1Up: E3 2009 Conference Grades

JOLLY1 - 195 days 10 hours ago

That seems about right.

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Ps_alm3k - 195 days 10 hours ago

but games and wow factor, SONY!!!!

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Sonyslave3 - 195 days 10 hours ago

MS won hands down.

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i3eyond the Circle - 195 days 10 hours ago

I was impressed and satisfied with Microsofts conference.

Sonys not so much the same.

Nintendo I didn't bother watching.

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mario2man - 195 days 10 hours ago

sony gets AAA in my eyes

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paskowitz - 195 days 9 hours ago

As a Sony fan I have to agree. MS overall did win this battle. Sony showed some great exclusive games but overall did not really present all that well (from a public speaking perspective). MS has slightly less punch from their exclusives but overall but made up for it with their live feature updates. I have no idea which motion controller was better because they both look stupid and require you to spend tons of money. The PSP has some great games coming but honestly the new model does not have me that excited and was terribly presented (not to mention not a surprise at all) (costs a little to much as well). I was not expecting a price drop but what really got me bummed as a PS3 owner was no news on a firmware update. Come one Sony we need cross game voice chat. Also MS gets major props for not blabing about sales or stats which are always boring. Sony kept them short but honestly if a investor wants to know how well Sony is doing I doubt that last place he would look is E3. They should have done another LBP powerpoint like last year. That was awesome. Overall I would give MS a solid B+ and Sony a high B. Sony really saved themselves with some killer first party games and new exclusive IP's: UC2, MAG, GOWIII (which is looking better every showing. GOWII now comes with spewing centaur guts, yay!),GT5, FFXIV and Agent. I think Sony may have too many good games coming out.

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Nykamari - 195 days 9 hours ago

M$= A
SCE=A
NIN= well, it's nintendo
Gamers= AAA, We all freaking won! You can play what you like on any Darn system, people stop all the bickering and play games. Easy solution RIGHT!

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hatchimatchi - 195 days 9 hours ago

Sony had by far the best line up. I really don't see the point in having twitter, facebook and last.fm on a console.

Microsoft definitely had the flashiest show but the games (except for the new splinter cell) didn't really pack a punch. Alan Wake looks promising but it looks too much like alone in the dark for my tastes.

Sony's lineup was incredible though, so many great games coming out.

Overall it's been a great e3, even nintendo actually had stuff to offer for core gamers, but i still think the vitality sensor is useless.

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crck - 195 days 9 hours ago

I love how Nintendo trots out the same old tired sh!t every other year and these old G video game editors get nostalgic and go ape sh!t over it. I mean really Garnett Lee? A B+ for Nintendo and a C for Sony?

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360 Wii PS3 Yup - 195 days 7 hours ago

Senor douch crck last year Nintendo had a horrible conference. The highlight was wii sports resort and wii motion plus.

-This year had what Nintendo fans wanted multiplayer Mario, Galaxy 2 sequel to the best reviewed game of this gen, Golden Sun DS, im guessing you havent heard of this franchise, Kingdom hearts DS, User generated content for Wario Ware and Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, oh and the megaton METROID OTHER M. Im sorry if you didn't like the games but that doesn't mean there bad. Nintendo deserved its grade. Come on a Metroid game made by Team Ninja. Holy sh!t did you see the trailer. Metroid looks bad a$$ I don't care how old it is. Not only that but they showed The Conduit, Dead Space, and Resident Evil DC. crck STFU!

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Smacktard - 195 days 7 hours ago

I don't even understand how anyone can say Microsoft won. They did a bit better than Nintendo, in my opinion.

Sony won hands-down. Their motion tech was the most impressive, and most importantly, didn't flip out and break at ALL, they showed more than just multiplat games, and their speakers were confident and likable (except the guy showing off their motion system, but only for a little while).

Microsoft's conference was pretty much a disaster. The only redeeming part was their motion system, which also glitched out a couple of times. All they did was show multiplat games, announce an exclusive song (OoOooOoOO), Cliffy's new game (which also glitched out and had to be stopped early. The boss disappeared, for god's sake!), and then the motion system. The motion system was overall impressive, and what netted Microsoft most of its points, but let's face it: it's not going to be what it's expected to be. It looks like it has very little practical use, and it's going to cost $200. It's going to be released more than half-way through the console's life cycle. It's destined to fail, and they REALLY should have kept it for next gen. Same with Sony's motion, to be honest. But anyways, Microsoft's speakers were all also terrible. They fumbled a ton, stuttered, and left my generally unimpressed.

Before anyone comments, take this into consideration: I own neither a 360 nor a PS3. I never really was looking into buying either. After seeing E3 though, Sony has got me a lot more excited for their system.

I didn't really comment on Nintendo because it's pretty much universally acknowledged that their conference was really just a shadow of what it could've been. If anyone wants me to give my thoughts on it though I'll proceed, but I doubt that's the case.

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Jdoki - 195 days 5 hours ago

Sony edged it in my opinion.

I still can't understand why hardcore gamers are excited for Natal, and specifically Milo. Suddenly motion controls ARE the future just because MS/Sony say so? Interesting how these fanboys screaming 'it teh futurez' are the same bunch who have been ripping in to Nintendo for their waggle controls.

Molyneaux has referred to Milo as something like a 'turbo charged Tamagotchi'. I can think of nothing more boring.

Seaman on the Dreamcast, EyePet, EyeToy, Wiimote - we've seen it all before. IF MS can show some games that really make the most of the tech, then fine I'll buy in to Natal. Until then I have zero interest.

Same goes for the Sony motion controls. Show me the games that are not gimmicks. My Wii is gathering dust as I'm sick of motion controls that serve no purpose (Mario Galaxy being the biggest crime).

