Same here. I thought "WTF? Is that Socom?" then I saw the Predator and thought "WTF? A Sony Predator game? What?"
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State of Play (May 9th 2019) |OT| The promise has been made
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Posters like the above are the reason why this site is circling down the drain.
Are you the only living soul who gets to decide what is good and what isn't? You need to burst out of your fucking bubble and realise there are people out there who have wildly different tastes from you.
sony could do so many things with that title, hell use it to usher in there first GAAS shooter
Yup, opening the show with the "ding" was perfect.
Was like "Wait?! Wasn't that?? Aww yeah it's happening at some point during this show"
My mind definitely went to Socom first as well, heh.
Good short show, had a nice variety of titles (MHW, indie RPG, WWS MP title, raccoons revenge + weeb nostalgia) + a LE console tease.
Didn't overstay it's welcome, which was good.
You'll see TLOUII in one of these soon I reckon, but only when ND have confirmed a delivery date for it.
I do think they'll do something with one of the AAAs sometime around E3 tho. They're wording on what to expect was pretty vague and left the door open for any number of communication types to be made.
I also loved the opening start up colour bars.
Didn't overstay it's welcome, which was good.
You'll see TLOUII in one of these soon I reckon, but only when ND have confirmed a delivery date for it.
I do think they'll do something with one of the AAAs sometime around E3 tho. They're wording on what to expect was pretty vague and left the door open for any number of communication types to be made.
I also loved the opening start up colour bars.
I seriously was worried the ding would be everything we got.
Was hoping for a new Ratchet and Clank announcement....been too long!!! Still a great show though
LOL that would have been a new high for the Troll Master.
Easy Allies
Pretty goddamn solid direct, more than makes up for last time imo. FF7R looks great, but I'm not sure about that combat
It's because the "coming out never/2025" jokes won't work anymore, not that they were ever really clever lol
Yeah I like this Nintendo Direct-styke approach. I think I see a traditional conference now and kinda feel like it's all faked cheerleading from the crowd, full of awkward lack of confidence/poor rehearsal, and generally just feels like showmanship more than substance. Funny enough, I think Sony E3 2018 was the most emblematic of this with their multi-stage, themed approach.
I feel like this format takes all the really exciting parts of a press conference and just does away with the hokeyness.
I am saying that as someone who thought Sony's absence at E3 was going to be hurtful, but now I'm okay with them just kinda going the State of Play route, I think. Doesn't make me any less excited for the announcements coming on-stage at E3 from the other big pubs, but I do think as the more experienced I get as a consumer in this industry, the less and less I feel a sense of excitement or dazzlement from the press conference format. It's starting to feel more and more inauthentic and kinda lame -- and I think I prefer to just showcase marketing material without any awkward stage presentations stifling it.
I feel like this format takes all the really exciting parts of a press conference and just does away with the hokeyness.
I am saying that as someone who thought Sony's absence at E3 was going to be hurtful, but now I'm okay with them just kinda going the State of Play route, I think. Doesn't make me any less excited for the announcements coming on-stage at E3 from the other big pubs, but I do think as the more experienced I get as a consumer in this industry, the less and less I feel a sense of excitement or dazzlement from the press conference format. It's starting to feel more and more inauthentic and kinda lame -- and I think I prefer to just showcase marketing material without any awkward stage presentations stifling it.
Holy shit that was underwhelming. I liked the previous State of Play way more.
Only FF7 was kind of interesting, but still no releadedate or anything made it a joke.
Only FF7 was kind of interesting, but still no releadedate or anything made it a joke.
I still think conferences has a place. Like the God of War conference where they had an amazing orchestra. Shit was hype.
I think this type of presentation works, but I'll still take conferences for E3. There's nothing quite like the crowd losing it at an announcement. It's super exciting, and it's cool knowing we're all experiencing these same emotions at the same time.
I don't even remember wtf was in the last State of Play. Iron Man VR and....seriously, that's all I remember. And I only remember that because I was ticked about Iron Man.
For those wondering about Illfonic, the developer making the Predator Hunting Grounds game, they made the Friday the 13th game that launched in 2017. So, expect something similar to that except with Sony money backing it.
the games included is great, but the need to talk more about the games. 10 minutes is too short and it's basically just trailer compilation, they could have add time by telling what the game is about. at one point, the announcer lady even told you to check ps blog for more info. they could just add more info and lengthen the time.
no idea why they insist on having only 10 minutes running time, they could easily added info from psblog and you get a more nicer 20 minute running time. I even would like to see the developer on screen talking about the game a little bit. that flying rat game look really interesting.
no idea why they insist on having only 10 minutes running time, they could easily added info from psblog and you get a more nicer 20 minute running time. I even would like to see the developer on screen talking about the game a little bit. that flying rat game look really interesting.
