Sony trumps Microsoft again with a confident, comprehensive showcase at Gamescom

After a series of turnarounds and with FIFA and Call Of Duty in its corner, following Microsoft was a more difficult task for Sony at Gamescom. At E3, all PlayStation had to do was turn up and collect the spoils, but here, with significantly revised competition and the temperature rising ever higher as we lead into launch, if felt like Sony needed to remind us exactly why it has gathered so much goodwill with its new console.

[ShugaCane]

It may not have had many triple AAA games announcements, but it did answer most of the remaining questions regarding the PS4, and that's what matters the most. Games will come, inevitably. PSV was served in games, price cut, so was the PS3. The PS4 has a release date. Infamous and Shadow Fall still look amazing. Shadow of the Beast got me more than hooked. And Naughty Dog is confirmed to work on the PS4. That was a good conference.

[Lucreto]

This

Just because Sony didn't announce AAA games doesn't mean they are not coming. People have already forgot this generation. Sony spread out the announcement and have AAA games released throughout the year.

Naughty Dog have shown a teaser at the last few VGA at the end of the year and I expect it again this year.

[Skips]

^ This.

Xbox 360 Exclusives 2013+:

Gears Of War Judgement
World Of Tanks

Xbox One Exclusives 2013+:

Ryse
Halo
Sunset Overdrive
Forza 5
Dead Rising 3
Quantum Break
Fable Legends
Titanfall (PC/Probably timed)
Crimson Dragon (XBLA)
D4 (XBLA)
Project Spark (PC/XBLA)
Killer Instinct (XBLA)
Fantasia (Kinect)
Kinect Sports Rivals (Kinect)
Lococycle (XBLA)
Unannounced/Confirmed Black Tusk Game

vs.

PS3 Exclusives 2013+:

Sly 4
GOW Ascension
Tales Of Xillia
Ni No Kuni
The Last Of Us
Puppeteer
Until Dawn
Gran Tursimo 6
Ratchet & Clank Into The Nexus

PS4 Exclusives 2013+:

Knack
DriveClub
Killzone SF
Infamous Second Son
The Order 1886
Shadow Of The Beast
Deep Down (Probably timed)
Galakz
Secret Ponchos
Final Fantasy XIV (PC)
Outlast (PC/PSN)
Planetside 2 (PC/PSN)
DCUO (PC/PSN)
Blacklight Retribution (PC/PSN)
Primal Carnage (PC/PSN)
Unannounced/Confirmed Sony Santa Monica Game
Unannounced/Confirmed Naughty Dog Game
Unannounced/Media Molecule Game

lol

[ZodTheRipper]

Yeah of course they are coming but really, Sony had the chance to win the war of exclusives already ...Gamescom is the perfect opportunity to tease some new AAA games. Maybe Sony is waiting for VGA to win over the US crowd, or the projects simply aren't ready to be shown yet ...but I have expected more than this honestly.

[President]

PS4 has a lot of momentum going on right now, Sony didn't need to show everything they've got.

[nukeitall]

@Lucreto:

Sony was supposed to show you why you wanted a PS4 with AAA games. Instead we got a bunch of indie games.

Frankly, there are some good indie games, but I rarely put down my money on them. They are the sort of games that kind of compete with Android/iOS type games.

Not my cup of tea.

@zod18:

"Maybe Sony is waiting for VGA to win over the US crowd, or the projects simply aren't ready to be shown yet ...but I have expected more than this honestly."

So now that gamescom has happened, it looks like we are waiting for VGAs for announcements?

Frankly, I don't think Sony is in a financial situation to continue this race. MS is a rich mofo, and their Xbox 360 is bringing them in loads of profit at this point.

That is likely why you will continue to see a few homegrown exclusives and a load of indies. That is Sony's play!

[MWong]

Well Gamescom is not over and we still have PAXPrime. You never know additional AAA titles might be getting named.

[ABizzel1]

I think the messaging was that Sony is focused on making gaming easier and more accessible to gamers and developers. Sony seems to be promoting indies developers, pushing PC developers to move over to PS4, and getting strong third party relations from the smallest to the largest studios and publishers, and saving their big guns for later.

M$ seems to be focused on their exclusive content, and promoting games that sold 5+ million the 360 or games that won big at E3 (Call of Duty, Battlefield, Assassin's Creed, Fifa, and The Division).

Sony is taking a chance on making a PlayStation ecosystem where developers and gamers want to come be a part of.

While M$ is betting on sure things and proven / likely system sellers to build an install base.

Best of luck to both of them, but as a PS3, PSV, 360 and a future PS4 owner I have to say that Sony ecosystem is looking like the best option to me. M$ has done a good job of turning around the XB1.

