DC's Daily Discourse 6: E3 Predictions Confirmed!: Sony

Sony's press conference was densely filled with games and nothing but juicy details as well as everything we wanted to know about their next console. Most of my predictions were denied or ignored completely but there's hope for most of them!

The show starts with a lengthy video package of current and upcoming games for PS3, PS Move and the new handheld which was later named PS Vita. Jack Tretton takes the stage and apologizes to everyone for the PSN outage in a playful manner, as we predicted but without any lolz. It was more of a half apology and half sales pitch for PSN's robust capabilities and features now and going forward. That'll do, pig, that'll do.

Now, without further adieu, it's time to talk about the millions...and millions, of exclusive PS3 titles we already know about. Uncharted 3 gets a live demo that's predictably impressive. In addition there will be a multiplayer beta coming in June and a retail release in November. There's also some silly promotion with Subway, they're always in the market to give kids more incentive to eat sandwiches and smear their presence around...

Resistance 3 gets a live demo which looks more impressive than I anticipated and a bit step up from Resistance 2 in 2008. In addition, Resistance 3 supports Move and will get a bundle with Move and the silly Sharpshooter gun and whatnot for $150. Big whoop!

Sony shows off a new Playstation branded 3DTV. It's 24 inches (giggity!) and features 3D split-screen multiplayer where each player sees a different image covering the entire screen so that co-op is easier with no screen peeking. It'll retail for $500 and comes with a copy of Resistance 3. Now, a 24" TV for $500 seems pretty steep to me considering the one I have is over 2 years old and was $200, however for a 3D TV that's apparently a pretty good bargain. In all fairness, the 3D split screen is an amazing feature that makes me kinda want one. My guess is this is aimed at college students with small living quarters so for that this is a great idea. If I had the money and space I would sooner get a 40" LCD TV for the price than a 24" 3D TV but hey, that's just me. Also, the 3D glasses will retail for the 'bargain' price of $70 a piece. The TV only comes with one pair.

Next Sony trots out everyone's favorite rapist, Kobe Bryant, to demo NBA 2K whatever now with Move support. He likes it...but he also likes to rape people. Moving on...

Medieval Moves gets a demo and fall release date. It's in 3D, as most of Sony's games are, and is a cute fantasy action game with puzzle elements and Move exclusive. It looks and plays good if you're into that sorta thing.

Starhawk, the spiritual sequel to Warhawk, gets a teaser for a 2012 release. I liked the original Warhawk, ya know from 1995, the 2007 version never interested me. Starhawk, from what I've seen, looks boring to me.

Next is a teaser for a brand new PS3 game from an old Sony Franchise, spoiler: it's not Crash Bandicoot. Sly Cooper - Thieves in Time is slated for 2012.

There's a teaser for Dust 514, an exclusive first person shooter accompany game to PC MMO Eve Online. The events of Dust 514 effect Eve Online and vice versa. At a glance, which is about all the info we're given, it looks like what 2010's MAG wanted to be but never became. Whether it turns out that way or whether it turns out like MAG is uncertain.

Ken Levine comes out to talk about Bioshock Infinite. A teaser is shown, Move support is announced and a version for PSVita is announced. Also, Bioshock Infinite for PS3 will include the original Bioshock on the same disc. Everyone collectively shits their pants and Ken Levine comes off as an anxious wreck who was briefed only moments before taking stage.

Saints Row 3 gets a trailer and Move support, coming in November. An exclusive Star Trek game is announced for 2012 to coincide with a new movie.

Kaz Hirai takes the stage to talk about PS Vita in detail. He gives it a name and starts trotting out the long line of devs with demos. A new, portable Uncharted game gets a demo, it looks fantastic. A new Diablo-esque action-RPG, Ruin, gets announced and demo'd. It's cloud compatible with the upcoming PS3 version so you can be playing on one console, save, and pick up where you left off on the other console. On both consoles it looks great. Mod Nation Racers gets a Vita version now with new Vita specific track creation tools that are even faster, easier and more intuitive than 2010's PS3 version. It's also backwards compatible with all the community tracks made thus far. There's also a demo for LittleBigPlanet Vita which looks like LittleBigPlanet 2 getting Vita specific creation tools like MNR. Also, Street Fighter X Tekken gets a Vita demo confirming a PS3 and Vita release as well as Cole McGrath, inFamous's protagonist, as an exclusive PlayStation character.

The PS Vita will have content sharing and lots of social tools for competition other PlayStation owners. It all looks well and good. To wrap up the conference they reveal what everyone wants to know. The PS Vita will launch this holiday with two versions, a WiFi version for $249 and a 3G version (AT&T exclusive) for $299. Everyone in the audience says "shut up and take my money!" Kaz Hirai is hoisted out of the auditorium on a chariot like the mighty Caesar.

My Predictions:

Sony didn't even mention all the games we know are coming and it was already a dense conference. Practically every game for PS3 is getting Move support and several are getting 3D as well. They acknowledged the PSN outage and there were plenty of meme worthy moments though they weren't associated.

I was wrong about Steam...for now and only because Valve doesn't appear to be at E3 at all this year. Square Enix didn't announce anything, all they did was show their Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer and host a demo. Taking it one step at a time, eh Square? Unfortunately, the PSN Store nor the PS3 itself are getting any new features or overhauls that we know of...but hey don't be mad at me for that, be mad at Sony. Seriously, half of Microsoft's conference was about their software update and Sony has none. At least they have a lot of games to compensate, we won't have time to appreciate new features! Also we have a new console launch to look forward to.