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Sony won E3 by letting their games do the talking

Alex Gibson from WGTC writes "Sony has once again demonstrated that they know exactly how to win over the gaming community, and it isn’t with teraflops.
After tonight, the PlayStation 4’s games library has never looked more rock solid, and the conference reiterated Sony’s imperative for the console to be built around a substantial offering of exclusive content. The messaging is clear; games, games and more games. "

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Genuine-User2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

Pretty much. It was one of the best E3 conferences I have ever seen.

basilboxer2871d ago

Fully agree. That was easily the best conference ever because it was about games. This is what we want to see!

thekhurg2871d ago

Yep. There was such a minimal amount of blabbering that it was epic seeing all the game presentations. Well done Sony.

nX2871d ago

They not only won this E3, they've almost outdone all the other publishers combined. I never expected to see so many games I literally can't wait to play myself, Sony is going berserk on my wallet.

AnubisG2871d ago

Let's hope they keep this up. From God of War to Crash Bandicoot trilogy remake, Kojima game, Horizon, Days Gone, etc. Totally killed it. For me this was the best ever E3 press conference ever.

Death2871d ago

These articles pop up every year. At the end of every show Sony won the show to Playstation fans, Microsoft won the show for Xbox fans and Nintendo won the show for Nintendo fans.

remixx1162871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

@death

LOL dude the first article I had seen after MS' conference was about how big of a let down it was......from septic's site, then I had seen at least 3 more negative articles after that.

Guess your a bit wrong.

GamingIVfun2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

Sony's conference was amazing to watch, would have loved to have been there. So many great games coming.

@Death

No, Sony really did have the best conference.

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Lamboomington2871d ago

The God Of War reveal had to be the best part about it. It was such a surprise seeing Kratos

kneon2871d ago

If E3 were a boxing match then Sony would have had a KO in the first round with the GOW reveal. But instead they just kept pounding their now unconscious competitors round after round after round.

Their conference was so much better than I was expecting.

PaleMoonDeath2871d ago

If that's how fast they done it, MMA is better suited for such brutality. Very, very pleased with this years Sony E3! finally.. I have a bunch of games I MUST get.

Shubhendu_Singh2871d ago

I really do hate when Publisher invites Developers to talk on stage and all they do is describe how "immersive" or "iconic" their game will be without giving any details.

Atleast Sony showed the real gameplay outright. This is exactly what I want from E3, not Devtalks and youtubers.

FrostedFire2871d ago

No truer words have ever been said.I hate the vague dev talks that Ubisoft did on their stage that told us little to nothing about them and just killed time.Their conference was just like their Assassins Creed series,with some good parts riddled in between but mostly consisting of "why would you do that?".

mafiahajeri2871d ago

That's not to bad, I mean the dev talks but when you get someone as annoying as Aeisha Tyler trying to crack lameass jokes and where she asks people to go suck a big bag of you know what. Then seriously GTFO with that shit...

I mean she just kept going on and on it turned into some lame stand up gig, she was also pretty damn hostile. Ubisoft and the rest take notes from Sony because you clearly do not know how to host an E3 conference.

kneon2871d ago

It wouldn't be so bad except that most developers are terrible public speakers, I know, I'm a developer who has had to do a lot of public speaking all over the world.

Most developers just aren't that engaging, it's better to let their work do the talking.

I_am_Batman2871d ago

It was a near perfect conference. They've set the tone from the first second the orchestra started playing. Then it was hit after hit after hit. Sony schooled them all this year. Well done.

C-H-E-F2871d ago

Yes, they just keep topping themselves year over year. Like this was like a Game Cinema hahaha. No details about much, just hey look at these cool games... here's the release date... more cool games.... check out VR it'll cost 399.... and will be released in october... more cool games... release date... more cool games... etc. etc. hahaha

trooper_2871d ago

Agreed. Game after game after game. Now that my uncle finally got a PS4, I can't wait to play them.

