RedAssedApe
Banned
don't really want a live orchestra. i want spider man to drop down from the rafters upside down and it be tom holland in character lol
Expect less talk, more games again from Sony E3
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Green Ninja
Banned
They prefer the Microsoft style conference where devs come on stage and spend a few minutes talking about how Microsoft has been a really great software partner and how they helped them take advantage of Xbox hardware to provide an incredible experience for gamers. Also name droping popular things in popculture right now.
Then Celebrities and Business CEOs come on stage to talk about how great the Xbox platform is.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
now we need a e3 snack threadThey prefer the Microsoft style conference where devs come on stage and spend a few minutes talking about how Microsoft has been a really great software partner and how they helped them take advantage of Xbox hardware to provide an incredible experience for gamers. Also name droping popular things in popculture right now.
Then Celebrities and Business CEOs come on stage to talk about how great the Xbox platform is.
zxcv11223300xi
Neo Member
This is what I want to hear!
DriftingSpirit
Member
It is the worst. Why should we care about how many buzz words they can spit out in a few minutes before a trailer? Just show the trailer. Very light introductions (think of how Herman introduced Horizon) are fine.They prefer the Microsoft style conference where devs come on stage and spend a few minutes talking about how Microsoft has been a really great software partner and how they helped them take advantage of Xbox hardware to provide an incredible experience for gamers. Also name droping popular things in popculture right now.
Then Celebrities and Business CEOs come on stage to talk about how great the Xbox platform is.
My issue is just that the big announcements that make people think Sony "won" the last two E3s, specifically E3 2015, tend to be stuff that doesn't come out for another 3 years. Yeah most of it is 3rd (or 2nd) party, but it's still Sony hoisting that stuff up to hype its platform. The Microsoft and Nintendo announcements may not be as immediately exciting, but it's usually stuff we end up actually playing within 12 months of the initial E3 showing.
They prefer the Microsoft style conference where devs come on stage and spend a few minutes talking about how Microsoft has been a really great software partner and how they helped them take advantage of Xbox hardware to provide an incredible experience for gamers. Also name droping popular things in popculture right now.
Then Celebrities and Business CEOs come on stage to talk about how great the Xbox platform is.
This image still fucking slays me.
The fuck were they thinking. It's maximum cringe.
JimmyMarrow
Neo Member
I sincerely hope they have some news on the state of PSVR this time. Mines been collecting dust and I can't help but think I should have bought an HTC Vive.
You mean like crackdown 3, quantum break, scalebound, below, cup head, tacoma, ashen etc.... even stuff like halo 5 and gears were announced more than 12 months out. Nintendo announced Zelda more than 2 years out. Smt x fire emblem, smt switch, no more heroes switch etc....
Those are some good looking people. Must be all the MacDonald they eat.
Since I already made a post about this in another thread.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
They attract an audience and it's still a marketing event. It is what it is.
zackmorris
Member
I didn't get the negative reaction to Sonys fast paced approach last year. I know the GB guys were super critical of it and I just didn't understand it. While I understand the point they were trying to make, to me I just want to see games not hear someone tell bad jokes for 10 minutes.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Just comes off as old man yelling at clouds. Nobody really wants that talking crap.
Giantbomb crew sometimes just forgets that not everyone is in the know like they are. They might have some inclination about what some of the games are and want more information on said game, while forgetting that a lot of us are seeing these for the first time. It also felt like they were upset that they were unable to make fun of usual conference goofiness.
They also wanted Sony to announce Neo (Pro) to juxtaposition what MS did. This was one of the most bizarre reaction I have seen from them because not only did Sony outright say that they will not announce anything regarding Neo but what MS talked about amounted to "we have this thing, but don't worry about it because it is not coming out for next 1.5 years". It was also bizarre because one of the bullet point for MS to create Scorpio was to be able to offer something in the VR space, while Shaun (Sony) was like, "our base level box can already do VR".
