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kittens
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Sony's Gamescom Media Briefing On "Release Plans for PlayStation 4"
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DangerMouse
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Iacobellis
Junior Member
This industry, man... I'm telling you, nothing else like it.
Looking back on this year, I don't think Sony has dropped the ball once in regards to the PS4. Some may say putting online multiplayer behind a paywall is bad, but I see it as a positive. Not just saying it because Sony did it and they are invincible to wrongdoings, but for $50 a year, there is an INSANE amount of value to Plus. Knowing that I am getting a PS4 game on day one, and the dozens of more to come throughout the year puts me at ease. Paying that fee will surely strengthen the PSN servers and allow Sony to provide more functionality to gamers. PSN on PS4 and Xbox LIVE seem very neck and neck right now, which is another selling point Sony has that was unheard of in 2006.
Wtf, what is this gif from?Hahahaha, that's it right?? That's exactly the feeling!
(Rewatching that gif though, it kinda makes me sad...)
A bullying attempt go wrong. No joke that small kid was trying to bully the big one.
found it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfn4OxCPQs
boredandlazy
Member
It's from an Australian primary school. Basically the big kid had been picked on for ages, and what that gif doesn't show is the little kid punching him in the face etc.
Edit:Beaten...
Was pretty big news in Australia when it happened.
illmatic22
Banned
May be my favorite E3 moment of all time.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Where is this being streamed?
dragonbane
Member
Ok that little brat deserved the beating. What an asshole.
TetraGenesis
Member
Live Free or Die
Banned
Thank you kind sir.
Sony never said 16 million at anytime. It's a rumor from the manufacturers. And even then, most people agree, even if the figure is true, that they probably meant 16 million produced by the end of the first year of the console.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
My pleasure. Gamers helping other gamers makes me happy.
Oh, come the fuck on. I like Sony but they merely maintained the status quo while adding a MP paywall.
ST2K
Member
The cynic in me believes that Sony will let the value of PS+ diminish as more and more people join it. There will be no incentive to keep it as good as it has been if people are subbing just for online multiplayer. Hell, there's no guarantee they'll even invest all the money they earn off PS+ back into their online infrastructure. It may just turn into another incarnation of XBL Gold.
I hope I'm wrong. But I fear I'll end up right.
Callibretto
Member
that is such a masterful play of words and timing by Sony, they're announcing online multiplayer paywall and the crowd cheer for them, lol.
oh well, since I'm already plus member, it really doesn't effect me, and plus is really a great service on it's own.
dragonbane
Member
That's true. However, they could have easily fucked us over as well and maybe ruined the whole industry in the process. I honestly think by retaining the status quo and giving publishers the middle finger instead of giving in to their shitty demands really was a historic moment. It never really happened before and after countless rumours and 6 months of waiting, many people were honestly scared for their hobby. Watching publishers like EA backtrack after the conference like crazy was a treat as well. It showed that we are still in control and not the media and not the publishers. Twitter campaigns can work, even when the media is laughing at us.
For me it was definitely historic, even though nothing happened.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
wow, what a cock block
A genuine, grade-A shit-eating grin if I ever saw one.
Not that he didn't deserve it, but goddamn.
Thanks for these. Nice to see a different perspective on the whole reaction. That belt killed me.
Safe to say, that whole E3 presentation is the stuff of legends by this point. Made all the more hilarious in that the announcement was over something so fucking mundane and expected. I've said it before, MS was the best PR Sony could have ever asked for.
bigboss370
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dragonbane
Member
I think the best part is that + the short and really mean laugh by Tretton between the applause. He is really giggling for a second there "eat shit Microsoft".
It's so enjoyable though. It's perfect.
Heh, I've always wondered what would have happened had Sony been the first up at E3. Is it just me but when you watched the Sony Presser when it came time to announce all the super cool stuff "No DRM, yadda yadda" the slides they were using all the sudden looked like something they slapped together using a powerpoint template? Just saying .Sony historically (PS3) has been pretty content with letting Microsoft announce something ..wait for M$ to take the heat .then go with whatever public opinion dictated or go how can we turn their failure to our advantage? Pretty smart if you ask me but not exactly what I could call visionary.
ArisenDragon
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Bring on the release date.
TetraGenesis
Member
TetraGenesis said:
Fucking THANK YOU. I included that distinction purely so I wouldn't get responses like that. Thought my intent was pretty clear.
And then they cheer louder.
TetraGenesis
Member
Somebody out there on this beautiful blue globe has that giggle as their text alert. You just know it.
dragonbane
Member
Of course they capitalized on MS's fuck-ups. Smart companies do that. I don't see what that has to do with the PS3. There they tried to do their own thing and failed miserably at the beginning and are still suffering with the losses now. MS maybe was a little bit more ambitious, but they can still piss off with their forced digital future. Sony has cool and ambitious stuff as well with Gaikai without forcing it.
Gintoki313
Banned
1PM doesn't sound so bad actually. Ezpecially since it's during my summer vacation. I'm just glad it wasn't in the morning like Microsoft pulled at E3 this year. I couldn't even watch it because I was at school at the time
Iacobellis
Junior Member
This. SO MUCH THIS.
I was very shocked to see how many people were impressed with Sony's conference.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
No problem.
While they were probably sub-par ... I blew my load when FFXV and KH3 came on (even with it being on both consoles). That was enough for me and for others I believe.
Now they only announced 1 new first-party game at E3 and I guess it was a risk to not announce more and to save them for a later time (over their competition blowing their load) but the decision paid off with the reaction to the price and NoDRM. Now I would honestly expect more from them in the coming events so hopefully we start seeing new stuff tomorow onwards...
The F2P exception they carved out suggests to me otherwise. They've allowed a growing niche to exist as an alternative to the one-size-fits-all subscription. I fully expect F2P games to emerge as a compelling alternative this gen to the typical tentpole MP games.
It's the same template they used for the Feb. event to unveil the PS4.Shivin said:
Oh piss off. This was one of the most masterful trolls in E3 history. Right after hearing MS basically fuck over gamers worldwide, everyone was waiting with baited breath to see Sony's responses and they delivered eliciting the response you saw. You two can be sticks in the mud, but to the thousands sitting in that auditorium, that was one of the biggest moments of E3.
famousmortimer
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Mine will forever be earlier when Tretton announced no new DRM. Because after the insane work that a ton of us did on the #PS4NoDRM campaign it was like this explosion of happiness and relief. I was like HipHopGamer x1000 but in my house with my wife looking at me like I was on meth.
level_e11even
Banned
lets do this....
Is that BF4 or something?
They knocked MS down with the price, used games, and online. Or I should say, not needing to be online.
They could have said the PS4 runs on the blood of puppies and people would still be cheering after those three punches.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
I salute you for doing that. Knowing someone very high up at SCEA like Adam Boyes witnessed it happening in real time must be a very pleasing feeling.
Well you were the "Architect of the Rebellion". At first I was skeptical, but you never faltered. For that I thank you.
RealityPales
Member
I've had the http://gamescom.eu.playstation.com/ countdown tab open for days, and for some reason it was showing well over 13 hours to go. Apparently the seconds on the countdown are slow.
Scared the heck out of me - I thought I had another day of waiting for a moment there.
Scared the heck out of me - I thought I had another day of waiting for a moment there.
seattle6418
Member
My favorite moment of E3 Hip Hop Gamer is a cool guy, and his cheering was awesome considering the moment.