(I have other consoles & PC, but they don't pertain to this)

[HammadTheBeast]

TGS will be opportunity for another beating.

[Lucreto]

@nukeitall

What is the point of announcing AAA titles now and we have to wait until 2015 to play them.

I expect Naughty Dog will annonce their title at the VGA's and will be out at the end 2014.

They could have announce some AAA titles then people will moan here is no gameplay and it should be out sooner. Look at the people who are disappointed there was no gameplay for The Order. I doubt we will see anything until next year.

We will get the games and once Microsoft loses interest in the hardcore again Sony will be poping out exclusives every couple a months.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

I'm guessing a good amount of unannounced PS4 games aren't close to being finished yet. People have complained about Sony showing games too early. Quality takes time at the end of the day. The Order 1886 is perfect example as we will most likely not see anything about until 2014 with a 2015 release date.

Also very funny how nukeital is complaining about Sony not showing exclusives when he's the first to say exclusives don't matter. The flip flopping is hilarious.

[pompombrum]

@skips... wait project spark is coming to PC? That's news to me.. and great news too!

[nukeitall]

@Lucreto
"@nukeitall

What is the point of announcing AAA titles now and we have to wait until 2015 to play them. "

But the competition are showing tons of AAA games releasing in 2014. In 4 years, there are so many games to play that I almost don't care about new games anymore.

[DARK WITNESS]

have to say i agree with Zod.

I would be lying if i say i was not disappointed.

after all the talk about the conference to be focused on ps4 and more games are coming..

ok after watching 30 min of indie titles being announced I almost started to get the same feeling I got from watching MS talk about TV.

anyway, while I am still not a big fan of MS, I don't feel as harsh towards them as I did. Sony could have really gone for the kill but they didn't for whatever reason.. or quite simply didn't have that killa blow so to speak.

I have always seen the ps4 as the longer term investment just like the ps3 has proved to be. MS has yet again gone for throwing money at everything to get that instant 1-up that does not lead to any sort of long term victory.

already we are that with minecraft.

[4Sh0w]

I preferred what I saw from microsoft.

[JackStraw]

@nukeitall Sony wasn't supposed to show me why I'm buying a PS4. They didn't need to show N amount of exclusive games. Anybody who has been a Playstaton fan shouldn't be worried about exclusives. The one thing Sony always does right is exclusive games. See history.

All I wanted from them at Gamescom was a release date, everything else was just a plus. I already know why I'm buying a PS4, I didn't need anything else to reinforce my decision.

[Lucreto]

@nukeitall 2

For all we know Microsoft are front loading to make it more attractive than by the end of 2014 only living on third party titles again. They did that the the PS3. Like the PS3 has no games etc.

Then again Microsoft have no first party AAA games in well over a year. The PS3 has 4 or 5 this year. It will be a year or 2 before we get that amount of AAA games on the PS4.

[TomShoe]

God, that remote play looks awesome.

[ZodTheRipper]

Definately! And after seeing it live I'm pretty positive that there won't be any noticeable input lag so I'm really looking forward to it.

[TheBrit]

Not sold on whether that was "Real" or not as the first instance it showed him playing the Vita on stage, that ship was going everywhere, cannons firing like crazy etc yet his fingers barely moved if they even moved at all.

It wasn't until they showed him playing a second time the he seemed to be making movement and even then for the action going on, he was extremely timid in the button presses and stick movements - I have never played a vita so maybe you barely have to move sticks etc but I don't know, something looked slightly out of place.

The remote play, regardless if the Wii-U already has it is still a nice feature though if it works well.

[TheBrit]

ack Let me correct my post. I was trying to multi-task too much.

Anyway, the last of input on the ps4 controller (not Vita like I originally stated) just did not seem natural when he was playing the game.

When it came to the Vita the game looked good for sure.

[Blastoise]

Killzone Shadowfalls multiplayer looks fantastic. Apparently the DLC multiplayer maps are going to be free, which is a huuuge plus to me.

Bit disappointed about no major "Wow" Vita game, but that Murasaki Baby looks cool and I was glad to see the remote-play in action working flawlessly.

Also, people should check out the new Knack trailer, it wasn't shown at the conference but it looks a lot better than before and might renew a bit of faith in the game

Good show all round

[LOGICWINS]

Duude, I think Borderlands 2 Vita is a HUUUGE announcement for Vita. As long as we get 2-3 AAA titles per year I'm good. And we still have TGS brutha! I'm predicting big localization announcements.

[Blastoise]

Oh yeah Borderlands 2 was pretty cool

[vigilante_man]

Just as long as it is developed to make the most of Vita's touch screen capabilities and not just a weak port.