Crazyglues2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

By showing nothing but games, Sony knocked this thing out the park... that was a spectacular show, and -DaysGone- Looked Amazing -Complete surprise -- Just one hell of a show

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madhouse022871d ago

That was absolutely amazing. Destroyed Microsoft.

Double_O_Revan2871d ago

It was just hit after hit without letting up. No one came out to talk in between, no pauses, just 'here's a game, and here's a game, oh you want another game? Here's some more!'

Amazing event. I thought it would be hard to do, but they blew away what they even did last year.

Gardenia2871d ago

No weird cringing shows, just games and more games. Also the live orchestra was really awesome

remixx1162871d ago

The mine craft and FFXIV demos were cringe worthy. Also I didn't think it was possible to create a dude bro jrpg but it seems like scale bound will be the first...

81BX2871d ago

I dont think anyone won. We know Ms has a new elite controller/xbox 1 s/custom order controllers/new games/ project scorpio. Sony has new games/psvr/a scuf controller. My issue is this, the majority of sony's games come out in 2017. Nothing too major was showed for 2016, majority of Ms games are sep or oct 2016 but the only game that show cased any graphical strength was gears 4. I guess it all comes down to what u prefer and in what time frame. Both had good showings but nothing amazing.

Gitgud2871d ago

2017 is 6 months away, and 2016 has been an amazing year for games.

EddieNX 2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

Microsofts was also really good! Sony fanboys have become an ultra-biassed pack of dogs though, so to them MS conference is 4/10 and Sony's is 1,000,000/10 ....

WickedLester2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

@81BX

The reason Sony can show games further on the horizon is because they choose to spread their games out throughout the calendar year rather than hording them until the last 4 months of the year. All those 2016 titles announced by MS at their conference is basically their "catch up" titles to what PS4 players have been enjoying throughout the year already. So while you may think having GT Sport, No Mans Sky, The Last Guardian, Dragon Quest Builders, Star Ocean 5, etc for the holidays is weak, I'll kindly remind you we've already bought and played The Witness, Fire Watch, Street Fighter 5, Gravity Rush, Valkyria Chronicles, Day of the Tentacle, MLB The Show, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted 4, Alienation, etc. So we dont have the sense of urgency to have this back-loaded release schedule like Xbox gamers do. Plus there are tons of 3rd party games that come out at that time.

PC-Gaming-19902871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

Sony have No Mans Sky in August, TLG in October and Gran Turismo in November so there ending the year with some decent looking exclusives not to mention that Nier, Ni-Oh, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue,Drawn to Death and Gravity Rush 2 are all on schedule to be released in 2016 and i'm not even counting VR titles in the exclusive list for this year.

Only game i have bought for my XBox in last 6 months was Quantum Break (Sold Xbox copy on day of purchase as i was only after the code for PC) and will pick up Re Core in October.

WeAreLegion2871d ago

Sony also has dozens of other games coming out that they didn't show. Including many this year.

DVAcme2871d ago

Microsoft's conference was pretty good, especially since they're expanding the XBox brand to include PC gaming. I'd much rather buy a gaming PC to play their games than buy a second console (since a PC is, well, a PC, it's as much a tool as a gaming device). But let's he honest here. In terms of pure gameplay footage and number of games including exclusives, Sony blew every other conference so far out of the water, it's not even close. All the other conferences had executives talking over pre-rendered footage or none at all. For example, EA was PATHETIC, worse than usual and they were already pretty damn bad. No in-game footage or story details of Mass Effect: Andromeda, no new IPs or unexpected games announced, no promotion for Mirror's Edge 2 (which came out last week!)... Hell, they announced that both Visceral and Respawn were making Star Wars games, but gave absolutely no details of what the games were about! Truly horrid!

The only company left that could feasibly have any surprises is Nintendo, and pffffffffft no. They already said there'll be no NX news, and they won't have anything worthwhile besides Zelda.

