E3 News
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I don't see what's pessimistic in saying nothing very interesting/new was announced or revealed. That's just how it is. This E3 was kind of a non-event and personally I wouldn't miss it if it hadn't happened. We get trailers and release dates all year long, this was just a conglomeration of several of them at once, plus keynotes.
And let's not pity devs too much either. The bigger developers were bothered because they felt the monetary cost wasn't worth the media attention the E3 gave the video game industry, that's all. They pushed the change as members of the deciding committee, it's not like the small guys were so exhausted from making demos that they decided to stop attending it.
And now what big event is left for the VG industry in the US? No more CES, a cadaverous E3... I'm not crying over the loss, and I'm sure there were good reasons to change the formula, but I can't say it's a success so far.
Not just a SCEE member, but the SCEE president... Even if it isn't true, it's still not so good for Sony that its divisions battle each other like this. At the same time, Sony's really been shitting on Europe lately so I'm going to side with the European dude.
And let's not pity devs too much either. The bigger developers were bothered because they felt the monetary cost wasn't worth the media attention the E3 gave the video game industry, that's all. They pushed the change as members of the deciding committee, it's not like the small guys were so exhausted from making demos that they decided to stop attending it.
And now what big event is left for the VG industry in the US? No more CES, a cadaverous E3... I'm not crying over the loss, and I'm sure there were good reasons to change the formula, but I can't say it's a success so far.
Uriel said:
Not just a SCEE member, but the SCEE president... Even if it isn't true, it's still not so good for Sony that its divisions battle each other like this. At the same time, Sony's really been shitting on Europe lately so I'm going to side with the European dude.
Aazealh said:
My point was more to the fact that E3 really has amounted to much for the last several years in a row, and all it has done is forced dev's to waste time developing demo's that they probably wont ever release to the public.
I dont pity dev's either but I'd rather they focus all their time into making good games, instead of pandering to a bunch of videogame "journalists" and what not.
HawaiianStallion said:
Well I agree with you on that aspect of things, but on the other hand there is a need in every industry for strong events that give it visibility, sometimes going beyond the industry itself and touching the general public. That's also what the E3 was, and I deplore its loss as nothing is there to replace it. Maybe it had become too big in recent years, but now they've gone from one extreme to another and I don't think it's viable.
Proj2501 said:
It seems to have a vice grip on a lot of people here. I can't say I'm all too excited for it, specifically; but the combination of Drake's fortune, Heavenly Sword, Ratchett&Clank, Ninja Gaiden Sigma AND MGS4 with a Blu-ray player is indeed tempting.
I think my 360's going to keep me busy for the rest of the year tho.
Proj2501 said:
I can't believe you guys aren't mentioning FFXIII. It's the game I await most on PS3. Then it'd be Heavenly Sword and MGS4 I guess. Other than that and Ninja Gaiden Sigma I can't think of any game that interests me so far, though I'm sure in time there'll be plenty.
iamdani
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What about that arsed up fake PS3 "Pricedrop" scandle? Peter Moore quiting? The $1billion red ring of death failure? PS3 being outsold by Wii 6:1 in Japan? Jeff Bell (Peter Moore replacement, Golden Axe, yeah!) trolling a user on a forum? The amazing PSP non re-design? The Nintendo Awesome 3 (Mario, Metroid and Smash Bros.) America Release Schedule? Silikon Knigh sueing Epic due to shoddy business practices? The endless MSG4 360 rumors? The 3rd backlash at PS3's "pricedrop"?
This been both an awesome an disasterous few weeks in the gaming world!
What about that arsed up fake PS3 "Pricedrop" scandle? Peter Moore quiting? The $1billion red ring of death failure? PS3 being outsold by Wii 6:1 in Japan? Jeff Bell (Peter Moore replacement, Golden Axe, yeah!) trolling a user on a forum? The amazing PSP non re-design? The Nintendo Awesome 3 (Mario, Metroid and Smash Bros.) America Release Schedule? Silikon Knigh sueing Epic due to shoddy business practices? The endless MSG4 360 rumors? The 3rd backlash at PS3's "pricedrop"?
This been both an awesome an disasterous few weeks in the gaming world!
CnC said:
Well that's from this site, who also called the E3 change last year before it was announced. And I'm surprised at what you're saying, I've mostly read mediocre feedback about the event.
iamdani said:
Well we can talk about all this if you want, what do you prefer to start with? The Wii already over 3 million units sold in Japan while the PS3 has yet to reach its first million (from Media Create charts, the only reliable ones)? Try to predict the number of DQIX copies that'll be sold on first week in Japan? Whether GTA IV will outsell Super Mario Galaxy? EA's supposed new interest in making original, creative games? Go ahead and make threads. =)
I'll probably pick up WARHAWK for PS3. That game's looking pretty sweet.
Honestly, who cares about the PS3 price drop "fiasco." There's plenty of inventory out there for those people who want one at the new price.
Honestly, who cares about the PS3 price drop "fiasco." There's plenty of inventory out there for those people who want one at the new price.
I still don't think it's that big of an issue. I mean, if $499 is the magical price to get you to buy it, inventory won't run out probably until the holidays. Why would you be all excited about the price drop, then wait until next year to get one?
The odds are that the 80GB model will get a price drop after the 60GB supply is exhausted.
Personally, I'd go for the $499 PS3, only because it's still got the "emotion engine" chip in it.
The 80GB PS3 will be doing 100% of its PS2 emulation off of software in order to reduce production costs.
The odds are that the 80GB model will get a price drop after the 60GB supply is exhausted.
Personally, I'd go for the $499 PS3, only because it's still got the "emotion engine" chip in it.
The 80GB PS3 will be doing 100% of its PS2 emulation off of software in order to reduce production costs.
OmegaSeamaster said:
Sony says around October.
Conveniently right before actual holiday purchases should begin.
OmegaSeamaster said:
No way its happening. Reason is Sony Japan won't do it. 599$ without the emotion engine + cheaper cost of building Blu-Ray players means the Ps3 will likely be sold at a profit.