[LOGICWINS]

Will Sony post the conference to PSN? I've been trying to keep up with whats going on via smartphone but its like information overload. Looks like Sony made a ton of announcements!

[Lucreto]

It will be on home and Youtube tomorrow sometime.

[Bowzabub]

It's on Home right now, I'm still watching it. It started about 10 minutes after 1 for me.

[Drekken]

The amount of games they showed was pretty impressive. Sure they weren't all AAA games, but that doesn't matter.

RIME was the game of the show IMO.

[thomasmiller]

You mean just like the wii u???

[thomasmiller]

now that the wii u has announced their big titles, the trolls still won't shut up.. the AAA titles are coming? where are they??? either put up or shut up sony!

[come_bom]

To many indie games, not enough AAA games. Meh conference... but still better then Microsoft's and Nintendo's no conference.

[sobotz]

Even Ouya provides indies games and still failed miserably. Killzone MP so meh, nothing groundbreaking like what BF4 has shown, even Titanfall is better than that.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

But just real quick didn't Sony say they'll announce 24 or 30 games at Gamescom?

I can't post lnks Im on my phone. But I could swore they said that couple months ago.

As far as the article I dunno I have mixed feelings about it. Since when does confidence a game changer?

I find it a little weird they won in by confidence. I mean its showcase not who has the most confidence.

[creatchee]

Were any of you watching the same conference as I was? This was easily worse than E3, which only had the no DRM and price bombshells. I honestly was bored and left unexcited. I still want a PS4, but it's not because of anything today.

[DiRtY]

That was the most rubbish press conference I have ever seen.

If you don't like indie games that have a price tag above free, there was NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING at all.

They basically confirmed the death of the PS Vita. Yeah we have the Vita, here are 3 ports of games that can be bought for $5 on Xbox 360 / PS3 and PC already and a handful of indie games. No first party support, but we cut the price...

No game announcements for the PS3 (no surprise though).

Showing off 15 indie games I can find in every appstore on every smartphone already was just embarrissing to watch. And most of them are either console exclusives or timed exclusives. "We built the most powerful console - here are games you can play on Windows 95!"

I had a chat with 2 co-workers who are PS fans and even they said this was boring and a pain to watch. Whoever is responsible for this conference needs to be fired today.

-4/10

[ZodTheRipper]

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

+ Killzone MP Trailer
+ InFamous Second Son Trailer

It was lacking in AAA announcements, but you are overreacting.

[T2]

Wtf are you on ? Rime looked okay, shadow , rapture , and another I forgot ... Was more than I expected . Will I buy them all ,? Hell no but it was a good conference with broad appeal like e3

[JackStraw]

Oh shut up lol. I'm so sick of seeing people whine about indie games when they clearly have no understanding of what one is. "hey Sony announced plenty of games but none of them interest me cause all i play is AAA games, therefore Sony didn't show anything worth watching"

face, meet palm.

[AceBlazer13]

it was kinda lame with 1 or 2 good bits

[TheEvilWithin]

@Skips: You forgot Dragon's Crown PS3/PSV!

[Chevalier]

Actually Skips missed way more than that:

Atelier Ayesha
FF X/FF X-2 HD
KH 1.5 HD
Time and Eternity
Guided Fate Paradox
FF XIV
Rain
Journey collection
MGS collection
Beyond
One Piece 2

I noticed a lot of xbox one games that aren't even coming out this year on that list so if you want to add next years stuff there's.

Witch and a hundred knights
Tales of Symphonia HD
Tales of Xillia 2 and a whole slew of RPGS from NIS/Atlus/Bandai Namco
Disgaea D2
Shonen Jump game
Saint Seiya fighter and so much more that I can't list off the top of my head.

[AceBlazer13]

@Chevilier is Witch and a Hundred Knights, One Piece 2, Saint Seiya and the Shounen Jump vs getting released in NA? that would be so damn awesome

[NateCole]

Wait. A PS3 price cut?

[Drekken]

PSV = $199

PS3 = $199

[NateCole]

Thanks Drekken. Time to buy another PS3.

[GraveLord]

Games will come? They're already there....you can't expect Sony to blow their load this year. Their biggest IP won't launch on PS4 until holiday 2014 so why reveal them so early? We a huge collection of indie games to choose from at launch and all the big AAA 3rd party games + some great 1st party games such as Killzone and Driveclub.

The amazing thing is that Sony doesn't even need to announce Naughty Dogs next game or SSM or GG. We already know that amazing games are coming from these amazing developers. Microsoft already played their best card, Halo. Sony hasn't even started.

[BallsEye]

Games will come games will come.. all the time same talk. I wan't to see that most powerfull console show most awesome games but so far just indies and KZ. Come on man =/ you guys are blind. MS is showing some awesome stuff and sony just says awesome stuff.

