SCEA: E3 2009 to be one of the biggest in the past 11 years


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The biggest disappointment Sony could announce would be the Playstation 4

That is not happening.

I'll take a permanent ban from Neowin if it does.

It's lame for me when there isn't any new consoles shown :( Which means nearly all the time :p

See that's weird to me.

I generally dislike the E3s when new consoles are shown, primarily because new console lineups are ass. It's all "Check this awesome new hardware at this really high price with all these grea.... wait, crappy games to play on it" :p I do admit the most buzz happens around console launches though (Y)

I'll take 3/4/5th generation software being announced over new consoles, as those games tend to be of high quality and are generally the best AAA titles you'll be playing of that generation. Which is why I'm pumped for E309, for all platforms, yes, even the Wii :p We've had a good few years of development now on each console, and there's bound to be projects to announce that have been under wraps.

Only consolation is you'll probably see the next PSP, about 1,000 new Wii hardware addons and maybe MS will release some new peripherals, or even..... enter the portable market? There's a lot of things that can still be added to the HD consoles in terms of communication/interaction/etc. I put bets on us seeing new motion controllers/things like facebook integration/netflix on other consoles maybe, etc. Those types of partnerships/announcements.

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That is not happening.

I'll take a permanent ban from Neowin if it does.

See that's weird to me.

I generally dislike the E3s when new consoles are shown, primarily because new console lineups are ass.

I'll take 3/4/5th generation software being announced over new consoles, as those games tend to be of high quality and are generally the best AAA titles you'll be playing of that generation.

Only consolation is you'll probably see the next PSP, about 1,000 new Wii hardware addons and maybe MS will release some new peripherals, or even..... enter the portable market?

Of course not.. I'm just saying.

I just don't get why Sony said the PS3 would be a decade long console, it's as if they really wanted people to take that seriously.

However there is a chance for a PSP2.

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You actually think E3 2009 will be one of the biggest disappointments in the last 11 years?

:laugh:

Eh, no, and I'll hold you to that bet.

MS will show Alan Wake and Sony Heavy Rain, for me those two games are most likely going to trash everything shown at E308 themselves :laugh:

Not to mention E3 as a show itself is back to it's former glory with public entry, more stalls, booth babes :drool:, etc. E3 as a show has been dire the last few years since they axed everything and tried to go all corporate and journalists only.

I was talking about Sony only. If last year is anything to go by.

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I was talking about Sony only. If last year is anything to go by.

Well, this year they actually have GAMES to show :woot: albeit not very interesting games but games nonetheless!

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I was talking about Sony only. If last year is anything to go by.

They have plenty of games to show this year across the PS3 and PSP. PS2 has "80 games" for 09 according to them, but most/all of that will be crap. PS2 chat this E3 better be for 5 minutes top.

For people interested in the PS3 and the game franchises Sony have carried from the PS1, E309 will not be worse than 08. Of course anyone can say GT/GoW/Team ICO ect are crap games, it's opinion, but if you're saying that I dunno why you have a PS3 :p

Unless it's for Uncharted 2, inFamous, MAG and Heavy Rain, then I forgive you ;)

If it's for none of them, you jaded bugger :laugh: There will be some new titles announced no doubt, worth sticking around for the ride to see if it's anything interesting.

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Not to mention E3 as a show itself is back to it's former glory with public entry, more stalls, booth babes :drool:, etc. E3 as a show has been dire the last few years since they axed everything and tried to go all corporate and journalists only.

Wrong

Please note that E3 Expo is a trade-only event and is not open to the general public. Individuals who are not able to document their direct, and current professional affiliation to the interactive entertainment industry are not qualified to attend.

http://www.e3expo.com/content/1125/attendee-registration/

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Let's not start again with the "year of the PS3" again :(

They've got a 10-year plan remember, so sooner or later that might actually be true.

Of course, by then, their competitors will be onto bigger and better things ;)

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I just don't get why Sony said the PS3 would be a decade long console, it's as if they really wanted people to take that seriously.

Because they were so quick to kill off, or stop supporting, the PS2 when they had launched the PS3, amirite?

