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Evolution of PlayStation: PlayStation 3

See how PlayStation launched the PlayStation 3 and expanded the gaming ecosystem to include the state of the art PlayStation Network, precision motion gaming with the PlayStation Move, and the best membership in gaming, PlayStation Plus.

GoldPunch-TR4082d ago

So, tomorrow = First PS4 Video?

ArmGunar4082d ago

PS4 INCOMIIIIINNNGG :D

3 more days now, so exciting :P

blitz06234082d ago

They probably did consoles first then handhelds. So PSP tomorrow, Vita on Tueday.

MmaFan-Qc4082d ago

Eddard Stark: "PS4 Is Coming!"

vickers5004082d ago

I don't know if I'm just unlucky, but every time I click on the link provided, some annoying as hell 5 second timer starts and skips to the next ps2 video.

Anyone who might be having the same problem I am, here's a link that actually works:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

kudakadere4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

Psp maybe ?? for Monday Ps Vita Tuesday , and it's worth noting that these Evolution video's are being posted at 11pm GMT which is the time of the Conference .

thaimasker4082d ago

Not very likely at all.
PSP, Then PS Vita then PS4 seems alot more likely

Blackdeath_6634082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

no they wouldn't hype up a press conference then announce the ps4 randomly on youtube before then. though it would be awkward if someone at sony uploaded the ps4 video out of anticipation ahead of time.

on a side note i was told youtube is not a valid source when making a submission and got reported for it back when i first came to N4G can i have a bit of clarification on that please?

kane_13714082d ago

This pretty much confirms it. GT made the leak, it is official!!!!!

https://twitter.com/geoffke...

kane_13714082d ago

This pretty much confirms it. GT made the leak, it is official!

https://twitter.com/geoffke...

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stage884082d ago

I am loving these timeline videos each day. Sony's new marketing team are really turning up the hype level. Looking forward to tomorrow's one!

ElitaStorm4082d ago

tomorrow is psp and then psvita

RyuCloudStrife4082d ago

Not yet young one, patience....

bigfish4082d ago

PS3 - is easily the greatest video game console of all time

kane_13714082d ago

no, Playstation is.

PS3 is the spoiled brat that had everything for it.
It came in to be a success but had to struggle and wasn't used to, since the Grand dad had built this life of his with a success of over 100 mil consoles as well as the daddy did the same.

So it came in saying I AM A PLAYSTATION and realized it has to fight for its rights.
this made it a console with a legend of its own, a tail of hard work and success.
It is in a whole other level than just calling it the greatest of all time.

It is a Legend.
A console that the world deserved, but not a console that they needed, so they chased him and tried to destroy him....
Cause he is a savior, a Dark CONSOLE

Sevir4082d ago

I feel out of my seat laughing hysterically! That was pure awesome. I love the homage to Christian Nolan's "The Dark Knight"

GraveLord4082d ago

Tomorrow = PSP
Tuesday = Vita
Wednesday = Playstation Meeting/PS4 announcement

bunt-custardly4082d ago

Did they show anything of HOME in this video?

FamilyGuy4082d ago

Nope, crazy, seemed like it could have been a lot longer. PS3 tech, Move, PSN and PS+ was all they mentioned.

Guess Home won't be part of PS4 :/

steve30x4082d ago

Tomorrow will be PS Vita today PSP

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Shadow Flare4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

I think PS3 was a bigger step up on PS2 then PS2 was over PS1.

What a great console the PS3 has been. Can't wait for PS4

If there's one thing that's embodied PS3 for me this gen it's LittleBigPlanet. I applaud Sony for their continued support for the risky but highly imaginative titles. PS3 had a lot of games that came under that umbrella. Which made PS3 the best in my opinion

LiViNgLeGaCY4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

Completely agree. PS3 has been an amazing console.

Blackdeath_6634082d ago

yep i think heavy rain was revolutionary is aswell in the gaming industry though many people would say otherwise and i think Beyond will be just as important. getting real actors to do a complete mo-cap that includes body,face and eyeball movements AND the voice acting at the same time is a huge step forward. i respect sony for making that possible.

Ace_Pheonix4082d ago

And LittleBigPlanet on the Vita is the best one yet. Just some food for thought. I've really been enjoying it.

Sarcasm4082d ago

Uncharted was the game for me. I'm literally going mental on thinking what Naughty Dog is going to accomplish on the PS4.

EbeneezerGoode4082d ago

Agree 100% (other than your game choice, mine would be Uncharted and a mix of others).

PS3 has been a joy to own and use and will still be good enough to keep around even after PS4 arrives (as a handy 3D BluRay player and older game system)

Bring on PS4!!! :)

M2-4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

Funny how the tides have changed and Sony throwing money at developers for exclusivity is now somehow a good thing.

LittleBigPlanet, Infamous, Resistance, Heavy Rain, etc were all original IP's created by independent developers. Sony's role was simply paying to deny the experience to a wider audience. You should be thanking the developers not Sony for the aforementioned IP's.

edit:

@BitbyDeath
Both Sony themselves and in turn their fans mocked the thought of paying any amount for exclusivity period.

"In the interview, Tretton said "We have a very different approach to exclusives than some of our competitors. We don't buy exclusivity. We don't fund development. We don't, for the lack of a better term, bribe somebody to only do a game on our platform.""

http://www.joystiq.com/2007...

@Estranged
The games were already being developed, they would have been published regardless, whether on consoles or on PC/Mac. You shouldn't be giving Sony credit for their hypocritical act of "bribing somebody" [see quote above].

