Live: PlayStation E3 2018 Countdown Day 5 - Eagerly Anticipated PSVR Announcement

What could it be?

by Sammy Barker Sun 10th Jun 2018

Sony’s counting down to E3 2018 with a brand new game announcement every single day. And in the aftermath of the likes of Tetris Effect, Days Gone, Twin Mirror, and more, its PlayStation Countdown concludes with the announcement of an eagerly anticipated title coming to PlayStation VR. Join us live from 8AM PT/4PM BST to find out what it is.

PlayStation E3 2018 Countdown Day 5

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16:08

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16:04

get2sammyb said:

Beat Saber. It's Beat Saber. I need to get the spelling right.

16:04

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16:03

Beat Sabre is officially coming to PSVR. Hell yes!

16:02

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16:01

get2sammyb said:

We've had five days of these and I still can't work out whether they're pre-recorded or not.

16:00

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16:00

Join us LIVE for the reveal of an anticipated PSVR game.

15:57

What are we expecting from today's stream, then? Beat Sabre is probably the likeliest candidate.

15:55

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15:53

antdickens said:

how's everyone liking the new fullscreen mode?

15:46

15 minutes until Sony announces an anticipated PSVR game. Join us LIVE.

15:33

Just one quick note for you all, our overlord Ant has been working on the live blog technology, and you can now go full-screen with chat to the side as requested. Click the icon with the four arrows.

15:32

Hello once again everyone. Today's stream will be all about an "anticipated game being announced for PSVR", which could mean almost anything. Our guess is Beat Sabre, but your mileage may vary.

Ok, they've mentioned Beat Saber, but I wonder what this eagerly anticipated PSVR game will be?

FullbringIchigo said:

later at the XBOX event

kyleforrester87 said:

well, im off to play FF7! seeya later!

FullbringIchigo said:

precisely

kyleforrester87 said:

hey as long as you're ahead on your vampire quota who cares right?

FullbringIchigo said:

although if i'm honest sometimes i sleep in the office

FullbringIchigo said:

yeah

kyleforrester87 said:

pesky vampires

FullbringIchigo said:

SHHH Kyle my cover is Night Store Manager

Octane said:

Well, at least you don't have to stay up to watch the conferences in that case!

kyleforrester87 said:

vampire hunter?

FullbringIchigo said:

nights

Octane said:

You work in the evenings?

FullbringIchigo said:

@Octane, i'll be watching but not using the chat, by that time i'll be at work and watching on my phone

Octane said:

@FullbringIchigo I won't be missing out on Cyberpunk ;')

adf86 said:

Good job mine only cost 120 quid lol

FullbringIchigo said:

@Turismo4GT or in someones face as you can't see iwth the head set on

Turismo4GT said:

@FullbringIchigo I am

Octane said:

Looks fun, but very difficult!

Turismo4GT said:

There will be some Move controllers firmly embedded in some expensive TV screens for sure with this game.

Quintumply said:

Awesome announcement!

FullbringIchigo said:

so whos coming back for the XBOX event tonight?

adf86 said:

My arms are going to be knackered after that lol

Octane said:

No problem Ant!

kyleforrester87 said:

cheers!

Octane said:

The Last Night too, looks great for an indie game

antdickens said:

Thanks for the screenshots guys, I'll go make some improvements for later

FullbringIchigo said:

that's 2am UK, there are people outside the U.S you know and it's NIGHT NOT SLEEP YOUR NOT 5

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Yeah but at least Sid and Reggie do things!

kyleforrester87 said:

sweet

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Splinter Cell tonight too

adf86 said:

Like Phil

Octane said:

@kyle I hope so!

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Yeah

Octane said:

Like Reggie

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Like hes a nice guy...but...smug?

kyleforrester87 said:

we gunna see cyber punk tonight then?

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Sid is very....can I say punchable?

get2sammyb said:

Sid is okay but he's a bit much sometimes XD

get2sammyb said:

I like Ramone and Meredith lol

WanderingBullet said:

Rhythm game with light sabers

FullbringIchigo said:

like the format just needs less cringy hosts and a bit more omph on the games

Knuckles-Fajita said:

140% speed I believe

Knuckles-Fajita said:

I saw a custom Megalovania remix on Beat Saber. That was....wow

AFCC said:

See you at 9 my bros

Octane said:

I couldn't get passed easy mode on guitar hero lol

Quintumply said:

I've seen footage of it on easier difficulties, which looks much more manageable

adf86 said:

Love the look of it but I thought this was confirmed for PSVR already

get2sammyb said:

It looks so hard but it's one of those ones where you'll feel like a bad ***when you get the groove

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Having seen some of the EXpert rank songs on this thing...good luck

Octane said:

Looks impossible for sure

Turismo4GT said:

Sure, Meredith...

