Thoughts on Sony's E3 Press Conference Part 2

Continued from Part 1..

After that, I was lost for a bit when they started showing the Indie Games and Japanese Stuff..

Then came the reveal of the Playstation 4..

All kinds of win during their reveal! 

The ability to play used games brought out a huge cheer of approval. Personally, I don't buy used games as I am very picky about having mint copies of my games. Don't want the hassle of keeping a look-out for scratched discs, mint cases etc. Call me old-school but the feeling of tearing off the plastic wrap off a brand new sealed copy and the smell of mintness still appeals to me.

However, allowing used games will give me the option of selling away some games that I might not want to keep. So, definitely good news for me here.

Playstation 4 owners would also not be required to login online every 24 hours to play games. This is in direct contrast to X-Box One's requirement. Definitely, +1 to PS4 here. Yea I know that it is the year 2013 and basically 99% of gamers would have a internet connection. So, what's the big fuss? While the huge majority of gamers would have an internet connection, not everyone would have access all the time. 

What if my Internet is down for a few days? What if I want to bring my console over on a holiday but there is no Internet access? Thankfully, I won't have any of these problems to worry about. However, to be fair to Microsoft, I think there is more to it. They have yet to talk about the benefits and address some of the issues about the 24-hour online requirement. Really should have done better with their Press Conference.

So, being a Playstation 3 owner and having owned a PS2 before that, I don't see any reasons to switch over now. The lower price of the PS4 console is another advantage! 

My preferred games like Infamous: Second Son are still exclusive to the Sony Console. Other favourites like Assassin's Creed IV, Watch_Dogs, Batman: Arkham Origins are all getting exclusive bonus content on the PS3/PS4. More is always better! I do have to mention Killer Instinct was pretty cool but disappointingly, it will be a X-Box One exclusive.

This game looks really cool and looks like my kind of a fighting game. Really hoping that it will come to the Playstation 4 in the future.

So, in a nutshell.. I'm pretty glad with Sony's Press Conference. The requirement to be a PS Plus suscriber to play online was a small downside but I'm fine with that. There will be plenty of advantages to cover the amount paid. Still hoping to hear more exclusive games for the PS Vita though. 

Other than that, I'm definitely excited an looking forward to owning a PS4. Habitually, I don't buy new hardware so early in the cycle so I won't be rushing to get one this time as well but time will tell. 

Some of my close friends have also been impressed by the PS4 over the X-Box One and while they currently are not convinced about the PS3 over the X-Box 360, they will be crossing over the fence for next-gen. Great news to have more friends on the console to play with.

So what do you guys think? Still sticking with Microsoft or are you a new convert? What about Playstation fans? Anything interesting you find with the X-Box One? Do feel free to share. 

I still have plenty to write about this year's E3 so do visit again!

Thoughts on Sony's E3 Press Conference Part 1

Just some thoughts on Sony's Press Conference at E3.. I'm sure you all have heard the news already so nothing new here..

Show started off with some PS Vita updates... Disappointingly, there was nothing much to talk about. It didn't seem like Sony wanted to spend too much time on it. Quite understandably, the focus of this year's conference was the PS4 but it was a concern that there was nothing outstanding to push more Vita sales.

They did say there would be over 85 games coming to the Vita but there were hardly any trailers or game demos on show. However, there was a mention about Dead Nation coming to the PS Vita, might be worth checking out. Oh and Walking Dead fans will be glad to know that there will be a Walking Dead bundle for the Vita with DLC and bonus content.

I am considering getting a PS Vita soon and was hoping for a price drop as well, so was also disappointed not to hear anything regarding a price drop.

Then the big game trailers started rolling in..


The Last of Us: Unless you have been living under a rock, TLOU is the big news apart from PS4 for Playstation fans. Reviews have been excellent and this might be the Game of the Year. Probably not.. there's still GTA V! I personally thought of passing on this for now and get it on a latter date but then.. decided I'm not going to miss out on the party. (Game is out this week and speaking of which, I wanna do a write-up before I get the game.. Something like a "looking forward to" post)


Batman Arkham Origins: The Arkham games have been fantastic so far. This one isn't done by Rocksteady studios like the first 2 games but should still be just as good. I'm not a Batman fan but the games have been really good so I won't want to miss out. Probably not a day one purchase but will definitely get it.

Several other games were mentioned.. some more interesting than others.

 
Beyond 2 Souls is a game worth checking out but will want to see more before I make my decision.


The Order: 1886 looks promising with co-op game-play quite possible from the looks of the trailer.


Transistor: Ok, got to admit I have no interest in this game but it got me excited for a second.. Why? The female character reminded me of Elika from the 2008 Prince of Persia game. (I'll talk about my infatuation with the Prince of Persia series another time.. Probably when I blog about my thoughts on the Ubisoft Conference)

Anyone else see the resemblance?

But my personal favourite of all the Playstation Exclusive games they showed was..

Infamous Second Son: Probably my most favourite PS Exclusive series. Really enjoyed the first 2 Infamous games and I wanted more. This game is looking great, gameplay-wise and visually. I can't wait to see more of this. Only downside is that I won't be getting a PS4 early so I might only get to play this later.

The press conference that lost me a while before the Ubisoft games showed up. Assassin's Creed IV and Watch_Dogs are at the top of my want list for this year so definitely great to see those. Will talk more about this later.


Mad Max: Mad Max! Haha while watching the trailer live, I was actually thinking to myself.. "This looks like Mad Max". It wasn't a guess, it was just a thought that crossed my mind so it was funny seeing that it was indeed Mad Max.. I knew I was good but I didn't know I was that good!

To be continued..