Toni
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Everything fell flat.
Sony has the biggest first party devs from the big 3. Thats why Im legit shook this is all they had to show.
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Everything fell flat.
Sony has the biggest first party devs from the big 3. Thats why Im legit shook this is all they had to show.
The hell?
Agreed, especially the bolded. Never thought I'd miss the talk inbetween the trailers, but it turns out that I do.
They could have probably thrown in some nonsense about sales or something and I'd have been satisfied. This conference felt like it was missing a soul to it.
WhupTroyGAF
Member
I just realized we didn't get an overacted "PEGGLE 3!!!!!" announcement... 
phant0m
Member
Yet it was still leagues above anything MS had to offer.
That's an awfully weird way of spelling Devolver Digital..
Mashin Haters
Member
Does skyrim hold the record for the number of times its been showed at e3?
When did I ever say I was pissed off that they talked on stage? Do you think their games are better showcased in this format, or with developer commentary alongside?
I don't own one but I think it's good that they showed support. Would be pretty shitty for them to drop it after launching it just last year.
funny thing is that they did announce a big new game... in their preshow. supermassive have another game in the same vein as until dawn coming out and it looked really cool. but for some reason sony decided to not show it in the main conference and instead in a preshow that a lot of people didn't get to see. weird choice :/
May have just been to keep the trailer internationally usable.
Host Samurai
Member
We all wanted to see things out of nowhere announcements like a new FromSoft game, DMC 5, something from Sucker Punch etc. It was just a predictable show.
eyeball_kid
Member
Yeah, exactly. As someone who mostly prefers Japanese games, there wasn't much on my plate, and if I go by this keynote alone there won't be much on my plate in 2018, either. I thought it was very odd that they focused so heavily on western studios after how much hype Japanese games have generated for the PS4 this year.
Mr Moose
Member
Gran Turismo Sport is their big one I guess? Is Ni No Kuni 2 on Xbox One?
He does this. It is best to ignore him.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
I'd bet on $350 Holiday price with Destiny 2 and CoD bundles. Effectively a $200 price difference. Sony will murder the $500 X1X before it's even released.
Deckard Chapel
Banned
Lol what?
This also surprised me. People want VR to just magically exist and be successful without the developers showing their games. It won't get bigger and better if it doesn't get any attention.
CocaMantis
Member
Great conference. Couldn't top 2016 but that was obvious.
And to think all the things we are left to get: gameplay from Shenmue 3, Death Stranding and The Last of Us part II. Release date for Days Gone (late 2018-early 2019) and Detroit Become Human (2019 title). In the next 3 years, Sony's gonna make so much money:
Only in 2018 we'll get:
-God Of War.
-Spider-Man
-Shadow of the Colossus
-Shenmue 3 (maybe a Shenmue collection before that?)
I believe 2019 will deliver:
-Days Gone
-Detroit Become Human
And 2020...
-Death Stranding
-The Last Of Us part II.
Fucking hell...look at that line up.
And to think all the things we are left to get: gameplay from Shenmue 3, Death Stranding and The Last of Us part II. Release date for Days Gone (late 2018-early 2019) and Detroit Become Human (2019 title). In the next 3 years, Sony's gonna make so much money:
Only in 2018 we'll get:
-God Of War.
-Spider-Man
-Shadow of the Colossus
-Shenmue 3 (maybe a Shenmue collection before that?)
-Bloodborne 2 possible announce at PSX this year
-Days Gone
-Detroit Become Human
And 2020...
-Death Stranding
-The Last Of Us part II.
Fucking hell...look at that line up.
Yeah GT and Ni no Kuni but that also on PC.
UltimaPooh
Member
Games that when announced here won't be shown again until 2019 tight before their release. Sounds like fun.
Only surprise announcement s I like are ones that are out of nowhere and only a year away from release.
Not you. Literally everyone else, who complained until 2014 or so, about how much Sony would talk on stage in between trailers.
I personally prefer a little commentary and on-stage gameplay. Not just trailers.
UberTag
Member
Best conference and they didn't even have Aisha Tyler. And she was almost always the best part of their conferences in past years.
The ball's in Nintendo's court now.
Sony's conference was exactly what I predicted. The majority of the show was featuring games that were revealed in last year's Sony conference. There were a couple of reveals, but none of the Sony exclusives had a 2017 release date. Heck Days Gone and Detroit didn't even had a release year. There were plenty of games that I am excited though to play.
Sony's problem was that they just had two E3's with "huge" announcements for games that were too far down the pipeline. Eventually it was going to catch up to them. This year was about reviewing what was already announced. I don't know if development of some of these games are taking longer than expected but it feels like another Holiday season of Sony piggybacking on 3rd parties. This has worked for them this generation so it should be fine again.
As for VR, I personally have no interest in any of it. However I am glad that Sony dedicated some real time for the PS VR. Sony has been spotty in the past with supporting some parts of their ecosystem (looking at the Vita and PS Move). I hope VR is successful because diversity is important with our hobby.
I was surprised that the conference was 99% AAA games. There was no indie real in the main show. No new features for the PS4 or PS+ were announced. There was nothing new to announce as far as PS2 classics or likewise. All of this really surprised me. I expected something new added to PS+ (or maybe I was just hoping).
