Just got done watching Sony's E3 Press Conference

[Perfect Stu]

Biggest Hilight: Sony is developing a portable handheld videogame console named 'PSP' (PlayStation Portable). Games will be stored on miniature DVD-like discs...approximately half the diameter of a regular DVD. It is able to connect with PS2 and I bet in the future PS3, and saved data will be stored on memory sticks. The sceen will be approximately 4.5 inches in diagonal and boasts a back-lit feature. The presentation was delivered by the Father of the Playstation himself, Ken Kutaragi, and when he first mentioned "There will be a new baby in the Playstation family" people got all excited...then he said "It will not be PS3", to which some people sighed or laughed, "It will be a new portable gaming/multimedia system" (I'm para-phrasing here). It was quite enjoyable...he kept talking about the PSP as his baby and how it is in its birth cycle., and that what he's seen of it, he can confirm that it's 'very cute'. I can't wait to see more of this.

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Other Hilights:

-MGS3 will be PS2 exclusive...launch date is simply 'next year'
-the next GTA installment will be PS2-exclusive
-Final Fantasy XI will be published in NA by SCEA and will debut in early 2004.
-Gran Turismo 4 feature included a long presentation by the producer of GT, and will indeed have online play.
-PS2's, starting in June, will be bundled with the network adapter and will sport new features at the price of $199 (same as the current one is now)
-Sony's EYE TOY technology was unveiled...it allows users to interact and play 'mini-games' simply by moving their bodies. The inventor of the technology showed off the Kung Fu game (looks like a lot of fun) and this hilarious window-washing game. It will launch later this year for about $40 and will come with about 15 mini games. It also has the ability to record video up to a minute long that will be stored onto the PS2 memory card. The EYE TOY will plug into the USB slot.
-There was a huge EA SPORTS Online presentation, which is PS2-exclusive. They had people in LA playing Madden, NCAA Football, NBA Live, NASCAR Thunder, FIFA playing the respective games against opponents from around North America. Voice communication is supported with all of their games. The big hilight from this was Tiger Woods taking on Cedric the Entertainer in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004...Tiger was in some living room in another city, and Cedric was on stage...they competed in the game and trash talked, it was really great.