Back in January I was speccing out a PC to finally make the jump from consoles back to PCs. Then Sony teased their event so I stalled a bit. After I saw it, my excitement was so high I forgot all about PCs and get totally overhyped by my love for Playstation.
Today, I'm sad to announce that ALL that excitement has been totally destroyed and I'm very close to just forgetting about consoles, maybe even gaming, for good... Or at least until these big, greedy SOB publishers go bankrupt and are replaced by companies who don't totally hate and abhor their customers.
E3, all eyes on you.

I really hate David Cage haters. Yes he's a bit weird when he speaks and says the word "emotionzzz" way too much, but dammit his games are awesome and very emotional.
First time I played HR I loved it. When my son was born I decided to replay it as he was growing up, and this time it was UNBEARABLE! I could barely finish it as I could literally place myself in each one of the scenarios. He truly evoked the feelings that I have for my son and somehow transposed them onto Ethan, then conveyed them back to me as the player/father. Truly great game maker, and I hope he stays with Sony and becomes first party so that he can keep focusing on more ambitious games rather than being forced down the dude-bro gaming alley and eventually closed down for being too "risky".
I'm happy he made lots of money and hope that proves a lot of us who are older than 14 actually do want a more engaging experience than "go here, shoot that brown person, slide here, cover, shoot, slow-mo cut scene, go there".

Also, I really hope Leo Di Caprio will rethink now that major hollywood players are involved in games (although let's see if Ellen Page ever works in movies again first lol) as he's an awesome actor and I would love to see him in a game.

Needs moar shooter.
Seriously though, is this supposed to excite me?

Hold on! It was originally poised as a launch title for ps3 wasn't it? So by that logic it will be launch title for ps5...or 6... or 7... or...

@rjejr I don't think the data will physically be stored inside the controller but rather the unique id of the controller will allowed access to all the things stored in your PSN cloud if you will. This would keep costs down as well, making this affordable for Sony to manufacture.
I am loving this concept and hope it's true.

Nope...

Yes and no. TV technology needs to and will improve and 4K is the next logical evolution. The say that 8K resolutions are the theoretical max that the human eye can perceive so we're not that far from having completely upgraded TVs to the maximum!
The problem lies in development. Dev houses are already spending far too many resources on creating textures for 720p games. Now imagine making 4K textures; the level of detail required will put some serious strain on dev houses to the point of forcing them to expand their team of artists. This adds significant cost which has the negative side effect of making games more risky, thus potentially killing off whole range of games that simply won't make development. Perhaps I'm being a bit bleak, but its how I see things going...
And tbh, the last time I moaned about graphics was when I had a ps1. Since the ps2 I've always been satisfied. Not really sure if this is even needed...

It will be a sad day when Sony stop making exclusives due to silly marketing reasons. They will turn into MS and just become another generic platform for your call of battlefield 4s and whatnot.
Without exclusives, it loses the flair it has, the thing that makes me and millions more gravitate towards the console. I genuinely think that's the reason you get a more mature overall crowd on psn as opposed to xbl.
However, they do spend too much time promoting some games and forgetting others. I always feel that the brilliant Resistance 3 was forgotten within 2 weeks of release. Stuff like that shouldn't happen. The big games will sell themselves; advertise the smaller ones.

Oh and please don't act like the whole Halo 4 mountain dew/7 eleven thing was a good idea. Never liked halo, but that totally cheapened the brand. Very similar to uncharted 3 and subway. It's painful to watch stuff like that and ruins the character for me. It's similar to how Yoda is currently advertising additional data rates for Vodafone here in the UK.

Kojima and co always amazed me with their mgs announcements. Each one is so elegantly executed, with twists and turns to truly make you excited about the game. I'm a sucker for this.
Regarding the trailer, for me the dead give-away that it was a new mgs was down to the very quick glance of the main character running. CLASSSIC Snake style movement.

It's a sad, sad day...

@Azikira avatar for the win?

Man. Now I'm excited about the December game... Wondering what it could be

Europe? Also free on ps+ would be welcome

Having been of the lucky few to play this at EuroGamer Expo this year (both MP and SP) I can say Ieft the stand with goosebumps.
The SP is the same excellent Kratos formula but just a bit tighter and better executed. I LOVED how you can now hold one enemy with one chain while slashing away at another with the other chain. All in all, game play alone will make me get this day 1.
The MP was good too, but as mentioned, I'm not sure how long it will stay fun...

The search feature is a welcome change, as it currently sux.
In terms of layout though, once you know your way around, the current store isn't THAT bad. But there's loads of space for improvement, so I'm happy they've redesigned it.

Hang on a sec. Those IPs are for the popular service unblock-us.com right? That requires a paid subscription for continued usage, unless you wanna constantly setup new test email accounts?
Might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's how it works.

if you have lots of space free you must not play that many games.... I'm currently down to 40MB left and I don't even play THAT many games. A gig is VERY welcome. Just means I can backup games saves I don't really care about, just because!
Thanks Sony, now please sort out CS:GO in EU and we're all good!

