The final conference of the day belongs to Sony. I will be updating this "live" for you as Sony's E3 2013 conference is underway.
8:50PM - Ten minutes out.
9:03PM - Developers talking about games. Video games.
9:04PM - Oh... that didn't even start yet. It was a pre-show talking heads video.
9:14PM - I just ate a small snack cake.
9:16PM - A ghostly voice just said one minute until the show starts...
9:17PM - It's started!
9:18PM - WUBWUBWUB WUB WUBWUB WUB WUB! WUUUUUUUB!
Right into a montage of games for the PS4. Destiny, Infamous Second Son, etc.
9:20PM - Jack Tretton taking the stage. Holy hell that stage is huge!
Tretton thanking the media and the fans and the dedicated.
Talking about the Vita and PS3 lineups.
9:22PM - FFX and X-2, Flower, Dead Nation, God of War HD 1 and 2 coming to Vita.
New Telltale The Walking Dead: 400 Days is coming to the Vita this Summer. New PS Vita bundle coming in August includes 400 Days and original season included with the Vita.
Vita will be "ultimate companion device for PS4."
9:26PM - On to the PlayStation 3 discussions.
9:26PM - The Last of Us being shown off. Remember, that game isn't officially out until this Friday.
9:27PM - Puppeteer looks like a side-scrolling platformer.
9:28PM - Showing off a trailer for Rain coming Fall 2013.
9:29PM - Ellen Paige, Willem Dafoe IN... Beyond: Two Souls
Sure as hell looks a lot more action oriented than Heavy Rain, which seems like a great thing here. Coming October 8, 2013.
9:31PM - Gran Turismo 6 being shown off now.
9:33PM - Batman!
Batman: Arkham Origins trailer being shown off now. Game still looks fantastic.
The Joker! Oh man.
Exclusive PS3 DLC for Batman: Arkham Origins includes some exclusive skins including Knightfall DLC and 1960s Batman show skin.
9:36PM - Exclusive GTAV PS3 bundle - Sept 17 for $299. Plus, GTA-branded Pulse Elite Headset with GTA soundscape.
9:37PM - PlayStation 4 time!
Andrew House takes the stage to talk PS4.
PS4 is "sleek" and "visually impactful".
Here it comes...
It... looks like a modified PS2. Got some nice angles on it. It is, however, at its core a black box...
9:42PM - Talkin' 'bout media on the PS4.
9:42PM - Here is the PS4:
9:43PM - Some exclusive programming in the works for PS Network and PS4 from Sony Pictures.
9:45PM - Video Unlimited available on day 1 for the PS4, letting you rent and own tons of music and video.
Hulu, Netflix, Crackle, etc etc... All on the PS4 already.
9:48PM - Shu Yoshida takes the stage for PlayStation World Wide Studios.
24 new games, 12 new IPs coming to PS4.
9:50PM - New Ready at Dawn and Sony Santa Monica game coming...
Called The Order (1886). Looks like some Van Helsing type thing... crazy weapons but in an old-time setting.
Set in London, very steampunkish.
9:54PM - Killzone: Shadow Fall trailer being shown off. Yep, it's definitely a shooter.
9:55PM - I hope you like cars for your next-gen games, because there are a lot of them coming.
Driveclub was that trailer.
Infamous: Second Son trailer being shown off now.
9:57PM - Brief Knack trailer shown off.
Oooh, those are all launch titles right there except Infamous which is 2014.
10:00PM - Real time game being shown from Quantic Dream: The Dark Sorcerer. It is, reportedly, not a game but just a demonstration of the PS4's power. Were you expecting actual gameplay from Quantic Dream? C'mon.
10:04PM - Supergiant Games (Bastion) taking the stage now.
Showing off Transistor, console debut on PS4 early in 2014.
Another semi-overhead style game, very unique visual style for it, some side-scrolling segments. Lots of action.
10:06PM - Self-publishing their own content is IN for developers!