DivineAssault 2871d ago

Can i have some of whatever your smoking? PS4 has many games out now and they're going to continue flowing in for years to come.. What good is a beefy console and fancy controller with no games? Sure theres multiplats but anyone can buy a PC and play anything xb offers. Sony owned E3 by doing what E3 is for.. Showing BA incoming new games

OB1Biker2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

'My issue is this, the majority of sony's games come out in 2017. '
Thing I really like with Sony is there are always twice as many games they DONT SHOW in the conference but coming soon, in other words E3 conf is not a way to show off how packed with games the next few months are but more a way to introduce games regardless of when they are released.
Plenty of games still coming this year so maybe you d have be happier if those were in the presser?

81BX2870d ago

2017 is 6 months away but lets be honest, those wont see light till holiday time if at all. Sadly this has been the gen of delays.

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Errorist762871d ago

And all that while MS did not show one game with X1 graphics...just PC graphics blender.

theFAYEsorceress2871d ago

bu-bu-but, scorpio! lol and wtf, ms is STILL going back to minecraft in 2016? seriously? sony took a healthy, hefty dump on ms this year.

WickedLester2870d ago (Edited 2870d ago )

More like they pulled their dick out and smacked MS in the mouth with the bald-headed champion!

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gamerpop2871d ago

Spider man, Death Stranding, Resident Evil 7, Days Gone, God of War.. Are you KIDDING ME?! That blew me away.

Summons752871d ago

Most definitely but it would have been better if they had more games releasing this year. We had hardly any release dates and even fewer for this year =/

Still an amazing show though. Days Gone is the only one I found meh (because yet ANOTHER zombie game in an already bloated genre) and even then it still looked amazing.

kranker2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

Nioh, Nier Automata, Gravity rush 2, TLG, Gran Turismo sport, Star Ocean 5 and Hellblade all releasing 2016.
Plenty of exclusives for everyone there.

C-H-E-F2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

@Kranker

You forgot The Last Guardian, Persona 5 and No Mans Sky... :D

81BX2871d ago

The only game worth mentioning for me is the last guardian for 2016. Its looks to have a beautiful art style.

ShadowKnight2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

Xbox one don't really have that many games coming out except Gears of War 4. TBH Sony has release more games this year. Microsoft still haven't release a game that's on Uncharted 4 level.

OB1Biker2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

Days gone is my game of the show :D
I love the very mature tone and its NOT yet another zombie game shooter with silly weapons
Its more like the last of us but open world with bikes

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kingdom182871d ago (Edited 2870d ago )

@kranker

A lot of games have been delayed and many of those very well could get delayed. Nioh, Nier Automata, Gravity Rush 2 and Hellblade don't have confirmed released dates, I was hoping to see those at E3. Gravity Rush 2 is the only one I feel like has the best chance to release this year though, hopefully not.

Apparently Nier Automata was delayed according to this bit at the end of this Dualshockers article ( http://www.dualshockers.com... ) Hopefully, early 2017 means around February.

Letthewookiewin2871d ago

Summons you forgot to mention Sony just released the best game of the generation on top of an amazing E3 conference.

Sparta072871d ago

Lol, how many more games you want them to release this year?

Goldby2871d ago

@Kranker, cant wait for hellblade

DigitalCentralMedia2871d ago

We have already gotten a bunch of exclusives this year.

coreyweb2871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

right? It looked cool but seriously....SO many zombie games in the past two years. I hate zombie stuff....just not into it at all. Same with Resident Evil. I mean they all looked well done.....but I would never buy them. Only one I would buy is Horizon. Then whatever the heck that Death Standing or whatever was......so random.

