@Squiggle55 I'm not sure, to be honest. PlayStation is a main sponsor of the whole competition, so it may just be that they have 'PS4' logos around the stadium. No idea at this stage.

Sony's told me 'no comment' on the rumoured commercial.

@irken004 It's already confirmed that the PS3 and PS4 versions will include exclusive content!

@Sy-savane Let's ensure that that doesn't happen!

@hydeks Yeah, it was a PSP game. And yes, they do seem to have run out of names!

@Superconsole Shhhhhh!

@Sanquine The best birthday present!

This is huge. This is Sony learning from Microsoft's strategy and making a move to ensure that Destiny is associated with its platform, much in the same way that Call of Duty is with the Xbox. This game may not be an established name yet, but when you see "From the makers of Halo and the publishers of Call of Duty" at the end, I'm sure that's going to grab people's attention.

I thought the trailer was pretty good, too. Bit cheesey, perhaps.

@KALofKRYPTON At this point, Sony may as well just have an eight hour presentation!

@RaymanFan2 Presumably certification issues. Europe seems to be a lot more stringent in this area. Either that, or there are more rules over here. A lot of games seem to get delayed because of it.

@Splat Volume 2?

@RaymanFan2 I've just seen some screenshots...

@RaymanFan2 Sorry about the links, I've fixed that. We'll probably take a look at it when it's out in Europe. Is it that bad?

@rjejr To the company's credit, they've definitely followed this mantra thus far. At the end of the day, though, they are just another corporation eyeing their bottom line.

@Ares1985 As far as I understand it, so far, Sony's said that the console will support used games. However, Microsoft is using the same language. The catch is that Microsoft is — at the moment — going to force people who purchase a used game to buy a new license to actually play it.

It's interesting that Microsoft's revealed this days after EA abolished the online pass, isn't it? /conspiracy theory.

@Scrible I don't think anyone's doing that. As pointed out in the article, it's merely an interesting snapshot of the immediate response to the Xbox One unveiling.

@HeatBombastic I think you're right — I still feel like Microsoft's going to bring plenty of heat to E3.

@TheRealBatman Very good.

@neumaus Yeah, it's a 'win' for publishers too as it potentially opens up a new stream of revenue.

@MadchesterManc They're saying all the TV stuff will be US-only at launch. UK is an important market, so I'm sure they'll target it here, too. Elsewhere, though, it's going to be TOUGH.

@rastamadeus I'm not one to disagree with your Nostradamus-esque predictions, but I do think the box looked very mainstream. I can see it selling very well.

Didn't mean that sentence regarding NA consumer tastes to come across as derogatory — I know it paints an unfairly broad picture. However, point stands — it's clear which market Microsoft's after.

@8vpiper Joystiq's got a great side-by-side: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-and-playstation-4-specs-compared/

@8vpiper According to the specifications, the Xbox One CPU is custom-built, unless I'm misunderstanding.

@Sanquine Exactly, I think if people are expecting all of those games to be blockbusters, then they're going to be disappointed... Not that a game has to be a blockbuster to be good, of course!

@Sanquine I don't know, man. They said they had 15 in the presentation, but didn't really show any other than FIFA. The Quantic Breakdown game (?) looked cool, but they didn't really show that either.

@DeHorror1975 I'm curious how much RAM the operating system is eating up. It's got to be biting into the console's resources having that constant ability to switch channels, etc.

@rjejr I think you're going to be waiting longer for pricing.

@NorthLightSuplx Really? That's news to me - apologies if it's been covered before/old!

@Sanquine I haven't played it yet, but I'm told it's pretty smooth.

@Paranoimia When you put it like that... It's scary, isn't it?

@Jaz007 Nah, I believe the PlayStation Meeting holds that record!

@Gemuarto I'm sure if it keeps gaining in popularity it will end up with a genre name eventually. Don't forget that first-person shooters were called "DOOM clones" for a long, long time.

Having said that, I don't really see it a derogatory thing. People understand what Monster Hunter is, so comparing a game to that is an easy touching point.

@charlesnarles I think the barbed wire is like their handcuffs, right? And maybe he's setting himself free in the trailer? The numbers seem to be a prison sentence or something? Certainly seems like an interesting world.

I have updated the article with new screenshots and information. It looks like it's going to have a GPS hook, which could be awesome.

@Ginkgo No more than clear, though, right?

There was a thread on this on GAF last night: anyone else think that Sony should use Sackboys on PS4 like Xbox Avatars? So everyone gets one to customise/buy microtransactions for? And it's displayed on the dashboard at all times.

@rjejr I hadn't seen that — that's hilarious!

@Jaz007 Haha, I suspect that this will be an 'M' release!

@Jaz007 Honestly, I've never been concerned about the shape of the box at all. I feel like Sony always puts out good looking electronics (I even think the PS3 Super Slim is alright), so I've no doubt this — probably their biggest project at the moment — will continue the trend. It'll be a good looking black box, and that'll be that.

I'm excited for tomorrow's event, but my biggest 'worry' from a PlayStation perspective are the exclusivity deals. We know Microsoft has a history of them, and the company can really hurt Sony in this area.

It seems like it's aligning with gaming's biggest brands — Call of Duty and FIFA are both going to be at tomorrow's event — and while I don't expect either to be exclusive, if the Xbox brand continues to be aligned with those big properties (be it marketing deals or timed DLC), I think that's a big blow for PS4. Heck, it only needs to add GTA5 to that list, and it's basically got the three biggest brands in gaming.

@rastamadeus Out of curiosity, what do you think they should have done?

@rastamadeus I completely disagree. This is trending on Twitter, addresses the topic of "why didn't show the box", and promoted their E3 conference all in one sweep. The fact that it puts an eye on the PS4 prior to the next Xbox announcement is just a bonus.

There are ways that they could have made an even bigger splash, for sure, but I think this has done the job just fine. They're never going to be able to steal all of the attention anyway — Microsoft will have its moment, and rightly so.

@Epic Yeah, it's a genius move. Furthermore, it keeps hype high for E3. I think not showing the box has ultimately paid off.

@TheRealBatman I was just about to publish a story on it when this popped up. Will get to it shortly!

@bezerker99 Haha!

Update: Added in screenshots and more text. Enjoy!

Clap, clap. This all that they needed to do — incredible timing. Here's the key part of the trailer in GIF form, courtesy of NeoGAF:

@Jaz007 It would still score poorly, though, because it sounds like it's a rubbish third-person shooter to boot!

@ZeD Yeah, we'll be there. Back on topic...

@ZeD Yessir!