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Sony at E3 2011
So we are just about 5 weeks shy from the start of e3, which means we are about to hit prime time for rumors and reveals and leaks.
So for the month or so before the big show, thought it would be nice to have threads detailing the big 3 going into the conference. What we know, what is rumored, what we can expect and more. Second on our docket is Sony, who shall be most interesting. ![]() Date: Mon June 6th Time: 5pm PSt/8PM EST What We Know Going into the conference, Sony is the company with the most known X-factors. They have quite the stacked line-up for the reminder of the year on the PS3. With high-profile games such as Uncharted 3, Resistance 3, and Twisted Metal. There's also their third party content like their first day and date release of Mass Effect 3, the new Call of Duty, Skyrim and of course Batman: Arkham City. On the handheld front, we know that the NGP should be a focal point. We know the rough design and specs of the console, and we know a fair amount of software in the works for the device. PS Move will most likely be there as well, and an update on Sorcery. What is Rumored Because we know so much, there isn't much that's actually rumored at the moment for Sony. The biggest thing floating around is StarHawk, the sequel to WarHawk will make its debut at e3. Other than that, I haven't heard much else. What We Can Expect Even though, they just had a press conference, I assume Sony will continue to comfort people into knowing that PSN is safe and secure now. Probably announcement of some new features for PSN and PSN Plus members. Besides that we should probably expect a price and launch date for the NGP. If nothing else, Sony will narrow down the launch window for the device. We can expect new announcements from major 3rd parties as a lot of them pledged support, but didn't show actual content in Jan. Sony will continue to push the PS Move and 3D on the home front, but it won't be as focal a point this year. A roll-out of titles coming in 2012, probably lead by Metal Gear Solid Rising and Final Fantasy Versus 13. Perhaps, a price drop is also in order for the device? Developers Status 1st party SCEJ - last notable games they made was Patapon 2 and Super Stardust Portable then they made some niche PSP games could be maing one of the NGP games like Smart As SCEI - making Gravity Daze, Broken and Reality fighters for NGP Team ICO - making Last Guardian Eat Sleep Play - making Twisted Metal Polyphony Digital - likely to be working on Gran Turismo 6 Naughty Dogg - making Uncharted 3 Santa Monica - making GoW4 San Diego - they recently MLB and helped make Sports Champion with Zindagi Zipper - recently released SOCOM4 London - making Eyepet and Friends Cambridge - making Killzone NGP Guerilla Games - making new IP for PS3 Liverpool - likely to be making WipeOut NGP Bend - making Uncharted NGP Evolution - recently released MotorStorm 3 BigBig - making LittleDeviants for NGP MediaMolecule - making NGP game, likely to be LittleBigPlanet The Workshop - making Sorcery for Move 3rd Party Zindagi Games - made Sports Champion, rumored to be making another Move game Supermassive Games - made Tumble and Start the Party Cohort Studios - helps make Buzz Jr and made The Shoot for Move Seed Studios - making Under Siege for PS3 ColdWood Interactive - made The Fight for Move Bluepoint Games - making Team ICO collection, rumored to be making another HD collection Sucker Punch - making new IP and maybe Sly 4 Clap Hanz - making Everybody's Golf for NGP Career Soft - usually work on Growlanser games VooFoo Studios - making HustleKings NGP Media Vision - last games they made where Wild Arms XF and Valkyria Chronicles 3 for PSP Insomniac - making Ratchet All 4 One and Resistance 3, then they will go 3rd party multiplatform ThatGameCompany - making Journey for PSN Ready At Dawn - last games they released was Ghost of Sparta for PSP HighImpact games - last game they released was Jak and Daxter the lost frontier for PSP/PS2 Lightbox Games - making Starhawk United Front Games - the last game they co developed Modnation Racers with San Diego Quantic Dreams - making 2 new IPs for PS3 Relentless Studios - usually make Buzz games Novarama - made Invizimals for PSP, could potentially make another AR game for NGP Q Games - usually make PixelJunk games Nihilistic - making Resistance NGP Tarsier Studios - making City of Metronome Dontnod Entertainment - making new AAA action adventure game commissioned by SCE |
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Random bump, gonna try and attach a question a week if I can remember.
For Sony, is it possible for them to gloss over the PSN problem come e3? Will the length of the service outage factor into it? What should Sony say about it? |
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They're probably going to tell how it wasn't all that bad, they handled it well and they're giving away free games as compensation. Oh and it will never happen again. Peace?
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How should a massive multinational company handle sabotage in your eyes? I think Sony handled it pretty perfectly. It's something that happened out of their control, despite whether or not they had sufficient precautions in place to protect themselves. Naturally, I assume they did have all the right precautions - being a massive corporation and all. This sabotage-thing has just given life to the fanboys (not directed at you) who had quieted down in the past few years on the "Sony sucks, long live ____" bandwagon. I've noticed since this started there's been so much (not on this board) pointless negativity towards Sony from people without Playstations. Nobody I know with a Playstation has been saying burn it all - just everyone else. Realistically, this type of thing could have happened to either of the 3 consoles. It would have just been pointless to do on the Wii, because it wouldn't effect anybody - and pointless on the 360 because the people/dude who did it probably has a 360, considering you wouldn't sabotage something you get enjoyment out of for absolutely no reason at all. |
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Sony has admitted to knowing of a potential security flaw in PSN, but not everyone in upper management knew... or something akin to that. And something about how they encrypted their data. |
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It's truly pathetic how many people say this is Sony's fault for going after Hotz, as if the victim is somehow responsible for the attack.
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I had no idea why it happened, all I knew is that it happened, and that it was 'sabotage' and not Sony's fault. That's such a ridiculous reason, though. Some fucking people. |
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Why this wasn't in the PSN down thread is beyond me, but Sony has handled this situation terribly, IMO. And that's the only thing I truly fault them for.
It took them about a week AFTER the attack to make some type of statement to the press/audience. And even then they didn't really offer up much follow-up so there has been a lot of confusion about the entire situation. Then about a week ago they held the press conference in Japan to address the situation, what they were doing and how they were gonna compensate fans. But only gave vague details, like it will be up within the week (it wasn't), they don't know what was stolen but knew the CC security codes weren't and they were misquoted/translated into saying something like the information was encrypted. Stuff like that gets out and its hard to stay ahead of it. And really since then, they've been relatively quiet again, just offering a vague it will be fully up by the end of the month statement this morning. |
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I thought they didn't know why the hackers did it, and Sony said it's a 'possibility' that credit cards got taken, but nobody has reported any type of activity yet. |
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This game looks extremely interesting, on my radar big time. |
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http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1170251p1.html
Just another reason I'm glad I chose Ps3 over 360. I have a feeling they're not going to go ALL out and give this MGS4 level visuals, but we'll see.. I never got to play peace walker, cause I could never afford to buy another PSP just for that game. I did buy a PSP once upon a time just for portable ops and didn't regret it. |
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