• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Sony announces GDC presence, teases new technology/online service announcements

Status
Not open for further replies.
V

v1cious

Banned
AltogetherAndrews said:
Not to make more of this than it is, but if you're going to get the interest of developers, or rather make developers take notice of what this device and service can do for them and of what the developers can do with this machine, then wouldn't the best method be to simply show what's possible? Say, like a demonstration of top tier PS3 software from top tier PS3 developers?
Click to expand...

aren't they supposed to demonstrate EDGE this week?
 
C

Ceb

Member
Busty said:
That's a good shout actually. I never thought of that. If I had to hazard a guess I'd have said that was a Blu Ray release without question.

But the way Sony's been going with their PSN ambitions, you never know.
Click to expand...

The main issue would be the big download sizes. Benefits would include a fantastic entrance fee and less need for marketing. It'd also somehow be easier to justify the lack of online play that the final product will most likely have. When prospective buyers are contemplating a $60 purchase, they're gonna be more likely to just rent the game, but with an initial $7 download, who wouldn't give it a shot (and probably be hooked to download the rest of the episodes too, what with there only being eight of them in total)?

Can't afford another Black Monday-like bomb with this.
 
A

Aisenherz

Banned
iceddomain said:
+1000 for the highlander reference.
Click to expand...
So true! Conner MacLeod forever!

Back on topic!

You know what that means?
SONY says to us and his opponents:

shangtsung.jpg

IT BEGINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
P

Pimpwerx

Member
I'm gonna wait to see what Home is before getting too hyped. I like the potential of the concept, but we'll see how the execution is. Just a couple of days left. Singstar integration would be interesting. PEACE.
 
D

Dante

Member
Pimpwerx said:
I'm gonna wait to see what Home is before getting too hyped. I like the potential of the concept, but we'll see how the execution is. Just a couple of days left. Singstar integration would be interesting. PEACE.
Click to expand...

Isn't Phil's presentation tommorow?

Edit: My mistake it's Wed
 
D

Draft

Member
Straightballin said:
Does anyone think that online wont be free anymore after this is released?
Click to expand...
There's no way. Sony might decide to charge for certain aspects of HOME (like microtransacting yourself a digital HDTV :lol ), but there's no way they're gonna suddenly make it $50 a year to play Resistance.
 
Woo-Fu

Woo-Fu

Banned
Draft said:
There's no way. Sony might decide to charge for certain aspects of HOME (like microtransacting yourself a digital HDTV :lol ), but there's no way they're gonna suddenly make it $50 a year to play Resistance.
Click to expand...

They better not. I won't be able to roll out my "well, you know, the 360 actually costs more money than the ps3 if you intend to play online multiplayer for a few years" argument.
 
M

Mojovonio

Banned
Draft said:
There's no way. Sony might decide to charge for certain aspects of HOME (like microtransacting yourself a digital HDTV :lol ), but there's no way they're gonna suddenly make it $50 a year to play Resistance.
Click to expand...

they used to claim to have 100% BC too....
 
O

OokieSpookie

Banned
Straightballin said:
Does anyone think that online wont be free anymore after this is released?
Click to expand...

Don't worry, they will not pull a "games for windows LIVE GOLD" on us.
(Doesnt mean there wont be plenty of extras to pay for if you want I am sure)
 
D

Draft

Member
Mojovonio said:
they used to claim to have 100% BC too....
Click to expand...
Yeah, I guess you have a point. It wouldn't be the first time they pulled the football away.

But still, PS3 online suddenly going subscription? That's FUD level at this point, as there's really no evidence to suggest they're even thinking of it.
 
G

Geek

Ninny Prancer
Monday, March 5:

-- 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: E. Daniel Arey, Director, Naughty Dog, Sony
Computer Entertainment America, "Interactive Storytelling Bootcamp,"
Room 3011, West Hall
Click to expand...

In this session right now. Arey is no longer with Naughty Dog, apparently, working now as a outside consultant. He wouldn't mention Uncharted by name and I doubt he'll show anything on it today. :(
 
R

Ranger X

Member
Straightballin said:
Does anyone think that online wont be free anymore after this is released?
Click to expand...

It will still be free but they will try to sell TONS of stuff to customize your home and avatar.
 
D

Dizzan

MINI Member
Geek said:
In this session right now. Arey is no longer with Naughty Dog, apparently, working now as a outside consultant. He wouldn't mention Uncharted by name and I doubt he'll show anything on it today. :(
Click to expand...
Thanks for the heads up mate. I thought we may get some sort of U: DF news out of this session, but I guess not. Keep us posted
 
H

hauton

Member
Very interesting, now I can't wait for not only the keynote but the rest of GDC and the potential insights on PS3 development that it will entail (which is more in tune with the message of the conference).

Thanks a lot gofreak for all your contributions!

