The E3 '08 Sony Prediction and Discussion Thread

Somnia said:
E3 + NPDS + Dark Knight + My 3rd key manager going on vacation for 7 days + Madden Tourney being done on Saturday = One tired Somnia :lol :lol
It's the perfect storm
 
krackerjack said:
Gosh it seems like time flies between every E3 even though the wait is hard for that last week push...

I can still remember the MGS4 logo being leaked early from people setting up the show floor and everybody was like "f'n A!!!!"

Haha well, here I am saying it for a 3rd year running....I hope FF7 remake gets announced:D

I would be sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo HAPPY!
 
AAK said:
That would make me happier than anything. In my eyes, the Jak series were only second to GOW series in the PS2 era as far as Sony published games went.
Jak was my favorite series on the ps2 until I discovered the Ico games. I'd love a new Jak on the ps3. But I liked Uncharted so damn much that it wouldn't matter which one I get. :D
 
Strider2K99 said:
- Greatest Hits line for PS3 games

I really think this has got to happen by Christmas. I think a lot of consumers look at the PS3, the price of games plus console, then at the 360 and the price of games plus console and the PS3 gets expensive in their head if they want to buy good games with the system. Sony has got at least start a platinum line with Resistance, Motorstorm, Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, and Warhawk. Then they need to price the games at $25 to undercut the 360's platinum line. They really need to get the price of those games down, and quick. They can't be selling them that quickly anymore, and the longer they wait, the less demand there will be for those games even at $25-$30.

I'd love to pick up Heavenly Sword for $25, but Sony just doesn't want to sell the damn game to me for some reason.

Is the cost of BluRay's the reason they haven't done this yet, or what?
 
Private Hoffman said:
Jak aint happening... at least not from Naughty Dog.

And I'm glad, too; Uncharted is such an awesome franchise with tons of potential there.

I agree, I want to hear nothing from them but news on Uncharted 2. However, I would love a Jak sequel from Ready at Dawn, and would pay full price for it.
 
Justin Dailey said:
I'm really hoping this R&C game is:
- Stand-alone
- Sidescroller
- High res
- PSN
- Fairly large (I'm hoping for something worth about $30)

Sorry to disappoint you but its exactly like R&C:ToD. Played a level like a month ago, the one I played had amazing rain effects and you have a female companion with you and also if you beat R&C:ToD you should already know that
Clank is missing
.
 
Sin said:
Sorry to disappoint you but its exactly like R&C:ToD. Played a level like a month ago, the one I played had amazing rain effects and you have a female companion with you and also if you beat R&C:ToD you should already know that
Clank is missing
.
So is this like an expansion to ToD?
 
Private Hoffman said:
Jak aint happening... at least not from Naughty Dog.

And I'm glad, too; Uncharted is such an awesome franchise with tons of potential there.

Yeah, I personally prefer Uncharted than Jak/Daxter. YMMV. Although if they do a second one, I hope they don't do that BS where in order to get CERO-D rating in Japan, they render ever single copy of the game bloodless when played on Japanese console.
 
Replicant said:
Yeah, I personally prefer Uncharted than Jak/Daxter. YMMV. Although if they do a second one, I hope they don't do that BS where in order to get CERO-D rating in Japan, they render ever single copy of the game bloodless when played on Japanese console.

You mean Cero-C, Uncharted, like Resistance is rated Cero-C, for some reason, but I think that also had something to do with SCEI and how they wanted to market those games. ='(

If Uncharted and Resistance were Cero-D they would have blood intact, look at RGGK, that's Cero-D and it has lots of blood and sword-related incidents. :lol :D
 
lupinko said:
You mean Cero-C, Uncharted, like Resistance is rated Cero-C, for some reason, but I think that also had something to do with SCEI and how they wanted to market those games. ='(

If Uncharted and Resistance were Cero-D they would have blood intact, look at RGGK, that's Cero-D and it has lots of blood and sword-related incidents. :lol :D

Oops, you're right. Yes, I don't understand why Naughty Dog/Sony didn't just Cero-D Uncharted. Does it really make more money by gaining Cero-C? You know what's interesting though? Even Cero-D can't seem to accomodate head decapitation, that's why I chose to buy the US version of Ninja Gaiden Sigma.
 
