IGN: ""How Sony Won Gamescom Before It Even Started"

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How Sony Won Gamescom Before It Even Started
…and why it makes Microsoft’s absence so much worse.

Microsoft should be afraid of Sony. Before the PlayStation publisher’s pre-Gamescom press conference this week, Sony’s foreseeable software future seemed weak. The PlayStation Vita seemed only to have a handful of promising titles for the remainder of 2012 – LittleBigPlanet PS Vita, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, a Call of Duty game we knew next to nothing about, a Persona 4 remake, and a poorly timed Assassin’s Creed tie-in were the PlayStation brand’s best and brightest. But after displaying a strong lineup of exclusive games on both PlayStation platforms, a brilliant new business strategy, and confidence in risky game ideas, Sony’s future couldn’t look better than it does now.

Gamescom will be Sony’s show. This is bad news for Microsoft, who didn’t even bother to show up.

Sony’s Cross Buy announcement undoubtedly earned it a great deal of gamer goodwill. Buying Battle Royale, the new Ratchet & Clank, and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time on PS3 scores you a free Vita copy. This is an incredible move for Sony. These are three of its most popular and promising titles, and you can play them anywhere, any time, for one price. Cross Buy puts PlayStation fans ahead of the curve, and rewards them for purchasing PS3 games they were likely to buy anyway. It looks amazing on the back of the box, it’s something people will tell their friends about, and it makes a Vita worth owning for every single PlayStation fan. That’s just smart marketing.

Until Dawn, Rain, and Puppeteer all represent something astounding about Sony’s initiative toward supporting innovative ideas. Following Papo & Yo, Journey, and many other clever concepts, this trio of games look unlike almost anything you’ve played. Each of them certainly has a niche appeal, but Sony’s willing to risk a limited audience if it means putting exclusive, original games on its platforms. Add in the casual mentions of Beyond: Two Souls and The Last of Us during the conference, and you’re looking at a large stack of Sony-only goods. Oh, and let’s not forget Media Molecule’s cute and creative Tear Away, either.

For the first time since I bought it, I want to play my Vita. A quirky indie game like Sound Shapes reassures me that more great stuff is on the way, and Sony really came out of the corner throwing haymakers. I want Black Ops Declassified because it looks like a true Call of Duty game. Killzone Mercenary is the Sony sequel I want most on the platform I’m aching to play.
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It's easy to win when no one else shows up, but maybe that's the point.
They can earn good graces without interruption really, and I think that's what they successfully accomplished.
 
Yikes, was that guy watching the same Declassified trailer as the rest of us?

It was a good press conference, but yeah, I can't read this article.
 
Don't think MS has much of anything else to show beyond what we saw at E3. I'm thinking they're far more interested in getting windows 8 in as many homes as possible right now.
 
Winning Gamescom without MS there is like Tyson winning a boxing match cause the other guy didn't show up.

At the end of the day, this gen is a good as over. Theres nothing to win anymore. Sony, you lost. Accept it.
 
it has definitely been a great week for vita/ps3 owners, but that article is pretty much all hyperbole.

i AM stoked to be getting all-stars, ratchet, and sly for my vita for free though, since i had already preordered the ps3 versions. since i paid the vita entrance fee all the way back in february, it's sweet to be getting all of these free, big games. i'm also really stoked for the need for speed game. i hope it's crossbuy, but i'd probably doubledip anyways if it isn't.
 
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Don't want to close my eyes
Don't want to fall asleep
Cause I miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
 
Puppeteer and Rain are going to do no more for the PS3 than the countless XBLA titles for the 360. And as for Vita, MS isn't even actively in that space.

And of course Sony was going to 'win' Gamescom out of the first parties, when the other two didn't even show up!

Silly article. Sony's line-up is terrific, but it won't even sightly worry Nintendo or Microsoft.

EDIT: It's also pretty obvious by Microsoft's announced absence at Gamescom and TGS this year that they're busy preparing for you know what next year.
 
Even with Microsoft being there, Gamescom or Games Convention before it have ALWAYS been Sony's shows. It didn't particularly help them in the markets where they desperately could use some help. It's at least as insignificant as "winning" E3 is.
I'm glad they had a strong showing though. After what I felt was a disappointing E3 showing, this has revitalized my interest in their platforms.
 
Once again videogames getting the Celebrity treatment.

Who the fuck cares who won Gamescom?

I guess if you're a Sony fanboy on IGN right now, you'll be able to gloat and praise Sony's victory in the comments or in forums.
 
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