Is Sony Spoiling their E3?

Sony has been dropping tons of massive reveals right before E3:

- LittleBigPlanet 2
- Killzone 3
- Infamous 2
- Motorstorm Apocalypse

People also thought they were going to hold off on shipping stereoscopic 3D games until E3, but they did that early as well.

[FlipMode]

They probably did this to clear E3 for new IP's or unexpected sequels, or gameplay, I mean I'm not so mad about them revealing so many games because I expected all these sequels anyway.

[sinncross]

its called pre-e3 momentum, and frankly it seems to be working.

[guitarded77]

And this way we can expect gameplay, not just an announcement and a trailer... there will still be plenty of surprises at E3. They're just getting the fire started, Sony will have plenty to announce on the 15th.

[WildArmed]

I agree.
More importantly, now they can focus on showing gameplay and wow-ing the crowd.
Then them just getting hyped over nothing.
Like last E3,
Uncharted 2 really stole the show with that demo.
Even though it was announced awhile ago

[Cheeseknight28]

So long as the entire conference isn't Move-related, we can all look forward to a hell of a show.

[candystop]

How will they showcase gameplay when maybe over half of there game's will be released in 2011 and beyond. I do agree it's a great way to excite people and draw attention to PS3 but in a way they are kind of avoiding E3 because they know MS wants to steam roll them. Sonys E3 will be about numbers for investors, 3d, and visions of the future(PS4).

[WhittO]

Only because we all assume what they have to show, which were the obvious games that they are announcing now and wouldn't surprise anyone anyway, it will just make MS look bad when they announce exactly what everyone expected, lots of Natal Apps etc, Halo, random stolen exclusive etc, etc.

[Hideo_Kojima]

We know all this game are coming but we don't really know what they are like.

Killzone 3 teaser trailer is more than I needed to make sure I will watch it live so that I can see the full trailer.

[badz149]

I don't get all these "spoiling", "ruining" things people are talking about! on the bright side, now I have tremendous anticipation of what is going to be shown @ E3 by Sony! this E3 will be AWESOME!

[Death2494]

you hit it right on the head. That's exactly what i was thinking. I'm almost certain that either Getaway or 8days is going to make another debut. I remember both of those titles being put on hold but not canceled. Dead Nation is a must buy for me. It's by the same studio that did Stardust HD(which i own). I really hope they allow offline/online co-op.

[Raf1k1]

Offline co-op would be great. Couple that with online co-op would be even better.

[silvacrest]

it would be nice if 8 days saw the light of day

i remember 8 days being the first PS3 i ever saw, to think it still hasn't been released is quite funny

[blusoops]

Look on the psblog in the DeadNation post. The developer answers a question regarding this.

Can't remember if it had online co op aswell, but I know offline co op is already confirmed.

[Faztkiller]

E3's only a week Sony needs a month apparently

EDIT opps didn't mean to reply

[oli]

i want a ps3 sly cooper, jak n daxter, and legend of dragoon

[goodfellas27]

I would love to see a new Warhawk game. That would complement SLY,JAK and LoD

[Cevapi88]

Incognito is working on Starhawk....hopefully we will see something new on this game....the fact that Warhawk has had so much support ever since its launch is amazing

[Dragun619]

If Anything, Sony is just merely hyping up the E3 Presentation and So far I'm excited for it. What a better way than to start it off by announcing sequels to their know Franchises, then Sony can make room to show off new IPs such as Agent, The Last Guardian, Starhawk, etc.

That and the fact that maybe Sony wants to spend time on other subjects such as what will Move's launch titles will be, GT5 Release date.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

It is going to be hard for Sony after all this information to make a splash at E3. Not because they have nothing to show, but they let out so much information already it is hard to wow the audience.

This is most likely done intentionally as they don't want news from other companies to drown their own (or leaks for that matter), but this also diminishes their E3 show. In the meantime they have secured weeks of media attention and consumer eye balls on n4g.com.

