(News)
Sony announced that Final Fantasy X and X2 will be coming to PlayStation Vita, along with remakes of God of War 1 and 2. A new Vita bundle with the first five episodes of The Walking Dead was announced as well. A new episode of The Walking Dead will launch in the Summer.
New footage of The Last of Us was shown. Gameplay for Puppeteer was shown off as well, immediately followed by gameplay of Rain. A game called Beyond: Two Souls got a new story trailer. Gran Turismo 6 was teased with a cinematic trailer. All of these games are PS3 exclusives.
The first cinematic trailer for Batman Arkham Origins was shown. In it were small snippets of gameplay. It looks relatively unchaged from previous Arkham games, save for new features and such. PlayStation owners will get exclusive skins for Batman, such as 1960's Batman and Knightfall.
A special PS3 Grand Theft Auto V bundle, which includes a special GTAV headset, will launch in early September for $299.
The PlayStation 4 model was shown for the first time. It looks similar to a slanted PlayStation 2. A stand will be included to allow it to stand vetically, but it can lay horizontally as well, akin to the Wii U. It was teased that the PS4 intends to do similar functions to the Xbox One, but with a stronger pull towards the games aspect of the system. Video Unlimited works like Netflix and will be available on day one, as will Music Unlimited. The music playing through this service can stream to phones. Redbox has some sort of deal with Sony as well.
A brand-new Sony IP was shown off with a cinematic trailer called The Order. It showed off a steampunk rendition of London. Playthroughs of the game's demo (supposedly) will be uploaded to Sony's Facebook and YouTube accounts.
New small trailers were shown for the set of games that were announced during the PS4 reveal conference, such as inFAMOUS: Second Son and Killzone: Shadow Fall. Footage for Knack was shown off as well. Killzone: Shadow Fall, Drive Club, Knack, and Second Son will launch during the PS4 launch window.
A new game called The Dark Sorcerer was announced with a cinematic trailer. Seems like this is what that weird face render thing in the PS4 conference was for. The trailer quickly turned around to comedy, so perhaps the game will take this tone as well.
The creators of Bastion are bringing a very artsy game called Transistor to PS4 as a console exclusive. The trailer made it seem like it's exploration-based. It will launch next year.
The host boasted about their take on Indie games, and then showed footage of Don't Starve on PS4. Mercenary Kings seems like a spiritual successor to Scott Pilgrim. A game called Octodad will launch onto PS4 as well. A remake of Oddworld was announced to be coming to the PS4. During the Stream, Sony Europe confirmed that Indies can indepentantly develop for the console, something that both Sony and Nintendo now allow, but Microsoft does not.
Diablo III on PS3 and PS4 will have exclusive Sony-referencing items.
A new Japanese trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII was shown, finally giving some look into the game that fans have been clamoring for. Gameplay was shown off, showing combat and methods of exploration. The American release will be rebranded as Final Fantasy XV. Kingdom Hearts 3 was also announced with a small teaser trailer. Both games will be exclusive to PlayStation 4.
They chose to follow up those juggernaut announcements with Assassin's Creed IV gameplay. Fast assassinations were shown off, as well as environmental travel. The lush environments look much nicer and more engaging than those of Assassin's Creed III. Dual-wielding pistols and rapid-fire was shown off. The demo was cut short by technical difficulties. Because of this, they moved on to more information about Watch_Dogs, this time with an actual demo. The graphics look very crisp and the sound direction catches my attention, as does the lighting engine. An additional hour of gameplay and a new outfit for the main character will be exclusive to the PS4, but Watch_Dogs itself is a multiplatform title, as is AC4.
NBA 2K14 and Elder Scrolls Online were both shown, the former with a sort of tech demo trailer and the second with a cinematic video. ESO will come to PS4 in Spring of 2014.
A cinematic trailer for a new game called Mad Max was shown.
Over 140 games are in production, most of them exclusive. Sony straight-up announces full support for used games and no games will require online checks of any kind, delivering a swift kick to the groin to Microsoft. The PlayStation Plus status will be carried over onto the PS4. A free PS4 game will be given out every month, the first of which being Drive Club PS Plus edition.
Supposedly, PS Plus will be required to play online; however, it is under $5 for a subscription and gives access to plenty of used games, already making it a better deal than Xbox LIVE Gold. The PlayStation Cloud Service will allow players to stream their PS3 games to their PS4, PS4 to Vita and back, and Vita to stream PS3 games.
To finish off this insane success, Sony showed the first clips of Destiny gameplay, and it looks beautiful. It showcased weapon mods, co-op, and its wonderful graphics. Destiny will launch in 2014.
The kicker: THE PLAYSTATION 4 WILL BE $400 AND WILL BE OUT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
CLOSING COMMENTS: Sony had an absolutely outstanding conference. The games teased look great and they had plenty of gameplay as opposed to cinematic trailers. Square Enix dropped the bombs of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, and the Assassin's Creed IV and Watch_Dogs gameplay looked great. I'm very excited for my switch to PS4; these games and the graphics look downright gorgeous and the Microsoft-killing announcements make me happier than ever. And the price point...WOW.
