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[Elios83]

Monday 16.05.05,at 'Sony Pictures Studios' (Sound Stage 27) in Culver City,3 PM.
Source:Gamefront

It's not the same place as past E3s or not?

 

[Midas]

The 16th? They wanna have their conference before MS?

 

[CloudNL]

Monday 16.05.05,at 'Sony Pictures Studios' (Sound Stage 27) in Culver City,3 PM.
Source:Gamefront

It's not the same place as past E3s or not?

That's early.

So no Sony breakfast? :lol

 

[sprsk]

The 16th? They wanna have their conference before MS?

uh oh

 

[The Bookerman]

CRAP. I get to LA on Tuesday!

Looks like I'll know what to expect from sony before I get to LA.

 

[soundwave05]

The Sony Pictures Studio (Culver City) is a ways away from the Convention Center in downtown L.A.

Methinks Sony is going to have a massive unveiling with a lot of razzle dazzle.

 

[madara]

Sounds like going to be alot fun. Hope you guys have good time, I know I die be there and rest of you say mmhaw... :lol

 

[Duckhuntdog]

Nintendo will have theirs after everyone else! Sony and MS owned!! Like it matters who goes first or last.

 

[Teddman]

Monday 16.05.05,at 'Sony Pictures Studios' (Sound Stage 27) in Culver City,3 PM.
Source:Gamefront

It's not the same place as past E3s or not?

No, it's not the same place. Before I think it was held at LA Center Studios or something? Very close to the Convention Center in downtown L.A.

Culver City is quite a ways further out West. A good long cab ride to be sure, though maybe they will offer buses. I imagine it's being held on Sony property to save costs--Culver City is where their studio lot and Sony Imageworks (their 3D animation house) is located.

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

Oh christ... I wonder if I have enough time to go to this thing AND make it to the "Dear Friends" concert.

 

[Elios83]

No, it's not the same place. Before I think it was held at LA Center Studios or something? Very close to the Convention Center in downtown L.A.

Culver City is quite a ways further out West. A good long cab ride to be sure, though maybe they will offer buses. I imagine it's being held on Sony Studio property to save costs--they own a studio lot and Sony Imageworks (their 3D animation house) is also in Culver City.

Thanks for the infos,guess they're preparing their own big event there.

 

[Midas]

I wonder if they will use the same layout for their power point presentation again. :lol

 

[BuddyC]

What's interesting is that's roughly 5 minutes after Square Enix's E3 Conference is scheduled to end, which takes place over at the Paramount Theatre.

 

[Hiro_Kunimi_80]

The 16th? They wanna have their conference before MS?

techdemo blowout VS tons_of_games

 

[KyotoMecca]

It is better this way. Too much of a rush from Sony to ninteny was a pain in the ass. Now we just have to rush to MS instead. As a bonus we can fuck around on Tuesday though. Hurrah.

 

[Teddman]

The Convention Center and Sony Studios are about 8.2 miles apart. Depending on L.A. traffic, that could be a short ride or a long one.

Here's a Google Map of the commute.

 

[Midas]

techdemo blowout VS tons_of_games

Haha, that's probably what we'll get. But if they do have a MGS4 trailer or something in the same calibre, I don't need anything else...

 

[OG_Original Gamer]

I've been by there before, wish I could get on the lot.

 

[Elios83]

Haha, that's probably what we'll get. But if they do have a MGS4 trailer or something in the same calibre, I don't need anything else...

Unprobable,MGS4 development started last month.
I expect mainly Sony-Namco-Square tech demos.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

What about Koei's Oni and Team Bondi's LA Noir? They can show games if they want but most of them wil be Japanese I guess.

 

[Midas]

Unprobable,MGS4 development started last month.
I expect mainly Sony-Namco-Square tech demos.

Hey, don't ruin my dreams.

 

[CloudNL]

I wonder if they will use the same layout for their power point presentation again. :lol

:lol

 

[boutrosinit]

It is better this way. Too much of a rush from Sony to ninteny was a pain in the ass. Now we just have to rush to MS instead. As a bonus we can fuck around on Tuesday though. Hurrah.

Nah - that'll be the N-Gage conference day...

 

[KyotoMecca]

Nah - that'll be the N-Gage conference day...

Well we can at least have a rest in the morning. The number of times I tuned up to the joke 9AM Tues Sony conference without being able to see or breath properly... a few hours extra while waiting for Nintendo to start will do the job nicely

 

[Rhindle]

Wow, I'm really surprised they want to go before MS. Unless it's a typo?

If true, I would think it's because they will not have a lot of specifics to offer and therefore (1) are not concerned about being one-upped by MS, and (2) will look less blah if they go first as opposed to following a highly substantive presentation by Microsoft.

[/pointless speculation]

The good news is that you'll get a nice mini-tour of the old Columbia Pictures lot heading in to the presentation.

 

[Lord Error]

Wow, I'm really surprised they want to go before MS. Unless it's a typo?

It's not like anything announced on these conferences is absolutely set in stone. Even MS will have time to re-evaluate their hardware with late 2005 launch, Sony even more so (that goes for example for the amount of RAM, or the inclusion of HDD)

 

[SantaC]

I can't wait to see the conferences. The only one didn't stream last year was MS.

 

[Solid]

Neat. I gotta see all conferences. Eventhough I dont care a shit about GC or DS I gotta see it for Reggie :lol

 

[pure_evil]

Is the sony/ms/nintendo conferences open for E3-attendees or is it media only?

 

[KyotoMecca]

Is the sony/ms/nintendo conferences open for E3-attendees or is it media only?

You gotz to be pre-registered as media at each conference.

 

[BillyHatcher]

Have Sony opened their Press Conference registration site yet?

 

[gofreak]

The Sony Pictures Studio (Culver City) is a ways away from the Convention Center in downtown L.A.

Methinks Sony is going to have a massive unveiling with a lot of razzle dazzle.

If this is PS3's first debut, it has to, and will be, Sony's biggest event ever.

 

[Midas]

EGM: What will we see at this debut?

KH: If I told you, I think Kutaragi would take me and you out to the parking lot and shoot us. [Laughs] But, no - joking aside, we've not really talked that much in detail about [the debut], both internally and externally. I can promise that it'll be a huge event.

They didn't reveal it at the end of March. But hey, he did say it'll be a huge event!

 

[ThirdEye]

I imagine it's being held on Sony property to save costs--Culver City is where their studio lot and Sony Imageworks (their 3D animation house) is located.

Why save cost for such an important event?
I bet Sony Pictures or Sony Imageworks has something to show for the PS3.

 

[DDayton]

What's interesting is that's roughly 5 minutes after Square Enix's E3 Conference is scheduled to end, which takes place over at the Paramount Theatre.

Wait... wouldn't it be an extremely bad idea for Sony to do that, then? Folks can't attend both, and square-ENIX is supposed to be a valuable partner...

 

[krypt0nian]

First PP slide - "The Handheld Wars are over! Gaming Ghetto cleansed by Fire!"

 

[Teddman]

Why save cost for such an important event?
I bet Sony Pictures or Sony Imageworks has something to show for the PS3.

It might also be space concerns... Sony's conference is usually the most restrictive on the guest list, in part because the L.A. Center Studios location is the smallest out of the three conference venues the hardware companies use.

They probably have a bigger hall in Culver City.

 

[JJConrad]

Isn't Sound Stage 27 where the Wizard of Oz was filmed?

It is.

The size of the room is 134' x 237' x 50-80'

It not their biggest stage, but it is their tallest.