I love the technology but the content sux. I want things to truly engage me in 3D and pop out at me. Things should be made with 3D in mind otherwise it's just a stale "depth effect", which definitely isn't worth the loss in definition...

PLEEEASE tell me this isnt US only!

That SNES/PS1 hybrid is crazy!
Very interesting article though. Such a shame seeing Sony in the state they are in now, considering how they completely changed the market with PS1 and 2. Still, bad decisions and poor launches aside, the PS3 is still the best piece of tech in my house. I challenged a whole bunch of my 360 playing friends to give me ONE reason to own an Xbox over the PS3 (completely unbiased, I promise. Put my money where my mouth is and said I'd get on if they could come up with a reason). Needless to say I still only own a PS3.

The big boss emblem trophy was enough for me to give up the plat. But am playing mgs2 atm (just finished 1) and will play them in order so it's just nice to have some trophies for a change

PS+ discount, and it's SOLD!

Damn. US PS3 owners get so much more stuff than us EU peeps!

Excited! Currently playing insanity and will crave moar ME3 once I'm done (platinum'd!!!). Just hope ME3 DLC is at the same standard as shadow broker, arrival and overlord.

While I miss my phatt 60GB with backward compatibility and 10 million USB ports, I certainly do not miss the sound of vacuum cleaners when I would play a game.
Also, after 2 of them died on me, I had to get a slim.
The slim never makes a NOISE and never gets overly hot... although I have experienced more system crashes with it compared to the phatt.
I would welcome a cheap £100 super slim, like the slim PS2, with open arms,

Firstly, LOL @ Squiggle55!

Second, I totally agree! The only people I know who are still compltely MS loyalist are people who hold outdated views about PS3 (IT HAZ NO GAEMZ!!) or people who ONLY play Halo 4 and cod on XBL (or just idiots who think MS respects them as humans or something).
Two E3s now MS have been showing off multi-plat sequels and new dashboard features, while Sony has been games, games, games! And E3 is about GAMES!
I always watch the MS pres feeling dazzled by shiny interfaces and features, but by the time Sony are done with theirs, I remember how much I love playing games, and start preordering exclusives. That's why I love Sony, and that's why you can see on countless forums and blog sites that GAMERS are leaving MS, and loyalists and casual people are staying back.

I was hoping for this to REALLY give the edge over the seemingly dying 360 at this year's E3. Good thing they showed a bucket load of SOLID exclusives tho

WAIT FOR ME!!!!!
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I HAVE 50Mb INTERNET! WHY IS A 42MB UPDATE TAKING 2 MINUTES!?
Sorry for shouting btw... excitement!

EDIT: Is it not live yet? Can't seem to find it.

@Mayoman95 yeah I was thinking the same thing, although we probably just got used to how she was. I'm sure she'll grow on us (no pun intended... killer fungus and all).

I'm thoroughly enjoying the MP and this is a welcome DLC!

I like games. That's why I like PS3. The sheer number of quality exclusives is staggering, and I love it.
Bought mine in 2009 by coincidence, as it was the first time I could afford a used one heh. Have since got a new slim with move bundle and 17 platinums later I can say that I love the damn thing.
Sure the 360 has a better layout and UI, but who cares when I don't have 10-12 AAA exclusives to play every year. And as I've decided that this is my last ever console, I'm looking forward to the amazing end of life games that are on there way.

Hm... more monochrome Indie games. Is this becoming a thing?

Sorry, just managed to get this large rock off me. Why is this happening?

YES PLEASE!
I haven't even had time playing the demo yet. Had to borrow a mate's xbox to play ME1. Want to get all the backstory out the way before I even touch the demo!

Definitely recognising this game for amazing technological innovation and gameplay mechanics. But sadly the game itself was tedious and boring. I hope the technology gets used in better implementations. Currently playing Mass Effect 2 and the facial animations are horrible!

@autogolazzo Grand Slam Tennis demo on the store today it seems. Trying it as soon as I get back from work!

Couldn't agree more. WE NEED MOAR GAMES!
Move fitness is good though.

Hey does anyone know how to get the custom playlist thing to work? I have a playlist I use in all my games that support it, but nothing playing in Move Fitness.
Getting really tired of the game music!

I've been playiing the demo over and over. I think it's brilliant! Genuinely fun...

this two look like they're getting it on...
in all seriousness though, slick ad. haveb't caught it on TV yet tho...

Eager to try out move fitness. If its fun I'll definitely buy it! Downloading now

rail-shooter would suck. I agree, it should be full move support, or none at all.

Still no release date for this huh?

@turtlelink if you liked iF1, definitely play iF2. Doesn't have the same "feel" to it, but the graphics and gameplay are so much more refined. Powers are awesome, and the melee is very satisfying. One of my favourite games this year.

I loved this game with move, but did feel like they'd just ported the Kinect version over.

I loved this game. Was a bit short, but the music and colours really gave an amazing experience.

Wow... I somehow managed to avoid all of those. Been having a blast with my move pwning n00bs in KZ3, and now Resistance. Can't wait for CS:GO and Dust 514 (does it show that I'm an FPS gamer).

They have my attent...

CS:GO! OHHH YEAH!
Can't wait. The old CS gamer in me is salivating.