[ZodTheRipper]

I wouldn't say "trump" this time. It was packed with games but it was missing that "WOW"-announcement.
I really expected announcements from Sony's european developers ...but at least they did a conference in the first place. And Shadow of the Beast could turn out pretty huge, hopefully they have big plans with it. (in terms of budget)

[Benjammin25]

I thought Rime looked great too. Reminded me of ICO. Everyone has gone to the rapture looks interesting too. What people seem to forget, is that Naughty Dog and all the other developers are working on proper PS4 titles. Xbox One's launch line-up is mostly old Xbox 360 games quickly done up to look next gen.

[Thatguy-310]

The last comment towards the Xbox is hilarious. Everyone picked on it which was funny. It's good that Sony stuck to their vision. This Gen they had a vision with the ps3 and stuck to it even with all the bad press. Microsoft should have done the same because now the question is whats their vision?

[Convas]

MS should've stuck with a vision that 95% of Gaming's internet population said they'd never support?

Does that make sense to you? Seriously. Read that again. Does that HONESTLY make sense to you?

[pompombrum]

It makes perfect sense if you're a PS fan.. everyone likes something funny to laugh at, especially when you can do it every single day.

[Thatguy-310]

Like many say we're eventually going to end up heading that way. What Microsoft should have done is at least show why their vision is the future and how we benefit from it. Instead of that they scrapped everything the xbox one was meant to be. Their lack of vision simply shows they have no direction to aim for and are basically just kissing a** to get gamers support again. But we'll just see how much the 180 spins helped them out.

[brianunfried]

Everything about Microsoft right now seems rushed and unorganized.

[PFFT]

LMFAO!!!!!!!
You should do stand up comedy.

[Manic2014]

There vision had to change because of the gamer outcry. Once they done all the 180's, Gamers are saying they should have stuck with there vision !?!

[Hufandpuf]

Really? You Sony guys laughed at and pushed MS to changed and now you say they shouldn't have? Give me a break.

[NateCole]

Since when did one person represent all PS fans?.

I am super relived that they went back on them stupid policies because it would have set a bad precedence. I was a sure way to kill gaming as we know it.

[AceBlazer13]

wow u sony guys huh? i thought it was the horrid pre orders

[Sizzon]

Vita pricedrop, Minecraft, Shadow of the Beast and release date, good.

The Last Guardian remade for PS4 at Tokyo Game Show? let's hope so

[wynams]

Vita memory price drop
Vita Borderlands 2
Free 90 days w/ 1 year of PS + is back
So much indie goodness coming to PSVita and PS4

Great Work Sony!

[Sizzon]

A good conference, and TGS next month for the Japanese gamers.

[Flyingdog670]

They showed games... A LOT of them, and sure, a good number of them were indie titles, but they all look fun. I'm just glad we're getting more games.

[stage88]

They had a conference. Automatic win against the competition.

[user7402931]

good job

[modesign]

sony is making indie developement easy as baking a cake.

microsoft is just giving a free dev kit. lol i wonder if indie devs will bit the micro hook with the sour worm on the end. probably not.

[kariyanine]

It depends what is in it for them. I think you will see a lot of titles not funded by Microsoft or Sony making their way onto every possible platform because it makes good business sense to do so.

[GraveLord]

Sony's loaning deve kits too. Just another case of Microsoft copying Sony.

There's strings attached to both of these deals. Most likely some sort of exclusivity agreement.

[DJMarty]

@GraveLord - Sony funds whole Indie games projects, for exlusivity.

MS are just money grabbing b*stards, they nickel and dime evrybody including Indies. Thats why Indies are flocking too Sony.

[modesign]

so sony started making the ps4 in 2008.

[gamingfriend]

What did you expect, new done a fantastic job this evening, and im happy to say ill be part of the ps4 family, and 1 mill pre orders that is awesome,how much does xbox have????

[sincitysir1]

I'm more excited for the different colors!

[rela82me]

Anyone who has to point out the flaws in the other console directly seems weak. I feel like Sony just went to a bunch of indies because they have nothing to show. I have a feeling that Santa Monica and Naughty Dog are there only trump cards they have left. They are probably keeping quiet because it will be a year or two before any of their games come out. I just hope that the PS4 isn't a ghost town for good AAA games.

Its going to have to do better than just KZ and Knack, Infamous is a great start. To have only ONE appealing title that appeals even to XBO owners. I get the distinction that the PS4 wont be that good until near the end of the generation cycle like the ps3 was.

