Then we saw live gameplay of MAG, a new first-person shooter introduced last year that is all about 256-person multiplayer. The resolution of Sony’s games was up to the task of being blown up by 1,000 percent. I should note that Sony projected all its game footage onto a 40-foot-high screen, and the picture looked crisp, the animations fluid. The sequel includes multiplayer action and, from the live demo we saw, this game will be even more fun than the first one, with the same great writing and voice acting. The next game in the new franchise from Naughty Dog will be coming this holiday. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the first game to be talked about. They’re important for the business types-and Sony must give them what they need-but I was wanting more product. “PS2 remains the perfect family console,” said Tretton, who said there are 100 new titles coming to the PS2 in 2009. He started with the PS2, which is now about $100, and was still a best-selling game console last year. “We consider ourselves to be industry leaders and press leaks are no exception.”Īfter throwing out some numbers-PlayStation properties accounted for 30 percent of industry sales last year-Tretton said he was sure that 2009 would be a record year for the company. Then Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, took to the stage, joking about how the leak of information perhaps threatened the size of the assembled audience. The Sony event was again held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and started with a slick video presentation showcasing the various Sony game properties and hinted at what games might be coming for the assorted platforms. Rumours of a revised handheld were effectively confirmed in the days before the show, but we’d been lacking firm details about the PSP Go.
The PS3, despite its processing power and functionality as a Blu-ray player and home entertainment hub, is running a distant third in the console sales race. The company’s PlayStation 3 console has been in the hands of game developers long enough that they’ve figured out how to create breathtaking experiences with it, and this could be a make or break year. It was the last briefing before E3 2009 officially opened, and expectations for what Sony would announced at their press event today (June 2) ran high.
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