10:07PM - Clay Entertainment (Don't Starve) on PS4.
Tribute Games (Mercenary Kings; previous Scott Pilgrim) on PS4.
Young Horses (Octodad) on PS4!
Secret Ponchos on PS4.
Ragtag Studios.
Horror game called Outlast.
Oddworld Inhabitants on PS4.
17-bit Games on PS4.
All of those games will make their console debuts on the PlayStation 4.
10:11PM - Exclusive PS3 themed items in Diablo 3 on the PlayStation consoles including Drake's Amulet...
10:12PM - Square-Enix showing a new trailer.... Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Gameplay being shown in the trailer amongst some of the cutscene stuff. Visually the game looks REALLY impressive. Like, SUPER impressive.
Wait is ... WHAT?!
it's now Final Fantasy XV now!
KINGDOM HEARTS!
10:17PM - Kingdom Hearts 3 currently in development.
10:18PM - Assassin's Creed Liberation exclusively for Vita.
Showing off Assassin's Creed IV gameplay right now on stage.
Sneak attack turns into a crazy attack on the coast and he goes directly into commanding a boat after jumping into it? WHOA. The future!
10:24PM - Haha... technical difficulties. The game froze up a few times while he was "playing" it.
Every single conference today had technical difficulties. All of them.
10:25PM - On to talk about Watch_Dogs.
There may have been a cinematic trailer earlier but Sony brings the gameplay for Watch_Dogs! Starts off with some light driving in the rain trying to avoid the police search that's going on.
Hack the coffee!
Hacking various security cameras to guide your buddy, T-Bone to safety and target enemies.
Fairly brutal takedowns.
Lets a player using a tablet or mobile device to join your game and help you by hacking things to help you escape. Very cool integration.
He blacked out the entire city and non-lethally took down the police.
Holy ... wow that looks great.
PS4 owners will get an hour of exclusive gameplay and additional outfit.
10:34PM - More PS4 all in-engine demos being shown off. First up is LeBron James and virtual LeBron.
10:35PM - The Elder Scrolls Online about to be shown off. New partnership between Sony and Bethesda.
Beta exclusively available first on PS4. Wait, doesn't the PC already have one? Hah... okay...
10:38PM - Looks like it's ... Fallout?
Ahha! It's Mad Max!
Exclusive Road Warrior survival kit only on PlayStation.
10:40PM - Jack Tretton again takes the stage.
Over 100 games available in first year on PS4.
NO restrictions on PlayStation 4 used games! A huge "fuck you" to Microsoft!
Sell it, trade it, lend it to a friend... We're Sony, we don't fucking care!
You don't need to be online to play! BOOM!
"Won't stop working if you haven't authenticated within 24 hours!" BOOOOOM!
PlayStation Network time.
10:44PM - Real friends, real names, upload footage to UStream.
Existing PlayStation Plus memberships carry over to PS4! PS3, PS4, Vita all for one price! It's less than $5 a month for free games, early access, cloud saves, instant game collection and "Immersive Multiplayer" on PS4. Charging for PS4? Maybe.
Immediate free access to Driveclub for PlayStation Plus members for PS4.
Free PS4 game for each month you are a PS Plus member.
We're about to see Destiny.
10:47PM - World gameplay premiere of Destiny from Bungie.
Looks a bit like Halo meets Warframe meets Mass Effect. It actually looks to be quite fun.
Speeder bike type transports. Public events, random? It's an MMOFPS with possibly random world events, psi abilities, lots of guns, upgrade trees.
Honestly? It looks like a non-shit Star Wars: The Old Republic.
11:00PM - Talking about Gaikai online library of past PlayStation games.
Their cloud service will allow PS3 and PS4 games access to past games in the PlayStation library. Launching in 2014 first in North America.
Lets you stream PS3 games to the PS4 and Vita and... OH MY GOD... Backwards compatibility!
11:02PM - $399! $399 USD!? HOLY SHIT.
