SPOnG E3 Live Blog
02-Jun-2009 21:11:01
tyrion: OK, over to the forums for more witty banter and discussion?
02-Jun-2009 21:10:10
config: The PS3 XMB really needs a shake up. For a media hub, it's a laughing stock02-Jun-2009 21:09:58
tyrion: Yeah, no price cut, no slim PS302-Jun-2009 21:09:39
config: Not as a uninspiring as Nintendo's, but no way as impressive as Microsoft's
02-Jun-2009 21:09:31
DoctorDee: There was some stuff there I was reasonable excited by. But no new media player, and no price cut.02-Jun-2009 21:08:57
tyrion: He looked less like he would shit himself in fear this year02-Jun-2009 21:08:53
DoctorDee: The company that many people believe has become complacent signs off by saying they will never become complacent.02-Jun-2009 21:08:35
tyrion: Bye Jack!02-Jun-2009 21:08:32
config: Jack wraps up. Thoughts?02-Jun-2009 21:08:12
DoctorDee: God of War - not just exclusive to PS3, only possible on PS3.02-Jun-2009 21:08:11
tyrion: Winding up02-Jun-2009 21:07:26
tyrion: March 2010
02-Jun-2009 21:06:23
TimSpong: I think Joe has actually nodded off.02-Jun-2009 21:05:56
config: I like that the quicktime cues are located at the cardinal points so you don't have to examine them to know which to press - you can go off peripheral vision alone02-Jun-2009 21:05:06
tyrion: Yay! Press X to kill bad guy quicktime events02-Jun-2009 21:04:28
config: Damn, Stepped out to pee and missed boobie. Fail.02-Jun-2009 21:03:05
tyrion: And there's yer boobies02-Jun-2009 21:02:34
TimSpong: I'm with Tyrion on this one.02-Jun-2009 21:02:22
TimSpong: I liked the crow in the last 'demo'... remember that one.02-Jun-2009 21:02:10
tyrion: Yep, looks like a GoW game02-Jun-2009 21:00:41
tyrion: Live demo, final chapter02-Jun-2009 21:00:30
TimSpong: Jack Tretton is starting to look like William Shatner to me...02-Jun-2009 21:00:13
tyrion: GoW III !02-Jun-2009 20:59:17
TimSpong: Wasn't this supposed to be a 90 minute briefing? Is this a "beat them into submission"? Joe's Tweeting finger will be borkened.02-Jun-2009 20:58:25
tyrion: We'd better get a date this time02-Jun-2009 20:58:15
TimSpong: Yes... please let something really, truly huge happen soon.02-Jun-2009 20:57:54
tyrion: Again02-Jun-2009 20:57:48
tyrion: GT V!02-Jun-2009 20:57:30
config: Shivers02-Jun-2009 20:57:15
config: Who says games can't be emotional?02-Jun-2009 20:56:53
tyrion: I got that with the leaked footage02-Jun-2009 20:56:16
config: The footage maketh me wanna replay Ico and SoC02-Jun-2009 20:56:14
TimSpong: I'd not realised how Scottish the theme music sounds for Trico. Will ye noooooooo come haime again!02-Jun-2009 20:55:17
TimSpong: From right in the hall Joe thinks that maybe some of the Trico footage is different from that ancient one we've seen.02-Jun-2009 20:54:28
tyrion: OK, this looks a lot like the video we've already seen02-Jun-2009 20:54:23
config: Already, I love the art style.02-Jun-2009 20:53:43
tyrion: It's starting with the "Trico" pit with chain02-Jun-2009 20:53:17
config: Yeah baby. A successor to Ico & Shadow of the Collossus02-Jun-2009 20:52:59
tyrion: The Last Guardian02-Jun-2009 20:52:49
tyrion: Team Ico game02-Jun-2009 20:52:17
tyrion: Released in 201002-Jun-2009 20:50:32
config: Sheep. An ode to Worms?02-Jun-2009 20:50:25
