Sony’s Press Conference Step-by-Step

July 12, 2007

-Psychedelic images on the screen begin the conference.

-Jack Trentton is introduced…but he’s virtual. It’s a virtual verision of Trentton in the PS3’s Home system. Virtual Trentton hits on some virtual ladies.

-Jack Trentton is introduced…this time the real one. Games, games, and games are coming. Trentton invokes the recent PS3 price cut and the new 80GB model.

-160 games will be coming to the PS2.

-Invokes yet another price cut, this time the recent PSP price cut.

-PSP: SOCOM U.S. NAVY SEALS: Tactical Strike, Wipeout Pulse, Siphon Filter, Logan’s Shadow, NBA 08, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Silent Hill: Origins, Patapon, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, Sonic Rivals 2, The Sims 2: Castaway, SWAT: Target Liberty, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lion, Castlevania: The Dracula Z Chronicles are all shown on a very small, very hard to see PSP screen.

-Trentton goes back to his virtual home avatar. He and virtual Kaz Hirai exchange awkward pleasantries before Kaz comes on stage.

-Kaz shows off the new PSP. Not much different looking, but it is 33% lighter and slimmer. It also has high video quality that can be hooked up to Bravia HDTVs to show off PSP content on big screens. Games can be played this way as well.

-Trentton comes back to show off a sliver PSP that will be packaged with Daxter, 1 Gig mem stick, an the Family Guy Frickin Sweet Collection. There will also be a collectable Star Wars Darth Vader PSP alongside Star Wars Battle Front: Renegade Squadron in a Star Wars package. Chewbacca shows it off…wait, what?

-Playstation Network time. 200 million are on the PSN. Phil Harrison takes the stage.and talks about downloadable games. Eccho Chrome is shown off for both the PS3 and PSP, a puzzle game that looks simple but becomes far more complex. Wipeout HD, Pain, Warhawk, and SOCOM: Confrontation are announced for both the PS3 Blu-Ray and PS3 Store. Wipeout HD, Warhawk, and SOCOM will all be online enabled; unclear if Pain will be or not.

-Back to Playstation Home. The Home client will now run on a cell phone. Phil takes some pictures. Home’s environment is shown off. Singstar is shown off in Home and details over its integration into Home is given. Also, the picture Phil took of the audience earlier is now posted on the wall of his virtual ski lodge. You will be able to launch directly into games, including multiplayer matches.

-Trentton returns. Sony stands behind Blu-Ray.

-NCSoft will be created online games for the PS3.

-Ubisoft is bringing Haze to the PS3 exclusively. Trailerz.

-Epic is working with Sony to provide games with the Unreal Engine. Unreal Tournament 3 is a PS3 exclusive. Another trailer.

-More third party PS3 titles: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Assassin’s Creed, Kayne and Lynch: Dead Men, Resident Evil 5, Burnout: Paradise, Madden 2008, Harry Potter & the Orderof the Phoenix

-Metal Gear Solid 4 time. Hideo Kojima takes the stage. A new trailer with real time, game quality footage. Simultaneous worldwide release in early 2008. Trentton reaffirms PS3 exclusivity. Kojima will play a demo of MGS4 at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show.

-Harrison is back. More Home to show off future games. Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction is shown off in trailer/developer interview format. Folklore is also shown off, a “dark fairy tale.” Heavenly Sword, NBA 08 with weekly content and 1080p, LittleBigPlanet, and Uncharted: Jake’s Fortune are also shown off.

-Gran Turismo 5 trailer is shown.

-Killzone 2 trailer is shown with actual gameplay footage.