I predict, most of the good stuff has already been announced and a size-able part of E3 for Sony will be PS Move. After all they only have so much time on-stage....

[raztad]

You are clearly underestimating Sony and its 20+ studios. All the games already announced as mindblowing as they are, are just the "left over". Expect something else.

[candystop]

Raztad is correct. I expect 4 Sony exclusives to every 1 MS exclusive. So if MS offers 10 exclusives Sony better announce 40 because they have so many studios. If not then I guess having all those studios is pointless.

edit@ beast below: My advice to you is wait until E3 before you start claiming when exclusives are coming and how many each console has. I think it's pretty obvious MS went silent in 2008 and 2009 to come out with a bang in 2010 and beyond. Just wait for the show and then we can start the stupid list stuff.

[Beast_Master]

I am pretty certain you don't have a clue what your talking about. Sony has more exclusives coming out this fall and 2011 than Microsoft. I am sure a couple of these games will be pushed back but for as of today fall is looking like:
Fall 10
Motorstorm 3
DC Online
GT5
LB2
maybe Resistance 3 (my guess)
Move pack and games
Socom 4
FF14
Last Guardian
+
Stolen exclusives Mass Effect, L4D and Splinter Cell.

2011
KZ3
Infamous 2
Agent

360 has
Reach
Fable 3
Natal pack (rare games)
Crackdown 2

2011
Gears 3

So that is the list we know of now that is not getting steamrolled to me at least.

[shadow2797]

Motorstorm 3 has been given an estimated 2011 release by Evolution Studios. ;-)

Check the Eurogamer article at the very end and the Eurogamer Portugal video interview.

[tyrex]

all of those games (except for motorstorm maybe) would ONLY be a surprise if they DIDN'T have another iteration announced. so i don't think it is the end for their conference. but only time will tell

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

Anything they will announce is not likely to be released in the next 12 months let alone the next 6 months. Sony has a history of continuing to release information far into the future....

I don't want to wait 3+ years between announcement and getting the product in my hands. Announce something, release it no more than 12-18 months max.

From what I can tell, Sony might have a lot studios, but it seems the rate of exclusives being released are more or less the same as their competitors.

[D4RkNIKON]

Yeah, lately there hasn't been much 360 news or games announced. Sony is doing this to steal the show before it even begins.

Here's to hoping that they are saving the PSP2 for E3!

[silvacrest]

"Here's to hoping that they are saving the PSP2 for E3!"

AMEN!

[AAACE5]

More than likely, they have other stuff planned. So it should be alright!

[silkrevolver]

Now that SONY has shown these titles prior to E3, you can only wonder what they considered worthy for reveal during the conference? I’m kind of loving SONY right now. The only thing they can do to ruin their conference is
A) not have Kevin Butler be the host. He is the S*^T!
B) Wifi not working. hahaha.... Apple....

[shadow2797]

This might be fairly optimistic of me, but the majority of the titles announced (with the exception of LBP2) are releasing in 2011. Perhaps Sony wants to announce the rest of their 2010 lineup at E3. That way they can show more detailed stuff and it won't be too far away from release. Unfortunately, if that's the case, we'll probably get our fair share of Move games. But that was expected anyway, wasn't it?

Right now, the second half of 2010 looks pretty barren for Sony (except LBP2 and SOCOM 4) in terms of big games. I hope we'll get some more 2010 announcements.

[wiggles]

Good observation...

Although I am not excited about move...maybe they can work some Sony magic on me and convince me otherwise....but that would be the perfect show...

"hey everyone else is showing your games for 1-2 years down the road....we want to show you what you will have in 3-4 months."

That would be the perfect press conference for me...screw 1-2 years I am impatient..i want right now!!

[blusoops]

Gran Turismo 5 for this calendar year!

[Greywulf]

Who gives a rats ass about e3? I want games.... not a expo?

Sony could just post on the blog GT5's release date, and I'd be just as happy knowing that, as I would be if Lady Gaga comes out with Yamauchi to announce it..

