the only games you gain are Halo and Gears of War, but you'd be missing out on LBP, R2, KZ2, GoW3 and host of other games.

But whatever, go ahead and cut and run. I wouldn't want to run into you on PSN anyway, that is, even if you have PS3.

Mikelarry6514d ago

was really underwhelming from sony. pretty poor. after Ms FXIII i thought sony would come out running. but they were limping showing of exclusives microsft could steal from them. nah sony that was POOR

Monchichi0256514d ago

It seems MS and Sony have switch spots this generation. Sony is all about the shooters and MS is all about everything else including RPG's.

But sadly, Sony's conference SUCKED!!!

We'll break it down like this. Once MS conference was over, all you heard EVERYWHERE on the Net was excitement from MS fans and HEATED ANGER from SONY fans.

After today, your getting some excitement from Sony fans and indeference from MS fans.

I think it's VERY easy to see who one this E3.

Need proof. Go back to yesterdays reactions versus todays measily reactions. Vastly different. Today it just seems like Sony fans are just trying to save face by faking excitement. (Except for God of War III, but seriously who didn't know that was coming!

HighDefinition6514d ago

Is more shocking than huge.

It`s still coming out for PS3, if it was exclusive to the 360 that would be huge. If you feel a multiplat title is the best thing coming to the 360, get a PS3.

Watkins6514d ago

Wow .. I can't find words to express my disappointment. There's literally NOTHING I look forward to right now. Possibly inFamous, but I don't know about that really.. Very very disappointed. What am I gonna play now for the next year?

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HighDefinition6514d ago

A 256 player Socom that`s EXCLUSIVE is massive.

So keep dreaming.

FF13 is multiplat NOT exclusive, settle down.

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256514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

just went to the dark side a little... i just don't like these doom and gloom people.

solidsnakus6514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

so are the 60 gigs on sale yet? i dont think they anounced them at the confrence. im assuming its gonna replace the 20 gig and cost 350

edit. w/e i hope i do get the rrod, it beats waiting over a year just to play mgs4 gt5p(which i dont even like racing games but bought cause i didnt know what else to get)and uncharted. god of war can go screw itself its gonna be awesome and all but im NOT gonna alow myself to wait another 2-3 years just for this one game like i did for mgs4

donator6514d ago

And let's be honest here. Ever since E3 closed its doors to the public, it's gone downhill.

Monchichi0256514d ago

It's blatently obvious your here trying to defend the sub-par Sony conference. MS came in with a sucker punch that was heard around the world yesterday that left Sony fans CRYING all over the web.

Please FIND me one post today from a MS fan crying after Sony's conference! You won't find one cuz Sony couldn't counter. So keep waiting for your games. And did you notice how NO release dates were given. "This is waiting!"

HighDefinition6514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

WTF are you talking about waiting?

I got 15 games for PS3.

Is FF13 exclusive? NO.

Is FF13Versus exclusive? YES, to PS3

If a big win to you...is a game being multiplat, that`s sad.

donator6514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

I don't understand why everything has to be a competition. Why does Sony have to make a 360 fan cry?

Monchichi0256514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

Then call it sad...I'm just calling it how we see it. Much bigger reaction to MS conference then there was to Sony's. And you CAN NOT DENY THAT! Just look at the reactions to this site.

The proof is in the pudding my friend. Now you must eat the pudding!

I'll agree it's SHOCKING...But it's also HUGE. MS just stole tons of sales from Sony by offering FFXIII on the 360. Especially to the mass market gamer who doesn't want to shell out $400 for one game.

But that new game does look pretty cool. But nothing earth shattering. It's not a type of game that will sell systems. And when can we expect it. Based on Sony's track record so far..2011 maybe?!

hunter216514d ago

haha go ahead sell it no one stoping you. its not our lost or sony lost.. it your lost.

HighDefinition6514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

Like I said, it`s more SHOCKING than HUGE.