Sony announced that Final Fantasy X and X2 will be coming to PlayStation Vita, along with remakes of God of War 1 and 2. A new Vita bundle with the first five episodes of The Walking Dead was announced as well. A new episode of The Walking Dead will launch in the Summer.
New footage of The Last of Us was shown. Gameplay for Puppeteer was shown off as well, immediately followed by gameplay of Rain. A game called Beyond: Two Souls got a new story trailer. Gran Turismo 6 was teased with a cinematic trailer. All of these games are PS3 exclusives.
The first cinematic trailer for Batman Arkham Origins was shown. In it were small snippets of gameplay. It looks relatively unchaged from previous Arkham games, save for new features and such. PlayStation owners will get exclusive skins for Batman, such as 1960's Batman and Knightfall.
A special PS3 Grand Theft Auto V bundle, which includes a special GTAV headset, will launch in early September for $299.
The PlayStation 4 model was shown for the first time. It looks similar to a slanted PlayStation 2. A stand will be included to allow it to stand vetically, but it can lay horizontally as well, akin to the Wii U. It was teased that the PS4 intends to do similar functions to the Xbox One, but with a stronger pull towards the games aspect of the system. Video Unlimited works like Netflix and will be available on day one, as will Music Unlimited. The music playing through this service can stream to phones. Redbox has some sort of deal with Sony as well.
A brand-new Sony IP was shown off with a cinematic trailer called The Order. It showed off a steampunk rendition of London. Playthroughs of the game's demo (supposedly) will be uploaded to Sony's Facebook and YouTube accounts.
New small trailers were shown for the set of games that were announced during the PS4 reveal conference, such as inFAMOUS: Second Son and Killzone: Shadow Fall. Footage for Knack was shown off as well. Killzone: Shadow Fall, Drive Club, Knack, and Second Son will launch during the PS4 launch window.
A new game called The Dark Sorcerer was announced with a cinematic trailer. Seems like this is what that weird face render thing in the PS4 conference was for. The trailer quickly turned around to comedy, so perhaps the game will take this tone as well.
The creators of Bastion are bringing a very artsy game called Transistor to PS4 as a console exclusive. The trailer made it seem like it's exploration-based. It will launch next year.
The host boasted about their take on Indie games, and then showed footage of Don't Starve on PS4. Mercenary Kings seems like a spiritual successor to Scott Pilgrim. A game called Octodad will launch onto PS4 as well. A remake of Oddworld was announced to be coming to the PS4. During the Stream, Sony Europe confirmed that Indies can indepentantly develop for the console, something that both Sony and Nintendo now allow, but Microsoft does not.
Diablo III on PS3 and PS4 will have exclusive Sony-referencing items.
A new Japanese trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII was shown, finally giving some look into the game that fans have been clamoring for. Gameplay was shown off, showing combat and methods of exploration. The American release will be rebranded as Final Fantasy XV. Kingdom Hearts 3 was also announced with a small teaser trailer. Both games will be exclusive to PlayStation 4.
They chose to follow up those juggernaut announcements with Assassin's Creed IV gameplay. Fast assassinations were shown off, as well as environmental travel. The lush environments look much nicer and more engaging than those of Assassin's Creed III. Dual-wielding pistols and rapid-fire was shown off. The demo was cut short by technical difficulties. Because of this, they moved on to more information about Watch_Dogs, this time with an actual demo. The graphics look very crisp and the sound direction catches my attention, as does the lighting engine. An additional hour of gameplay and a new outfit for the main character will be exclusive to the PS4, but Watch_Dogs itself is a multiplatform title, as is AC4.
NBA 2K14 and Elder Scrolls Online were both shown, the former with a sort of tech demo trailer and the second with a cinematic video. ESO will come to PS4 in Spring of 2014.
A cinematic trailer for a new game called Mad Max was shown.
Over 140 games are in production, most of them exclusive. Sony straight-up announces full support for used games and no games will require online checks of any kind, delivering a swift kick to the groin to Microsoft. The PlayStation Plus status will be carried over onto the PS4. A free PS4 game will be given out every month, the first of which being Drive Club PS Plus edition.
Supposedly, PS Plus will be required to play online; however, it is under $5 for a subscription and gives access to plenty of used games, already making it a better deal than Xbox LIVE Gold. The PlayStation Cloud Service will allow players to stream their PS3 games to their PS4, PS4 to Vita and back, and Vita to stream PS3 games.
To finish off this insane success, Sony showed the first clips of Destiny gameplay, and it looks beautiful. It showcased weapon mods, co-op, and its wonderful graphics. Destiny will launch in 2014.
The kicker: THE PLAYSTATION 4 WILL BE $400 AND WILL BE OUT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
CLOSING COMMENTS: Sony had an absolutely outstanding conference. The games teased look great and they had plenty of gameplay as opposed to cinematic trailers. Square Enix dropped the bombs of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, and the Assassin's Creed IV and Watch_Dogs gameplay looked great. I'm very excited for my switch to PS4; these games and the graphics look downright gorgeous and the Microsoft-killing announcements make me happier than ever. And the price point...WOW.
RSS Feed