Other than that I can remove about 30%-50% of MS' E3 conference because of non-interest in motion controls, and non-interest in streaming videos/Xbox Live. I already have Sky TV and don't want to pay another subscription, just to have it streaming through my 360.

So what it comes down to (for me) is the games, games, games.

And Sony showed more games of higher quality than MS. Splinter Cell looks cool. Alan Wake looked atmospheric. Forza 3 looked like another Forza game (no bad thing I loved the previous ones). But nothing really grabbed me and shouted 'DUST OFF YOUR 360! - except for Crackdown 2, which looks to me like a late 2010 release as the movie was CGI'. No Rare info, no Silicon Knights info, no specific Lionhead titles announced. A bunch of multi-plat info is not that exciting.

On the other hand I hadn't seen the Last Guardian leaked footage, so Sony blew me away. I loved the previous Team ICO games, and this looked amazing. God of War 3 looks like it's continuing the epic feel of the previous games. MAG looks OK. Uncharted 2 looks like even more fun than the first. Sony have almost convinced me that my PSP purchase wasn't a waste. And I was really excited by ModNation Racers, which blew MS' Avatar Kart game out of the water.

All in all, as a gamer who owns all three consoles, Sony showed me they are getting stronger and better. MS are trying their best but their inexperience is showing. Nintendo tried their best, and Metroid and Conduit look like they might be AAA.

As a gamer I think I won E3 :) All three companies had a good showing (less so Nintendo), but if I were forced to only own one console, it would have to be the PS3.

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Gun_Senshi - 194 days 23 hours ago

For me grades would be.

Nintendo C
MS B-
Sony B

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bokspeed - 194 days 23 hours ago

but gotta say that MS know how to perform at a conference - its a bit like their game advertising... much better the sony but we all know the better games and system is sony nevertheless!!!!!

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maturegamer - 194 days 23 hours ago

these kind of article fuel fanboy wars.

as much as the games industry keeps hoping for a fanboy free world, they actually encourage it with these kind of articles.

why give a grade to each company, just write an article ( or a podcast) thinking what stood out for u in this years e3.

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get2sammyb - 194 days 23 hours ago

Since when did we grade E3 conferences?

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raidenCPT - 194 days 23 hours ago

I must be stupid but I thought E3 is about the games you show not how flashy you do it, I play the games the presentation of the games matter little. Sony won in my eyes

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Gun_Senshi - 194 days 23 hours ago

Wrong aritcile please delete post

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predator - 194 days 22 hours ago

how about we all won

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Xiphos - 194 days 22 hours ago

Microsoft had the flashiest show, but substantively Sony edged it out.

Molyneux is historically a lying sack of crap, so it's very hard to gauge whether or not Milo was just a total script job since it wasn't live. Alan Wake looked right up my alley, and I was really feeling Splinter Cell, but that's about where it ends for me. The guy presenting Forza had his tongue so far up his own ass with the "definitive racer of this generation" on repeat, that I could barely stop laughing long enough to pay attention to the game. Yoko hitting the stage also made me throw up in my mouth a little. Am I the only one who thought it was a colossal slap in the face to roll her out for anything Beatles related?

As far as Sony goes, the PSP Go! is about $50 too expensive, but the PSP lineup is completely rock solid (especially with the real 'MGS5'), so kudos on that. The on-stage demo of Uncharted 2 blew me away, and is my favorite moment of E3 this year. Mad respect for the crew at Naughty Dog. I wish the God of War 3 demo had gone on longer, but what we saw was more than enough to get off on. FFXIV? Online? Pass. Dying to know more about Agent, and The Last Guardian looks stunning.

Can't really speak on Modern Warfare 2 or Assassin's Creed 2. Both looked great, but they're multiplat so you can't give it up to one or the other in the end.

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nitcorp1 - 194 days 22 hours ago

Microsoft won, Sony conference was boring as hell , not only that gow3 didn't look nowhere near the grahpics that were shown when its was first announced and spcell for xbox360 looked better then uncharted 2 and going to sell more copy , also natal project and milo work ign and others confim that already ,Microsoft showed us the future of gaming hands free console control ,advance A.I and interaction with the A.I imagine what can be done face recognition this is the future i'm sorry Microsoft is the company pushing gaming to the limits, not over hyping games for 3 to 4 years thats not even coming out this year (Sony)

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Zhuk - 194 days 23 hours ago

Only Xbox 360 provides gamers home entertainment that's truly 21st century and pushes the boundaries of what is possible in our digital lifestyles. With the history changing announcement of Project Natal, Xbox 360 will undoubtedly be leading a technological revolution that is going to be felt for decades to come and that will have applications in not only home entertainment but in all aspects of our digital lifestyles.

With Project Natal, Xbox 360 is set to becoming the true convergence device of not only this decade, but of this century. Xbox 360 has not only changed gaming forever with the announcement, but the world has changed forever.

Compare this gigaton history changing announcement by industry visionary Don Mattrick to the disastrous Sony announcement which involved two glowing ice cream shaped dildo's in a pathetically embarassing and rushed attempt to counter Xbox 360's history changing announcement.

Sony's announcement looked horribly last gen, out of touch, pathetic and this signifies what is wrong with the PS3. The PS3 has been outclassed by Xbox 360 in every way, and it truly shows at how the PS3 is being left behind while it pathetically tries to copy the Wii without any of the originality or brilliance that Xbox 360 has shown with Project Natal.

PS3 glowing ice cream dildo's are a disaster, Project Natal is 21st century digital lifestyle future.

I know which one the history books will be Jumping In on.

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BX81 - 194 days 22 hours ago

@deafphat Every time I read one of you comments my heart breaks a little. At first I thought typing like a 18 year old in 3rd grade was a joke you liked to play. Then with every post you make you just confirm that in fact you are an actual idiot!

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