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How Sony won E3... at Gamescom

MCV: The current-gen might be approaching the final straight, but Sony is ready for a sprint finish.

Consensus dictates that Sony has “lost” the current generation of machines. Wii sold in sufficiently high numbers that despite the fact it has been dead in the water for over a year, it will not be caught. And while the sales battle between Xbox 360 and PS3 is closer than we might have expected, Microsoft’s American dominance has given it a steady (albeit slight) sales edge of Sony’s machine.

But if there’s one thing we have to remember about Sony is that it’s always slow out of the blocks. The PS3 that was released 2006/2007 bares little resemblance to the console of today

Hellsvacancy4270d ago (Edited 4270d ago )

There was nothing at Gamescom for me, it was all Vita and Wonderbook, very disappointing

The Last Of Us trailer wasnt anything i hadnt already seen, then to finish it off they show a Black Ops Vita trailer

That Rain game looked ok, didnt interest me that much though

Sony wont ever be able to please everyone, if they showed loads of new PS3 games, PS Vita owners would be pretty pissed that they missed out

Are Vita owners happy with the content they got at Gamescom?

Edit: I wasnt that disappointed to be honest, i didnt expect much, i did however think Sony would reveal Killzone 4 or show some more Beyond, but they didnt, they revealed Killzone Vita, which is cool, for Vita owners, there just wasnt much there for ME, as 1 single gamer i am

iamnsuperman4270d ago

I think that was the point. E3 was very much a PS3 showing while gamescom was used to reassure the vita/potential vita owners (and the gaming media who haven't been very favourable about the lack of vita content) that there are games (big ones)on the way. I thought it went very well. Rain is interesting concept. I will be keeping an eye out for it

Morrigan-Aensland4270d ago

Sony wins every game show and they've been doing it for years. Video games are about playing video games where quantity of sales are for investers and analysts. Sony normal has the most and compelling new IPs to show

ElitaStorm4270d ago

why there always have to be someone like you bitching about everything?

its like Battle Royal , right now ppl say they want Crash so bad and when they give them they will complain about the the smallest detail

napalmbrainmusic4270d ago

you sound like the most boring annoying person ever. quit whining muppet

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miyamoto4270d ago

I hope gaming in Europe will be as big as in the US. But Sony needs to show Japan Studios & Japanese gamers some love too.

boybato4270d ago

I think that's where TGS comes in. ;p

miyamoto4270d ago

The PS3+PSVita bundle could not come any sooner.

Cologne also assumes increased significance as, alarmingly, if Vita is to get back on track it now looks more likely that this will be done overseas than in Sony’s homeland of Japan, which is increasingly feeling like Nintendo’s home ground.

showtimefolks4270d ago

This is the way i look at it and even their president said the same thing

while at E3 we were all about ps3 at gamescom we are all about Vita.

so e3 ps3 but to be quite honest with you UBI stole E3 IMO but sony had the 2nd best showing or maybe 1A. gamescom sony just blew everyone else out of water. Even if ms or nintendo were there it wouldn't have made any difference. Also at E3 wonderbook was a bore fest but at gamescom i can see this thing working out greatly for sony

iamnsuperman4270d ago

The demo at E3 for wonderbook was just too long especially when the market for wonderbook will not watch the conference. At gamescom it was just right. Short and sweet

showtimefolks4270d ago

i agree and i think what was great was instead of having all the demos on stage they had 2-3 minute trailers for all the gamneplay and stuff and that moves it faster and can get the point across much better

sway_z4270d ago (Edited 4270d ago )

Okay I get that 'Wonderbook' isn't for everyone....but it is right that Sony should broaden the PS3's appeal....it can't be about just Mature content and FPS shooters....there is a very lucrative casual market out there and it's my belief that families should enjoy a console too...not just the harcore frat...

I won't be getting Wonderbook as I fall into the mature/core demographic, but I have no negative view on this 'Interesting' family orientated title.

Fair's, fair!

*regarding the audience that Wonderbook appeals to wasn't at Gamescom, I agree....but I believe the showing was more press related than anything else.....you have to get the word out some way or another....no?

g-nome4270d ago

Well Sony is trying hard to please everybody with good original content on variety of platforms. Just these days , consumers are so hard to please. And if people prefer another COD, Angry bird , or Mario game , what more can one do.

BitbyDeath4270d ago (Edited 4270d ago )

"How Sony won E3... at Gamescom"

They showed up!

abzdine4270d ago

they care about gamers and everybody could easily see it. Hardcore games are on PlayStation devices! Case closed!

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Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.

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Chard3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis2h ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast1h ago

It's worth a play through today.

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg21h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv7221h ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast23h ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood22h ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK19h ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast1h ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake18h ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast1h ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon13h ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast1h ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

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