Monday, June 10, 2013

Sony Press Conference at E3

Tonight at 9:00 PM EST, Sony will deliver its E3 presentation. Like I did with the Microsoft press conference, I will update this post as the news rolls in. Highlights from the Microsoft event can be found here.

  • After a 15 minute delay, it's time to start. Jack Tretton took the stage to talk Playstation Vita, "the best place to play outside the home." More than 85 titles will launch before the end of 2013, including Killzone Mercenary and Tearaway. There will be a new Vita bundle this summer with the first season of the new The Walking Dead game from Telltale.
  • Next up: PS3. Tretton showed off gameplay footage of upcoming PS3 games The Last of Us, Puppeteer, Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Gran Turismo 6.
  • Tretton next introduced footage for Batman: Arkham Origins, due on October 25. There will be exclusive DLC available only on Playstation. In addition, there will be an exclusive Grand Theft Auto V PS3 bundle available on September 17 for $299.
  • Here comes PS4! Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, described PS4 as a "console of unparalleled power."
Andrew House showing off the new hardware.

  • Next up: Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony Entertainment. Lynton talked about movie and music services on the Playstation network.
  • Here's a new IP exclusive to PS4 called The Order: 1886. Looks like an action horror game.
  • Other PS4 games shown include Killzone: Shadow Fall, Driveclub, inFAMOUS: Second Son, and Knack. All but Second Son will be launch titles.
  • Supergiant Games (Bastion) took the stage to show of Transistor, which will make its console debut on PS4.
  • Sony announced many partnerships with independent developers, who will be able to self-publish their games on PS4. One of these games is a remake of the original Oddworld.
  • As reported during the PS4 reveal event, Diablo 3 will make its console debut on PS3 and PS4.
  • Final Fantasy XV (formerly Final Fantasy Versus XIII) and Kingdom Hearts 3 will come to PS4. Final Fantasy XIV will come to PS3 and PS4.
  • Up next: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Watch Dogs, both multiplatform. Playstation owners will get an hour of exclusive content in Watch Dogs.
  • Also shown was NBA 2K14, with a commercial featuring LeBron James.
  • PS4 supports used games! Disc-based games do not need to be connected online to play! PS Plus memberships will carry over from PS3 to PS4.
  • Jack Tretton introduced the world gameplay premiere of Destiny, the new game from Bungie (Halo series).
  • Playstation's cloud-based service will go live in 2014. It will stream games via Gaikai.
  • Playstation 4 will be available at $399 this holiday season.

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