PlayStation 4 keynote to grace Tokyo Game Show - Sep 19th

[Mavrick]

Sony will resume its regular role as Tokyo Game Show keynote host with an opening presentation focused on the PlayStation 4.

Although its not clear whether the PlayStation 4 session will be the main, opening keynote of the show, Gematsu reports it will be held on September 19, the first day the event is open to trade and press.

Called “The World PlayStation 4 Creates”, the showcase will be presented by SCE president and group CEO Andrew House, senior vice president Masayasu Ito, and Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida.

TGS runs September 19 to 22 in Chiba. It’s likely to be the PlayStation 4′s last major Japanese consumer show ahead of release, which is expected at the end of the year. The PS4 will also grace gamescom in August and Eurogamer Expo later in September.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/04/play...kyo-game-show/

[Grim Reaper]

thx for the info.

[KB24SD]

I hope Sony does not wait until TGS to officially announce the release date for the PS4.

If they don't reveal it at Gamescom on the 20th and Microsoft announces the Xbone release date then that would be a step back for Sony.

[Grim Reaper]

Originally Posted by KB24SD

I hope Sony does not wait until TGS to officially announce the release date for the PS4.

If they don't reveal it at Gamescom on the 20th and Microsoft announces the Xbone release date then that would be a step back for Sony.

This is just my guess.

Games com - US release date
TGS - Japan release date

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by KB24SD

I hope Sony does not wait until TGS to officially announce the release date for the PS4.

If they don't reveal it at Gamescom on the 20th and Microsoft announces the Xbone release date then that would be a step back for Sony.

What difference does it make when they announce it? It's more pertinent as to which of the two releases first.

I think it would pay dividends for Sony to wait for Microsoft's announcement (likely right before them at Gamescom) before announcing their own date. Since Sony has a very late scheduled time for their press conference, it's likely that Microsoft will have their conference first.

[Blu-Generation]

When it comes to specificity, the key is to let the competitor make the first move. So far it's been working like a charm in Sony's favor.

E3 is one thing, the fact that they chose the late hour showing for Gamescom is quite telling. Of course this is assumption in the case should MS go first.

[Derb]

I know it won't happen but could you imagine the same release date?

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Derb

I know it won't happen but could you imagine the same release date?

I think retailers would boycot the launches if they both chose the same day

It would be bad enough having them 1 day apart, really a retailer would want a week between them at least. The logistics behind these things is crazy.

Working in retail myself having done midnight launches it's safe to say that it would be one huge great big clusterfu*k if both launched the same day

[hellmonkey]

Staffing probably wouldn't be too bad, but I could only imagine the stocking nightmares of having to sit on dozens, if not hundreds of consoles for while. Theres not a lot of free space in the back of retail stores.

[Shin-Ra]

May not be the case this year but at past TGS' they've held a separate SCE press conference after the keynote event. They keynote wont necessarily be about showing a bunch of games.

[Mavrick]

Sony showing more than 50 games at TGS
Over ten PS4 titles will be exhibited, including Capcom's Deep Down

Sony intends to showcase over 50 PlayStation titles at Tokyo Game Show 2013 later this month.

The figure includes more than ten PS4 games such as Knack and Capcom's Deep Down, which was recently revealed to be an online title.

Vita and PS3 titles being exhibited will include Tearaway, Gran Turismo 6, PES 2014 and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan said today in a press release.

A trio of Sony executives are reportedly set to deliver an opening day keynote at TGS, which runs from September 19 to 22.

Titled 'The World PlayStation 4 Creates', the keynote session will be hosted by Sony Computer Entertainment president and group CEO Andrew House, senior vice president Masayasu Ito, and Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida.

Tokyo Games Show 2013 runs September 19 to 22.

[Mavrick]

Coming hot off the revelation that Sony plan to release their own VR headset for the PS4 CVG claim that it will be revealed at TGS after it was dropped at the last minute from the Gamescom line up.

Sony to reveal PS4 Virtual Reality headset at TGS

Sony is preparing to reveal the final piece of its PS4 hardware strategy at TGS by showcasing a PlayStation-branded virtual reality head-mounted display, CVG has learned.

It originally intended to reveal the Sony headset at Gamescom but plans fell through at the eleventh hour. The company is currently weighing up whether the PS4 device should be pitched as a key differentiator for the console or a non-essential add-on.