tyrion: Sheep!02-Jun-2009 20:49:39
config: Cursor locks to trackside for pasting down trees - major time saver02-Jun-2009 20:49:11
tyrion: This game looks so easy to make new tracks02-Jun-2009 20:48:29
tyrion: Populous mountain growing02-Jun-2009 20:48:25
config: Moutain builder reminds me of Populous.02-Jun-2009 20:48:09
tyrion: just took 10-15 seconds to make a track02-Jun-2009 20:48:07
config: Yeah, the track building looks super simple - essential to get immediate UGC02-Jun-2009 20:47:35
tyrion: Driving to "draw" a course02-Jun-2009 20:46:45
tyrion: It's a Mario Kart a-like game with weapons and ceeerazy courses02-Jun-2009 20:46:20
config: It's LittleBigMarioKart02-Jun-2009 20:45:08
config: Hah. Pinhead Mod for ModNation Racers02-Jun-2009 20:44:52
TimSpong: I wanna look! I want a monkey butler...02-Jun-2009 20:44:41
tyrion: Monkey Butler!02-Jun-2009 20:43:16
tyrion: Second UGC franchise - ModNation Racers02-Jun-2009 20:42:20
tyrion: Disney sackboy costumes including Jack Sparrow02-Jun-2009 20:41:50
tyrion: 900,000 user created levels for LBP02-Jun-2009 20:41:48
DoctorDee: Spring 2010 fro Motion controller02-Jun-2009 20:41:36
tyrion: Launches in Spring 201002-Jun-2009 20:41:32
config: I'm liking this. Just needs force feedback that leaves Wii Remote (and all other motion sensor controls) feeling sterile.02-Jun-2009 20:40:10
tyrion: Bow and Arrow crotch shot02-Jun-2009 20:39:35
TimSpong: DoctorDee: is this mo-sense a WANT then?02-Jun-2009 20:39:33
tyrion: Skuriken throws02-Jun-2009 20:39:12
tyrion: This is very accurate, where's my lightsaber?02-Jun-2009 20:38:27
tyrion: Sword fighter, with shield arm - two controllers02-Jun-2009 20:38:01
tyrion: RTS with lasso selection02-Jun-2009 20:37:37
config: You know, this controller would make building LBP levels a DREAM!02-Jun-2009 20:37:28
DoctorDee: I am looking forward to gun games once more.02-Jun-2009 20:37:04
DoctorDee: Mark Ecko will love that!02-Jun-2009 20:37:02
config: And the precision beats the awkward Wii sensor bar twitchiness02-Jun-2009 20:36:57
tyrion: Throwing paint02-Jun-2009 20:36:27
tyrion: Sub-millimetre tracking!02-Jun-2009 20:36:13
config: The great thing about this is that it looks like it won't suffer from the accelerometer lag that causes many Wii games to fail in their responsiveness.02-Jun-2009 20:36:13
tyrion: Writing with the wand02-Jun-2009 20:35:49
tyrion: Virtual building blocks02-Jun-2009 20:35:22
DoctorDee: A laser whip. Want!02-Jun-2009 20:35:13
tyrion: Laser whip!02-Jun-2009 20:34:47
DoctorDee: A motion controller for more than casual games.02-Jun-2009 20:34:37
tyrion: Not just casual, but "Gamer's Games"02-Jun-2009 20:33:40
TimSpong: Nice demo stuff.02-Jun-2009 20:33:23
tyrion: FF-size sword tracked onto the wand footage02-Jun-2009 20:32:50
config: OMFG. that's really nice video tracking and compositing02-Jun-2009 20:32:42
tyrion: Augmented reality on the PS Eye footage02-Jun-2009 20:32:25
TimSpong: Look at our front page image for it! We nailed it.02-Jun-2009 20:32:14
tyrion: Pretty close movement tracking02-Jun-2009 20:31:22
TimSpong: I heard it described as a 'dildo'... I don't know what that means.02-Jun-2009 20:31:13
tyrion: Works with the PlayStation Eye02-Jun-2009 20:30:58