E3 has lost its relevance with the globalized world/media. All eyes in the world are no longer focused on it. It was important when the industry was minuscule, but now there are game conferences everywhere.

People are acting as if E3 does anything? or means anything... to anyone...of any significance.

Silk:

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT E3?!?! You're just being sensational. You just get news from the conferences? Going to E3 is one thing, you play the titles...

Watching it stream? not the same thing.

[silkrevolver]

E3 is like my second Christmas! The Conferences are the S*^T!!!!!!! I love E3... especially now that it’s returned to form.

Reply: I enjoy watching them stream, yes. I like getting the news IN conference form. It just feels more exciting to me. Also, I’m excited for this E3 because I’m going to PAX in September, and I’ll get to play a lot of what is at this E3. I just like E3: sensationalistic or not.

[shadow2797]

E3 is the time of the year when gamers are bombarded with game trailers, announcements, live gameplay, and new hardware. It's euphoric. Gaming news trickles in during most of the year. During E3, it's an absolute downpour.

When all the news articles on this site come in, what do you think the major source will be? An E3 conference.

To me it sounds like you're just sore because you won't get to watch the conferences, and you'll have to get all the information second-hand.

Edit: @below

That's kind of an odd way to look at it, isn't it? You wouldn't have all those announcements if there wasn't an expo. The fact is, E3 exists and there are tons upon tons of gaming announcements. Isn't that warrant enough to be excited?

[AssassinHD]

I agree with Greywulf here. Aside from actually going to E3, which I am sure is a blast, the reason the expo is so important to us is really just the announcements. The announcements could be made without the conference and I would be just fine with it.

I mean really there is no difference in getting the information from an E3 stream or getting the information from the official websites. Either way we would get the same information, the same trailers, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I am certainly going to enjoy watching the E3 conferences, but the expo itself is really just window dressing.

[Dan GamingBolt]

Just like those guys said, as stupid as it sounds, E3 is like the holiday season for gamers XD

[SIR-DARK-HAZE]

I care, even though we don't know each other it's when us gamers all get together and discuss the brilliant games and tech shown, I will be watching the Sony press conference live. If that sounds stupid im sorry.

[lpfisher]

It's kind of like going to midnight launches, to me. Yes, I can casually stroll into Gamestop and buy the game the day of. OR I can go to the store at 10 the night before with some friends and a case of Monster and enjoy the festivities that are often present. MW2 launch, for example, was a ton of fun.

We like the conferences because it isn't just another news day; I don't wake up on E3 mornings and say hmm I wonder what's new on the blogoshpere today. I wake up, turn my tv to G4, see what press cons are streaming online, grab some cereal, and geek out.

[stuntman_mike]

I think its the feeling of being involved in something you love, because as soon as the conference starts you know millions of gamers are tuning in at that time and can discuss it there and then.

its a bit like saying what's the point of the world cup, or super-bowl or some such thing. if you haven't taken one thing from N4G yet its that us gamers are very passionate.

[himdeel]

Otherwise I'm now really excited about what else they could show.

[Beast_Master]

sorry posted wrong place

[Boody-Bandit]

Yeah it's so discouraging knowing that Sony is releasing a ton of new games! I hate knowing new titles are on their way to my gaming consoles. I would rather glitz, glamour, strobe lights, big booming music and famous people on parade that aren't even gamers marching out on stage to announce titles (most of which are multiplatform) so I can get really excited from the shock and awe! /S

The thing is Sony has so much to going on that they wont be able to cover it all in a couple hour press conference. This way they can get a good amount of their announements out early so they can show footage and information on them and cut down on what they want to focus on more.

Don't forget they have a handheld system, PS2 and have to give information on 3D gaming, Move and their new PSN+ (premium service). On top of dozens of new IP's and sequels.

Anyone that thinks Sony wont have quite a few surprises yet to be announced at E3 are kidding themselves.

