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Sony 2009 CES Keynote Thread

didn't see a thread posted about this lock if old.

liveblogs:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6202853.html
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/live-from-howard-stringers-ces-keynote/
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/942/942778p1.html

Game talk is over now it looks like so to recap:

Little Big Planet has sold 1.3 million units worldwide.

Some 300,000 levels have been created, with a total playing time of two years.

An update is coming to Life With PlayStation this spring.

$1 million of goods sold via Home, which now has EA as a partner.

PlayStation Home has been downloaded by 3.4 million people.

New EA HOME space to be revealed later.

17 million PSN accounts.

2.1 million added last month.

MTV is now partnering to put its video content on PSN.

The PSP and PS3 installed base is 61.3 million.

SCEA is now shifting its way it thinks about its hardware design to better serve customers.


Latest Update:(taken from the gamespot feed)


10:16 PST He equates 3D to the introduction of color and sound in film in terms of importance.
10:16 PST Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg comes out to tout 3D.
10:15 PST No word on whether the game will be in 3D when it comes out.
10:15 PST Stringer then shows a still from Gran Turismo 5 rendered in 3D. "You've never seen the game like that," he says.
10:13 PST Everyone dons the 3D glasses and watches the short, which puts the characters of Cars in a Tokyo Drift-like street race.
10:12 PST Wrapping up, Stringer introduces a 3D digital short by Pixar.
10:11 PST Sony is working on a sugar-based battery and phones made out of 10 percent plastic.
10:10 PST As the crowd thins out, Stringer talks Sony's eco strategy.
10:09 PST Stringer produces a Reggie Bar candy bar, and bids Jackson farewell.
10:07 PST Now the pair discuss stats and how to fool pitchers.
10:06 PST Then he says he's excited about the new technology room at Yankee Stadium 2.0.
10:05 PST He brings ex-Yankee Reggie Jackson on stage to talk about the new stadium. Instead, he waxes poetic about the old Yankee stadium.
10:04 PST Dr. Oz exits, and Stringer gets up on stage to talk about Sony's partnership with the Yankees on Yankee Stadium.
10:00 PST Dr. Oz explains how evolution designed people to put on weight, not lose it.
9:59 PST He measures Stringer's waist, which is 39 inches--meaning he should be 6' 6".
9:58 PST Health tip: Your waist line should be half your height.
9:57 PST To show the problem of obesity, he shows Michelangelo's famed sculpture David rocking a massive beer guy.
9:56 PST No wait, just "Dr. Oz"--and the doctor is in, apparently since he just walked on stage.
9:56 PST It's titled "Ask Dr. Oz."
9:56 PST A new show starring Oprah's Dr. Oz will premiere in syndication in the fall, focused on keeping viewers healthy.
9:55 PST Stringer retakes the stage to talk about...health care.
9:55 PST That's it for Hirai, who walks off to much applause.
9:54 PST SCEA is now shifting its way it thinks about its hardware design to better serve customers.
9:53 PST EA is crafting a new space for Home which will be revealed later.
9:53 PST $1 million of goods sold via Home, which now has EA as a partner.
9:52 PST Hirai pivots the agenda to PlayStation Home, which has been downloaded by 3.4 million people.
9:52 PST An update is coming to Life With PlayStation this spring.
9:52 PST Now for a quick demo of Life With PlayStation, the virtual globe/news and weather service which lets you zoom in on a city and find out what's happening in said city. Hirai checks the headlines in Munich, Germany, to prove it.
9:50 PST MTV is now partnering to put its video content on PSN.
9:50 PST Sony video delivery service is next on the docket. Hirai makes much of the fact videos downloaded on the service is both portable and viewable on fill-sized TVs.
9:49 PST Beta sign-ups are now open on the PC, with a PS3 version to follow.
9:49 PST Hirai now talks about Sony Online Entrainment, and its new free-to-play title Free Realms for "tweens, teens, and families."
9:48 PST "This experience is possible only on the PlayStation 3."
9:48 PST Some 300,000 levels have been created, with a total playing time of two years.
9:48 PST Hirai talks up Little Big Planet, which has sold 1.3 million units worldwide.
9:47 PST Enter the Sackboy!
9:47 PST 2.1 million PSN accounts added in the last month alone.
9:47 PST SCEA's big push is networked content and services in the form of the PlayStation Network. 17 million accounts on the network, with 330 million pieces of content downloaded.
9:46 PST "Play. Listen. Watch. Communicate. Create. Share. These are the experiences consumers want, and this is what they want on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable."
9:45 PST Hirai takes the stage, cheery as ever.
9:45 PST The PSP and PS3 installed base is 61.3 million, says Stringer, before introducing SCEA prez Kaz Hirai.
9:44 PST Finally, to the games!
 

~Devil Trigger~

In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Beta sign-ups are now open on the PC, with a PS3 version to follow.
9:49 PSTHirai now talks about Sony Online Entrainment, and its new free-to-play title Free Realms for "tweens, teens, and families."
9:48 PST"This experience is possible only on the PlayStation 3."
 

gofreak

GAF's Bob Woodward
Shadow780 said:
"Hirai talks up Little Big Planet, which has sold 1.3 million units worldwide."

Wow already?

I'd figured circa 1m by end of 08....it must have sold quite well indeed in Europe overall.

I think it's safe to say it will be a multi-million seller over its lifetime.
 
gofreak said:
Hirai talks up Little Big Planet, which has sold 1.3 million units worldwide.

Nice! :)
Yeah, saw that. With all the talk about how it didn't sell well, i was surprised they sold that many. Not earth shattering or anything, but decent enough.
 