TimSpong: Dr Richard Marx r very beige02-Jun-2009 20:30:57
tyrion: With a glowing blue ball02-Jun-2009 20:30:48
tyrion: It's a wand02-Jun-2009 20:30:38
DoctorDee: iToy was the first true motion controller02-Jun-2009 20:30:19
TimSpong: Oooooh, I want to be moved.02-Jun-2009 20:30:12
tyrion: PlayStation Motion Controller02-Jun-2009 20:29:23
tyrion: Motion Control02-Jun-2009 20:29:10
tyrion: That "Playstation" tag on the videos is pissing me off02-Jun-2009 20:28:45
tyrion: Chocobo!02-Jun-2009 20:28:13
tyrion: This one has the Fantasy, rather than the Sci-Fi of XIII02-Jun-2009 20:27:12
tyrion: First footage on FF XIV - PS3 Exclusive in 201002-Jun-2009 20:25:51
TimSpong: Sorry but "Humans are tools" in FFXIII...02-Jun-2009 20:25:48
tyrion: Looks nice02-Jun-2009 20:25:40
tyrion: Yay, in-game now02-Jun-2009 20:24:42
TimSpong: Joe says they're showing in-game stuff.02-Jun-2009 20:24:23
tyrion: Cutscene hell strikes again02-Jun-2009 20:23:22
tyrion: Squeenix - it's FF XIII02-Jun-2009 20:22:49
tyrion: ACII and AC: Bloodlines on PSP in stores this holiday02-Jun-2009 20:22:07
tyrion: Weapons unlockable by playing the PSP game02-Jun-2009 20:21:30
TimSpong: "The talking to the victim effect is awesome. And the chase is on... Ends to cheers" says our man with the free beer and the good seat in the Hall.02-Jun-2009 20:21:03
tyrion: Disarming moves02-Jun-2009 20:20:36
tyrion: Twin arm blades02-Jun-2009 20:20:21
tyrion: Jump kills02-Jun-2009 20:19:15
tyrion: Using fires for lift and speed02-Jun-2009 20:18:51
tyrion: Flying machine02-Jun-2009 20:16:41
DoctorDee: Assassin's Creed sold 8 million globally. Wow!02-Jun-2009 20:16:38
tyrion: Ass Creed II on PS302-Jun-2009 20:15:50
config: R* North's "Agent" PS3 exclusive02-Jun-2009 20:15:44
tyrion: Rockstar North - Agent exclusive PS302-Jun-2009 20:15:44
DoctorDee: Rockstar. New product - Agent. PS3 Exclusive02-Jun-2009 20:15:35
config: Breath baited02-Jun-2009 20:15:31
config: Ok, Rockstar news...02-Jun-2009 20:15:09
config: measured applause from audience02-Jun-2009 20:14:15
tyrion: OK, this is a seriously long video02-Jun-2009 20:13:41
config: Katamari!02-Jun-2009 20:13:10
config: So far, PS3 vid montage showing us nothing we haven't seen before02-Jun-2009 20:11:13
config: We can only hope. Please Jack, give us a better/useful media player02-Jun-2009 20:11:08
DoctorDee: unFamous - no fair - it's already out, unless they plan to announce unFamous 2!02-Jun-2009 20:10:24
DoctorDee: BETTER MEDIA PLAYER!!!!02-Jun-2009 20:10:15
TimSpong: Yip, dear oh dear oh my Home Fail.02-Jun-2009 20:10:12
config: ok, PS3 at last....02-Jun-2009 20:10:08
tyrion: More video02-Jun-2009 20:09:55
config: and bitchin @ sony for no streaming vid feed of this conference. again, FAIL02-Jun-2009 20:09:32
DoctorDee: Home needs more (some) sex.02-Jun-2009 20:09:03
tyrion: Wow, Home has lots of cool stuff, like new hats and sitting competitions02-Jun-2009 20:08:55
config: y, the bast. and wearing my shirt!02-Jun-2009 20:08:25
DoctorDee: That guy is in my apartment!02-Jun-2009 20:08:03
config: 85% return is pretty damn good02-Jun-2009 20:07:00
DoctorDee: 6.5 million Home "users" 85% return users.02-Jun-2009 20:06:37
config: "Home is an ever evolving 3D network" - yeah, but where's the live video stream?02-Jun-2009 20:06:27