BitbyDeath4082d ago

You're probably thinking of timed-exclusives.

Nobody said boo when Alan Wake or Gears went exclusive to MS, same for the titles you mentioned being exclusive to Sony.

SoapShoes4082d ago

Oh I'll thank them for those games because without Sony taking the risk on them they never would have existed.

MM originally pitched the LBP idea to Microsoft but they declined due to their strict policies on Live. The others were funded by Sony and Sony was the only one to even want to chance publishing Heavy Rain.

Shadow Flare4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

"Throwing money"?

Microsoft has more money then Sony and Nintendo made more money then Sony with the Wii and DS

So where are their LittleBigPlanet's, Journey, Heavy Rain, Last Guardian, Beyond, Flower, Pixeljunk etc. games?

Sony has shown more willingness to encourage these type of games

And in Media Molecules case, they went to Sony with their LBP idea and they loved that Sony totally got what they wanted to achieve. And Sony supported that fully. Look at Last Guardian. Any other company would have canned that by now but Sony is still supporting it.

Instead Microsoft threw their money at timed DLC ($50 million for GTA4 timed DLC was it?) and an eyetoy knock off while simultaneously giving their core fans the middle finger to focus on the casuals (as evident in the last 3 E3's)

And Nintendo has spent that money on....yet another console with old hardware, sold at a premium price, with no games. What did they spend their money on???

BitbyDeath4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

Looks like a play on words as Tretton is kind of right about them doing it differently.

Sony have a lot of 2nd party studios where as Nintendo and MS have none.

I'm not sure on the exact methodology being used but we do know it means a contract of sorts where Sony own the franchise and pay the bills for its creation.

Looks like PR talk though as the contract essientially does what he says they do not... just accomplished differently.

M2-4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

@Shadow Flare

If each console were a mirror image where exactly would the competition be?

Thatgamecompany created Flower, Journey and Flow not Sony and they were/are bound by a 3 game exclusivity deal, which almost bankrupted them, the same is probably true for many other PS3 exclusives (bar 1st party, going near bankrupt).

Sony are pushing exclusives because third party exclusives are near extinct (something Sony relied on the past two generations), PS3 third party support is not as strong as the Xbox 360 and buying a PS3 for anything other than Blu-ray and exclusives is pointless as multiplatform games are generally worse on the system and the online, though free, is still lacking.

Sony are relying on the strategy used by Sega with the Dreamcast, and we all know how that turned out.

You mention MS paying $50 million for timed-exclusive DLC but missed the overall outcome. Not only did it actually "help" fund GTA4 for multiple platforms, but the DLC was not restricted to a single console despite the initial investment. How is that a negative?

Nathaniel_Drake4082d ago

Nintendo and MS turned down Media Molecule, guess who took them. They take risks on developers because they see potential there and are very helpful in their growth, that's why so many second party developers love to create games on their system.

If it weren't for Sony we wouldn't see the full potential of these developers. Sony gives them the ability to showcase to us gamers, whereas the developers gets the tools to grow and not be stunted like some other companies do to developers

M2-4082d ago

@Ramzadel, Estranged
Where are you getting this idea that Media Molecule approached MS and Nintendo?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

theBAWSE4082d ago

@m2 ...what excuse are you going to use about third party next gen? The only bonus 360 had was some multiplat games ran better...that's been nullified with ps4 and its easy to develop for PC innards

I'm struggling to think of any advantage ms have going into next gen..

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Ju4082d ago

Agreed. I will keep mine, even after the PS4 released. I am curious if we will see great games for it even after the PS4 is out. I don't expect BC, and there are still games I haven't played yet. If they'll have PS4 remote play, that will be a keeper anyway and stay at least as a media hub and blue ray player.

Imalwaysright4082d ago

"I think PS3 was a bigger step up on PS2 then PS2 was over PS1." Yeah... in the wrong direction.

Shadow Flare4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

Yeah, Sony should have made the ps3 more like the wii and 360

Whatever.... were.... they.... thinking.......

>_>

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kudakadere4082d ago

I can almost imagine the PS4 video now and then it's revealed on stage , only a few days to go now , come on Sony . This is coming from a neutral .

ApolloTheBoss4082d ago

I'm guessing they'll do PSP and PSVita last.

Walker4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

PS4 is Coming .

ApolloTheBoss4082d ago

Yep no doubt now!! They about to drop the Megatons!! We are not ready!!

GenericNameHere4082d ago

Lol can someone tell me where you guys keep getting these Kaz Hirai + PS4 images? You guys keep making me spit my soda everytime I see these pics! :D

GenericNameHere4082d ago

Haha why is Sylvester Stallone crumpling up Kaz Hirai? Is there a battle between them?

pody4082d ago

That was a good one... Crushing Geohot. :P

Gimmemorebubblez4082d ago

LOL
I wonder what Kaz thinks whens he sees all these gifs.

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow111h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos9h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos6h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje6h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon7h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum9h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum5h ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

jambola4h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum4h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

jambola4h ago

I agree
Your comment was pretty stupid

Rebel_Scum3h ago

I never said censorship is based on what I say dumbass. Just because I dont see this as censorship doesnt mean I’m saying others cant.

How about you come at me with your opinion rather than snarky comments with no thought on the matter.

SimpleDad6h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

jambola4h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

Barlos4h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai6h ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Killer2020UK5h ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh5h ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.

MrBaskerville2h ago

The game being an accurate represantation of the original was not a slap in the face to the fans. The 3D remasters looked like ass (visually) tbh.