PS2 is currently in its 9th year (going by Japan launch), and Sony is still releasing software for it. Tell me exactly which part of that means they failed to uphold their promise that the PS2 would be a 10-year console.

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I think for these first few years Sony are obviously using the PS2 to make up the costs of the PS3 until the PS3 becomes profitable. Microsoft took and entirely different approach, being a bigger company they could afford the higher risk adn within months of the X360 being released the killed of the Xbox.

Besides Nintendo, the big 2 have their fingers in so many pies they can afford to subsidise their gaming departments as the market dominance with their names is worth far more.

Sega went the way it was because they only made gaming systems and couldn't afford to subsidise further development.

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The PS3 technically has a much easier job running for 10 years than either the PS2 or PS1.

It can support add-ons/software upgrades and is pretty damn future proof on the HD media side (Supports HD audio also)/gaming side with Blu Ray.

Right now what would a PS4 be? Just an updated graphics card producing better graphics, that is all.... and graphics as they are are pretty awesome/realistic. The jump would be nothing that revolutionary unlike the jump from PS2 to PS3, and it will remain like that for years.

We're not seeing a PS4 any time soon and the PS3 will last for a long time. I don't want to commit my argument to bang on 10 years as this generation has been quite unpredictable as it is, but I do think 10 years is easily a possibility and there's nothing wrong with Sony aiming for that target given the lifespan of previous consoles.

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The PS3 technically has a much easier job running for 10 years than either the PS2 or PS1.

It can support add-ons/software upgrades and is pretty damn future proof on the HD media side (Supports HD audio also)/gaming side with Blu Ray.

Right now what would a PS4 be? Just an updated graphics card producing better graphics, that is all.... and graphics as they are are pretty awesome/realistic. The jump would be nothing that revolutionary unlike the jump from PS2 to PS3, and it will remain like that for years.

There's plenty of room to upgrade, it will never be as big of a jump due to the SD > HD jump but the current 'power-house' consoles are no more powerful than a mid-range gaming PC. There's plenty of room to upgrade them to 1080p / 60FPS+ standards, which is a big jump, although that would be expensive, require tons of cooling and I'm one of the few who cares about that stuff because I'm a PC hardware geek. Upscaled SD resolutions and 720p, 30 FPS locks ( not even steady 30 ) and lack of decent AA / AF isn't very impressive.

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I'm still convinced the PS3 will stay the same for 10 years, however newer hardware revisions will be released. Not sure why I think that, I just can't imagine that with the speed technology is being pumped out that the PS3 console will stay the same for so long.

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There's plenty of room to upgrade, it will never be as big of a jump due to the SD > HD jump but the current 'power-house' consoles are no more powerful than a mid-range gaming PC. There's plenty of room to upgrade them to 1080p / 60FPS+ standards, which is a big jump, although that would be expensive, require tons of cooling and I'm one of the few who cares about that stuff because I'm a PC hardware geek. Upscaled SD resolutions and 720p, 30 FPS locks ( not even steady 30 ) and lack of decent AA / AF isn't very impressive.

Oh of course, but a big enough deal to invest a boat load of money into launching this new console this early?

Not really.

People like me and you are the core audience who buy the console early at the high price tag, the majority of the future PS3 install base haven't even considered buying it yet due to the price. Price won't be as much an issue in the future in the sense that Blu Ray will be used again and it will be dirt cheap, but even a $400 launch console is farrrr too expensive for most people.

PCs will always outclass consoles, consoles are never going to be competing with them on hardware power. You typically update your PC every couple of years, a console cannot be upgraded like that, however there is a trend of development skill.

That being developers producing better results later in the lifespan with the exact same hardware they had day 1. Current console games without going into extreme texture magnifying do look impressive and will absolutely not age as badly as our last generation of games in 5+ years. People will still look like people in games, not stick men or blocky characters like previous generations.

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French site claiming the Price drop rumours again - http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n...te0=&swap=1

I wouldn't pay it any more attention than any other rumour but the recent Gamasutra interview made it quite clear a drop was incoming.

That will arguably be one the biggest impacting announcements Sony can make at E3 :p Even although for most of us it doesn't matter as already own our PS3s.

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