Well gamers, developers, friends, readers and other fantastic people, it my favorite time of the year, E3! And what a conference day showdown, we saw some fantastic stuff from not only Microsoft and Sony, but some great third party stuff from Ubisoft and EA. Now im gona break down what i loved and hated about the two mega shows, and give my overall opinion after :D
Microsoft:
Pre-show microsoft said that their show was going to be all about games, and they really delivered on that promise. Strait out the gate we saw a great demo for MGS5, with great new open world stealth abilities and skills. After that, we saw some Xbox 360 demos to showcase its new line of software, surprisingly we saw World of Tanks, a fun tank warfare game. After that, we saw the line of Xbox One titles, and what a showcase of titles!
Im really going to forget some of the titles here, because there really were a lot of different game;
Im really going to forget some of the titles here, because there really were a lot of different game;
Ryse, a fun looking fats paced combat game;
The old rare title Killer Instinct
A Capcom exclusive in the form of Dead Rising 3
The interactive and deep looking Quantum Break
Project Spark, a more grown up Little Big Planet
Crimson Dragon, a follow up from Panzar Dragon
Sunset Overdrive, a fun stylised new shooter
And among third party + indie games, a new Halo tease
And among third party + indie games, a new Halo tease
There were so many games, and i loved every minuete of it, thats where the conference for me, took a turn for the worse, and it was the price, £429. Now at this point, i didnt know sonys price, and if it was the same, id have to suck it up and pay for one of them, but i expected the price to be lower. And although Microsoft showed many great games, there was not a whisper of the always online architecture as well as there used game policy.
Sony:
Coming out of the Microsoft conference, i didnt think there was a way Sony could show as many games as Microsoft did, but Sony also showed off some great titles as well. Similar to Microsoft, Sony started the show with showing whats new for PS3, The Last of Us, GT6, Beyond: Two Souls and more, it should be a great year for PS3.
After that we moved onto PS4, firstly we saw the box, and talked about entertainment features that would be available. Although this section was too long for my taste, the feeling i got was "relax, you wanna watch Lovefilm/Netflix (etc) on your PS4? Dont worry, of course your going to be able too!". After that, we moved onto some games, and it was game after game after game,
boom A range of great indie titles and indie devs on stage, with sony saying indie devs can SELF PUBLISH on PS4 (I CAN MAKE A PS4 GAME)
boom The order 1886, a steam punk action shooter
After that we moved onto PS4, firstly we saw the box, and talked about entertainment features that would be available. Although this section was too long for my taste, the feeling i got was "relax, you wanna watch Lovefilm/Netflix (etc) on your PS4? Dont worry, of course your going to be able too!". After that, we moved onto some games, and it was game after game after game,
boom A range of great indie titles and indie devs on stage, with sony saying indie devs can SELF PUBLISH on PS4 (I CAN MAKE A PS4 GAME)
boom The order 1886, a steam punk action shooter
boom Final Fantasy 15, and Kingdom Hearts 3
among other great third party titles and exclusive partnerships with parties, and updates on all the PS4 games we had already seen.
among other great third party titles and exclusive partnerships with parties, and updates on all the PS4 games we had already seen.
And then it came, the thing that for me made the show (and i think many others), It was a direct shot at Microsoft, but a smart one:
1. PS4 support used games, do what you want with them, and it wont require you to be online every 24 hours.
1. PS4 support used games, do what you want with them, and it wont require you to be online every 24 hours.
2. £349
Both things we asked for, and they delivered, an amazing next gen experience at a lot lower price and without the online restrictions.
My Verdict and Opinions
Im going to be clear that im a Sony fan, have been and will continue to be. However, i really think Microsoft had the better showing of games at this years E3, and I am really looking forward to seeing some of these amazing games in action (especially Sunset Overdrive and Quantum Break). All that being said, to me, Sony did it. They gave me the next gen experience at a cheaper price and an amazing commitment to gamers. If i was to gamble, id say it was never Sony's plan to do any online requirements or block used games, but saw Microsoft was going to do it, and capitalized on that. I also think this is an excellent move for digital content, the used game part of Sony's show was quick to mention Disc based games, and in my opinion Sony should do a valve. Sure have those £60 games on disc, but make them £45 on PSN as a digital download? Partner that with being able to instantly play it via streaming, and everyone will buy the game digitally, with no need for those used game discs at all! It will be very interesting to see what Microsoft does now, i don't think they are going to back peddle, but for now, ill leave you with this video
Im going to be clear that im a Sony fan, have been and will continue to be. However, i really think Microsoft had the better showing of games at this years E3, and I am really looking forward to seeing some of these amazing games in action (especially Sunset Overdrive and Quantum Break). All that being said, to me, Sony did it. They gave me the next gen experience at a cheaper price and an amazing commitment to gamers. If i was to gamble, id say it was never Sony's plan to do any online requirements or block used games, but saw Microsoft was going to do it, and capitalized on that. I also think this is an excellent move for digital content, the used game part of Sony's show was quick to mention Disc based games, and in my opinion Sony should do a valve. Sure have those £60 games on disc, but make them £45 on PSN as a digital download? Partner that with being able to instantly play it via streaming, and everyone will buy the game digitally, with no need for those used game discs at all! It will be very interesting to see what Microsoft does now, i don't think they are going to back peddle, but for now, ill leave you with this video
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