Sony E3 2011 Press Conference Highlights

Sony’s conference was one heck of a show with lot’s of information. Below are the highlights updated with video.

• Starts off with regular mixed video of all hardware and software running on it including NGP.
• Jack Trenton steps on stage
• Thanks those attending, watching on G4, PS Home, or online anywhere
• Mentions PSN hack
• Thanks and apologizes to third-party devs, pubs, retailers and more
• Network activity is around 90% of levels before PSN hack.
• Mentions new partner CinemaNow service will be added to PSN later in the year.
• Naughty Dog Steps on Stage
• Shows off Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception gameplay
• Demo starts off with Drake on a ship in the middle of a storm
• Showcases stealth gameplay as dramatic, cinematic music plays
• New stealth attacks allow the use of the surroundings and environment to take out enemies
• Typical Uncharted platforming and climbing is still there as well as gun fights
• Ship springs a massive hole from a grenade and water rushes into the ship making the stage turn dramatic and tense while later turning the stage into a water level
• In 3D
• Multiplayer Beta begins in June and promotional early full access in october through Subway
• Releases November 1, 2011

• Insomniac Games steps on stage
• Resistance 3 gameplay is demoed
• Massive battle with a huge alien and Chimera with many humans caught in the middle.
• Demo jumps ahead to show another major battle
• 3D and Move compatible
• Bundle for $150 at release will include game, move controller, Sharp Shooter and PS Eye

• Jack Trenton back on stage
• Announces God of War Origins and Eco and Shadow of Collasus Collections for PS3 in 3D and HD
• Announces PlayStation branded television that will be 3D and allow for split screen two player to be seen as whole sized screens.
• Bundles with 6 foot HDMI, 3D glasses and Resistance 3 for $499 and glasses alone will cost $69.99

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• 2K Sports on stage
• NBA-on-the-Move in NBA2K12 will use Move controller for ease of use and accessibility
• Kobe Bryant on stage to demo NBA2K12 and NBA-on-the-Move

• Umrao Mayor and Jeremy Ray on stage
• Show off Medieval Moves
• Shows that depending on the movement and positioning of the Move controller, the corresponding weapon will be used. No inventory system needed.
• 1-to-1 motion controls
• In 3D
• Fall release
• Jack Trenton back on stage
• Introduces InFamous 2 trailer
• Can create online missions compatible with Move

• Little Big Planet 2 will receive an update for deeper Move compatibility
• Starhawk video shown and will release in early 2012

• Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time teaser shown
• Coming in 2012

• Hilmar Peturson on stage from CCP (Eve Online fame)
• Dust 514 announced as exclusive to PS3
• Console shooter will connect to a PC MMO
• PSN download
• Uses Move and some kind of NGP compatibility
• Spring 2012 release with closed Beta this year

• Irrational Games on stage
• Bioshock Infinite gameplay video shown
• Mentions that the company didn’t like the PS Move at first, but now understands ways to use it without being out of place and can still use the DualShock
• Held up an NGP and says that they are looking into that as well
• Thise who buy the PS3 versioon of Bioshock Infinite will get Bioshock 1 on the same disc

• Jack Trenton back on stage
• Saints Row will have exclusive PS3 content
• New Star Trek Game will also have exclusive PS3 content and be compatible with PS Move
• Releases in 2012
• Video shown off

• 3 exclusives from EA
• SSX will have an exclusive track Mount Fuji on PS3
• Need for Speed: The Run will have 7 additional super cars only on PS3
• Battlefield 3 for PS3 will use the extra storage space to include Battlefield 1943
• Kazuo Hirai on stage
• Talks about trust and loyalty from consumers over PSN being important
• PlayStation Suite announced
• PlayStation certified phones and tablets will be compatible
• NGP is named PlayStation Vita
• Features: 2 analog sticks, multitouch 5inch oled screen, rear touchpad, front and rear cameras
• Wi-Fi and a Wi-Fi/3G models
• AT&T is the 3G provider
• Party Room shown that allows for chatting no matter where you are or what you are playing
• Naer: social connection tool for competing and comparing trophies
• Scott Rohdie steps on stage
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss by Sony Bend demoed
• Amazing graphics and presentation
• Touching the screen allows for doing actions in place of buttons. Buttons can still be used.
• To jump a certain direction, you can tilt PS Vita
• Touch controls are a big thing with climbing
• Rear touch is used, but not enough time to show it off

• New IP called Ruin for Vita announced
• Action-based RPG
• multiple character classes
• advancements
• tons of treasure
• Smooth, hack-and-slash combat
• Form bonds of friendship and rivalry with other players
• Gameplay shown

• Modnation Racers for Vita Showed off
• Entirely new and specifically developed for Vita. Not a port of any other version.
• Track creation is done all by touchscreen
• Rear touch panel is used for terrain transformation
• Over two million creations by users on PS3 will be accessible on the Vita version

• Vita games have many different types of cross platform functionality with PS3
• Little Big Planet Vita announced
• All features of Vita will be used
• Share with PS3 players
• Video shown using

• Capcom on stage to show off Street Fighter x Tekken
• Video shown
• PS Vita version announced as well
• Cole from InFamous will be in the PS Vita versions
• Demoed PS Vita version using Cole

• Scott Rohdie back on stage
• Announces 80 titles in development for Vita
• Shows video of collaboration video
• Kaz Hirai back on stage
• Vita releases this holiday
• Wi-Fi only model retails for $249.99
• Wi-Fi/3G version retails for $299.99
• Jack Trenton back on stage
• Ends the conference