[BannedForNineYears]

Simple answer, no.
They didn't show any footage of the games.......So......
That's kinda what E3 is for. >_>

[sikbeta]

All of these Games are Sequels, sure Sony got Loads of Games to Show at E3...

[Lightsaber]

I dont think we will see any big surprise out of sony at E3. They have those 4 plus GT5 to show. Plus they have to show the PS Move and they are doin a 3D thing.

Unless I'm mistaken they have 2 hours to show all that off.

We'll find out soon enough tho

[mastiffchild]

For a start Sony will have done this, probably, to create some momentum going into E3 AND to clear the way for Move, possible PSP2 and other unknown and updated game reveals.

Secondly, most people on N4G WILDLY overestimate the importance of E3. The main point is to schmooze the media and very little else and talk of who "won" E3 always makes me laugh. How can anyone win a press junket? You can't as it's entirely subjective and the thing is most gamers, so we're constantly told, are now casual and won't have a clue E3 even exists-hell, most serious gamers I know and play with don't follow it even if they do know it's on!

So who knows or, really(should) care if Sony have shot their bolt a bit early this year? they still got their games out there and perhaps outside the rush of E3 they managed it in a better way for writers to get a proper feel for these titles which, no doubt, will also be at E3 and prolly on the show floor for all to sample. I often consider E3 a conspicuous waste of time, money and man hours that could be better spent making games or hardware rather than talking for a short hour on stage-wouldn't smaller, one game focussed events throughout the year do the job just as well(or better) with half the cost? Sure, there's a lot of stuff going on, and things to demo on the floor as well but f it's main raison d'etre is these shows then I think it's a lot of fuss that very few gamers, in the greater scheme of things actually even notice-let alone get overly affected by.

When most who ARE bothered tend to al;ready know their minds it makes me even more interested to see if there's much point to the whole shebang. Yeah, I can see it's exciting and all but I wonder if it's really needed in this day and age when reaching people is a lot more easy than having to drag half the industry from all corners of the globe to LA. Doesn't anyone else get a little confused at the level of hype on here about something only a tiny percentage of gamers will ever really hear about never mind care about?

[Shang-Long]

nope all of these were expected anyways

[Shang-Long]

and heres my 1st double post

[pain777pas]

I have a feeling this is the calm before the storm. I have a feeling the press conference is just not long enough to fit all these titles with what they have in store prepare for a few megatons.

[wiggles]

I hope it is option #1 and they are trying to lighten the load to bring out the big guns....even though I am not sure what could be bigger then the announcements of those games....

I guess only time will tell...can't wait for E3

[jmare]

Last year, everything they had to announce was spoiled by leaks. Also, I think that they are saving some big surprises still. Especially if most/some of the games announced recently are due out this year (and actually make it out). Also, they have been quiet on The Last Guardian. Hopefully it makes it's presence known with a Q3 release date. It's also possible that the PSP2 is real, and Sony learned from last year to keep it quiet.

Off topic: What the hell happened with the bubble system? Almost everybody has four now. WTF?

[dizzleK]

no, all eyes are on them now. every week for the past month or more has been sony, sony, sony. ms is going to need some really impressive shit to dull sony's impact in alot of gamers eyes. they utterly cut ms off at the knees imo.

[deadreckoning666]

"ms is going to need some really impressive shit to dull sony's impact in alot of gamers eyes."

By alot of gamers u mean the "gamers" on N4G right? The truth of the matter is that most gamers out there don't even know what E3 is and in their eyes the Wii Fit and Modern Warfare are the two best games ever made. Not everyone trolls the net for game info. Casuals make up the majority of the gaming community and they're most definetly not talking about KZ3, Motorstorm 3, or Infamous 2.

EDIT: Why the disagrees? Its true, most gamers DON'T know what E3 is. So what. Whats the big deal?

[IRetrouk]

if most gamers dont know about e3 then how are they gamers thats like saying someones a fisherman without actually fishing. iv known about e3 since i was about 12, before an internet connection was in my house, so i think more gamers know about e3 then people that dont. i suppose those same people that arnt talking about killzone lbp and infamous 2 are talking about reach?