Hydrargyrus
Member
That's what I want to hear
Giant Bomb are never happy :/
Firmus_Anguis
Banned
Death Stranding trailer + Spiderman gameplay and I'm good. A KH3 release date would be cool too. But I wants me some brand new IP's as well! Sony'll deliver the goods.
MegaSackman
Member
"Why I'm having a good time!? This is terrible".
ElephantShell
Banned
Good, E3 is too busy to waste time talking about stuff that could be in a press release. Sony knows who is watching their E3 conferences and they know what they want to see.
But do Crackdown 3 and Cuphead actually have people thinking Microsoft "won" E3? The tent poles of Microsoft conferences tend to be other things. Usually Halo or Forza or something regarding the Xbox platform. Sony conferences of late have been structured around those major game announcements that tend to be really far off, particularly the ones that still won't be out for a really long time. People seem to recognize Scalebound or Tacoma as just games, but explode when shown a few seconds of footage for Shenmue III or Deep Down even though they won't be out until 2018 at the earliest.
ReubyJuice
Member
Hoping, like most of us (I think) for a conference like the last. Game after game, not a lot of chit-chat, keep the unnecessary banter to a minimum and let the trailers and demos do the talking.
They prefer the Microsoft style conference where devs come on stage and spend a few minutes talking about how Microsoft has been a really great software partner and how they helped them take advantage of Xbox hardware to provide an incredible experience for gamers. Also name droping popular things in popculture right now.
Then Celebrities and Business CEOs come on stage to talk about how great the Xbox platform is.
This gif really just irks me. It's because I know they are paid actors and they are laughing. You know nobody said anything funny. They are just laughing.
TimeEffect
Member
Lol its so hard to unsee. Why do people do this, I dont get it
Well I mean they are paid actors. So I get it. and I think when that reveal happened it's obviously faster in motion so you really don't notice it.
But damn in a gif it's so damn noticeable.
have you ever thought that maybe MS doesn't have enough "new" big games in development two or three years out? They can show a halo 5 for the current year but then they can't really announce halo 6 three years out? Same with gears. They can announce forza Motorsport for the current year but they can't also announce forza horizon 3 for the following year... it is just known quantities as far as studios and games they have in development. I agree they do have a surprise game sometimes like a dead rising or something but for the most part they tease what they can and if they have exciting new games in development two or three years out they would tease it like scalebound, crackdown state of decay etc... too bad they are not e3 winning announcements and ms should be actively trying to secure those if they want the same reactions. The hardcore games announcements that win e3 are not something ms seems to be after and you can't blame Sony for being able to secure games like shenmue or ff7r with exclusive arrangements.
Gaffer Liabe Brave actually did an evidenced thread on this subject, and it showed that this gen MS has actually been slightly worse than Sony on the announce-release measure, and on a much smaller number of games.
Acquiescence
Member
What's the problem? Just a bunch of tight-knit friends enjoying a nutritious meal together.
Everyone at E3 is a paid actor to some degree, that's not unusual
What makes that image cringe is literally everything else in it, lol
2blackcats
Member
That and we had a massive thread recently that showed Sony have the quicker turnaround.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
It's about feels, not reals.
Poimandres
Member
The e3 a few years back... People had been waiting waiting waiting for FF7, Shenmue and TLG. At that point nobody really cared when they were releasing, it was just about confirming that the games were coming.
There really aren't too many "big" announcements like that possible. Hype for Crackdown and Scalebound is about in line with where Horizon was for example. People want big surprise announcements, balanced with games that are close by. There's a balance to be struck.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Yes.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Well that's what we expect so cool
DriftingSpirit
Member
Yes?
MS announced Scalebound and Crackdown 3 in 2014 and it was received pretty well relative to what Sony showed. Some whine about stuff like that but people want new and exciting things.
You don't know that man.
Maybe the guy just said
"Can you believe we're being paid $1000 just to stand in front of 3 McDonald's meals?"
And then the woman added
"And I'm Vegan!"
So it's okay for Microsoft because their games have less hype?
SwordStruck
Member
I mean last years was just a glorified playlist of trailers. I get what they're going for but at some point they might as well just throw the videos up on YouTube and say here you go.