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Perfect Stu
03-22-2006, 02:32 PM
1:38 - Phil Harisson Takes the stage.
1:40 - Over 6,000 PS2 titles, with 1 billion sold in total
1:41 - Describes the continued sucess of the Playstation 1
1:41 - Playstation 2 is still key, with games such as God of War 2 in development.
1:42 - David Jaffe, creative director of God of War 2 takes the stage. PS3 software to be shown.
1:43 - PS3 videos will be shown.
1:44 - God of War 2 video shown.
1:45 - God of War 2 looks amazing. Crowd roars.
1:46 - PSP is the fastest growing Sony platform ever
1:46 - RSS feeds on next PSP auto update.
1:47 - PSP eye toy discussed.
1:47 - Sony will push gps and eye toy on the PSP very strongly.
1:47 - Development tools for PSP are now $5,000 making it cheaper to develop.
1:48 - GPS and camera updates to arrive next winter
1:48 - Network update hits this summer.
1:49 - Correction, Camera to arrive in the fall, GPS still winter.
1:50 - Wireless connection with the PSP and PS3 - seamless.
1:50 - Loco Roco arrives this summer.
1:50 - Discussion moves to the PS3.
1:51 - PS3 Demo shown.
1:52 - Full 1080p resolution for both NTSC and PAL
1:53 - World wide launch.
1:53 - Broadband connection required, HDD included, wireless connection capable.
1:54 - Middleware is the key aspect of the PS3 -Agei physx, Havok, Epic, Unreal
1:56 - Final development kits for Developers before E3.
1:57 - 1,000 people on screen each with all ragdoll like physics. Crowd applauds. Known as Ragdoll demo.
1:58 - Car Tech video shown. Physics change when a gun shoots at it. Individual paint chips. Crowd Roars. Tires pop and fall off. Video is not pre-rendered at all.
1:59 - Bluray discussion begins, how it effects the quality of game.
2:00 - Tons of space, incredible animations and level of detail. Improved sound. Improved localization abilities given the extra space available.
2:02 - Warhawk tech demo shown. based off the real game.
2:03 - Crowd applauds, game looks amazing
2:04 - Ambient warfare is a key aspect. Hundred of fighters on a screen at once, think star wars space battles. Waves generated after each frame. Individual clouds rendered.
2:05 - Unlimited draw distance.
2:06 - Huge ships in Warhawk vs many small fighters.
2:07 - E3: full demo of Warhawk will be shown.

Big News
2:08 - Sony's online gaming network. Playstation Network Platform.
2:08 - Four basic principles of network, content, commerce, community, communication.
2:08 - World wide gaming network.
2:08 - Standard services will be entirely free.
2:09 - third party game servers can connect easily.
2:10 - unified login capable as well as matchmaking, video and voice chat. Friends list. numerous shops where games can be bought. download to hdd.
2:11 - Pay for online products on the network.
2:11 - similar to xbox live arcade.
2:11 - Network starts when PS3 launches in november.
2:11 - SDK for network distributed next week.
2:12 - Messages can be sent while in a game. You can email your friends from within a game.
2:12 - YOu can buy tracks for a Formula 1 PS3 game on the network. Buy new vehicles as well.
2:14 - Scott Kirkland of Motor Storm takes the stage.
2:14 - Full graphical effects in Motor Storm, a racing, buggy vehicle type of game.
2:15 - Mud in the game reacts seamlessly with the changes in the environment.
2:16 - Mud drys and can effect one's driving.
2:16 - Suspensions are fully interactive to curves and bumps.
2:17 - Moving on to Motor Bike and an ATV within the game.
2:18 - Amazing physics shown.
2:18 - Solid graphics for Motor Storm, but not mind blowing.
2:19 - Motor Storm will be shown, and possibly playable at e3.
2:19 - Ted Price of Insomniac Games takes the stage.
2:20 - New PS3 title revealed, first person shooter, huge weapons, physics in the game effect those shot and the environments completely.
2:21 - Insomniac developing for the PS3 because of its superior firepower, very exited about Blu Ray. Storage is the key for them. Extremely excited about cell.
2:23 - Ratchet and Clank Video shown. Looks amazing as well.
2:25 - Ratchet and Clank video showcases the game's environment shows robots being made and a ship passing through the world.
2:26 - In the future Sony wants to move away from disk based software distribution to an entirely digital scheme.
2:27 - Packaged games still the main focus, but they really want to push downloadable content. Talk of in game ads and how they could be beg money for publishers.
2:28 - Subscriptions from third parties allowed on Sony's Network. Think MMORPG's.
2:29 - Character customization is a huge focus for the PS3 and Sony's Network.
2:29 - merchandising of games is a heavy focus, as you can put real clothes on your virtual characters.
2:30 - Playstation.com/beyond site is now live. Check it out!



http://psp.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=2655

:eek:




more as it comes :D

Dyne
03-22-2006, 02:35 PM
Wait, which part is the "big news"?

