Wow this is painfull.

Ridge Racer? Not one I'd pick to show off emulation.. but okay.

Shopping interface makes the XBL Marketplace look like Fisher-Price "My first online store".

Still no price announcement. Comon Sony. Comon.

I like singstar, looks interesting.

5:36 -- Kaz takes the stage to talk about the network strategy. Online is considered to SCE as air conditioning is to a car. Account manager, ranking systems, voice rankings and more -- a virtual society -- are all part of this basic service. And yes, it's all provided free of charge.


5:38 -- Talks about PSP E-Distribution. Has a PS1 game already downloaded to Memory Stick for PSP and plays it right in front of our eyes. It's Ridge Racer 1 for PS1 running now on PSP. Screen is letterboxed instead of stretched for the screen, but you can also change the screen size to fit.


5:42 -- Micro-transactions are talked about. A variety of payment systems are possible, and gamers can also buy PlayStation cards for their kids or as a gift in stores so they don't have to sign up.

Comon Sony?

Was there a law passed that requires everyone involved in videogaming to shave their heads?!

Is that a rack of PS3s?

Final Fantasy IX is going to take one hell of a memory stick for emulation.

Real-time weapon changing and real-time character changing... That's next-gen functionality?

There isn't a lot of "oomph" in this conference... I sure hope they're saving the best for last.

so far.

piano black ps3 @ launch - nice
same ds2 - bleh

It's Dynasty Warriors 14!!!

None of the games shown so far have been that impressive visually. Not that they don't look good, but nothing has blown me away.

5:44 -- SingStar PS3 is shown. Blu-Ray allows them hundreds of songs, as well as BluRay videos of band music. Loadtimes (at least in this version ... not sure what it's running on) is blazingly fast, for what it's worth with a debug unit. You can also browse an online catalog of songs and buy any number of tunes. This is also the general PlayStation 3 pricing structure for buying online content (new levels, new characters, etc.) for all PS3 games. There's also a new "MySingStar" feature that allows people to add new content and skins to your version, as well as add personal Singstar performances to the SingStar download section.


5:46 -- Genji 2 shown. Stages of the game are based on ancient history in Japan. There will be stages of fighting on horseback, massive sea battles, and more. Played with a PS2 pad. You can change weapons or characters at any time, and battle through hundreds of enemies. Gameplay looks like a combination of Genji 1 and Dynasty Warriors, with not the millions of foes of Heavenly Sword but some of the cool details and effects of the previous Genji in hi-res. The game promises some unique ways of battling bosses -- a crab monster is shown, and you have to flip him to get at him.

3rd racing game... This one with "new twists"...

Oh, PSP as a rear-view mirror. That is neat.

Ok, that's fucking hot. A rear view via the PSP in F1.

Now that PSP rear view mirror is pretty cool

cool? Hell yes.
Practical? Not so much.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Next thing you know, they'll be telling us the PS3 will allow you to pause the game, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION!

Nice.

Wait.. didn't they open the show pissing on "gimmicks?"

Or that you'll have to flip a crab over to kill it! Unique!

I think they were wii-ing on them.

Heavenly Sword = God of War + Soul Caliber

Holy Shit!