[finbars75]

If you say so.Wont have any AAA games until the end of next generation?Man you have lost your mind.They havnt announced everything yet.They showed what needs to be shown right now.We still have 3 1/2 months to go with alot of games to be announced at TGS.I feel bad for anyone who thinks that is all for the PS4?Silly bastards

[BallsEye]

What they are supposed to show now is some games that will make you poop your armor. There is not a single game so far on ps4 that looks really next gen (KZ looks good but not competing with bf4). All the time saying "They didn't announce everything". Same with MS!! So far MS showed more of the goodies. You are seriously blind.

[DragonKnight]

You have got to be joking if you really believe Sony just went to indies because they have nothing to show. You're talking about Sony here. The ones behind games like the Uncharted Series, The Last of Us, LittleBigPlanet. Sure, they didn't directly develop those games, but they actively looked for the talent in the people who did, they took risks and funded that talent all through this generation and you think they have nothing?

Oh but Titanfall and Ryse are so incredible and new and beyond anything anyone can comprehend right?

[strickers]

You know Sony own those devs and IP, yes?

[DragonKnight]

@strickers: Precisely the point. The user I was responding to made the claim that Sony has nothing to show. That is literally not possible given the talent at their disposal and their history proves this.

[rela82me]

I'm not saying that everything MS is revolutionary, I was commenting on the fact the Sony has exhausted most of their titles with nothing left to be desired. Of course they will get more launches and reveals in the future, I'm more referring to launch window games.

Sony is known for the long lasting support for their consoles so I don't doubt there will be a steady stream of games this generation. However, when referring to MS and what they have left to reveal for the launch window seems a bit more exciting.

I like that they teased the games like Sunset Overdrive, Quantum Break, Halo, and that Black Tusk game. We know of their existence and their premise, but we still get something to look forward to. At this point, all that Sony fans have to look forward too for (possible)launch windows that they don't know about is Santa Monica and Naughty Dog.

[trafalger]

"Oh but Titanfall and Ryse are so incredible and new and beyond anything anyone can comprehend right?"

someones fanboyism is showing

[DragonKnight]

@trafalger: Your obsession has been showing for a good month. I thought you didn't care about what I said, yet here you are again.

[Aces17]

And after 2 or 3 years MS will stop showing any real exclusive support for Xbox One just like 360. People need to realize Sony has 3 platforms they are supporting MS has 1. If Sony choose to not support PS3 for the last 2 year's like MS with Xbox One their launch window games would be sacked.

[us_army]

Now I do see your point, and respect your opinion. But what trump cards do Microsoft have left?

Ok Halo for sure, but what truly is standing out for Microsoft, especially at launch?

Titanfall is looking awesome, but will this remain exclusive, I highly doubt it.

[imt558]

Titanfall will come to PS4 :

http://www.psu.com/a019829/...

[rela82me]

MS left a lot of titles announced but not shown. I think they have of course Halo, but you also have to remember Gears hasn't been shown.

Not to mention Sunset Overdrive, and Quantum Break, as well as a few projects that were teased, and Fable. MS let everyone know of their existence, but they are waiting to show the games off when the time is appropriate. At this point the only thing left to look forward to in PS camp is what Santa Monica and Naughty Dog is up to...

For the most part (I haven't play TLOU yet) UC and GoW weren't for me, so im underwhelmed with anticipation for their releases anyhow. However they will be big, and all that Sony has to cling to in major exclusives wise. (Of course MS does the same with Halo and Gears)

[us_army]

@rela

I see where you come from, but if you say Gears still has life, then Sony has Killzone with new life, God of War is inevitably coming not to mention Infamous second son.

Quantum break looks neat, but we havent seen any gameplay, and sunset overdrive well.... ill leave that alone until we see more.

Basically go back and look at the number of exclusives that Sony released from 2012 till now vs Xbox. Its shocking really.

[NeloAnjelo]

Couldn't have said it better my self.

[gamertk421]

Underwhelming! Clap, clap, clap clap clap. My workmate, who is a huge Sony fan, was bored to tears by this presser. It was bad.

[Thomper]

It was dullsville, the capital of Dull county

[GraveLord]

There's only so many times you can show Call of Duty or Battlefield. Been there done that. I think the indie game focus was refreshing even if it did take too long.

[PFFT]

lol at times it seemed that even the people that attended were falling asleep so much so that even the people on stage would pause and wait for the clapping OR urge them to clap.

[strickers]

Only for the troglodytes.
Loads of stuff I'm interested in.
People are so narrow.

[jay2]

Not really, Would have been great to see BL 2 on vita, something new on GTA and maube QD or GG or another amazing new EU dev exclusive to have demoed a game be that new IP or sequel.

[DEEBO]

i was just hoping for that oct release date.but oh'well gta,and beyond two souls will keep me occupied.oh the puppeteer too.
p.s
splintercell and saint's row are so much fun.thank the lord for the man that created gaming.