Baha

Member
9:51AM Updates on PlayStation Store now. MTV Networks is announcing today that they are adding 2,000 hours of programming to Sony's video delivery service.

US video store of course :(

$1 million of goods sold via Home, which now has EA as a partner.

WTF.
 

alr1ght

bish gets all the credit :)
9:54 PST SCEA is now shifting its way it thinks about its hardware design to better serve customers.

aka our next system will be underpowered/casual/wiilike. :(
 

Fersis

It is illegal to Tag Fish in Tag Fishing Sanctuaries by law 38.36 of the GAF Wildlife Act
AmericanNinja said:
9:53 PST $1 million of goods sold via Home
mhmhm ,what?
Like $1 million dollars of T-Shirts, this is genius
 
looks like the games talk is done for now. I will keep watching the feed and post here if anything comes up. Right now they are talking about "a new show starring Oprah's Dr. Oz will premiere in syndication in the fall, focused on keeping viewers healthy." :lol
 

Baha

Member
alr1ghtstart said:
9:54 PST SCEA is now shifting its way it thinks about its hardware design to better serve customers.

aka our next system will be underpowered/casual/wiilike. :(

If it's like the PS3.5 instead of PS4, I think it would still be good considering the tech for this generation of HD consoles is impressive.
 

____

Member
alr1ghtstart said:
9:54 PST SCEA is now shifting its way it thinks about its hardware design to better serve customers.

aka our next system will be underpowered/casual/wiilike. :(


Or the slim PS3 revealed?
 

Burai

shitonmychest57
Riskbreaker23 said:
i wonder who all the people buying stuff in home are?

Wollan took out a $1million loan last summer in preparation and now he can't pay it back.

This is why we're now in a recession.
 

andycapps

Member
gofreak said:
Hirai talks up Little Big Planet, which has sold 1.3 million units worldwide.

Nice! :)

Looks like I may need to dig up some old threads I bookmarked to dish out some future crow on people that said it wouldn't sell over 500k.. :lol
 

gofreak

GAF's Bob Woodward
Well..Home's probably not going anywhere then. Hopefully they fix it up to match the investment some people are clearly making in it.

9:54 PST SCEA is now shifting its way it thinks about its hardware design to better serve customers.

Wonder what this means...?

Also, from Engadget, re. EA in Home:

9:53AM PlayStation Home has added Electonic Arts to Home today. Based on the demo, it looks like it includes an EA casino and other places where you can give more of your money to Sony.

Yeah..judging by that figure for Home sales to date, and thus the willingness of some Home folk to part with cash, I could see EA turning a pretty penny on a casino :lol
 
This casino @ Home looks interesting, hopefully a poker room where we can put some money in there and win some money from other players. Of course Sony/EA gets a share just like other poker websites.

The upside is that you could make enough money from fools that all your PSN purchases are free :D
 

DMeisterJ

Banned
I am so in shock, I'm in shick!

Sony is really laughing all the way to the bank concerning HOME. That's crazy.

There is some guy on the official PS boards, that bought everything in home in the mall, and spent over 70 bucks.
 
gofreak said:
Well..Home's probably not going anywhere then. Hopefully they fix it up to match the investment some people are clearly making in it.



Wonder what this means...?

Also, from Engadget, re. EA in Home:



Yeah..judging by that figure for Home sales to date, and thus the willingness of some Home folk to part with cash, I could see EA turning a pretty penny on a casino :lol

lol. put in real money for fake money to play in the casino only to win fake cash that can't be transferred to real. that would be awesome! ;D
 

gofreak

GAF's Bob Woodward
Guy Legend said:
Umm......what are they talking about....

It sounds like an indirect acknowledgement of shooting too high with PS3 and pricing vs the market, and that they won't be doing that again in a hurry.

But you could read whatever you want into that..I would like to read into it a return to $299 launches in the future for home hardware..
 

Fersis

It is illegal to Tag Fish in Tag Fishing Sanctuaries by law 38.36 of the GAF Wildlife Act
Burai said:
Wollan took out a $1million loan last summer in preparation and now he can't pay it back.

This is why we're now in a recession.
:lol
The fact that Wollan is banned is mind blowing, why he was banned ?
He is in my top 5 Gaffers :D
 

kaching

"GAF's biggest wanker"
XxBigP123xX said:
What have you people done...
I wouldn't worry just yet. If 3.4 million have downloaded Home as stated, and just a third of those decide to download some 99 cent DLC as a lark, there's your $1 million right there. Now, if these people go back for more, :shudder.
 

andycapps

Member
DMeisterJ said:
I am so in shock, I'm in shick!

Sony is really laughing all the way to the bank concerning HOME. That's crazy.

There is some guy on the official PS boards, that bought everything in home in the mall, and spent over 70 bucks.

Can we get a new itprintsmoney.gif going? :lol
 
I admit that I spent two bucks on Home.

Also, what's the update for Life With Playstation all about? Is there anything actually interesting coming to it?
 
DMeisterJ said:
I am so in shock, I'm in shick!

Sony is really laughing all the way to the bank concerning HOME. That's crazy.

There is some guy on the official PS boards, that bought everything in home in the mall, and spent over 70 bucks.

Haha do you have a link for when he said this?
 

Fersis

It is illegal to Tag Fish in Tag Fishing Sanctuaries by law 38.36 of the GAF Wildlife Act
gofreak said:
It sounds like an indirect acknowledgement of shooting too high with PS3 and pricing vs the market, and that they won't be doing that again in a hurry.
But you could read whatever you want into that..I would like to read into it a return to $299 launches in the future for home hardware..
I think the same as you, they messed up and they are gonna learn from it.
 
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