Can you agree w/ that?

Also, If you think a 256 player Socom isn`t HUGE, wait till it`s released.

solidsnakus6514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

yea and there you go with the "wait till it`s released" ... keep waiting. just like i did for all the games that were anounced at last years e3, games were all still waiting for.but w/e once my ps3 gets sold then the waiting is finaly over.

donator6514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

The FF13 was a huge shock, but it was exaggerated by fan boys from both sides. Those that have been keeping up with the industry already knew that engine was being tailored for multiplatform and Square has a history of following the money (makes perfect business sense).

But the non-bias true gamers here at N4G are few and thus the fanboys drowned them out by their useless bickering.

A PS3 fanboy will never change an xbox fanboy's mind and the same goes for the other way around so what is the point in arguing? Seriously, either take it to the Open Zone and spew your talking points over there or let the PS3 consumers talk about their product here in peace.

You fanboys are worse than Democrats and Republicans. Sheesh.

@solidsnakus
Take it to the Open Zone. You do not belong in the Gamer Zone.

Oh and by the way, phantom disagreeing doesn't make you right. It means you're too afraid to reply because you suspect you may be wrong.

klashawnd6514d ago

...it just may be a troll lol

HighDefinition6514d ago

WTF are you talking about.

Right NOW the 360 doesn`t have Sh!T until Gears!

So keep waiting for Gear2 and what ever else.

Basically what i`m saying is that`s so last year.

256514d ago

yeah, just checked the profile of solidsnakus. it's only an hour old. he just joined just to flame.

solidsnakus6514d ago

i just created a acount , this sht just got me mad. call me a troll i dont care but i can garantee you that i am gonna sell my 60gig ps3. im not teling you to to buy a xbox , i dont care what you do. ive been visiting this site for over 6 months and i have no intention of leaving comments. so w/e i dont even know why im wasting time replying.

Chris3996514d ago (Edited 6514d ago )

That conference was a snoozer. All of them were pretty predictable, come to think of it.

In other news, I pre-ordered Infinite Undiscovery and paid off my pre-order on Fable 2. The ONLY thing that I bought a PS3 for was the RPGs. And Sony really seems to have dropped the ball - or simply doesn't care about the genre - this gen.

The funny thing is, I told myself that I would never purchase a 360. And you know what, since I traded in a hunk of my PS3 games, got over $500 trade and got a 360 w/ Lost Odyssey, Eternal Sonata, Kingdom Under Fire and Blue Dragon, I haven't looked back. (I still kept the system - 250 gig custom, original 60 gig model - as I have hope that SCEA/J will pull their heads out their arses and get back to making the games that made me fall in love with their systems).

Just one question for Sony. Where are the RPGs? Your competitor kicked you right in the berries yesterday and your best reaction is to wince and ignore the pain. How about some games of your own to make us forget about FFXIII? What happened to the Legend of Dragoon? Legaia? Buy the rights to Vagrant story and re-make it into an HD masterpiece. There are a lot of options other than countering with ANOTHER SHOOTER. Oh wait, this one's online and can host up to 256 players. Sign me up then, that's another ball-game. More players, more guns, more fun! I understand appealing to the American audience, but I'd like to think that a great deal of Americans have more sensibilities and interests than simply shooting things.

Kinda sad really. At least I have my PSP; that one pops out RPGs like a trailer-park princess does kids.

