PSX is done with and I had a fantastic time.
The Event
+ I thought it was laid out really well. Having it in a venue that had 3 floors was fantastic because it divvied up the attendees in such a way that I never felt like I was pushing against a sea of humanity.
+ The Rewards were pretty generous-- at least to me. By just checking into a bunch of stuff on my phone I nabbed a bunch of PS4 themes (some are dope), avatars, $10 PSN credit, as well as Nuclear Throne and Bit.Trip for my PS4 and Vita.
- The check in stations were constantly in a state of disrepair throughout the entire event. Eventually Sony wised up and gave the phones (for checking in people) to staff to have them scan your badge, which seemed to fix the problem. Still, that first day had a really rough rollout.
- I think Sony still underestimates how many people want to get their hands on PSVR. The RSVP system was great--
if you got in within the first 5 minutes of it going live a day before the event started-- otherwise it was a big sore spot for people rolling up, excited to wait in line and try some of this VR thing they've been hearing a lot about, and being told that if they didn't have a RSVP it was probably not going to happen. Giving Media a chance to rsvp for time slots makes sense. Placing that same model on the thousands of PSX attendees was ill-conceived, imo.
PSVR
Highlight of the event for me. When it was all said and done I had tried Job Simulator, The Kitchen, Driveclub VR, Playroom VR, London Heist, and Wayward Sky. I want that kit now. I had highs and lows in terms of the individual titles, but my overall impression was VR is the real fucking deal and is such a paradigm shift from how I've grown up playing games. I loved it and will be buying it whenever Sony gets around to releasing the damn thing.
GAMES
Really enjoyed most of what I got my hands on (and I played a ton of shit). Standouts were probably Alone With You, Cosmic Star Heroine, Ratchet & Clank, Earth Night, and Invisible Inc. A lot of other games I'll be buying too. My wallet will bleed this year.
GAF
GAFers were unfuckingbelievable. From those that were trapped in their booth all day showing their games to those that busted their ass trying to organize meetups or make grub packs for people. I was pretty floored by how great all of your were that I had a chance to meet and chat with. There also seems to be a number of locals that are GAFers as well so I definitely wouldn't mind having another meetup sometime in the future. Feel free to add me on PSN as well if you'd like. Handle same as here on GAF.
Well I met Shu and Cerny and both signed my 20th Anniversary PS4 and got some pics with them too. PSX was great!
yooooo that's
awesome!