TimSpong: Final Fantasy VII ready to aggregate an audience today. Sorry, ready for Download.02-Jun-2009 20:06:15
DoctorDee: FFVII on PayStation store.02-Jun-2009 20:05:31
config: Wonder if that includes Home items...02-Jun-2009 20:05:20
config: 475 million "pieces" of content downloaded02-Jun-2009 20:05:02
config: PSN news....02-Jun-2009 20:03:13
config: new echochrome glimpsed?02-Jun-2009 20:02:35
config: @TimSpong they made a missile with wings look like a peace logo. Genius. Never woulda thought of that, me.02-Jun-2009 20:01:02
TimSpong: @Config - no what did they do with the MGSPW logo? I can't see it from here....02-Jun-2009 20:00:59
tyrion: More Hannah Montanna cheers02-Jun-2009 20:00:56
config: More whoops for Hannah Montana. Lol02-Jun-2009 20:00:42
config: PSP LBP. Throb.02-Jun-2009 20:00:26
config: Now it's Sony's turn to roll out the Resident Biohazard Evil cart. Again, I wonder if you can run n gun...02-Jun-2009 20:00:26
TimSpong: From Joe: "Hana Montana again. Crowd loves it."02-Jun-2009 19:59:44
TimSpong: From Joe in the Hall, "Resident evil portable. Brand new game just for psp."02-Jun-2009 19:59:33
TimSpong: PeaceWalker "Next true step for Metal Gear" says a doleful Kaz.02-Jun-2009 19:59:06
config: See what they did with the missile in the MGS:PW logo? Peace out, man.02-Jun-2009 19:58:28
config: Woo, 2 boys in a cardboard box.02-Jun-2009 19:58:14
TimSpong: What's a Peradayce?02-Jun-2009 19:57:43
TimSpong: At least no crazed fanboy rushed Hideo Kojima on stage screaming in rage... at least that didn't happen.02-Jun-2009 19:56:54
TimSpong: Oh... Peace Walker... yeah, I was all about knowing all about that. We did a story earlier today.02-Jun-2009 19:56:35
config: No fear, lotsa sneaky-sneaky, hide n seeky02-Jun-2009 19:56:31
TimSpong: Right - PSP story all gone.. .excuse the near pun. What's up now?02-Jun-2009 19:55:48
config: based around Cuban Missile Crisis, set in Costa Rica02-Jun-2009 19:55:05
config: gotta love those nukes, baby02-Jun-2009 19:54:34
config: vidroll time02-Jun-2009 19:54:26
tyrion: Trailer ... GO!02-Jun-2009 19:53:51
tyrion: Overplaying Kojima's activity02-Jun-2009 19:53:26
config: the "true sequel" to the franchise02-Jun-2009 19:53:21
tyrion: True sequel, set 10 years after MGS302-Jun-2009 19:52:49
tyrion: Snake on PSP - MGS Peace Walker02-Jun-2009 19:52:47
config: Peacewalker02-Jun-2009 19:52:43
config: Snake back to PSP02-Jun-2009 19:52:11
tyrion: Kojima-san on the stage, I bet he's getting tired02-Jun-2009 19:51:56
tyrion: We've got one too02-Jun-2009 19:51:56
config: heh. Go on. MGS.02-Jun-2009 19:51:48
tyrion: MGS02-Jun-2009 19:51:29
DoctorDee: 52 million GT titles sold globally02-Jun-2009 19:51:14
config: hard to say from that vid what the game looks like. all glossy graphics02-Jun-2009 19:51:11
tyrion: October 1 200902-Jun-2009 19:50:40
config: that footage looks like PS3 GT or prerender02-Jun-2009 19:50:33
tyrion: OK, so when do we get the full version of GT V on our PS3s then?02-Jun-2009 19:50:00
DoctorDee: Gotta drive them all. Only way to decide what to buy next.02-Jun-2009 19:49:57
config: Mmmm... Here comes the vid roll02-Jun-2009 19:49:56
tyrion: GT PSP video02-Jun-2009 19:49:44
DoctorDee: GT PSP on show at E3 - come and play it for yourself...02-Jun-2009 19:49:40
