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[titiklabingapat]

Leaders are always lazy, that is the rule...

Made even worse by the Sixaxis incident and Nintendo's inherent secrecy.

 

[kay]

Sony is pulling out all the stops! I wonder what they have for us at this next event.

Disappointment of it being a non event!

 

[Firewire]

Sony is pulling out all the stops! I wonder what they have for us at this next event.

Some stuff on 8 Days & The Getaway hopefully.

 

[el Diablo]

Announce an HSG5 release date bastards.

 

[Crisis]

sony make it happen......

Make what happen?

 

[Laurent]

Made even worse by the Sixaxis incident and Nintendo's inherent secrecy.

That's what I said... The rules apply at all times!

 

[Proelite]

Microsoft's ROLLING THUNDER (more like LOLLING, lulz) kinda fell flat.

For example I think that they DO NOT push GTA4 360 as hard as they could be pushing it.

I though rolling thunder was only for 2006 up till ps3 launch. And it was a success? :scratches head.

 

[USC-fan]

Make what happen?

new f1 game....

 

[Mau ®]

Another event? YAY!

I like how theyre being so agressive these days.

 

[Chiggs]

So I guess it's all about "winning" conferences right?

Holy shit this thread is ... well, I have no words

:lol

 

[Mrbob]

Touchsense....you can feel it....

 

[ari]

conferences dates change.... sells numbers stay the same

 

[Elios83]

Maybe it's just an event for journalists, they have just had E3 and soon there will be games Convention and TGS.

 

[Psychotext]

Touchsense....you can feel it....

You may have quite accidentally given them a superb tagline for that product. :lol

 

[artredis1980]

Games win console wars , not events.

 

[vilmer_]

Games win console wars , not events.

Events certainly bring attention to games.

 

[soco]

For example I think that they DO NOT push GTA4 360 as hard as they could be pushing it.