Sony won.
That's it! Show's over. Holy fuck Sony just won everything.
9:03PM - Developers talking about games. Video games.
9:04PM - Oh... that didn't even start yet. It was a pre-show talking heads video.
9:14PM - I just ate a small snack cake.
9:16PM - A ghostly voice just said one minute until the show starts...
9:17PM - It's started!
9:18PM - WUBWUBWUB WUB WUBWUB WUB WUB! WUUUUUUUB!
Right into a montage of games for the PS4. Destiny, Infamous Second Son, etc.
9:20PM - Jack Tretton taking the stage. Holy hell that stage is huge!
Tretton thanking the media and the fans and the dedicated.
Talking about the Vita and PS3 lineups.
9:22PM - FFX and X-2, Flower, Dead Nation, God of War HD 1 and 2 coming to Vita.
New Telltale The Walking Dead: 400 Days is coming to the Vita this Summer. New PS Vita bundle coming in August includes 400 Days and original season included with the Vita.
Vita will be "ultimate companion device for PS4."
9:26PM - On to the PlayStation 3 discussions.
9:26PM - The Last of Us being shown off. Remember, that game isn't officially out until this Friday.
9:27PM - Puppeteer looks like a side-scrolling platformer.
9:28PM - Showing off a trailer for Rain coming Fall 2013.
9:29PM - Ellen Paige, Willem Dafoe IN... Beyond: Two Souls
Sure as hell looks a lot more action oriented than Heavy Rain, which seems like a great thing here. Coming October 8, 2013.
9:31PM - Gran Turismo 6 being shown off now.
9:33PM - Batman!
Batman: Arkham Origins trailer being shown off now. Game still looks fantastic.
The Joker! Oh man.
Exclusive PS3 DLC for Batman: Arkham Origins includes some exclusive skins including Knightfall DLC and 1960s Batman show skin.
9:36PM - Exclusive GTAV PS3 bundle - Sept 17 for $299. Plus, GTA-branded Pulse Elite Headset with GTA soundscape.
9:37PM - PlayStation 4 time!
Andrew House takes the stage to talk PS4.
PS4 is "sleek" and "visually impactful".
Here it comes...
It... looks like a modified PS2. Got some nice angles on it. It is, however, at its core a black box...
9:42PM - Talkin' 'bout media on the PS4.
9:42PM - Here is the PS4:
9:43PM - Some exclusive programming in the works for PS Network and PS4 from Sony Pictures.
9:45PM - Video Unlimited available on day 1 for the PS4, letting you rent and own tons of music and video.
Hulu, Netflix, Crackle, etc etc... All on the PS4 already.
9:48PM - Shu Yoshida takes the stage for PlayStation World Wide Studios.
24 new games, 12 new IPs coming to PS4.
9:50PM - New Ready at Dawn and Sony Santa Monica game coming...
Called The Order (1886). Looks like some Van Helsing type thing... crazy weapons but in an old-time setting.
Set in London, very steampunkish.
9:54PM - Killzone: Shadow Fall trailer being shown off. Yep, it's definitely a shooter.
9:55PM - I hope you like cars for your next-gen games, because there are a lot of them coming.
Driveclub was that trailer.
Infamous: Second Son trailer being shown off now.
9:57PM - Brief Knack trailer shown off.
Oooh, those are all launch titles right there except Infamous which is 2014.
10:00PM - Real time game being shown from Quantic Dream: The Dark Sorcerer. It is, reportedly, not a game but just a demonstration of the PS4's power. Were you expecting actual gameplay from Quantic Dream? C'mon.
10:04PM - Supergiant Games (Bastion) taking the stage now.
Showing off Transistor, console debut on PS4 early in 2014.
Another semi-overhead style game, very unique visual style for it, some side-scrolling segments. Lots of action.
10:06PM - Self-publishing their own content is IN for developers!
10:07PM - Clay Entertainment (Don't Starve) on PS4.