[wiggles]

As I kept reading these articles I was like ohh inFamous 2? okay...checked...oh Killzone 3 check?...oh Motorstorm.....ummm..lol.

But then I got the feeling of Sony is announcing all of these things when it is normal for the big 3 to save these for the show...

makes a person excited to see what they are coming with..

Edit: Damn can't delete accidental new post not where I wanted it to be :(

[NYC_Gamer]

i'm sure sony has some goodies left for e3...

[goodfellas27]

R3!

[k-Lan]

With MS and Nintendo as their competition, i would hope they kept something nice for their fans besides the motion and 3D stuff.

[notmushroom]

No way. All this talk of their new games is great for PR.

[k-Lan]

Yeah.. until E3 and something overshadows their "old" news, if you catch what i'm saying.

[00000000000000000001]

Sure would be nice if they had something new, same old shi$ is boring.

[AssassinHD]

Sony has released new IPs every single year since the PS3 became available. I am sure we will see something new at this year's E3.

[Lucreto]

No they are not spoiling it.

Remember last year with all the leaks Sony had and they still had a excellent conference.

They announced the likes of LBP2 to get people excited and give the game a time to shine before the media storm of E3. There will be dozens of games announced and some things disappear under the load.

Now we know about the game it will get us excited to see some gameplay.

[silkrevolver]

...I bet they’re just showing us these 4 AMAZING games in advance, so they can show us even more unexpected amazing games during their conference. I can’t F*^&ING WAIT!

[washingmachine]

i wouldnt think LBP2,infamous2 and motorstorm etc are really exciting news,but woteves

[silvacrest]

what is worthy of being dubbed "exciting news"?

considering the amount of sh!tty articles on N4G that shouldn't even be considered news is astonishing yet, genuine game announcements dont do it for you?

okay

[NecrumSlavery]

LBP2 has already made me forget anything else was coming out. I love that series. Sony's Devs only real competition is other Sony Dev's. Healthy comp that drives these guys to produce the best games this gen.

[k-Lan]

IMO, announcing Killzone 3 before E3 was idiotic. Unless they have a bigger shooter which i doubt.

[huzzaahh]

... Resistance 3?

[bjornbear]

sony execs are idiots for building up hype for one of the most anticipated shooters yet, teasing us with nothing but a few images and info, making us want to see a trailer more than anything else./s
honestly, how can you get hyped for an event if there's nothing to expect?

random? yes very unexpected, risky? sure very risky

but idiotic? no way, if anything, smart, since now they are getting more attention than before any of these announcements =)

[Arnon]

There's already been a gameplay video and a trailer to Killzone 3.

[bjornbear]

where?

and yeah its called a TEASER trailer for a reason.

[Arnon]

Lol what's the difference between official gameplay, and gameplay captured off-screen? They're the same game being played.

Also, what's the difference between a teaser trailer, and a regular trailer? Don't they both tease you? The only logical thing I can think of is that a teaser discloses less, but they're basically the same thing.

Killzone 3 has already had a lot of info poured out. The only thing I can think of would be another gameplay trailer at E3.

[Mamajuana]

Sony knows what they're doing. It's possible they have some big announcements saved for E3. Twisted Metal? Uncharted 3? A new Kingdom Hearts? Who knows. We will soon find out.

[mushroomwig]

Sony obviously know what they're doing, they've announced these titles because they want the focus on them going into E3, and it's working.

They will have a lot of annoucements (they wouldn't of announced all these games otherwise) and they have a limited amount of time on stage.

Relax guys, megatons are incoming.

[Moentjers]

I'm already happy that everybody is talking about new games :-)

[Lirky]

its because sony haves their secret titles to show and the obvious ones are known to be there :D.

[Dawn_Of_Ashes]

its just to avoid the shitload of E3 news and announcements. Its a logic move from sony imo

[lrn2hate]

Sony is not that dumb. They will have some surprising stuff for us all.