Was a good show non-the-less....but ultimately not interested in most of it.

iceman062871d ago

The thing about showing what's coming this year is that, with the worldwide internet coverage, that information has been leaked and covered to death. Sony has ALWAYS chosen to showcase the future at E3. They usually use "smaller" conferences to give updates on near games. (even then they add one or two surprises) If there is a particular IP or hardware that is highly anticipated, they will highlight release dates at E3. (like TLG and VR getting release date info) Other than that, they use E3 to get people hyped for the future. MS does it a bit different. Not wrong or right...just different.

81BX2870d ago

@shadowknight
To be fair sony hasnt released anything close to uncharted either, its not any easy thing to do despite how easy ND makes it look lol.

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C-H-E-F2871d ago

then how are you typing? Are you immortal my son?

theFAYEsorceress2871d ago

the ENTIRE sony conference was amazing.

MrsNesbitt2871d ago

Sony stole the show definitely.

TheHip142871d ago

The Last Guardian was incredible. Best moment of E3 so far

GameBoyColor2871d ago

crowd went nuts when the release date appeared on screen. Really enjoyable to hear the hype build even more.

Movefasta19932871d ago (Edited 2871d ago )

what? We've seen that game time and time again, no way near as big as gow

I am not hating on tlg ,day 1 buy but they have been teasing us with the game for a decade now, i dont see how that was the best moment of THIS e3,GOW easily stole the show EASILY.

IIFloodyII2871d ago

Time and time again? We've seen it like 6 times in 10 years...

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DF Weekly: Do we actually need The Last of Us Part 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn remasters?

With the details we now have in terms of features and pricing, I don't think there are any significant concerns remaining - just that perhaps that the term 'remastered' in the title is a little misplaced. Essentially, what we're dealing with here is broadly equivalent to a release along the lines of Death Stranding: Director's Cut. It's the original game with a dash of extra content and additional visual modes that tap into the power of PlayStation 5.

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-Foxtrot146d ago

Bloodborne, Infamous, Killzone, Resistance, Puppeteer, Jak and Daxter etc are all better choices

Even a full on remake of Drakes Fortune I’d take

PrinceOfAnger146d ago

killzone 2/3 definitely a better choice, i have recently finished the games on pc and thought about that, a full remake like demon souls is even better

darthv72145d ago

2&3 are still fine... I'd take the first one as a full remake before the others. They could flesh out more of the backstory that the sequels touch on. Even go deeper into the lore of Helgan.

specialguest145d ago

KZ 2/3 would be amazing. KZ 2 was a graphical masterpiece back then. With today's modern tech, all of those tricks Guerilla Games did to create the effects like the lighting, storm effects, etc, they could now be done in real-time and more realistic

Cacabunga145d ago

Killzone 2-3
Golden Abyss remake
Infamous 2

RaidenBlack146d ago

Uncharted 1 still got a decent remaster for 8th gen ... a remake is not that much of a requirement ...
instead remake candidates should be from 5th or 6th gen
and as for proper remasters (not just lazy res upscale): Killzone 2 & 3 obviously and also Resistance/inFamous (as well as MGS4 :P)

-Foxtrot145d ago

My point with the list is that I’d rather see those titles than what we are getting…titles which are only 3-5 years old and still hold up today

CrashMania145d ago

Sony own the Demons Souls and Bloodborne IP, I wish they'd do something with Bloodborne at the very least.

vfl523145d ago

The way you worded that makes me think you don't realize they already remade demon souls

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GamingSinceForever145d ago

Not one of those will sell more copies than TLOU2 Remaster. The sooner we realize that these gaming sites and their followers are less than 1% of the buying public the better off we’ll be.

Sure we prefer newer titles but this is business and a business is what Sony is running.

JackBNimble145d ago

Don't you think they could be doing something better with their time and money, like maybe making something new? Or have they become lazy and just reliving the past with the same old games over and over.

Gez ... do something fresh and new already .

notachance145d ago

I'd rather for them to go Square Enix route and remake/remaster their PS1 libraries instead of these unnecessary remaster

come on, legend of dragoon..

