Why does the PSX hype seem muted compared to last year?
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tiebreaker
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It was a celebration 20 years of Playstation. People expected megatons.
We got SFV, and Square almost delivered, but they forgot the Remake part of FF VII.
We got SFV, and Square almost delivered, but they forgot the Remake part of FF VII.
RespectThySole
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I didn't even realize it was today, until about an hour ago.
E3 happened and people can rest easy for the most part.....almost every major announcement came at E3 and fucking just destroyed everyones brains. We are now all fried zombies that just are excited for anything unexpected at this point lol.
TLG we all expected eventually.....but FFVIIR AND SHENMUE 3.......yes that conference still fucking blows my mind.
TLG we all expected eventually.....but FFVIIR AND SHENMUE 3.......yes that conference still fucking blows my mind.
KZObsessed
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After E3 I don't know what else to wish for?
Sumio Mondo
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Shenmue 3, Nier 2, The Last Guardian, Psychonauts 2, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Yakuza 5, Gravity Rush 2 and FFVII Remake among other big surprises have already happened this year... There's not much else left Sony can really announce.
Plus it's a predictable one on Capcom's part. What they really need to announce now is Deep Down again.
Plus it's a predictable one on Capcom's part. What they really need to announce now is Deep Down again.
Shambalakan
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Last year was PlayStation's 20th anniversary. It was the first PSX too. And we had lots of rumors and ...
Backfoggen
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People went insane last year. They overhyped the shit out of that event and were disappointed. I didn't listen to any of the insiders and got a nice show with some good announcements. I expect today is going to be the same.
A new Legend of Dragoon would be the only thing I want.....but at this point I'm extremely happy with whats coming. So if it happens.....holy shit.....if it doesn't eh, I'm not surprised or too stressed out about it.
Why wouldn't I be?
So we should be hyped up because they announced street fighter last year.
DriftingSpirit
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Yeah, I feel the same way. The requirement for a good conference shouldn't always be "WTF?!?! ALL THESE MEGATONS!!!". It can just be a mostly laid back show where we get some cool announcements like localizations, showings of previously announced games, etc... with maybe one notable announcement.
That is fine with me for the end of the year. Especially when Sony just had such a massive E3 with two solid showings after it (TGS and PGS).
josecitoxnyo
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Sony's E3 2015 happened, you can't expect hype over any event after that for at least this decade.
DangerMouse
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This, what an amazing year.
And Dragon Quest XI looking like a real next-gen evolution of DQ8 coming for the first time since 8.
I'd say relax; GAF and every other gaming related website will blow up once the event is about to start. Koofu already said the correct thing that this year we don't have dozens of people claiming to be "in the know" and telling people bullshit they heard from somewhere. Plus, PSX last year was okay but not really great which is why people lowered their expectations. It's a cool fan event with neat reveals and stuff, not a second E3.
It's pretty good as it is now I feel.
Well, that's certainly not true, lol. There aren't just any rumors to feed the hype.
This, more so as GAF is slightly console-centric so the potential megatons are slim.
DriftingSpirit
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No one said anything about being hyped because of one major announcement last year.
You were just wrong in claiming nothing major was announced last year and you were corrected accordingly.
Personally, I would consider something like the gameplay reveal for Uncharted 4 fairly big too.
illmatic22
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This is why enthusiast forums like GAF are often unhappy with conferences. They expect way too much.
vpance
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True.
Kojima, Silent Hills or some more Capcom exclusives are the only things left hoping for.
Why are there so many black and white rigid thinkers here?
When someone says nothing big was announced they don't literally mean nothing.
Kralamoonard
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Yep agreed. I mean I don't even mind this, like you said, it's a cool fan event with neat reveals etc. I was just wondering to be honest, and people like Kyofou did bring in valid perspectives (like the lack of "insiders") as to why the pre-conference hype was lower. But yeah, it's better that way and I'm not worried at all.
Besides, it's always best for people to keep expectations in check because either way people won't be disappointed.
I'm hyped, at least. I thought PSX was excellent last year, mostly because I was so delighted to see Suikoden II being rereleased. For fans of niche Japanese games, PSX 2014 was near E3 2015 levels of excitement.
Knowing I can play Dark Cloud in 1080/60 with trophies this evening already has me pumped.
Knowing I can play Dark Cloud in 1080/60 with trophies this evening already has me pumped.
Holundrian
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Maybe because it can't get much better than e3 this year? Dunno I'd rather be low on hype and get pleasantly surprised.
Good Guy Gone Bad
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Basically this. FFVII, TLG, Shenmue 3 all happened at E3.
I think it's just that people don't know what to be hyped for now that three of the most requested games are in development at this time.
I guess we can be hyped for a possible AGENT mention today.
DriftingSpirit
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They have?
Karspankey
Banned
How could you possibly know that though?
DriftingSpirit
Member
I think it would be far more simple to just be more precise with what you're saying.
"Aside from Street Fighter 5 (which was admittedly a fairly big announcement), there were not many big announcements at the show last year."
Done.
clay_ghost
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Yes having 2D retro game play on one screen and 3D on the other and being abis to choose one or the other is awesome but i do like the mutilplayer aspects of DQ9.
Gunslinger
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It's not that we are not hyped we are just waiting to see if my man daigo washed or nah. Nail biting anticipation to see if he can win the last sfiv tournament.
There's still plenty they could announce, like God of War 4, a new Crash Bandicoot, Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 7, that Bloody Roar reboot that there were rumors about, that SCEJ-made AAA JRPG Verendus talked about which could or could not be Legend of Dragoon 2, one of the two remaining From Software exclusives, Soul Calibur 6, Ace Combat 7.
After Ono previously said we wouldn't be getting SF5 until 2018, no it definitely wasn't predictable.
Corpsepyre
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There's no TheWorthyEdge around this year. That's why.
Also, PSX ended on a sour note last year with Drawn to Death.People probably kept their expectations in check this time around. Doesn't help that it was PS's 20th anniversary as well. 21st anniversary ain't all that.
Also, PSX ended on a sour note last year with Drawn to Death.People probably kept their expectations in check this time around. Doesn't help that it was PS's 20th anniversary as well. 21st anniversary ain't all that.
FFXII would be nice, but not fully expecting it. Honestly, if they announced Yakuza 0 though, I'd be so happy and call it on of the best events of all time.
That said, I could be having the worst shit of my life in sever agony and Adam Boyes could sneak in the window and just whisper in my ear "Yakuza 0" while my pants are down, cheeks on the seat and I'd call that one of the best events ever.
That said, I could be having the worst shit of my life in sever agony and Adam Boyes could sneak in the window and just whisper in my ear "Yakuza 0" while my pants are down, cheeks on the seat and I'd call that one of the best events ever.
I'm not a robot so I don't type like that.
Pro tip.
When someone says they didn't enjoy something at all they probably got a bit of enjoyment out of it.
DangerMouse
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I was obviously talking about the real "next-gen" PS4 version.
Both will probably be good though and it remains to be seen how different or similar they are since they said they won't be totally the same. Might be worth buying both.