E3 2010: Sony's Press Conference

Sony


   It's great to see even a console I'm not particularly a fan of get up on it's feet and get the ball rolling. The PS3 had a pretty mediocre launch and it took a while for it to come into it's own, and Sony hopes to improve their image further with this year's E3.

   Screw it it's been a long time since I saw the show, I just started this draft and I'll just list what I liked and disliked.

Liked

-Twisted Metal
-3D
-Killzone 3
-Partnership with EA
-Portal 2 is on the PS3
-Gabe Newell forgiving his previous negativity towards the system
-Playstation Move's library being a bridge between hardcore and casual
-Increase in PSP support
-Sony beginning Microsoft's tactic of exclusive downloadable content.
-Overall wholesome performance, nothing over the top

Disliked

-The amount of hardware that Sony has, the PS3, PSP, Playstation move. When they showed videos skimming over all of this, it's more cluttered that 9 year old boy's bedroom.
-The stuff needed for Playstation move, a camera, the controllers, etc. This sure works, but it's also somewhat impractical and expensive if you want more people playing on the same console.
-A lot of awesome stuff was announced, but in the end, the conference sort of dragged.

Somewhat furious as a fan of Valve.

   When Gabe Newell came on stage and claimed that the PS3 version of Portal 2 will be the best console version of the game with Steamworks features. Now, I am fine with that but by claiming that added content through Steamworks won't be found on other consoles (aka, the Xbox 360), it caused me speculation that content won't come to the 360. It was a dastardly way to partner with Sony, since downloadable content is popular on the Xbox. I would be ok with Gabe stating that this content will only be on PS3 and Steam, but suggesting it's only possible on Steamworks is pure BS. If Gabe ever clears the air about this and just says something along the lines of "screw you Xbots, you bought the wrong console for Portal" because of exclusive content through Steamworks, I will a little better. Irony