[negative]

Total flame bait article.

MS had the better conference with more quality games.

But please N4G allow the fanboys to suckle on this article and comment accordingly. I expect nothing less.

[pompombrum]

Yeah Microsoft's conference was so much better (did they even have one?) that they decided it was just too good to stream.

/s

[Adva]

Yes MS conference was sooooo good because they announced:
- COD packed with system,
- Fifa packed with system,
- 12 country's XboxOne instead of 32 in 2013,
- Timed exclusive COD DLC,
- Timed exclusive PvsZ, Peggle (2 games),
- Timed exclusive 1 BF4 DLC,
- Timed exclusive The Division DLC,
- New Fable, yay?

[rela82me]

Where did you head CoD packed with game? I just heard of Fifa?? Link please?

[Drekken]

MS didn't even have a conference. What are you talking about? Talk about flame bait.

[n4rc]

seeing a whole lot of excuses... lol

ill admit rime looked pretty cool... but i doubt indies alone are going to sell a $400 console... i think it was a mistake on their part..

[T2]

Between rime, rapture, and shadow noone will buy any of these ? Yeahhh ok

[ABeastNamedTariq]

Sony did a great job. That was a nice conference. Lots of new and interesting games to play soon.

Doesn't matter whether they're indie or core, they all looked great.

The butthurt is strong in the MS fanboys, smh.

[RandomDude655]

Hating on games
Pretending Microsoft even had a press event?

Some are just breaking down.

[vividi]

"Pretending Microsoft even had a press event"
LOL that's the funny part

[fpshooter2]

Shadow of the beast looks amazing I cant wait to see more on this title.

[kenmid]

Edge has a hard on for Sony.

I thought both Sony and Microsoft had very mediocre showings so far

[Stevino123]

They announced Minecraft!

[user7402931]

is that game fun at all?

[theWB27]

Still haven't shown how the system operates. They announce something , show a trailer, fans lap it up. None of them seem to want to know how everything actually functions...o well I guess.

[ABeastNamedTariq]

What do you mean? I'm pretty sure they spent the first few minutes showing off the UI...

[theWB27]

A showcase, a focus on the functions of the system. Moving through a few options is all you need to see?

@Adva
That was not a demonstration. A demonstration is, ya know, when they demonstrate something. All that happened was he went through a few options and joined a game.

Have you even seen how Ustream works? Did they show the share function? No...if that satisfies you then let it...but it didn't for me.

[Adva]

You blind? Conference opened with UI demonstration.

[Hicken]

Remember that thing about you telling blatant lies?

[theWB27]

I type no lies. I just want to see things. Show me Sony. I remember your complaint the other day so...here's a gift.

[thetruthx1]

This wasn't a trump it was more like a flinch

[Belking]

oh no they didn't....lol

[No_Limit]

CAN'T believed I just watched one of the worst conferences ever. Not hating but I was seriously hoping some game trailer reveals from Naughty Dog and Santa Monica but nothing! Indies can be great but people want big blockbusters announcements to get excited about not indies . I think the Fifa deal from MS was the Megaton today and Sony didn't show much of anything or any announcement with the same kind of impact. I don't see how edge said Sony won. Where was the 20 exclusives and where is a WW release in Oct that was that talk of pre-Gamescom?

[DragonKnight]

"where is a WW release in Oct that was that talk of pre-Gamescom?"

You're mad at Sony because you believed a rumour?

So much logic.

[Belking]

I agree. It was pretty weak. MS definitely outdid them with that huge Fifa deal. MS was on a bumpy road a few moths ago but they are back now. This next gen is anyone's game now.

[DragonKnight]

No they didn't. That Fifa deal won't be for everyone, and it won't last forever. People are overhyping it. If MS sees an upsurge of pre-orders, good for them, but MS didn't outdo Sony with a pre-order bonus. Hell, Sony are already giving away free games at launch for PS4 WITHOUT a pre-order stipulation.

[T2]

Ya ok belking two bubble guy ... Rapture , shadow and rime all looked good plus discount on next gen carry overs ... But just fifa beats all that with a cod map right

[ABeastNamedTariq]

Think about it like this:

ND and SSM recently released their titles (in June and March). Give them a little breathing room man. Developers don't usually announce that they're doing something again that quick. I'm a little disappointed too, but at least they showed a ton of new and interesting games.

[imt558]

Problem is you don't like indies. You just play AAA games.

Well, you not thinking strategic. They said that Media Molecule, Santa Monica and Naughty Dog working on PS4 titles. Why reveal or tease some trailer now? There is no need at all.

God damn, double posted.