FullbringIchigo said:

ok replace the phycdelic backgrounds and put in droids and the you have the perfect Star Wars VR game

Turismo4GT said:

Beat Saber...nice.

Octane said:

Jedi Music Hero

kyleforrester87 said:

well seeya at 9 folks!

Knuckles-Fajita said:

You should try Through the Fire and Flames Sammy

antdickens said:

I will play this too.

AFCC said:

Star Wars

Quintumply said:

It looks legit great

get2sammyb said:

I will play this lol

Quintumply said:

I would totally buy PSVR for this game

Quintumply said:

Awesome

get2sammyb said:

Called it

FullbringIchigo said:

Knack VR?

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Beat Sabre

FullbringIchigo said:

@AFCC yes

FullbringIchigo said:

some of the other games shown would have been a much better start than Tetris, not hating on it but it should have been day 2 or 3

Knuckles-Fajita said:

More platable than Sony and Bethesda

Knuckles-Fajita said:

9pm

AFCC said:

Is MS conference 9pm uk?

adf86 said:

Yes it was

FullbringIchigo said:

Sony tomorrow and MS later today (9pm) so i'm excited for whats to come and no Tetris was not a great way to start

kyleforrester87 said:

gotta be pre-recorded. makes no sense otherwise lol

Knuckles-Fajita said:

No problem. I know all about the issue with screen space across devices on webpages...and PHP....

kyleforrester87 said:

such a journey!

the final countdown

antdickens said:

Thanks BLP - I'll make it so you can resize the blog bit too

adf86 said:

Well I'm watching on a 7 inch tablet so I don't see many comments anyway lol

Quintumply said:

Ooh, bang on time

on time

FullbringIchigo said:

oh i thought i was late for a second there, my clock is running fast

Octane said:

https://image.ibb.co/nt7niT/e3tentaclemeat.png here's tentacle meat

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Very crisp on this IPS

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Sent mine on Twitter Ant. Seems fine.

kyleforrester87 said:

yeah i need to get back on windows. i wanna play ultima online again.

kyleforrester87 said:

no probs!

AFCC said:

If you have a mac you deserve to see 0 comments BOOOOH

antdickens said:

ah okay, a very narrow height screen. I'll see what I can do after this stream is over thanks!

Octane said:

Yeah, mine is similar!

kyleforrester87 said:

thats what i see

an angry letter from vtia fans

kyleforrester87 said:

https://ibb.co/gkoA3T

Octane said:

Tentacle Meet Tech

Knuckles-Fajita said:

I want to try Beat Sabre, but of course, its VR and as fun as it looks...I like being conscious XD

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Tentacle meat?

antdickens said:

I guess I could make it so you can resize the comments panel left and right

Octane said:

It's about three and a half for me, there's a bit ad of tentacle meat on the bottom lol, I'll send you a screenshot

AFCC said:

I see 4

i got 7 on chromebook

Knuckles-Fajita said:

I see 7

antdickens said:

For example, I see 8-9 comments at a time.

antdickens said:

Obviously it depends on the dimensions of your screen... but if any of you think it looks broken/wrong just email me a screenshot please

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Oh, nice to see you were gonna do something about the stuff on NL btw Ant

lacerz said:

I like the full screen mode, but the Live Blog section is really really small. Sliver small.