Who else is expecting jRPG GIGATONS from Sony this E3? I'm expecting a shitload of new jRPG announcements, but I'm also prepared for MASSIVE disappointment.
 
BlockBastard said:
Who else is expecting jRPG GIGATONS from Sony this E3? I'm expecting a shitload of new jRPG announcements, but I'm also prepared for MASSIVE disappointment.

Why E3? Wouldn't it make more sense for Sony to announce JRPGs at TGS instead?
 
But what can they show? Considering the 360 has already nabbed Tales and Star ocean. All is left is third party wise is:

Suikoden
SHin Megami Tensei
Kingdom Hearts (very unlikely)

There are others such as Dark Cloud and maybe Legend of Dragoon(lol I wish) sequels, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
 
klee123 said:
But what can they show? Considering the 360 has already nabbed Tales and Star ocean. All is left is third party wise is:

Suikoden
SHin Megami Tensei
Kingdom Hearts (very unlikely)

There are others such as Dark Cloud and maybe Legend of Dragoon(lo I wish) sequels, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
There are sayings that there is another Tales game but we can leave that announcement for TGS or PS premiere.
 
klee123 said:
But what can they show? Considering the 360 has already nabbed Tales and Star ocean. All is left is third party wise is:

Suikoden
SHin Megami Tensei
Kingdom Hearts (very unlikely)

There are others such as Dark Cloud and maybe Legend of Dragoon(lol I wish) sequels, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.

Shadow Hearts 4, Legend of Dragoon 2, Vandal Hearts III, Wild ARMS 6, and uh, other unrealistic stuff.

edit: Just noticed you said 3rd party, but still!
 
BlockBastard said:
Shadow Hearts 4, Legend of Dragoon 2, Vandal Hearts III, Wild ARMS 6, and uh, other unrealistic stuff.

edit: Just noticed you said 3rd party, but still!

Shadow Hearts devs are working at Mistwalker. :-(
 
I predict:

-Kaz Hirai will bore people
-That other chubby guy will act nervous and sweat a lot
-Powerpoint presentations
-Sales figures spun to sound fantastic
-Chewbacca will make an encore performance
-Jokes will be made. They won't be funny.
-Maybe some games will be announced? I dunno.
 
LiquidMetal14 said:
He's actually one of the more enjoyable guys compared to the other 2.
I like Reggie FilsAime better, but only because he reminds me of Herman Munster.

Let's face it. Kaz Hirai, "that chubby dude", Jeff Bell, and Reggie are all pretty effing unentertaining to watch.

edit: Also, I agree with Bearillusion. Especially for the Nintendo one.
 
DC online trailer, the agency release date, Home public beta starting right now! [/kaz], KZ2 awesome footage, SOCOM, flood of multiplataform trailers.

letdowns:

No FF13 Versus

No team ico

No god of War III

No heavy Rain

No GT5

Wardevil

Twisted Metal

No WKS

ZOE3

Infamous trailer of infamous
 
Bearillusion said:
I predict at the end of the conference (every conference really) that people will be posting 'is that it?'

No no no!!!

Not this time! This E3 is gonna be AWESOME. I CAN FEEL IT BABY YEAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!

*crosses fingers and toes*
 
I haven't made any predictions yet other than disappointment but I suppose I'll give it a shot and go on record.