[lochdoun]

Of course $ony blew it.
Microsoft has done a GREAT job at keeping stuff a secret for once.

[shadow2797]

You realize that Sony intentionally revealed all those games, right? They weren't leaks. Going into the biggest video game show in the world, who likely has more to worry about: the company that's pompous enough to announce huge games, games big enough to be the big announcements of past E3s, in the weeks leading up to the conference, or the company that's dead quiet in the wake of these announcements? You tell me.

[Chicago8506]

Killzone3 is not a spoil..
inFamous2 is not a spoil..
LittleBigPlanet2 is not a spoil..
Motorstorm3 is not a spoil...
Hell, Agent or The Last Guardian is not a spoil..they've introduced those IP's last E3...

All m saying is..I know Sony has some hidden cards...do u guys realize how many great relationships Sony has made with many developers throughout the years of PS & PS2?

We're going to see old Franchises return...we're going to see new IP's, we're going to see Move..
We're going to get a Premium Service...Home will be further advanced...a PSPGO price drop even...

Just be prepared for a Face Lift...Sony is going to make us all smile...
Game on!

[KingTavy]

Exactly what I'm thinking. Why would Sony consistently wanna show titles they've shown before at multiple E3s when they could show new stuff instead. So far all they've shown is 2011 stuff besides LBP2. E3 this year just might be for unannounced titles and stuff that's coming this year.

[mp1289]

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[Rubberlegs]

Just something to help hype of their E3 showing and most of the games we still haven't seen any gameplay vids.
Plus all the games that have been announced have all been sequels we were expecting to see. I'm sure they still have a few other surprises.

[mac4u10]

Too be honest It fills like Sony have already had their E3!

[arakouftaian]

they will announce it on e3
i hope so.

[goodfellas27]

I hope so too, but I know it'll not happen :/

[KingTavy]

Yea, on the Sony Style website that have tvs that come with the glasses and they have some that dont. hope that helps

[arakouftaian]

to wach 3d not free glasses lol.
but that just hard to belive
because even if they have that teach
they will not give it until they wish

[KingTavy]

LMAO I def missed the point and yea no glasses 3D I'll see it when I believe it haha

[EXID]

everyone knew these games were coming anyways, so it's not really spoiling anything. also, if sony still has stuff to unveil, like, good stuff... holy crap.

[jaredhart]

They always do well plus all this news the past couple weeks have brought a lot of HYPE!

[Focker420]

Even though these four titles were already announced the crowd is still gonna go nuts at the smallest mention of them. Because they've already been exposed and everyone knows what to expect. There isn't any smoke and mirrors b.s. going on. I really wish I was gonna be there, its going to be un-f*cking-believable!!!

Does anyone know if they have a 2 or 3 hour conference??

[JANF]

I guess they will concentrate on Move this E3. They also have a few games the haven't spoil for us.

[KingTavy]

All they've spoiled are 2011 titles except LBP2. I think they are leaving the stuff that releases this year for E3 instead of showing off stuff we have to wait for next year to play.

[Trroy]

I think Sony has come to realize that, no matter how cool the E3 conference is, people only take "one" cool thing away from it. You can't stuff it full of coolness, and expect people to remember it all.

Sony will only announce one (maybe two) cool things at E3. The rest of it is all momentum. At this point, I'd say that strategy is working quite well.

[Tony-A]

I'm hoping to see some stage time for PSN features and updates. I found it pretty interesting to see them show us the new PS Store back at E3 2008, especially when they announced the movie section would arrive that day!

[Argento-Nox]

I don't have a problem with Sony announcing prior to the E3 conference, the sequels to games we already knew were coming out. It helps build interest for when Sony actually shows us some game footage at E3, while announcing new games will just be added bonuses =).