config: yeah, but 600 of those cars are lightweight. Who'd want them anyways?02-Jun-2009 19:49:05
tyrion: Or buy them anyway02-Jun-2009 19:48:59
tyrion: Gotta catch em all!02-Jun-2009 19:48:41
DoctorDee: Difficult to gather all 800 cars by yourself!? Only for lightweights ;-)02-Jun-2009 19:48:33
config: designed so that you can get to the 800+ cars via sharing, saving you from earning through play02-Jun-2009 19:47:55
DoctorDee: Car trading with other players over WiFi02-Jun-2009 19:47:50
config: trading and sharing of cars with other playes02-Jun-2009 19:47:47
tyrion: Car trading at last02-Jun-2009 19:47:26
config: special features utilising ad hoc with upto 4 players02-Jun-2009 19:47:15
tyrion: Like I said, "Honk loads"02-Jun-2009 19:47:05
config: "not a subset of the series"02-Jun-2009 19:46:52
config: sorry 800 cars, not 88002-Jun-2009 19:46:39
config: standard race, time and drift trials & legacy licence mode from GT02-Jun-2009 19:46:24
config: GT: 880 cars 35 tracks, 60 track layout variations02-Jun-2009 19:46:20
tyrion: Honk loads of cars and 35 tracks02-Jun-2009 19:45:40
config: "full scale GT" @ 60fps02-Jun-2009 19:45:27
DoctorDee: Kazunori Yamauchi - what a dude!02-Jun-2009 19:45:25
tyrion: Translator using pen and paper02-Jun-2009 19:45:07
config: GT PSP - AT LAST!02-Jun-2009 19:44:53
tyrion: GT PSP02-Jun-2009 19:44:38
tyrion: Gran Turismo - Yamauchi-san on stage02-Jun-2009 19:44:36
config: Polyphony! Yamauchi on stage02-Jun-2009 19:44:13
DoctorDee: Host of new providers for PSP in USA - little of it sounds like it's gonna be European.02-Jun-2009 19:44:06
tyrion: Lots of US TV content for PSP02-Jun-2009 19:43:27
tyrion: Video distribution servie native to PSP02-Jun-2009 19:43:13
DoctorDee: £199 or forget it.02-Jun-2009 19:43:12
tyrion: Prolly about that yeah02-Jun-2009 19:42:51
config: 240 quid, then?02-Jun-2009 19:42:34
tyrion: PSP Go! $249 and 249 Euro02-Jun-2009 19:41:58
tyrion: but for how long?02-Jun-2009 19:41:53
tyrion: also on UMD at retail02-Jun-2009 19:41:41
config: Forget that - should be an open developer framework and app store, Kaz!02-Jun-2009 19:41:40
tyrion: All PSP titles will be distributed digitally in future02-Jun-2009 19:41:10
tyrion: 80% reduction in cost of PSP dev tools02-Jun-2009 19:40:52
config: Dynamic playlists with Sense Me. Again, what about PS3 and it's poor music player?02-Jun-2009 19:40:48
DoctorDee: SenseMe analyses your music library to give mood based playlists.02-Jun-2009 19:40:47
tyrion: Mood-based playlist, this is in Life with Playstation on PS302-Jun-2009 19:40:16
tyrion: Any version of Mac or Linux??02-Jun-2009 19:40:04
tyrion: Content transfer "that much easier"02-Jun-2009 19:40:03
DoctorDee: Media Go to replace media manager and to access PlayStation store.02-Jun-2009 19:39:53
config: New app - PC based Media Go replaces Media Manager02-Jun-2009 19:39:52
tyrion: Media Go! replaced PC media manager02-Jun-2009 19:38:49
DoctorDee: 50% smaller 40% lighter than orig PSP02-Jun-2009 19:38:16
DoctorDee: UMD lives02-Jun-2009 19:38:15
config: Got some ways to beat iPhone...02-Jun-2009 19:38:01
tyrion: Kaz jokes about PSP Go! "Worst kept secret of E3"02-Jun-2009 19:37:59
TimSpong: Was called "Worst Kept Secret of E3"02-Jun-2009 19:37:56