just wait until after H3. i'll be very surprised if after 50 million $ they don't start advertising the hell out of this game, come this holiday season and i will be very surprised if it's DLC isn't the first to have tv commercials.

~~~~

on a side note, i kinda wish they wouldn't schedule all these smaller events. to some extent, its more fun when the companies drop several megatons at once at a few events throughout the year.

 

[Nuclear Muffin]

When is Leizpig actually? Isn't it actually in August? If so then Sony aren't leaving much of a gap in between this and Leizpig then!

 

[thekad]

The first page of this thread was AWESOME.

 

[artredis1980]

Events certainly bring attention to games.

I would think what Rockstar are doing with GTA and capcom doing with RE5 is better. Would RE5 have got such a big thread if it happened in the middle of E3? They could have released the full Trailer but didnt , they know more hype would happen at a normal day

 

[capnsmak]

This isn't actually as big a deal as it seems, unfortunately. The "private event" is just a new look at two U.S. games from Sony. Leipzig, however -- now that should bring some really new stuff.

 

[luffeN]

Yes. As for announcing something there... Doubt it.

i was told that there will be nothing new, same games from e3.

 

[RubberJohnny]

Coming so close to Liepzig does anyone think this will be a dedicated showpiece event, like the Killzone 2 one for a single game from their first party?

 

[tanod]

This isn't actually as big a deal as it seems, unfortunately. The "private event" is just a new look at two U.S. games from Sony. Leipzig, however -- now that should bring some really new stuff.

Thanks Sam.

Spoiler

You're everywhere today.

 

[vilmer_]

I would think what Rockstar are doing with GTA and capcom doing with RE5 is better. Would RE5 have got such a big thread if it happened in the middle of E3? They could have released the full Trailer but didnt , they know more hype would happen at a normal day

Actually it works both ways. Events are like an appetizer to the full meal, working hand in hand to satisfy the masses, and leaving them fulfilled and ready for an afternoon nap.

 

[nelsonroyale]

Games win console wars , not events.

not really...wii has by far the weakest line up and yet...

 

[jstevenson]

Apparently no one listens to our podcast...

 

[Y2Kev]

L-z-peg is apparently gonna be very big for Sony.

 

[iceatcs]

Apparently no one listens to our podcast...

Ah, so your podcast has something about this event?

I would love to listen any podcasts but I'm profoundly deaf

 

[Systems_id]

Leaders are always lazy, that is the rule...

I dunno man, Sony really knew how to step on the knecks of MS and Nintendo while they were market leader. Year after year we an avalanche of great games and conventions to show them off although it does seem they've turned it up a notch since then. But I'm all for Sony getting their asses handed to them every other generation if this is what it gets us.:lol

 

[Flek]

When is Leizpig actually? Isn't it actually in August?

22.08(PressDay)
23.08 > 26.08 (normal GC)

 

[kaching]

Apparently no one has time to listen to our whole podcast...

fixed.

 

[Proelite]

not really...wii has by far the weakest line up and yet...

They also have the weakest conferences. :lol

 

[Laurent]

I dunno man, Sony really knew how to step on the knecks of MS and Nintendo while they were market leader. Year after year we an avalanche of great games and conventions to show them off although it does seem they've turned it up a notch since then. But I'm all for Sony getting their asses handed to them every other generation if this is what it gets us.:lol

But then, PS3 happened...

 

[jstevenson]

fixed.

Hey, I've been trimming it down (no mega two hour episodes anymore... at least).

Every time I say something on it about making it shorter I get lots of e-mails telling me not too.. and the downloads keep goin up soooooo....

 

[arne]

Sony:
*Last showing, Gamers day in October 06*
February: Sony announce Ratchet & Clank Future (GI)
March: Sony announce LittleBigPlanet & Home (GDC)
April: Sony announce Uncharted (GI)
May: Sony announce Socom Confrontation (GD)
July: Sony announce Killzone 2, Echochrome, Gran Turismo 5 prologue, WipEout HD & inFamous (E3)

Microsoft:
*Last showing, X06 in September 06*
July: Microsoft announce Scene it, Viva Pinata Party Animals (E3)
*Microsoft cancels X07*

Edited.

Besides Sony in numbers having more exclusives this fall, they have a absolutely killer 08 lineup. In spring alone we will see Killzone 2, Metal Gear Solid 4 & LittleBigPlanet. All those three are serious hard hitters. For fall 08 they have their biggest game Gran Turismo 5 but they also have WipEout PS3, Socom 4, inFamous and whatever else their numerous studios bring forth. Not to mention White Knight and FFXIII.

list warzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. sigh.

 

[USC-fan]

Hey, I've been trimming it down (no mega two hour episodes anymore... at least).

Every time I say something on it about making it shorter I get lots of e-mails telling me not too.. and the downloads keep goin up soooooo....

 

[arias]

Leaders are always lazy, that is the rule...

The funny thing is, all of their products have been in development for quite a long time. They didn't just set up their internal studios once their sales were flagging; it's been in the plans. The first-party setup with less reliance on third-party etc. I'd say they've been working harder ever since their flagging, but all these events and announcements were in their long-term plans from the start.

 

[arne]

The funny thing is, all of their products have been in development for quite a long time. They didn't just set up their internal studios once their sales were flagging; it's been in the plans. The first-party setup with less reliance on third-party etc. I'd say they've been working harder ever since their flagging, but all these events and announcements were in their long-term plans from the start.

This is the truth. They may be working harder, but these are long-term commitments that are at least planned out entirely at the beginning of tne fiscal year.

 

[MassiveAttack]

Game Informer interview with Phil Harrison on July 19th:

GI: Gran Turismo has bounced around quite a bit. GT HD was great, but it was the demo. Kazunori talked about all of these things they wanted to do originally with downloadable content, and that all got pretty much scrapped for GT5. When was it decided to release Prologue, which is a demo but more of an expanded demo?

Harrison: It’s not a demo, it’s a game. It’s a full game, and it’s got full features.

GI: Will it follow how GT4 Prologue was? Is that the game plan?

Harrison: We’re going to announce details on that in a couple of weeks. I’m not able to go into the specifics. Obviously, one of the metrics is, “How many cars, how many tracks?” I’m not able to share that with you today. But you saw from the quality of the visual fidelity – they are raising the bar up. The way that Polyphony makes their games is very data driven, meaning that when they get one car working on one track it’s database driven, and then voomp – a huge set of content follows. I was looking at that Ferrari 430, and every time we release a GT somebody says, “Oh, it’s photorealistic” Even back to the PlayStation 1 GT. But I think now, it is.

 

[kaching]

Hey, I've been trimming it down (no mega two hour episodes anymore... at least).

Every time I say something on it about making it shorter I get lots of e-mails telling me not too.. and the downloads keep goin up soooooo....

No big deal - all the parts I'm interested in are in the first half of each podcast anyway. I'm surprised people want to listen to a podcast for more than an hour though.

 

[TekunoRobby]

You won't be hearing about this event for a small while due to an embargo so don't expect anything the day of.

 

[MassiveAttack]

You won't be hearing about this event for a small while due to an embargo so don't expect anything the day of.

August and September are officially Sonyton.

Massive attack incoming...

 

[Jim]

August and September are officially Sonyton.

Massive attack incoming...

But it's not a whatever-aton kinda thing anyway, so don't even get started.

 

[bud]

ffvii:re will be announced at this event </massive attack>

 

[PistolGrip]

Sony:
*Last showing, Gamers day in October 06*
February: Sony announce Ratchet & Clank Future (GI)
March: Sony announce LittleBigPlanet & Home (GDC)
April: Sony announce Uncharted (GI)
May: Sony announce Socom Confrontation (GD)
July: Sony announce Killzone 2, Echochrome, Gran Turismo 5 prologue, WipEout HD & inFamous (E3)

Microsoft:
*Last showing, X06 in September 06*
July: Microsoft announce Scene it, Viva Pinata Party Animals (E3)
*Microsoft cancels X07*

You forgot the awesomeness that was the Sony Japanese event a week after E3

 

[PistolGrip]

on a side note, i kinda wish they wouldn't schedule all these smaller events. to some extent, its more fun when the companies drop several megatons at once at a few events throughout the year.

But then games or news that should have received way more attention gets lost in with the megatons hogging up the attention. Just look at GAF during E3. There was so many threads it was hard to keep up with it all. For example many here didn't ever read about them having a Japanese event which was mentioned at E3 but it got lost in the shuffle.

 

[pswii60]

I like these kind of events, because even if no major games get announced, a couple of new PSN titles always seem to come out of the woodwork.

As for MS, just because they aren't announcing new games every 5 minutes doesn't mean they haven't got a ton of games or exclusives to announce. I'm sure they're not taking a back seat, they know they have their work cut out for them. But you must remember than MS are a year ahead and as such have already announced some of their 08 games- Too Human, Alan Wake, Fable 2, Halo Wars, Kingdom Under Fire etc we already know about.

Sony do seem to have a lot more first party stuff in the works though.

 

[Deku]

There should be be mysterious events every 2 weeks to keep the fanbase excited and primed. I guess E3 was such a huge disappointment insofar as the expected comeback was concerned.

 

[pswii60]

There should be be mysterious events every 2 weeks to keep the fanbase excited and primed. I guess E3 was such a huge disappointment insofar as the expected comeback was concerned.

The Wii is doing fine without any mysterious events. However, it seems Sony's goal from all this is to win the Internet back over, and that's certainly working. Things PS3 related are far more positive these days.