[hankmoody]

Trumps? The XB1 had the better launch titles by far. I have no doubt that the games will come to the PS4 but as of right now, that PS4 launch list is pretty lackluster.

[RytGear]

I dont see everyones huge problem with indie games, I think they are fantastic, they are quirky, the art style is usually more varied and they are also shorter than standard games which is good news to me as I have little free time as it is! Not only that but they are cheaper, I really think indie is a a really good bet this coming gen and I cant wait!

[PS4OUR]

Rela82me: a quick google of how many games PS4 has in development for its first year would counter your argument very swiftly. Naughty Dog and Santa Monica have been enlarged into two teams each. So you suddenly discounting devs like Media Molecule, Quantic Dream, Polyphony Digital and other Sony frist party devs? Selective comprehension and all that.

[badkolo]

tons of great news, but the show was boring.

[TheKingWilliamV]

Agreed!!!!! If you have trouble sleeping watch the Sony Gamescon 2013 Conference you will sleep like a champ.

[Sadist3]

So basically my $400.00 is going to a butt load of indie games? Come on, that's what my freaking ipad is for...where the hell are all the next gen games that we should be playing with our next gen systems? I might as well cancell my preorder and wait, I want next gen games on my PS4, not mobile games.

[EXVirtual]

No. Your $400 are securing a console that will have amazing games and exclusives, throughout this next gen. If you want to cancel your preorder and wait for a while. But you wait and we play.

[masa2009]

How many of these small titles are gonna be PS4 exclusives or at least PS4/Vita exclusives?
From last gen, what memorable "offbeat" downloadable title remained Sony-exclusives, other than maybe their own title Fat Princess?

Some of these games are genuinely good, but most are not as much revolutionary as their are offbeat witha cool little gimmick. And they almost all end up on Steam.

Castle Crashers or Fat Princess are alright games with a fun twist, but I won't buy their respective platforms for them.

[EXVirtual]

masa, I mean 1st party exclusives. Calm down man.

[EXVirtual]

One more conference till the release. THE TGS KEYNOTE. JRPG fans (including myself) are getting pumped for that. Naughty Dog is most likely working on a new IP or something.

[kingmushroom]

Sony will bury MS's coffin @ at TGS

[PFFT]

MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Sure they will. Theyve been burying MS since after E3 according to you Sony fanboys. You guys are hilarious.
And downright delusional. Next up you will say that Goats are like mushrooms.

[kingmushroom]

hey thats the final show till launch. going out with a BAG! which is better than looking a MS 180 full retard moves.

You xbox fanboys are in denial.

[masa2009]

The sad thing is: all it will take is for Edge to rate one PS4 exclusive a 7, for all those Sony-fellating articles to be forgotten by fanboys.

[imt558]

Problem is you don't like indies. You just play AAA games.

Well, you not thinking strategic. They said that Media Molecule, Santa Monica and Naughty Dog working on PS4 titles. Why reveal or tease some trailer now? There is no need at all.

[Ko_Uraki]

I don't agree with Edge. Excuse me guys, if you don't like my opinion, but for me MS did a better gamescom.

[strickers]

And if you believe that, you should definitely own an Xbox .

[solidworm]

As always MS is the refuge of casual fifa and COD predictability. Give me variation of genres every time thankyou over frat party console sensibilities.

[Master-H]

I'm disappointed they didn't announce any flag ship title today to be honest, something from Naughty Dog or Sony Santa Monica, i was waiting through the whole show for AAA megaton exclusives, but most of what was shown were smaller titles , and PSN and indie titles, which are cool on their own but i need my block buster exclusives Sony !

I think the game i liked the most from the show was War Thunder.

Shadow of the Beast while it looked beastly in it's trailer, i still don't know what type of game it is with no gameplay shown and they havent spoken much about it yet.

Everybody gone to Rapture trailer looked kinda confusing to me, it's using the Cry Engine 3 so it's probably a heavy caliber game but you can't tell much from the trailer.

Rime while an independent title, looked promising, as it reminds me of Ico.

Overall it was a good show, but it could've been much better if they showed some of their big guns.

[Bowzabub]

The Boss Hoggs will be at VGA's. Bookmark it! I'm sure you already know that though.

[noctis_lumia]

cant wait for RIME it looks like a next gen ICO game..day one
also waiting more for chinese room

[ger2396]

Nobody has been trumped. We won't know anything until both consoles are released.

[vigilante_man]

Did Microsoft do a conference?

No. So it was easy for Sony. The 360 does not really have any killer games coming out or just released but PS3 does. And Sony have the PS Vita which is amazing - do not comment unless you try one first.

So PS3/Vita/PS4 is a great killer line up. They are the top gaming company pound for pound by a mile!