[webeblazing]

well im sure they got more they do the same every year and always show the most at they event. plus they didnt show gameplay, its jus e3 its more events after this. like for god sakes its just games. wanna shock them and give them a e3 theyll never forget get strippers on that stage.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi__]

PS1 days and PS2 days they did it their way and look how successful the PS1 and PS2 were. Same with the PS3...i just leave them to it and they ALWAYS DELIVER!!! ;-P

[air1]

when are ppl going to learn that this is how sony does things... sony always ejaculates prematurely...

[PSNsecrets]

E3 then anyone i,m sure they will freak us out with something that we don't know about yet or it could be that they are going to tell us what will be in the premium service they are going to use this year and every year after that the price what its features may hold when will the release of a few games that we don't know what the date is yet for agent others that maybe on the side for SONY to unearth at this years E3 but i,m sure its more talk about 3D blu-ray support 3D gaming updates for the 3D supported TV's that are coming much of this talk is for the premium service as well but most of all PSMOVE they could release it after E3 and want everyone in on the action and want everyone to know when its coming and what it could support we already know SOCOM EYEPET and others will be supporting the MOVE so my guess is 3D blu-ray disc 3D update 3.40 PSMOVE a few games PSP2 premium service and its price and when it could be released with all the features we've been asking for the last 3 or 4 years since it was launched back in 2006.

[boysenberry]

Damn, if Sony already announced four big games, then I can't even begin to imagine what they have in store for us at E3.8 Days, The Getaway 3, Twisted Metal PS3? :)

[godslayer429]

jack says to the crowed, oh you thought we were gona talk about move all day, well your wrong heres 5 new exclusives lol

[brew]

Sony had an excellent E3 last year. What were their PS3 surprises ?

Let's see -

1. ModNation Racers - cool
2. Agent - just a logo , lol
3. FFXIV - multiplatform and wtf reactions because it was "online" and FFXIII wasn't out yet

They has an awesome E3 because of their overall library - Uncharted 2 , God of War III , Heavy Rain , MAG , ModNation Racers , The Last Guardian , Ratchet and Clank , etc.

This year will be no different looking at what's announced and expected.

[webeblazing]

what you talking bout e3 is all about suprises and celebreties its now way they gonna everybody already said they lost the last few e3s we dont care if then or nintendo or even pc be trying things new or take risks or most importantly show games. we wanna be down wit the cool kids

[strickers]

The games they are showing look like they keep PS3 at the top of the technical tree but they will NEED 4 or 5 big announcements(non Move related)to have a good E3.Anything less will look like they came early.All those games shown so far look very,very good though.
They need a couple of steals on top.I'd go Mass Effect 1 and 2 disc and L4D1 and 2 disc.It's getting to the point where all 360 games,bar about 3 major ones,come to PS3 eventually.

[RioZen]

ya ok.... i can take more the one cool thing away from E3.

[bjornbear]

or do you think only LBP2 and GT5 are releasing this year (even if GT5 does release xD)

i believe they are saving some announcements for upcoming 2010 games for during E3, leaving the 2011 games to be announced before, to get people hyped but not to spoil any surprise.

[Jihaad_cpt]

What the poes is the difference between leaking it early or waiting for E3? Either way people know about their games

[crazydrummerlad1]

theyre clearin things for new stuff to b shown. i doubt they'd have a show wit jus sequels. they most likely want to highlight sumtin HUGE. and if theyre tryin to announce all these early jus for this huge game(s), the game(s) may b far enough in its development cycle to show off gameplay while WOWing us with its technical brilliance. they have at least one IP thats gonna rock the show n theyre preppin us for it.

[drdre74]

Sony is always a let down for me at E3 they never show anything good. I doubt I'll even watch this year since they've already told us everything they got. E3 will be nothing but a showcase for Move thats it.

[earthbounding]

Eh, you gotta admit it would be really cool if Sony blew us away with all this... It would be like getting hit by an AK-47.

[Cajun Chicken]

Well, once again, Sony's laid down a lot of cards with more details of the games shown next week, obviously including gameplay. Resistance 3 still hasn't been confirmed and I have a vague feeling that Naughty Dog may show their next project.