Octane said:

I can only see three comments at a time

Knuckles-Fajita said:

And if you're a Switch fan, I dont know why you expected anything from EA Play. The system doesn't even get the FIFA free trial!

kyleforrester87 said:

yeah i got a big old ad in front of the chat unfortunately

Knuckles-Fajita said:

EA Play was just bad in general

Octane said:

Bit of criticism: the live blog is still a bit tiny and the chat is covered mostly by an ad, but I like it so far

antdickens said:

Yeah, I've been meaning to do it for quite a while...

that was bad ea play where we make games for the switch and do not end up on there

kyleforrester87 said:

its great because now i dont have to read the editors rubbish comments WHEEEEEEYY

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Fullscreen mode is good. Its a thing that should've existed a long time ago, but itll make mobile viewing much easier

AFCC said:

Ant, thanks! Glad we can use this now just in time for the good conferences

antdickens said:

Haha, I'll take that as you liking it!

kyleforrester87 said:

bam will be happy

Octane said:

Ant, you're amazing!

lacerz said:

The wording of this is confusing. It Sony is announcing a game, it should be an unknown, but if it's an anticipated game, it should be known...

Quintumply said:

For those who have just joined, you can now view the stream in a new fullscreen mode whilst keeping the chat on the side. Click the symbol with the four arrows

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Which is a sound my heart rate monitor was mimicking during EA Play

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Nope, no Pokemon low health beeps

Octane said:

It's the same as before I think

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Or a night stage from Sonic Unleashed. Now THAT was smooth jazz

Knuckles-Fajita said:

This sounds like town music from Bayonetta ngl

or a switch from playstation

Knuckles-Fajita said:

I cant wait for the ASMR as hell PS5 reveal where they try and sell us a box that does 4k on a 1080p stream with his smooth voice

adf86 said:

My guesses are Lone Echo, Brass Tactics or Fallout 4 VR

Octane said:

Life is Cerny

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Mark Cerny Simulator

Octane said:

If it's Knack VR, I'll buy two sets!

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Undertale VR lgi

Knuckles-Fajita said:

BRB, someone on Twitter needs putting in their place. Fallout 4 on Switch pfft XD

adf86 said:

Until yesterday I would have said it was either Beat Sabre or Vacation Simulator but the way it was worded made it seem like something that wasn't previously announced for VR

AFCC said:

If it's knack vr I'll buy vr this week

kyleforrester87 said:

im expecting huge, MS conference crippling news

Octane said:

Knack VR baby, it's happening today!

Knuckles-Fajita said:

We dont know what to anticipate though!

Octane said:

3 out of 5 days were PSVR

AFCC said:

Eagerly anticipated by 2 people

Octane said:

Oh right, yeah if you look at it that way

Knuckles-Fajita said:

I suppose this saves us from a mid show VR dump.

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Days Gone release date wasn't really announcing a game though. In terms of game announcements, 3 VR, 1 PS4

kyleforrester87 said:

hello

Knuckles-Fajita said:

You and 15 million others

Octane said:

Days Gone release date and that one game from Life is Strange devs

i wished they did this with the vita

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Now I think about it, all of these announcements bar one have been PSVR games.

Octane said:

More support is good though

hi

Octane said:

I thought there would only be one PSVR exclusive, but it seems there are two

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Just PSVR

Octane said:

Was yesterday's game PS4 and PSVR?

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Honestly, Fallout 4 was a....hm experience on PS4...I guess if they could water it down enough for VR but its also a game made by BEthesda...

ShogunRok said:

It'd look like Fallout 4: Cardboard Edition

get2sammyb said:

Yeah I don't think PS4 has enough power to run it.

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Fallout 4 VR? Eh sure. Cant imagine how badly that will run.

DLB3 said:

It's never been confirmed officially by Media Molecule.

get2sammyb said:

Here's a wild left field prediction that I don't think it will be: Fallout 4 VR.

Turismo4GT said:

So it's gotta be something else.

Turismo4GT said:

@DLB3 didn't they already say that Dreams will be PSVR compatible?

lacerz said:

@DLB3 But hasn't that already been announced for PSVR?

DLB3 said:

I suppose it could be anything, but my money's on Dreams.

lacerz said:

So far it's been the PSVR announcements that have had any value in my opinion.

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Anything will be better than EA last night. Only way is up before the inevitable pit at the end on Tuesday.

Turismo4GT said:

Looking forward to a great PSVR reveal. Gotta say that Ghost Giant has sparked my interest in the headset again.

Knuckles-Fajita said:

Cant anticipate if you dont know what you're anticipating after all.

Knuckles-Fajita said:

I suppose we need to work out what Sony considers "Anticipated".

Turismo4GT said:

Hello

Turismo4GT said:

@get2sammyb

get2sammyb said:

Hello