config: hah "worst kept secret of E3"02-Jun-2009 19:37:56
DoctorDee: I want one... But I said that about PSP, and never got one.02-Jun-2009 19:37:30
tyrion: White PSP Go!02-Jun-2009 19:37:26
TimSpong: It's not a replacement for PSP02-Jun-2009 19:37:20
DoctorDee: He looks cool as all flip... As he announced PSP Go!02-Jun-2009 19:37:07
tyrion: How do we make the PSP better? We went out and found out.02-Jun-2009 19:37:04
TimSpong: Ooooh, Kaz has a tiny PSP Go. Name is official02-Jun-2009 19:36:14
tyrion: Kaz Hirai looks more at ease than Jack02-Jun-2009 19:36:02
DoctorDee: Kaz takes the stage02-Jun-2009 19:35:57
config: Here comes the Kaz02-Jun-2009 19:35:39
TimSpong: Well... says Joe from the Hall - Kaz takes the stage... (check Joe's feed at spongdotcom on Twitter)02-Jun-2009 19:35:32
DoctorDee: Lilac Hannah Montana PSP gets a big cheer.02-Jun-2009 19:35:22
tyrion: Lilac PSP with HM pack-in02-Jun-2009 19:34:59
config: That's why mine's been in the drawer since last summer02-Jun-2009 19:34:20
DoctorDee: PSP is really good and really successful we are told. We nod, sagely.02-Jun-2009 19:34:05
config: PSP internet radio - yeah, but where's that for PS3, eh, eh?02-Jun-2009 19:34:02
tyrion: 400 PSP titles in NA02-Jun-2009 19:33:56
TimSpong: Hana Montana psp. Crowd actually cheered!02-Jun-2009 19:33:37
DoctorDee: MAG this fall.02-Jun-2009 19:33:37
config: oooops mixing desk killed audio02-Jun-2009 19:33:37
tyrion: MAG comes out in Fall02-Jun-2009 19:33:22
TimSpong: Bit of history02-Jun-2009 19:33:15
TimSpong: PSP next02-Jun-2009 19:33:06
tyrion: 256 player games on the show floor02-Jun-2009 19:32:39
tyrion: Platoon commander calls in an airstike02-Jun-2009 19:32:39
TimSpong: Mag: I'm so going to be noob-killed.02-Jun-2009 19:32:24
config: yea, this is no game for Wii Fitties02-Jun-2009 19:32:21
TimSpong: Apparently this MAG 256-player isn't just a totally secured set-up that can't fail. "Game will be running live with 256 players at the show" itself we're informed.02-Jun-2009 19:32:03
tyrion: It's like Warhawk, but more so02-Jun-2009 19:31:45
DoctorDee: MAG, I am so gonna n00b-kill my team-mates.02-Jun-2009 19:31:32
config: wonder what the framerate would be like if all 256 got together for a Christmas Day game of footie?02-Jun-2009 19:31:26
tyrion: This is chaotic, but looks like it'll be good fun02-Jun-2009 19:30:22
TimSpong: "Viewing distance is great. Graphics aren't amazing but considering what's going on it looks quite nice."02-Jun-2009 19:29:26
config: This is squad multiplay amped on steriods. Great 3D tactical map02-Jun-2009 19:28:57
TimSpong: "First mission destroy a bunker that acts as a spawn point."02-Jun-2009 19:28:48
tyrion: Holy flip that's a huge game rosta02-Jun-2009 19:28:36
TimSpong: "Showing the map view. Crazy big. Like first person Command and Conquer."02-Jun-2009 19:28:34
config: Intrigued to see know how they get around lag and latency with 256 players all around the world02-Jun-2009 19:28:03
TimSpong: Andy Bodwin from Zipper is all up and in our faces now...02-Jun-2009 19:27:43
TimSpong: From Joe: Live 256 player battle. All real.02-Jun-2009 19:27:42
tyrion: Jack is Excited for 256 reasons02-Jun-2009 19:27:13