Playable:
Ratchet: Quest for Booty
Resistance 2 single player
Infamous
MotorStorm 2

Video:
White Knight Chronicles
FF XIII
Heavy Rain

Other things (week of E3):
-PSN cards officially and widely released
-Next big firmware features for PS3 and PSP previewed
-PSN being integrated into PSP XMB announced.
-PS2 price drop to $99
-Sony need to have some big announcements for the PSP, either hardware or software related. The lineup is looking anorexic at this point.
-After FFT's and FF7: CC's performance on PSP, I would expect to hear more from Square related to the PSP.
-For the love of God, PS1 games on the PS Store!!!!111!!!1! >:(
-Regularly release two PS1 games, at a MINIMUM, every Monday.
-10 PS1 games come out! RAWR
-Wipeout HD comes out
-Elefunk comes out
-Resistance 2 beta announced
-BioShock PS3 extras and release date announced
-Eternal Sonata PS3 extras and release date announced
-Star Ocean 4 announced for PS3
-New and reinforced release dates for R2 (late September), LBP (October), MotorStorm 2 (November), Ratchet: Quest for Booty (November)

Movie Store detailed/opened:
Subscription for movie service offered as alternative to pay-per-movie.
Movie Store has its own icon on the PSN part of the XMB, so you see "Account management," "Playstation Store" and "Video Store"
Prices are standardized for either a regular movie or an HD movie. No variability in pricing like MS Store.
Movie locked to your hard drive. Sony movies availavle on PSP too.
Improves upon MS's "watch it within so many days, automatically delete" DRM. Not exactly sure how it will be different.
Prices are the same as MS Store or $.01 cheaper due to using $$$ vs. points.

Things coming out that they won't show:
God of War 3
Heavenly Sword 2
Uncharted 2
Jaffe's new Twisted Metal PS3


Making this list was easy and hard at the same time. It's easier to predict the things they aren't going to have.
 
inFamous gameplay + mid `09 target date.
Killzone 2 multiplayer finally shown
Awesome new Resistance 2 Trailer
End of conference GOD OF WAR III CG Trailer

Large scaled HOME beta invites go out (moment it's announced)
Video download service revealed (sadly on Sony Entertainment titles) avail. FALL
 
Which team could possibly have been working on Quest for Booty (if true). Insomniac is busy with R2 ...

Would it be the team that did Size Matters ?
 
KernelPanic said:
Which team could possibly have been working on Quest for Booty (if true). Insomniac is busy with R2 ...

Would it be the team that did Size Matters ?

I'm guessing Insomniac.
 
Bearillusion said:
I predict at the end of the conference (every conference really) that people will be posting 'is that it?'

Worry not, E3 this year will likely be smaller again but I suspect, that as usual, the big three press conferences will provide the real fireworks. If I'm perfectly honest then I suspect that the Nintendo E3 conference will disappoint many.

But that's a whole other story.

However I think that both the MS and Sony conferences will have more than enough talking points if no out and out megatons.

Even if the 'Xii-mote' and PS3-mote don't get revealed we know that the LIVE Avatars will almost certainly be announced likely alongside Lips and some other titles.

I would think that Sony will unveil GOW3 the same way they ended their conference with (real time) footage of Killzone2. A short real time teaser that will announce the game's Xmas 2009 release.

Both MS and Sony can't afford not to have stellar shows. It's as simple as that.
 
KernelPanic said:
Which team could possibly have been working on Quest for Booty (if true). Insomniac is busy with R2 ...

Would it be the team that did Size Matters ?

Insomniac can do several games, music videos, guide the evolution of message board chatter, help other studios, all at the same time and without crunch time.

Pretty amazing isn't it??
 
FirewalkR said:
and without crunch time
I don't think they've ever said this.

The only reason I think it's Insomniac is because they're the only ones that know how to use the Ratchet Future engine and that supposedly, Quest for Booty is a direct expansion/sequel to Future.
 
tanod said:
I don't think they've ever said this.

The only reason I think it's Insomniac is because they're the only ones that know how to use the Ratchet Future engine and that supposedly, Quest for Booty is a direct expansion/sequel to Future.

If it is Ratchet and Clank: Quest for booty then it is no direct sequel.
 
quick question about the press conference:

Will i be able to download a video of it from PSN or any other outlet after it's finished?

Night shift for me in the UK so i'll miss it live.
 
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