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[Bowzabub]

I won't lie.. I was pretty underwhelmed, but do people have the memory of fruit flies on this site? If you don't think Sony will club everyone over the head with games like they have been doing for years now you must be a little retarded. From 2006 until 2008 all I heard on this site was Sony haz no games (ignorance), go watch a Blu-ray(which was supposed to be epic fail because HdDvD).. Blah blah. Like the old saying goes.. "Those who do not learn from their mistakes (history) are destined to repeat them". Sony has these fools in derision. Some of you might be newer here to this site and some have just changed their name to avoid being laughed off of the site (TheMART,PowerofGreen,and other countless knobs). It's gonna be a whole new round of FUD until the big boys announce their games. You'll see, just like this generation. Just the facts ma'am.

[T2]

Your right- if you Google ps3 titles from 2008 you would see thats false and if you Google ps4 lineup as of now it looks great ... Sorry I actually look for variation and im already looking forward to destiny, killzone, bf4, warframe, and now im looking at rapture as I love apocalyptic titles ... These are just my top picks many more look fun

[sAVAge_bEaST]

I am ready for the Renaissance of gaming.. We may have more games in more genres, than ever before,.. Bring it Ps4./ It will be like wine, getting better with age.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

Sony has the hardware but not the games. Xbox One has the superior controller, which is a big plus. MS has hardware bundles with greater mass market appeal. MS has effectively turned the tide of negativity that followed E3.

[Izzy408]

lol

[Villain528]

What games on Xbox One launch day that are must haves? Please let me in on the secret. Ryse? Forza5? DR3? Crimson Dragon?

[TheKingWilliamV]

Sony Bots doing damage control for a boring conference.

[Choze]

I enjoyed the show. It also gave the Vita and PS3 good focus. PS Plus is superb as always. Sony have many bases covered very well that MS or Nintendo do not even recognise.

The PS4 was well demonstrated. The start with the UI etc. was excellent. There is some XMB in there along with the speed. showing someone's game live streaming and then jumping in was superb. Something which MS still have not clarified! The games were great. Indies were awesome. Shadow of the Beast. Great showing by the games and hardware. A big contrast against Ms was it felt like the next show. Lets show off more. Lets get ready for the launch now.

MS in comparison had no public event. Its easy to control the press as there were even positive written early impressions of e3... They seem to be repeating info from over the last couple of months and they seem behind. e3 has happened and MS cant change that, they need to move forward rather than try to redo e3 anew and not alienate existing fans. Right now are they or are they not on many issues such as kinect? Whats happening with the launch date? how are the lower specs going to work out?

[finite]

I got bored right at the start and turned the briefing off and went back to play on my PC

[gdguide]

This conference was all about showing respect for Indie developers and showing respect for Europe and unique experiences offered by European developers. They also were showing clearly that if you develop an Indie game on the PS4, Sony will have their back.

Did it offer a mind blowing experience for consumers? Not really. What it did show was Sony backing up what they said from the start. That Indie developers are welcome. Microsoft has been all talk and not really showing any kind of respect of love for Indies. I think this Sony conference probably solidified their stance with even more Indie developers. Not an earth shattering move, but this really gives them even more momentum with Indie games and experiences. You will see a LOT more Indie exclusives coming to the PS4 because of this. Watch for it.

[strickers]

I must be getting old. I'm certainly out of touch. I loved the look of so much of that new IP. It pleased me more than the AAA reveals. ND,Santa Monic will each have a game next year, with the 2nd teams working on next ones. Guerilla has another game with KZ near finished. Media Molecule has another. Sony Bend? Sony Japan have other teams. 14 teams a on PS4. Not much of it shown. Why? They don't need to yet. Why play your best cards when you are spanking your opponent

[strickers]

The scariest thing for me about all the games shown, is the reaction of many. I forget how vanilla and narrow people are. Films, music , TV , games . People are often such unimaginative dullards

[Loki86]

Vita had some great news and TGS is going to be huge, but PS4 drop the ball big time. Had a chance to unveil some next gen goodness, but instead focused on indie titles which the X1 is seriously supporting with self publishing now. When these titles are announced coming to X1 it's E3 all over again.

Canceled my PS4 preorder as I was so disgusted with this 90! Minute conference which gave me maybe 2-3 games I maybe interested in. Couple that with a very sad launch lineup and I just can't consider this at launch.

[AceBlazer13]

all these xbots thinking sony won't deliver on exclusives disappoint me, they forget where they came from.

[reaperofsouls]

29th NOV can't wait

[WickedLester]

Nobody "won" anything in terms of swaying people's minds in my opinion. At least not on some grand scale. I think at this point everyone who's buying a launch system already knows where their allegiances lie.

[RandomDude655]

"Sony has too many games"

lol lol lol lol