config: Uncharted 2 is shaping up to be a worthy successor to the original02-Jun-2009 19:27:08
tyrion: I'm up for one of those02-Jun-2009 19:27:05
TimSpong: MAG. Live game play now Tweets Joe from the hall02-Jun-2009 19:26:51
DoctorDee: OK, I'd buy that.02-Jun-2009 19:26:30
config: Still lots of run & gun opportunity!02-Jun-2009 19:26:09
DoctorDee: No, just a reload hint02-Jun-2009 19:26:02
tyrion: Run and gun with cover02-Jun-2009 19:25:53
config: lots of use of covers - table and cupboards - with blind fire02-Jun-2009 19:25:41
DoctorDee: Quicktime event there?02-Jun-2009 19:25:07
tyrion: He's pissed somebody off02-Jun-2009 19:24:58
DoctorDee: Explosions are cool02-Jun-2009 19:24:54
config: Can actually play the game instead of watching for symbols!02-Jun-2009 19:24:42
tyrion: ground and air firefight02-Jun-2009 19:24:28
config: Nice to see an action setpiece without horrible "quicktime" events02-Jun-2009 19:24:12
TimSpong: Being chased by a gunship helicopter. Lots of shut blowing up. Very nice looking... chick sounds lovely.02-Jun-2009 19:24:10
DoctorDee: I'd like to befriend her voice.02-Jun-2009 19:23:41
tyrion: Wow, huge draw distance and Nate climbs buildings02-Jun-2009 19:23:40
config: Very impressive level of detail, near and far field02-Jun-2009 19:23:36
DoctorDee: That looks lovely. Uncharted was nice... but this02-Jun-2009 19:23:07
tyrion: Looks nice, shadows and trees02-Jun-2009 19:22:58
config: cue Uncharted 2 in game footage02-Jun-2009 19:22:32
config: uncharted 2 multiplayer beta tonight!02-Jun-2009 19:22:30
tyrion: Uncharted 2 multi-player beta starts tonight02-Jun-2009 19:21:40
tyrion: Naughty Dog 02-Jun-2009 19:21:31
DoctorDee: Let's talk about great games... "I expect the reason most of you have bags under your eyes is because you've been playing inFamous since it came out"02-Jun-2009 19:21:16
config: inFamous. Was up til 3am again last night....02-Jun-2009 19:21:16
TimSpong: Ah... he actually said, "You've been playing inFamous non-stop since it came out".02-Jun-2009 19:21:02
config: hey everyone. I just dropped out off PS Home because of the mega FAIL to stream this live to the presentation space02-Jun-2009 19:20:56
tyrion: inFamous gives you eye bags02-Jun-2009 19:20:40
TimSpong: Jack makes a joke: "Sleepy? Perhaps its because you've been playing infamous?" We don't think he means that the way it might sound.02-Jun-2009 19:20:21
DoctorDee: Expecting 13 million PS3 sales "this year"02-Jun-2009 19:20:05
TimSpong: Value for developers. Oh boy. 100+ new games for ps2 this year02-Jun-2009 19:19:48
tyrion: 22mil PS3 global sales02-Jun-2009 19:19:26
DoctorDee: PS2. 100 new titles. That IS good going for a 9 year old machine.02-Jun-2009 19:18:47
tyrion: PS2 outsold "next gen" platforms in April, just PS3 wasn't it?02-Jun-2009 19:18:28
DoctorDee: "Let's get started with PS2..." the sound of tumbleweed.02-Jun-2009 19:18:27
TimSpong: Joe: "Ps2 is cheap and sells well." basically sums up Jack's spiel.02-Jun-2009 19:18:06
tyrion: PS2 yay!02-Jun-2009 19:17:50
tyrion: MW2, FFXIIII, R&C, Batman, Heavy Raid, Rock Band Beatles02-Jun-2009 19:17:19
tyrion: "Playstation" generated over 30% revenues for 200802-Jun-2009 19:17:15
DoctorDee: "2009 will be better than the record year we had in 2008" - it will if they announce a price cut.02-Jun-2009 19:16:44