Nothing from that list makes my eyebrows even raise.

Perfect Stu
03-22-2006, 02:39 PM
Wait, which part is the "big news"?

Nothing from that list makes my eyebrows even raise.



of course it doesnt

i could have told you that ages ago

Dyne
03-22-2006, 02:43 PM
of course it doesnt

i could have told you that ages ago

Hahah, when did I ever personally go against the PS3? Are you slotting me into one of them, now?

In fact, I specifically remember stating that I might start with PS3 instead of the Revolution at one point.

Perfect Stu
03-22-2006, 02:45 PM
Hahah, when did I ever personally go against the PS3? Are you slotting me into one of them, now?





i didnt accuse you of anything...but i could have told you exactly what your reaction to this would have been, you're far too preditable.

now youve made your point...this is all 'blah' to you...good. im sure some others will be interested...

Dyne
03-22-2006, 02:47 PM
Others could be, but as a possible PS3 purchaser, only the free online intrigues me.

Perfect Stu
03-22-2006, 02:49 PM
Others could be, but as a possible PS3 purchaser, only the free online intrigues me.



yes, i believe as much was established in your first post.

Dyne
03-22-2006, 02:50 PM
What excites you, then? I'm interested in knowing; you didn't really say anything.

Bond
03-22-2006, 02:55 PM
I'd like to see some ingame footage of a few PS3 titles... now.

Dyne
03-22-2006, 02:56 PM
I'd like to see some ingame footage of a few PS3 titles... now.

Me too. That would be "big news."

Perfect Stu
03-22-2006, 02:57 PM
What excites you, then? I'm interested in knowing; you didn't really say anything.




realtime PS3 demos
im a big Insomniac / Ratchet and Clank fan, so thats 2 games right there being shown that interest me big time
very interested in warhawk
online network sounds hot...and free

and im glad that they keep on adding new features and functionality to the PSP...that combined with how PSP games are starting to look better and better in quality and quantity, it should provide for a really nice handheld for years to come



*edit*

March 22, 2006 - In realtime today at GDC 2006's platform address on PS3, Warhawk was shown for the first time today. The realtime demo showed massive details across a gigantic battlefield.



In the demo, the game was shown with a full HUD of the new futuristic Warhawk ship. Across a massive battlefield, you could see ambient warfare everywhere, with background battles raging far away from you. Our editors report great lighting, volumetric cloud effects, and incredibly fast motion. One of the coolest events involved burning pieces of capital ships raining down and falling into the gorgeous ocean below.

DarrenMcLeod
03-22-2006, 03:00 PM
it definitely perked my interest, and sounds fantastic, yet I agree with Dyne... nothing there is really "BIG NEWS."

Jonbo298
03-22-2006, 05:32 PM
ummm....what did they mean by broadband connection required? I suspect its just to play online since I dont think Sony wants to alienate non-broadband owners from at least using the console.

I mainly just want to see the realtime demo's but graphic's dont make a game great, gameplay does so hopefully these supposed massively uber leet looking games have the gameplay to back it up.

Yes stu, feel free to rip into me also

Bond
03-22-2006, 05:36 PM
IGN just reported the Playstation 3 will be region free. Awesome.

Dyne
03-22-2006, 05:37 PM
IGN just reported the Playstation 3 will be region free. Awesome.

This is big news.

:D

Perfect Stu
03-22-2006, 05:43 PM
Yes stu, feel free to rip into me also




why would i do something like that? :D

DarrenMcLeod
03-22-2006, 05:56 PM
IGN just reported the Playstation 3 will be region free. Awesome.
now that is something cool. i hope nintendo follows suit.

Jonbo298
03-22-2006, 06:06 PM
I think the region'ing needs to go, IMO. People know how to circumvent it and more and more nowadays anyways, companies are putting english and japanese text into a game that comes out in Japan first.

Really hope Nintendo follow's suit also because no region means better sales anyways, from how I see it.

Bond
03-22-2006, 07:03 PM
Aaron Boulding from IGN said the real-time demos looked about half as good as the trailers from E3.

Perfect Stu
03-22-2006, 07:29 PM
Aaron Boulding from IGN said the real-time demos looked about half as good as the trailers from E3.



Considering those were target estimates, and that current builds are looking half as good with 7-8 months to go before LAUNCH, I would say that's pretty damn good.

Bond
03-22-2006, 07:51 PM
Considering those were target estimates, and that current builds are looking half as good with 7-8 months to go before LAUNCH, I would say that's pretty damn good.
Yes, it's pretty damn good, but I'd also say it's pretty damn the same as Xbox 360 games.

