Ratchet & Clank
SOCOM
Killzone
Lair
and some more I can't think of

What's funny about Killzone 2 is that this video, graphically, is on par with the video from 2005 that no one said was achievable. Looking back on it now, it's impressive but not crazy. What I liked about the old KZ2 video was the level of interactivity / scripting from the characters.

Warm but not enthusiastic applause for KZ2.

Unless there's a last-minute shocker, Sony's conference is on par with the other two: solid but with no shocking announcements. I hope we get a big demo or two tomorrow when the PlayStation Store updates.

Heavenly Sword

I thought they pulled out a few unexpected games and the PSP redesign and Star Wars version. Nothing to amazing at this E3 though.

That's what I was going to say. It sounds like they showed off the most games though..?

Only disapointment was no rumble ps3 pad. Otherwise, VERY solid showing

Nothing shocking but a much better showing of games than either MS or Nintendo. I think it's just what they needed to do. Show that there are/will be plenty of games worth playing on the PS3.

Much better E3 for Sony. The arrogance was gone and they showed a lot of stuff and made fun of themselves a bit. They at least showed a ton of games.

That's true. Of the three conferences, Sony did seem to show the most games. I guess I was just hoping for more titles that we hadn't already seen at past events. The few new titles looked promising, but I'm greedy.

NBA 08
Little Big Planet
MGS4
Infamous
the Naughty Dog game
Ratchet & Clank
SOCOM
Killzone 2
Lair
Heavenly Sword
Warhawk? (does that count)


I like the Phillip Glass-ish music used when he left.



The theme between the companies seems to be very, very investor centric. Talk about what you have in the next fiscal year, touch on growth, strengths, etc. Go into some 2008 titles. But no one has really talked about 2009 or beyond. I honestly don't even know what 360 games are coming out after this fall (well, Too Human will be delayed).

Thankfully the arrogance was gone. I can only imagine that they (and Msoft) have been humbled by their missteps and by the Wii's wild success.

Looks like some additional Heavenly Sword footage is about to come up on G4

N/M. It is just going to show what they missed on a commercial

My PS3 may be only playing Blu-Ray movies right now, but thats likely to change in the coming months. Alot of the games they showed looked very promising. MGS, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet, Killzone

12:32: Tretton takes the stage to show the "PS3 exclusive" Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Creator Hideo Kojima and his translator take the stage to talk about it.

"I safely made it to E3," says Kojima. "The game is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month -- and while I've been on the series for 20 years, this game will be the grand finale for the series. The story of Snake will end and this will be my last take on this series. All the mysteries, plotlines, and other story points will be revealed."

Kojima continues, "I'm putting everything I have into MGS4 and today I brought it with me. What we're showing you isn't a trailer, it's the game."

12:36: The footage rolls. It is confirmed that Snake is being sent to assassinate Liquid Snake. Following radio conversation with the Campbell, Meryl is shown leading an army towards liquid. In the middle of the assault, the soldiers are stricken with some kind of sickness and start fighting amongst themselves. Just as it appears that the squad is about to be taken out, Raiden shows up and starts kicking ass all over the place. Cue an incredible battle between Raiden and Vamp. There are stabbings, blood, and all sorts of crazy s**t going on. It's nuts!

Finally, MGS4 is confirmed for early 2008 and it will be released worldwide simultaneously. E3 will only have a trailer, but Kojima announces that he will be giving a live demo of the game next week in Tokyo. He asks the crowd what they thought and they clap loudly.

12:45: Phil Harrison is back, both on the stage and onscreen in Home in a Ratchet and Clank outfit. Cut to video of Brain Allgeir from Insomniac talking about Ratchet Future (13 million units of the franchise shown worldwide!).

Folklore trailer is next, introduced by producer Eric Fong. New footage and areas are shown. Adventure, action, RPG elements highlighted.

Heavenly Sword is up next and there's a special Home space dedicated to it. Trailer shows a quick overview of Nariko and her story with scenes of new areas and enemies. NBA '08 is up next. Better visuals, new movesm and other elements are highlighted.

Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet is next. "Play, Create, Share" is the tagline. Today, Sony wants to focus on the creation aspect. Footage shown includes several bulding montages. Trees, bridges and all sorts of things are being made on the fly using the in-game interface.

Final game to be shown is Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Studio head Evan Wells talks it up and shows off some badass video. Gunfights, explosions and various other action sequences abound.

12:54pm: Phil announces new Sucker Punch game. The premise is that you can become a super hero or an Anti-hero. Official title is "Infamous." Electricity powers and levitation shown by the main hero and it looks awesome -- coming exclusively to PS3 in 2008.

12:56: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue coming to PS3 soon as a precursor to GT5. It will have full online capabilities and looks like CG. No joke. The texture work and lighting effectgs are crazy.

1:00: Phil pretends that he is done with show. Jack says, aren't you forgetting something? Phil says, "Yes -- everything you're about to see is real-time."

BOOM! Crazy good looking landing footage with fantastic detail; looks a lot like the trailer shown 2 years ago. Dude shown onscreen playing the game to prove it's happening -- visual effects are phenomenal. Very Call of Duty-like. Cool animations. The game looks like it will rule. Crowd erupts into applause at end. Very impressive.

1:04pm: Jack hits the stage for the final time. Thanls crowd for coming. Event over.

I think this was really important, they needed to let people know that games were coming.

I'm downloading all the trailers now, but don't see any demos. I thought we would get one for Heavenly Sword.

Well, the Sony show seemed to be saved by the last ten minutes or so of game previews (at least from what I gathered). Otherwise, all three big shows seemed about on par. I am surprised that not one of them had any "aces" to show off. Oh, and disappointed that Microsoft is letting Sony price drop and not responding.

For those that saw all three, did Sony really show THAT many more games than the others?

I watched the MS one live last night and they showed quite a few games, especially from the XBL arcade. And looking at the write-ups here on the other two press conferences, it seems like the number was comparable.

It seemed like it. MS did show more for Arcade. Sony mentioned they have a ton, but only showed five of them.

It could have been sheer perception.. Sony's library is a bit dry so every little bit they showed was going to get a reaction.

Excellent showing by Sony. Now I must start saving for that PS3.

good showing, games look good, Killzone doesnt look as good as the video but looks pretty good, not as impressive now, with all these games like BioShock, Mass Effect, Rachet and Clank. The new psp is very very lame, who cares about the video etc. For the psp to work you need to analog sticks. Playstation Home looks very dull, Graphics look good, but the animations make it look dull and the movement is so slow looking.

I think all three were comparable. We might need a breakdown of it though.

Man, Sony pulled a lifeline out of their ass! I was very impressed with their showing this year. Killzone 2, Lair, Heavenly Sword, and MGS 4 are going to be major must buys. I wish they would have gone a bit more into detail on the psp to ps3 connectivity.