The matter has been slightly complicated, but not derailed, by the growing industry support for Oculus Rift. Sony's device will be a categorical rival to Oculus, and for months there have been rumours suggesting the two companies are seeking a partnership.

A games developer familiar with Sony's plans, who wished to remain anonymous, told CVG that Evolution Studios is currently working with the device to simulate a cockpit view on its PS4 title Drive Club.

Another developer claimed the virtual reality headset resembles the 3D headset that Sony first revealed in January 2011.

The head-mounted display will be available separately, like with the new PlayStation Eye, in order to keep the baseline PS4 price as low as possible.

In August, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida suggested to CVG that R&D work on such devices was currently underway.

"Y'know, we're Sony, so we have lots of different things and different ideas in R&D," he said.

"When it come to researching things, we are doing a lot of things that we can't talk about."

Sony intends to showcase over 50 PlayStation titles at the Tokyo Game Show.

That includes more than ten PS4 games such as Knack and Capcom's Deep Down, which was recently revealed to be an online title.

[Mavrick]

Confirmed games at the show:


PlayStation 4

• Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
• deep down
• Driveclub
• Killzone: Shadow Fall
• Knack
• Playroom
• Wolfenstein: The New Order

PlayStation 3

• Ace Combat Infinity
• Armored Core: Verdict Day
• Batman: Arkham Origins
• Beyond: Two Souls
• BlazBlue Chronophantasma
• Book of Spells
• Dark Souls II
• Dynasty Warriors 8 ExtremeLegends
• Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster
• Gran Turismo 6 J-Stars Victory Versus
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
• PowerPros Baseball 2013
• Puppeteer rain
• Rocksmith 2014
• Sengoku Basara 4
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash
• Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate
• World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014
• Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

PlayStation Vita

• Danganronpa 1+2 Reload
• Dynasty Warriors 8 with Extreme Legends
• God Eater 2
• Gundam Breaker
• PowerPros Baseball 2013
• New Atelier Rorona Tearaway
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash
• Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate

[detective392]

Really looking forward to KH3, FF15 and Deep Down.

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Confirmed games at the show:


PlayStation 4

• Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
• deep down
• Driveclub
• Killzone: Shadow Fall
• Knack
• Playroom
• Wolfenstein: The New Order

PlayStation 3

• Ace Combat Infinity
• Armored Core: Verdict Day
• Batman: Arkham Origins
• Beyond: Two Souls
• BlazBlue Chronophantasma
• Book of Spells
• Dark Souls II
• Dynasty Warriors 8 ExtremeLegends
• Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster
• Gran Turismo 6 J-Stars Victory Versus
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
• PowerPros Baseball 2013
• Puppeteer rain
• Rocksmith 2014
• Sengoku Basara 4
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash
• Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate
• World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014
• Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

PlayStation Vita

• Danganronpa 1+2 Reload
• Dynasty Warriors 8 with Extreme Legends
• God Eater 2
• Gundam Breaker
• PowerPros Baseball 2013
• New Atelier Rorona Tearaway
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash
• Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate

Call me surprised. I am quite happy that the new Wolfenstein is getting a PS4 reveal.

TGS looks pretty good actually.

[ReverendSlim]

I just hope they spend less time on Vita and more on PS4.

[Mavrick]

Kojima will be showing off a next gen 60fps demo of MGS 5 at TGS

Kojima Productions has shown off the first playable version of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes at its US office in Los Angeles, California.

The new demo, which was shown to US press behind closed doors, was running at 30fps on a PC set to equivalent specs to current-gen consoles. A 'next-gen' version of the demo will be shown at Tokyo Game Show this month running at 60fps, Hideo Kojima confirmed.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...d-zeroes-demo/

[Mavrick]

A trio of Sony executives are also set to deliver an opening day keynote at the Tokyo event.

Titled 'The World PlayStation 4 Creates', the keynote session will be hosted by Sony Computer Entertainment president and group CEO Andrew House, senior vice president Masayasu Ito, and Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida.

[Elandyll]

Just as a reminder, Sony will also host a Press Event this Monday (Tuesday for them, 3pm) in Japan, where it is expected that they will reveal the Japanese launch date for the PS4.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...nd-translated/

It has now been also confirmed that the conference will be translated in a live stream, and will probably be featured on the PS blog, among other sources.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/

The time of the press conference is

3pm Japan time (Tuesday afternoon) - 7am BST (UK-Tuesday morning), 2am EST (Tuesday early morning), 11pm PST (Monday late night)

[Mavrick]

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