Tribute Games (Mercenary Kings; previous Scott Pilgrim) on PS4.
Young Horses (Octodad) on PS4!
Secret Ponchos on PS4.
Ragtag Studios.
Horror game called Outlast.
Oddworld Inhabitants on PS4.
17-bit Games on PS4.
All of those games will make their console debuts on the PlayStation 4.
10:11PM - Exclusive PS3 themed items in Diablo 3 on the PlayStation consoles including Drake's Amulet...
10:12PM - Square-Enix showing a new trailer.... Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Gameplay being shown in the trailer amongst some of the cutscene stuff. Visually the game looks REALLY impressive. Like, SUPER impressive.
Wait is ... WHAT?!
it's now Final Fantasy XV now!
KINGDOM HEARTS!
10:17PM - Kingdom Hearts 3 currently in development.
10:18PM - Assassin's Creed Liberation exclusively for Vita.
Showing off Assassin's Creed IV gameplay right now on stage.
Sneak attack turns into a crazy attack on the coast and he goes directly into commanding a boat after jumping into it? WHOA. The future!
10:24PM - Haha... technical difficulties. The game froze up a few times while he was "playing" it.
Every single conference today had technical difficulties. All of them.
10:25PM - On to talk about Watch_Dogs.
There may have been a cinematic trailer earlier but Sony brings the gameplay for Watch_Dogs! Starts off with some light driving in the rain trying to avoid the police search that's going on.
Hack the coffee!
Hacking various security cameras to guide your buddy, T-Bone to safety and target enemies.
Fairly brutal takedowns.
Lets a player using a tablet or mobile device to join your game and help you by hacking things to help you escape. Very cool integration.
He blacked out the entire city and non-lethally took down the police.
Holy ... wow that looks great.
PS4 owners will get an hour of exclusive gameplay and additional outfit.
10:34PM - More PS4 all in-engine demos being shown off. First up is LeBron James and virtual LeBron.
10:35PM - The Elder Scrolls Online about to be shown off. New partnership between Sony and Bethesda.
Beta exclusively available first on PS4. Wait, doesn't the PC already have one? Hah... okay...
10:38PM - Looks like it's ... Fallout?
Ahha! It's Mad Max!
Exclusive Road Warrior survival kit only on PlayStation.
10:40PM - Jack Tretton again takes the stage.
Over 100 games available in first year on PS4.
NO restrictions on PlayStation 4 used games! A huge "fuck you" to Microsoft!
Sell it, trade it, lend it to a friend... We're Sony, we don't fucking care!
You don't need to be online to play! BOOM!
"Won't stop working if you haven't authenticated within 24 hours!" BOOOOOM!
PlayStation Network time.
10:44PM - Real friends, real names, upload footage to UStream.
Existing PlayStation Plus memberships carry over to PS4! PS3, PS4, Vita all for one price! It's less than $5 a month for free games, early access, cloud saves, instant game collection and "Immersive Multiplayer" on PS4. Charging for PS4? Maybe.
Immediate free access to Driveclub for PlayStation Plus members for PS4.
Free PS4 game for each month you are a PS Plus member.
We're about to see Destiny.
10:47PM - World gameplay premiere of Destiny from Bungie.
Looks a bit like Halo meets Warframe meets Mass Effect. It actually looks to be quite fun.
Speeder bike type transports. Public events, random? It's an MMOFPS with possibly random world events, psi abilities, lots of guns, upgrade trees.
Honestly? It looks like a non-shit Star Wars: The Old Republic.
11:00PM - Talking about Gaikai online library of past PlayStation games.
Their cloud service will allow PS3 and PS4 games access to past games in the PlayStation library. Launching in 2014 first in North America.
Lets you stream PS3 games to the PS4 and Vita and... OH MY GOD... Backwards compatibility!
11:02PM - $399! $399 USD!? HOLY SHIT.
Sony won.
That's it! Show's over. Holy fuck Sony just won everything.
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