tyrion: 2008 was a "record" year?02-Jun-2009 19:16:19
DoctorDee: Nothing going out on Home yet...02-Jun-2009 19:15:56
TimSpong: Joe: "Giant screen. Only ps3 can output the resolution necessary. Orly?"02-Jun-2009 19:15:51
tyrion: Jack feels pressure, not surprising after last year02-Jun-2009 19:15:47
DoctorDee: 364 games for PS3 this year...02-Jun-2009 19:15:28
TimSpong: Jack's looking better than last year.02-Jun-2009 19:15:04
TimSpong: Crack about leaks. "Glad we journoes turned up" says Jack Tretton02-Jun-2009 19:14:54
tyrion: Jokes about leaks02-Jun-2009 19:14:37
tyrion: Short straw man02-Jun-2009 19:14:36
DoctorDee: Tretton takes the stage02-Jun-2009 19:14:28
tyrion: Jack!02-Jun-2009 19:14:24
DoctorDee: Rousing! This could make me want a PS3 again.02-Jun-2009 19:14:15
tyrion: We're gonna see some connected thinking here02-Jun-2009 19:13:45
TimSpong: One World One Vision...02-Jun-2009 19:13:45
tyrion: LBP02-Jun-2009 19:13:32
DoctorDee: PS3 montage done - now for PSP02-Jun-2009 19:13:29
tyrion: Uncharted, White Night02-Jun-2009 19:12:59
TimSpong: The bland leading the bland.02-Jun-2009 19:12:49
TimSpong: So, Sony starts with Queen... Queen vs Beatles eh.02-Jun-2009 19:12:35
tyrion: Montage!!02-Jun-2009 19:12:22
tyrion: Queen!02-Jun-2009 19:12:11
tyrion: PSN logo02-Jun-2009 19:11:58
tyrion: Old PSP, Big PS302-Jun-2009 19:11:49
TimSpong: Apparently we have some action.02-Jun-2009 19:11:27
tyrion: Here we go02-Jun-2009 19:11:20
tyrion: The conferences are too close together anyway02-Jun-2009 19:10:45
TimSpong: I wonder if a few 'key' journalists were hanging around at Nintendo and forcing Sony to go late?02-Jun-2009 19:10:06
DoctorDee: Cell phones off... Moments from detonation.02-Jun-2009 19:09:58
TimSpong: Apparently empty seats despite not bothering with wrist bands after a while and just letting people in!02-Jun-2009 19:09:49
tyrion: Has anybody made the "this is waiting" joke yet? For massive damage?02-Jun-2009 19:09:41
DoctorDee: Sounds like barely organised chaos.02-Jun-2009 19:07:15
TimSpong: Crikey... there are still seats left says the announcer02-Jun-2009 19:06:53
tyrion: 2 minutes to go02-Jun-2009 19:05:54
tyrion: Free Beer! Sony FTW02-Jun-2009 19:04:24
TimSpong: Joe's back! "They fed me and gave me a beer and ive actually got an awesome seat. Brownie points for them."02-Jun-2009 19:03:07
tyrion: Sony: Always fashionably late02-Jun-2009 19:02:32
TimSpong: Joe's not getting a feed out of the conference hall.. Ohhh dear. Maybe Sony's not bothering.02-Jun-2009 19:01:55
tyrion: Needs some big games, needs a lot of wow, needs no stats or graphs, we know how many PS2s have been sold already02-Jun-2009 19:00:49
TimSpong: Sony needs a big one02-Jun-2009 19:00:42
TimSpong: So, PSP Go, MotionController, MGS thingie... what else... Kaz ritually unbowels Sir Howard live on stage?02-Jun-2009 18:59:46
TimSpong: Even Home isn't feeding yet02-Jun-2009 18:57:31
TimSpong: And config is still a fish02-Jun-2009 18:57:18
TimSpong: We're at the Expo and on Home for this one.02-Jun-2009 18:51:49
tyrion: Waiting ...02-Jun-2009 18:45:23
TimSpong: Agreed02-Jun-2009 18:21:42
DoctorDee: OK, Sony can barely do less well than Nintendo.02-Jun-2009 16:48:53
config: i am a fish