MS are keeping quiet and sometimes I wonder if that's better. Sure, more people will be tempted to go and see Sony's conference because of the list of things they'll see for sure and possibly a few bonuses. But all that it takes now, is for MS to strategically place one shocker and then, despite content, MS will get the glory of E3 media coverage and I'm going to say that the shocker probably won't have a thing to do with Natal.

Nintendo are going to pull something too. I'm sure of it.

[GeoramA]

Sony's doing the smart thing here.

Each game they're revealing is getting a lot of attention, and won't be buried under all the other announcements made at E3.

[N4BmpS]

Those were the Elephants in the room, that were obviously getting sequels. So No, not really at all Motorstorm was a leak I believe.

[Umb]

I don't think Sony is rash or foolish enough to make such a move when they have an idea what the competition is doing.

They either have new things to show that they hope to counter the competition (new IP, new addon features, etc), or they done it intentionally to help blunt some of the competitions wow factor. Could be both.

This will be an interesting E3 no doubt.

[CharlesDCI]

Maybe they will actually have the crowd be able to view a 3D game?

[Figboy]

all working on PS3 titles. we've only seen 6 of those titles. also, many studios are working on more than one IP (Santa Monica Studios have admitted that they are working on two titles. Insomniac is working on THREE, with only ONE being multi-platform, the other two are PS3 exclusive).

Sony certainly are spoiling their fanbase though. SO MANY awesome games to look forward to.

i don't NEED the announcements to be made at E3, as long as the announcements get MADE.

not even 3 months ago we were speculating about the existence of SOCOM 4, Little Big Planet 2, Killzone 3, inFAMOUS 2, Motorstorm 3, etc, and NOW we know for CERTAIN that those games exist.

that's infinitely more exciting to me than seeing Sony somehow "win" E3.

now, their E3 conference is going to be about showing off the MOVE, announcing a few new IPs (they ALWAYS announce at LEAST two or three new IPs at E3, not sequels; just look at Sony's past E3's and you'll see), and actually showing us real GAME PLAY of the sequels they've announced pre-E3. that's AWESOME.

i can't express enough how pleased i am with the revealed games so far. any new games announced, whether sequels or new IPs, are just icing on an already delicious cake.

there are still plenty of studios just WAITING to reveal their lineup. Sony has played E3 EXPERTLY this year. these are carefully orchestrated announcements, not leaks. the entire industry, for the past 3 months, have been covering these PlayStation 3 titles. we haven't heard SHIT from Microsoft, nor seen a single leak or official announcement of ANYTHING outside of Gears of War 3, and even then, nobody has said much else about the game (Game Informer had that cover story; i have the issue, but that's about it).

Sony has the industry so fired up and talking about THEIR E3, with each of the announced games getting a fair share of coverage, it's BRILLIANT marketing.

"hardcore" gamers can't complain if their E3 press conference is full of MOVE stuff, because Sony has fed them PLENTY of awesome "hardcore" games nearly every other week for 3 months straight.

because the gaming media were given some stories PRIOR to E3, they aren't digging any deeper trying to unearth "surprises" and "leaks."

hell, they've had SOCOM 4, LBP2, Killzone 3, inFAMOUS 2, and now Motorstorm: Apocalypse to cover. they don't have TIME to try and find out if Twisted Metal is going to be shown, or if the PSP2 is going to be announced.

Sony's REAL secrets of E3 are still carefully buried, a mere 4 days before the show. that's pretty good compared to last year, when, literally, the ONLY secret that hadn't been spilled for Sony was Agent being exclusive, and Final Fantasy XIV being exclusive.

as a PlayStation 3 fan, i can say this has been THE BEST run up to E3 i've EVER encountered. being inundated with so much awesome gaming info BEFORE the show just has me even more excited to see these games in MOTION.

Well played, Sony. Well played...

[rezzah]

Theyve showed us only a little of what they got in store for us. Its Sony, expect great things.

[bviperz]

I think only after E3 can it be said that Sony spoiled their E3.