Cheers,
- C

P.S. Check my profile and ask me for my PSN ID before flammage. I actually have a PS3, and I'm allowed to be disappointed with it.
P.S.S. The kid above me - "Solidsnakus" - needs to stifle himself. If he's that upset, he SHOULD SELL THE PS3 AND BUY SOME MEDS TO HELP HIMSELF WITH HIS OBVIOUS MENTAL DYSFUNCTION.

highdro6514d ago

u dont REALLY have a ps3 do u -_-...... if u did u would have played mgs4 and know that the ps3 is worth haveing, and secondly its only a matter of time before u go down to one bubble =I... IM SURE UR NEW TO N4G....well the opean zone is for people like u >>>> opean zone <<<<

Megatron086514d ago

to be honest all the pc were pretty boring this year. MS tries to focus their E3 on show game that will be out by the end of the year they kind of use e3 to start hyping their games up for the holiday rush. Sony focus on game that are so far off that you forget about them by the time they actually come out nintendo show of wave after wave of crappy fads every year if it wasnt for the vc the wii would of been a complete waste of money

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sinncross6514d ago

MAG looked quite impressive, though i do think they needed something else...

power of Green 6514d ago

How do you know what MAG looks like or will be like?. I just watched the Sony spotlight all I seen was a Movie.

monet man6514d ago

BUT HELL THEY JUST STOLE THE SHOW THIS YEAR!!!!!!

Vojkan6514d ago

Overall all 3 conferences were kind a boring, Sonys was best one because of exclusive games they showed for PS3 and PSP.

I wonder why no Killzone 2 or Heavy rain. MAG was really cool, so was Infamous and of course GoW3.
Also Resistance PSP looked very interesting.
Overall very good show from Sony but if they showed at least 2 more exclusives at the end, than that would have been KO to competition.

Real gamer 4 life6514d ago

i totally agree with you vokjan all three conferences were boring.

silverchode6514d ago

i think that aside for ps3 section in sonys conferance it was boring because they still suppport the ps2.

--Onilink--6514d ago

Vojkan there was no Killzone 2 because theres an exclusive conference dedicated only to that game later, check out the ign livewire schedule to see exactly when

ericnellie6514d ago

All 3 had very lack-luster showings. E3's in the past have been somewhat monumental compared this this year's. A fanboy can spin and distort reality to the point of absurdity but when it's all said and done, the only real "suprise" was FFXIII. Everything else was kind of expected or wrongfully left out. Maybe next year guys =(

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power of Green 6514d ago

That was the worst show I have ever seen(Sony).

dktxx26514d ago

Ya Uno and 1 vs. 100 was so much more interesting.

Mr Fancy Pants6514d ago

keep telling to yourself that POG, you're gonna get more crazy than you already are.

you were praising the graphics of the new naruto game for x360 for gods sake! I think that you're blind and thanks to that is why you're mad.

SHOW SOME RESPECT TO SONY xbot! ;-)

power of Green 6514d ago

All Sony's biggest news were things they have been boasting about for months or leaked on purpose months ago.

75% of the show was boasting how superior PS3 is to the competition when we know it is not the case and we see proof all the time.

Long winded cheesy talks about how PS3 will become the success PS2 was is not possible, why do we need to hear that?.

Showing games probably not even close to being done showing off movies for games that makes them seem not confident in their products only setting up gamers to grow more rabid when things take forever to launch or get delayed.

It just looked like Sony had the wind knocked out of them and Sony/rep seemed crushed(Sony rep and cpmpany).

Tmac6514d ago

Hey n4g's favorite cоck sucker is here, round of applause for green dumbass.

Sonics0206514d ago

They showed just as much time showing off has Microsoft and Nintendo did. The videos were designed to show how many games Sony had to offer and most of the games shown were exclusive. Sony focused on exclusive games during their conference. Three new games were announced that we knew nothing about and they were all targeted to the hardcore audience and that is more then you can say about Microsoft or Nintendo. I think Sony had a lot to offer as well as Microsoft they both had different approaches and both worked. Microsoft will be called this year's winner for the sole purpose of getting FF13, but Sony had a bunch of nice announcements and overall a better conference. You also have to remember that Sony didn't waste time demoing games because they were all able to be played on the show floor ,well the ones coming this year anyway. One thing is for sure we are in for one hell of a holiday season regardless of what console we have.

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Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle17d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7717d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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And then MK1 killed it again.

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