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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-TR4084d ago

So, tomorrow = First PS4 Video?

ArmGunar4084d ago

PS4 INCOMIIIIINNNGG :D

3 more days now, so exciting :P

blitz06234084d ago

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

MmaFan-Qc4084d ago

Eddard Stark: "PS4 Is Coming!"

vickers5004084d 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...

kudakadere4084d ago (Edited 4084d 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 .

thaimasker4084d ago

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

Blackdeath_6634084d ago (Edited 4084d 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_13714084d ago

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

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

kane_13714084d ago

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

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

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stage884084d 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!

ElitaStorm4084d ago

tomorrow is psp and then psvita

RyuCloudStrife4084d ago

Not yet young one, patience....

bigfish4084d ago

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

kane_13714084d 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

Sevir4083d ago

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

GraveLord4084d ago

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

bunt-custardly4084d ago

Did they show anything of HOME in this video?

FamilyGuy4084d 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 :/

steve30x4084d ago

Tomorrow will be PS Vita today PSP

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Shadow Flare4084d ago (Edited 4084d 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

LiViNgLeGaCY4084d ago (Edited 4084d ago )

Completely agree. PS3 has been an amazing console.

Blackdeath_6634084d 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_Pheonix4084d ago

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

Sarcasm4084d ago

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

EbeneezerGoode4084d 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!!! :)

M2-4084d ago (Edited 4084d 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].

BitbyDeath4084d 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.

SoapShoes4084d 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 Flare4084d ago (Edited 4084d 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???

BitbyDeath4084d ago (Edited 4084d 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.

M2-4084d ago (Edited 4084d 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_Drake4084d 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

M2-4084d ago

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

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

theBAWSE4084d 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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Ju4084d 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.

Imalwaysright4084d ago

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

Shadow Flare4084d ago (Edited 4084d ago )

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

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

>_>

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kudakadere4084d 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 .

ApolloTheBoss4084d ago

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

Walker4084d ago (Edited 4084d ago )

PS4 is Coming .

ApolloTheBoss4084d ago

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

GenericNameHere4084d 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

GenericNameHere4084d ago

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

pody4084d ago

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

Gimmemorebubblez4084d ago

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

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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Launch Date Arrives

The official launch of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is finally upon us! The game is now available for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing692h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

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While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos7h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto7h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger886h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).