(BTW when can I make topics? :( )
 
L

le.phat

Member
sony announces stuff at a convention ?
i'm going to play it safe, and assume they completely and totally screw things up, leave us with nothing but old vids and impressions, and announce absolutely nothing remotely interesting to us consumers. another E3'06 style let down, and i might have a breakdown.
 
S

spwolf

Member
tribal24 said:
shadowrun downloadable on xbox live? maybe? or was that already annouced?
Click to expand...

as it says, it is playable online but via Live required, on both 360 and PC... which is big news.

Paying for online on PC is strange for non-MMO games.... very strange.
 
W

WasabiKing

Member
No one has said so far that this stuff is free, correct? Brace yourselves! BTW, why are we talking about Shadowrun when this is a Sony thread?
 
G

gofreak

GAF's Bob Woodward
WasabiKing said:
No one has said so far that this stuff is free, correct? Brace yourselves!
Click to expand...

Well, I don't think speculation has advanced to that stage, and probably rightly, since we still don't really know what "this stuff" is..

In general terms, I'm sure it's quite possible for Sony to introduce a premium community service while retaining the current set up as free. But it's hard to speculate on that without knowing what this service will actually be made up of.
 
Woo-Fu

Woo-Fu

Banned
mckmas8808 said:
I don't think so....
Click to expand...

...well, they better include a free 3-month trial or something with Shadowrun if they expect people to buy it for PC and not return it the next day when they find out they gotta pay more for Live than they did for the game...
 
M

Mojovonio

Banned
Draft said:
Yeah, I guess you have a point. It wouldn't be the first time they pulled the football away.

But still, PS3 online suddenly going subscription? That's FUD level at this point, as there's really no evidence to suggest they're even thinking of it.
Click to expand...

I doubt they'll just go out and charge for online, but its possible that they introduce a payment service as well.
 
W

WasabiKing

Member
gofreak said:
Well, I don't think speculation has advanced to that stage, and probably rightly, since we still don't really know what "this stuff" is..

In general terms, I'm sure it's quite possible for Sony to introduce a premium community service while retaining the current set up as free. But it's hard to speculate on that without knowing what this service will actually be made up of.
Click to expand...
haha, what a proper tag

Anyway, if they started charging for this avatar thing, I know I'm not paying for shit. I really think achievements are pretty lame, and I hated this "cyber-home" idea back when it was introduced in ESPN NFL 2K5.

Of course, this leaves the door open to ad-supported...
 
T

The Take Out Bandit

Member
Let's hope they keep it free.

Charging a premium for the console, then having giant Sony Balls to ask gamers to pay for a Home service would be a slap to the face.

How about bundling some kind of annual activation key with first party software? Just buy games in order to re-up your access to this Home thingee.
 
B

Bad_Boy

time to take my meds
WasabiKing said:
Of course, this leaves the door open to ad-supported...
Click to expand...
Now that you mention it, I think Phil mentioned ads a while ago. For the life of me I can't remember when or where it was. I think it was during DICE but don't quote me on that.
 
W

Wollan

Member
ThirdEye said:
Thanks. Mmm, can't wait! Meanwhile, which's the hottest session?
Click to expand...

The Keynote is without a doubt the hottest presentation but as for sessions I haven't looked too deeply into that yet. Supposedly there is one with some SCEE guys who is going to detail some future community aspects for the PS3 so if PS Home gets announced at the keynote they may possibly elaborate further on that.
 
W

Wollan

Member
Just calculated it. I have an alarm on my mobile set 30min prior to the keynote though (5am in Melbourne :/ ).
 
P

pilonv1

Member
Wollan said:
Just calculated it. I have an alarm on my mobile set 30min prior to the keynote though (5am in Melbourne :/ ).
Click to expand...

That's hardcore. I'm just going to check it when I get to work.
 
L

Luckyman

Banned
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=159313

GDC: Sony to reveal episodic PS3 games

Sony Computer Entertainment is working on a number of episodic PlayStation 3 games to be revealed this year, says SCEA director of production John Hight.

"Mid-summer this year we'll be talking about some games that are episodic in nature," Hight said, speaking at the Independent Games Summit at GDC. "Some by design, more like interactive TV broadcasts and some to take content and spread it out"
Click to expand...
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

NieR Re[in]carnation to end service on April 30 | Final story chapter to release on March 28
News
9
894
Shifty1897 replied
Baldur's Gate 3 Wins Game of The Year at GDC 2024
News Hype
3
449
manfestival replied
[Gematsu] TGS 2023 official live stream program schedule announced
News
3
1K
ElCasual replied
Muddy Robot, a new AAA studio composed of industry veterans from EA, Sony, Blizzard, Disney, Apple, and Google, has launched
Game Dev 2
54
2K
Shake Your Rump replied
Meta announces they will participate in GDC 2023. Will also have 4 gaming keynotes, and will announce a new game.
12
1K
VolticArchangel replied
Top Bottom