Perfect Stu
03-22-2006, 09:42 PM
Yes, it's pretty damn good, but I'd also say it's pretty damn the same as Xbox 360 games.




nobody's talking about XBox 360...im not sure bringing it into this discussion would do any good

Bond
03-22-2006, 10:30 PM
Well, I apologize for bringing another console into the discussion for comparison sake.

Ginkasa
03-22-2006, 11:11 PM
Considering those were target estimates, and that current builds are looking half as good with 7-8 months to go before LAUNCH, I would say that's pretty damn good.


Weren't they supposed to be the real thing, though? Didn't they say that was the real thing? Like, what it would look like definetely? I think they did. Or something to that effect...

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what they said at the time...


/me shrugs and walks away

Null
03-23-2006, 12:32 AM
Weren't they supposed to be the real thing, though? Didn't they say that was the real thing? Like, what it would look like definetely? I think they did. Or something to that effect...

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what they said at the time...




pretty sure they said they were estimates or predictions of what they expect or hope to be able to do. (not sure the exact wording of what was said)

Dyne
03-23-2006, 12:43 AM
Hahaha, that's rich. I remember all the controversy surrounding the Killzone footage.

And yeah, I think we settled on "representative of what it might look like", as per Gamespot's word.

Perfect Stu
03-23-2006, 01:28 AM
http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3148958&did=1


Tech Demo video

MuGen
03-23-2006, 01:49 AM
Phil Harrison said the New controller would be revealed at E3..

say goodbye the to boomerang people!

Jonbo298
03-23-2006, 08:38 AM
Yeah but its still not gonna be the old controller due to the lawsuit so we'll see what they make...shouldbe interesting

Null
03-23-2006, 09:15 AM
Yeah but its still not gonna be the old controller due to the lawsuit so we'll see what they make...shouldbe interesting


but the lawsuit had to do with the technology used in the controler, not what it looks like. im sure if they wanted it bad enough, they could make the controller look the same but use different technology inside of it.

i dont know if i really want it the same, but i'd like it to resemble the DS2 more then the 'boomerang' does. maybe like an inbetween version.

Bond
03-23-2006, 10:32 AM
http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3148958&did=1


Tech Demo video
Ok, the "Duck **** Demo" was on show at last year's E3. I believe the next demo is Unreal 3? Maybe not. It looks nice, but there are no enemies and it is one circular room. I guess we'll have to wait until E3 for the good stuff.

MuGen
03-23-2006, 10:57 AM
I'd like to see the boomerang but with shorter prongs... maybe.. i dunno

Jonbo298
03-23-2006, 12:45 PM
I thought it was said by many sites the reason Sony changed the controller look was because of the lawsuit. I dont see why Sony would make the PS3 controller so drastically different from what people have seen as the standard or whatever.

Null
03-23-2006, 01:01 PM
I thought it was said by many sites the reason Sony changed the controller look was because of the lawsuit. I dont see why Sony would make the PS3 controller so drastically different from what people have seen as the standard or whatever.

they may have changed it because of the lawsuit, because they made it work with different technology and it fit into the controller differently, and that wouldnt work inside the duel shocks shell. maybe.

however the look of the controller had nothing to do with the lawsuit.. the lawsuit was against both sony and MS for the shock technology inside the controllers.

Canyarion
03-23-2006, 01:01 PM
What lawsuit?

Perfect Stu
03-25-2006, 01:16 PM
Resistance


http://static.flickr.com/46/117465137_791f7c57dc_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/41/117465149_eb29f98347_o.jpg


Ratchet and Clank

http://static.flickr.com/54/117465162_66cca88791_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/19/117465171_3447f62f67_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/52/117465167_a1a5b65f29_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/56/117465159_70d3b4574a_o.jpg

Motorstorm

http://static.flickr.com/19/117465126_9dccea53fb_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/39/117465133_975ad577e7_o.jpg


F1

http://static.flickr.com/39/117465116_d354cbeaaa_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/35/117465113_24b5bd80bc_o.jpg

Warhawk

http://static.flickr.com/54/117465069_580e43359e_o.jpg

Null
03-25-2006, 01:51 PM
dont think theres really anything new in this... and looks like some of the things we've already seen and arent real time. but still... was kinda interesting to watch.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=7805&pl=game&type=mov

Perfect Stu
03-31-2006, 10:32 PM
Ok, the "Duck **** Demo" was on show at last year's E3. I believe the next demo is Unreal 3? Maybe not. It looks nice, but there are no enemies and it is one circular room. I guess we'll have to wait until E3 for the good stuff.




http://dl.qj.net/PS3-Video-Montage-from-GDC-PlayStation-3-Videos-Trailers/pg/12/fid/5901/catid/206

Perfect Stu
03-31-2006, 10:40 PM
here's the Ratchet and Clank video slowed down to normal speed, with sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5m6n1U-pTM