Gamingsince1981145d ago

What's with the "need" anyway ? This is video games, no one needs them at all, we need water , we need air, we don't need games.

Barlos145d ago

I would love a remake/remaster of KZ1. For its time it really pushed the PS2 hard and because of that it had a few issues. This is begging to be given the Bluepoint touch and brought up to date. I'd love to see an updated Killzone trilogy collection for sure.

Yi-Long145d ago

Sony killed the game and the studio behind it, but a Remaster of the excellent Driveclub would absolutely be my favorite release if it happened. Just a delicious racing game.

FinalFantasyFanatic145d ago (Edited 145d ago )

So many better choices, I can't fathom why reasonably recent games are getting picked over Classics that are more deserving.

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Battlestar23145d ago

Well I want a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster especially if it's an upgrade to Forbidden West Graphics and Animation.

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Duke19145d ago

Nope. But HD remasters are an easy cash grab that the masses shovel cash for because while they complain about remakes, they still buy them

PRIMORDUS145d ago

Not if they release on a platform that never received the original in the first place like PC.

46player145d ago

No complaint here, I want the updated graphics.

Ra3030145d ago

My thoughts on this is do we need Richard Leadbetter's or Digital Foundry's opinion on anything........ever? I know I don't they do nothing for me and never have.

specialguest145d ago

You may not, but tons of people do since the video has 4,700 Likes to 112 Dislikes

Chocoburger145d ago

That guy is a buffoon, DF Direct is the best gaming podcast around. I look forward to it every week.

BehindTheRows145d ago

By that same token, some may not NEED remasters, while others may/do.

Amplitude145d ago (Edited 145d ago )

DF videos are typically absolutely amazing game reviews first and foremost. They have great intros, explain the mechanics well, tell you if they enjoyed it or not (I usually vibe well with John's games personally), and then they have the best tech breakdowns of a game's performance which is very very important to me. I want to know what settings to run at on PC, and on PS5 I wanna know if the 60fps mode runs well or not because if it doesn't... well I'll just get it on PC (If it isn't completely broken there too). DF Retro is also always unbelievably interesting and super well edited and inspired my YouTube channel which just crossed 1200 subs (wooo!). They helped me a lot with understanding game development and got me interested in goofing around with game engines and PC building in general back in the day.

I don't mean any offence by this but you sound like somebody who skims their analysis videos, selectively scrolls to the stats, says "who cares?", and then closes it. Or possibly somebody who watches (stolen) cut clips on TikTok? Even if you are somehow unaffected by blurry images and fluctuating frame rates (some people are and I envy you) I recommend watching a full DF episode one day. They're extremely interesting and I watch literally all of them even if I have no interest in the game.

VonAlbrecht145d ago

"I personally don't enjoy this extremely well-presented and highly informative content so it shouldn't exist."

-Ra3030, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

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Joris de Man on composing music for the Horizon series

In the video game industry, where visual design and game mechanics typically grab the limelight, the significance of music in enhancing the overall gaming experience is often underestimated. Music can be a key component in the player’s emotional connection with a game. It amplifies emotional impact, heightens tension, and can be a powerful driver of narrative. We’ve had the chance to speak to Joris de Man, a renowned Dutch composer best known for his work on the Killzone series, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and its sequel Horizon: Forbidden West. During the Game Access conference in Brno, we talked about the process of composing music for video games and how he created the harmonies that have shaped some of our most beloved gaming experiences.

Sonic1881311d ago (Edited 311d ago )

To keep using him as the music composer in their games.

ChronoJoe311d ago

Joris seems like a great guy. I spoke to him briefly once about how much I loved his music and he was really friendly/humble.

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar351d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor351d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar351d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg350d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149350d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138351d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim351d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC351d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138351d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle351d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76351d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM350d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730351d ago (Edited 351d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger350d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca351d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy351d ago (Edited 351d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal351d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright351d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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