Not bad, they did well not to get people's hopes up. I think a big problem was that Kojima always teases little things even when there are no events on the horizon..but because this was coming people assumed he was teasing something for State of Play.
I find it funny that people bounce back and forth between "Remember when Sony used to make lower budget AA games too? Those days were great." and "They didn't show *insert AAA cinematic game*! What a shitshow!"
I find it funny that people bounce back and forth between "Remember when Sony used to make lower budget AA games too? Those days were great." and "They didn't show *insert AAA cinematic game*! What a shitshow!"
I really like this format as they can show smaller & VR games with a sprinkle of AAA games. Before people used to complain Sony doesn't advertise AA-esque games and now they're precisely doing that and we still have to hear the whining non-stop.
If you want bigger games announcements then just skip State of Play and wait if they decide to return to PSX 2019 or E3 2020.
If you want bigger games announcements then just skip State of Play and wait if they decide to return to PSX 2019 or E3 2020.
Overall good show! Good pacing, cool stuff shown, and FF7R trailer was amazing. Little too short tho.
I think the State of Play format has promise. I have a couple notes on how to make it better.
1) Needs more personality. Kinda comes off as a lifeless marketing video, similar to Square Enix's video from last E3. Having a host would go a long way in giving this more character, and Shuhei Yoshida is perfect for that role imo. Everyone loves him!
2) Don't do them too frequently, do them when you can fill 25+ minutes of content. Ideally also these come alongside a proper E3 presence instead of kinda replacing it. I think the ideal schedule would be one in Q1, a mini one in May as a pre E3 teaser, proper E3 conference for the "big boys", and one in fall.
3) Big opener and big closer is important, they did good with this one as Iceborne + FF7R were perfect bookends. But try to have one or two big announcements in the "headlines" section as well. Nothing bombastic necessarily, but will generate buzz.
But yeah, solid showing overall, looking forward to future installments.
I think the State of Play format has promise. I have a couple notes on how to make it better.
1) Needs more personality. Kinda comes off as a lifeless marketing video, similar to Square Enix's video from last E3. Having a host would go a long way in giving this more character, and Shuhei Yoshida is perfect for that role imo. Everyone loves him!
2) Don't do them too frequently, do them when you can fill 25+ minutes of content. Ideally also these come alongside a proper E3 presence instead of kinda replacing it. I think the ideal schedule would be one in Q1, a mini one in May as a pre E3 teaser, proper E3 conference for the "big boys", and one in fall.
3) Big opener and big closer is important, they did good with this one as Iceborne + FF7R were perfect bookends. But try to have one or two big announcements in the "headlines" section as well. Nothing bombastic necessarily, but will generate buzz.
But yeah, solid showing overall, looking forward to future installments.
agree with all three points, they've already got a decent format, but they should work to improve it. this episode was a good sign tho that they're serious about this series.
Sorry, but I have to disagree. He is a very likeable guy, but his speech is sometimes hard to understand, and a host needs to speak fluent english.
It's their second SoP. Of course it's gonna improve over time :P
Eh, I disagree. Iwata used to present Directs for Nintendo and his English was far from fluent. It was all about the personality he brought that made them interesting and fun to watch. There's subtitles if you can't understand.
They could always dub over him like Nintendo does with Yoshiaki Koizumi, no need for him to speak English.
Shu is very likeable and as president of WWS you just naturally get the sense of his passion, since he handles their development studios.
So, did Era crash this morning or was it just my internet breaking up yet again, because after watching SoP live on YouTube I wanted to check this forum and nothing happened, but most other sites I tried didn't work either.
Anyway, that squirrel game reminded me of Tokyo Jungle but in 3d, could be neat!
Those poor Socom fans must've been in pain when the Predator music played, because up to that point I thought this looks socomesque.
FFVIIR is still real and looks gorgeous, but will Squeenix commit a betrayalthon during E3 and announce it on MSs stage??1 Stay tuned!
Anyway, that squirrel game reminded me of Tokyo Jungle but in 3d, could be neat!
Those poor Socom fans must've been in pain when the Predator music played, because up to that point I thought this looks socomesque.
FFVIIR is still real and looks gorgeous, but will Squeenix commit a betrayalthon during E3 and announce it on MSs stage??1 Stay tuned!
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