Sony’s Playstation 3 caters the most, out of the other consoles, to the hardcore gamers, with a focus on performance and gaming. However, Sony has fallen behind the other consoles in sales. Lets see what they have in store for us this year.
- Killzone 3
It’s hard to see how this differentiates itself from other gritty sci-fi shooters. Given the notorious pre-rendered trailer of Killzone 2, I suspect the same here.
- Gran Turismo 5
This will be the most unique of the 3D games on the Playstation 3.
- Move
This appears to be a combination of the Wiimote and Kinect personal motion detection. I would like to see a Mount & Blade like game based on these new user interfaces.
- Kevin Butler
This guy sounds like a caricature of the office bro. This is a lame attempt by Sony to get in touch with the 18-30 age group with canned nerd trends and macho humor.
- PSP
With the PSP, there seems to have more artistic diversity than the PS3 with games like Persona, and Valkyria II, and the Metal Gear games on the PSP.
- Gabe Newell and Portal 2
The voice of GLaDOS ushered in Gabe Newell of Valve Software. It’s fascinating to see a developer that was once critical of the console market coming on stage for Sony and the Playstation3. His appearance was followed by a trailer for Portal 2 and the promise that Steam will appear on the Playstation network.
- Twisted Metal
Now, this was an exciting end to the conference. A trailer appeared for the PS3 reboot of the acclaimed series. An ice cream truck with the series mascot Sweet Tooth appeared on stage along with the developers. I suspect it was Gabe Newell’ massive frame in that truck. The presentation included demonstrations of the game.