Overall I give it a C. My main knock would be that they showed mostly 2018 games.
Sony's problem was that they just had two E3's with "huge" announcements for games that were too far down the pipeline. Eventually it was going to catch up to them. This year was about reviewing what was already announced. I don't know if development of some of these games are taking longer than expected but it feels like another Holiday season of Sony piggybacking on 3rd parties. This has worked for them this generation so it should be fine again.
As for VR, I personally have no interest in any of it. However I am glad that Sony dedicated some real time for the PS VR. Sony has been spotty in the past with supporting some parts of their ecosystem (looking at the Vita and PS Move). I hope VR is successful because diversity is important with our hobby.
I was surprised that the conference was 99% AAA games. There was no indie real in the main show. No new features for the PS4 or PS+ were announced. There was nothing new to announce as far as PS2 classics or likewise. All of this really surprised me. I expected something new added to PS+ (or maybe I was just hoping).
Overall I give it a C. My main knock would be that they showed mostly 2018 games.
Yea but that wasn't too hard, but Ubi was on the same league as Sony this year (more or less, depends on your taste), speaks volumes of how weak Sony was this year, and E3 in general :/
outunderthestars
Banned
Well they got
Knack II
Uncharted LL
Everybody's Golf
GT Sport
Horizon DLC
+some JP 3rd party
+marketing deals
+VR
for 2017 exclusivity, which is fine. I just hope that SP and From are working on something amazing. I also feel SotC remake is not the best title to remake when there is a Souls vacuum in 2017/18.
Knack II
Uncharted LL
Everybody's Golf
GT Sport
Horizon DLC
+some JP 3rd party
+marketing deals
+VR
for 2017 exclusivity, which is fine. I just hope that SP and From are working on something amazing. I also feel SotC remake is not the best title to remake when there is a Souls vacuum in 2017/18.
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Killerqueen was right. No Armored Core,though.
Crash Bandicoot N'Sane Trilogy, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Everybody's Golf, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Yakuza Kiwami, Ni No Kuni II*, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Lands, Hidden Agenda, Knack 2 and Gran Turismo Sport are the exclusives for the remainder of 2017.
*console exclusive
RebornYeti
Member
Spider-Man honestly looks pretty good, but the fact it has a ton of QTEs is kind of off-putting. Visually it is stunning and the swing mechanic looks really good and fluid... but dem QTEs!
As for the rest of the conference, I like how there was minimal talking and almost constant trailers and demos, but as far as wow factor goes, I didn't really see it.
As for the rest of the conference, I like how there was minimal talking and almost constant trailers and demos, but as far as wow factor goes, I didn't really see it.
hououinkyouma00
Gold Member
It wasn't great but definitely the best so far.
Still got my hopes up for name changes and PS1 on PS4
Still got my hopes up for name changes and PS1 on PS4
Christ, some of you are pathetic.
VR and non-VR games can exist simultaneously. It's not harming your precious hobby.
If Nintendo lives up to the hype of Odyssey i will give my win to them.
If their spotlight is perfect + the first hour of treehouse announce some cool stuff then yeah. + they got 3 days of 8 hour streams mixed with treehouse and those tournaments.
It's kinda funny now i really thought Sony or even Microsoft would take the throne this year but Nintendo just has to not fuck up the spotlight wich is gonna be a 50/50 case lol.
If their spotlight is perfect + the first hour of treehouse announce some cool stuff then yeah. + they got 3 days of 8 hour streams mixed with treehouse and those tournaments.
It's kinda funny now i really thought Sony or even Microsoft would take the throne this year but Nintendo just has to not fuck up the spotlight wich is gonna be a 50/50 case lol.
Toni
Member
Nah. Its probably the signs of a stagnating gaming industry.
Or E3 as a gaming format is dying.
Doug Heffernan
Member
I really wanted to like Spiderman but the quicktime events and linearity turned me off. Maybe it was just like that for the demo? We'll see. It's very pretty though, I'll give them that.
Laieon
Member
I don't think Sony's show was bad, they showed a lot, just nothing particularly stand out. I'd put in par with Microsofts. Nothing super exciting, but not Nintendo 2008 tier either. Pretty average overall, maybe a 6/10. God of War looked great, Spiderman looked really disappointing imo (graphically it was fantastic, gameplay wise... eh).
Shadax the wizard
Member
I think David Cage is next up on stage on YTE3 stream.
different strokes for different folks
a lot of people would have wanted to see what's the FROMs latest project etc
A console that's only selling to like 20% of consumers is probably not going to do that much murdering. I wouldn't be surprised if they left the price alone -- the whole purpose of a premium SKU is to make a hefty profit margin from enthusiasts.
Charles Alan Ratliff
Member
What does the E3 voucher code for those that went to the theater give? My girlfriend and I left due to audio issues and our theater having obnoxious assholes trying to be comedians.
It's almost like there's a balance between "Trump Press Conference" and "YouTube Playlist".
"When the movie's an hour long you say it's too short, then when it's 3 hours long you say it's too long! There's no winning!"