SCEE @ Gamescom: Press Conference & Showfloor

[Shin-Ra]

Summary of key announcements:

• SCEE PS3 hardware sales increased by 57% year on year
• SCEE PS3 software sales increased 46% year on year
• Two new models of PS3 to be launched – 320GB and 160GB PS3, to replace current models
• PlayTV Live Chat to launch later in 2010
• MUBI to launch in October
• New catch up TV channels to launch
• New selection of PSP games to launch within the Essentials range
• PlayStation Move launching on 15th September
  • PlayStation Move motion controller – €39.99 (RRP)
  • PlayStation Move navigation controller – €29.99 (RRP)
  • Starter Pack – €59.99 (RRP)
• SEGA’s Virtua Tennis 4 to launch with both stereoscopic 3D and PlayStation Move functionality
• Resistance 3 announced for release in 2011
• Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One announced for release in 2011

Heavy Rain Move Edition

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inFAMOUS 2

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Killzone 3 Multiplayer

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LittleBigPlanet PlayStation Move Levels

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MotorStorm Apocalypse

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One of the biggest videogames events of the year took gamers for a spin at gamescom 2010 in Cologne - and PlayStation was right at the heart of it with a stunning showcase. Offering a tantalising glimpse into the future of PlayStation, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced the arrival of two new models of PlayStation 3, with larger Hard Disk Drives (HDD) to make sure all of your entertainment storage needs are covered.

In response to the increasing amount of downloadable content on the popular PlayStation Network, 160GB and 320GB PS3 systems will be launching in October 2010. The 160GB system will weigh in at €299* and phase out the current 120GB model, while the 320GB PS3 will replace the existing 250GB system, and will also be available in an exclusive PlayStation Move bundle for €349*.

With regards to the eagerly awaited PlayStation Move motion controller for PS3, due for release on 15 September 2010, audiences were given the chance to get their hands on some of the revolutionary peripheral's massive variety of software, including The Fight, Heavy Rain Move Edition and TV Superstars.

SCEE President and CEO, Andrew House, was on hand to reveal PlayStation's impressive multimedia capabilities, bringing entertainment diversity to your living room, with the announcement of PlayTV Live Chat. Coming later in 2010, PlayTV Live Chat is an upgrade of the already formidable TV on-demand service, introducing on-screen text discussion during your favourite shows.

There was also an expansion of the Catch up TV service, with the addition of six new channels on PlayStation 3: ZDF and Animax in Germany, TV3 in Spain, ITV in the UK, Yahoo!7 in Australia and YLE in Finland, with more to follow. And films on PlayStation 3 got a boost as well, thanks to the free movie streaming service MUBI, via PlayStation Store, coming October 2010.

PlayStation 3 was revealed to be going from strength to strength with an incredible 38 million sales across the world to date, with sales in Europe having clocked up over 16 million units. Software numbers were equally exceptional, growing 46 per cent, thanks to critically and commercially successful titles such as Heavy Rain, God of War III and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. And it's only set to get bigger with the introduction of newly announced games, Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, as well as a variety of fresh titles which take advantage of stereoscopic 3D, including Killzone 3, Gran Turismo 5 and MotorStorm Apocalypse.

PSP wasn't left out from the celebration either, with amazing global sales of 9.9 million units during the previous financial year thanks to services such as Digital Comics, which has seen more than three million comics downloaded globally and the quick and easy to download minis titles which have achieved over one million downloads in less than year.

The PSP Essentials range got a boost too, increasing its catalogue of greats games for a great price, with titles including WipEout Pure, Patapon, Buzz!: Quiz World, Lemmings and Everybody's Golf added to the affordable range.

The fun is just starting with PlayStation - so keep reading eu.playstation.com for more on what's coming and the most exciting information fresh from gamescom 2010.

*Local prices will be added at a future date in 2010.

Prediction time!

New products debut:
BUZZ! Music Quiz (PS Eye, Move compatible)
PlayTV 2 (HD support in UK with new hardware, social/networking features)

PSN titles:
Dead Nation
Eat Them!
echochrome ii (Move compatible)
PixelJunk Shooter 2
tumble (Move required)

The rest of the Move lineup, excluding some Japanese stuff:
EyePet Move Edition
The Fight: Lights Out
Kung Fu Rider
The Shoot
SingStar Dance
The Sly Collection
SOCOM (4) Special Forces
Sports Champions
Start The Party
TV Superstars

And potential 'surprise' announcements:
A couple more PSN titles
Tarsier Studios Project
Until Dawn / the flashlight adventure game for Move

And not a SCE game exactly but SCEE could be showing Just Add Water's Oddworld game(s) in their booth.

[saprano]

Kaz comes on stage and drops the price to $199. Console war over.

[Toxa]

Happy Gamescom

[Shin-Ra]

Killzone 3 (multiplayer debut)
Gran Turismo 5 (full or near-full blowout of details)

LittleBigPlanet 2 (about time we saw some more story levels/themes!)
Journey (first moving footage?)
Motorstorm: Apocalypse (more tracks, vehicle upgrades, vehicle styling and event creation demonstrated?)
Sorcery (updated build, playable by public?)

[AranhaHunter]

I'm keeping my expectations low for this one. I'd love to see Eight Days or The Getaway revived or a Syphon Filter using Killzone and Uncharted assets but I don't think that will happen. This is what I'm expecting:

Killzone 3 - show multiplayer, hopefully not too big of a change from last one, fix balance issues, reveal modes, matchmaking, dedicated servers etc. Reveal co-op mode (hopes the 2p campaign and 4p co op objective rumors are true).
Gran Turismo 5 - "reveal" weather, kart, track editor. Show the full blown damage, show online, show a couple more tracks and cars, maybe Koenigsegg which would be a first for GT (do not hold hope for Porsches). Release date for Europe revealed, but not for Japan/Asia (saved for TGS). Maybe reveal new license events and/or vehicle racing (hopeful, but not really expecting that).
Little Big Planet 2 - playable, show all the bells and whistles, CE for EU.
SOCOM 4 - Multiplayer reveal, including campaign and objective co op.
Motorstorm 3 - playable build, showing tracks and new gameplay modes
Bunch of Move titles, basically the same ones from E3. Eyepet relaunch and patch for EU, Buzz, Singstar Guitar and Dance playable.
Is Play TV2 confirmed or not? If so, then that too, if not then no. I'd hope to see a reveal of the PSP2, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Shin-Ra]

Nothing PlayTV related has been announced for Gamescom but..

Major PlayTV Update Due Towards The End of 2010

Software update for PlayTV.

PlayTV 2 mentioned:

Originally Posted by doctorsteve

From CNET June 1st:

"Sony is working on a follow-up to its PlayStation 3 DVR known as PlayTV, senior producer Mark Green confirmed in a recent interview with game publication Spong.

According to Green, his studio is working on several projects. He balked at mentioning them all but cited the DVR add-on unit for the PS3.

"We're still working on PlayTV, PlayTV 2," he said.

Green stopped short of discussing it further. Regardless, speculation abounds over what may come out of the PlayTV 2. The first PlayTV, which went on sale in 2008 for about $156, allows owners to record and play television programming. PlayTV was initially made available only in Europe. It has not come to the United States, but that doesn't necessarily mean that PlayTV 2 won't show up here.

Back in April, Sony mentioned an update to PlayTV. It did not mention PlayTV 2 by name but said the DVR update would include Facebook integration.

Sony did not immediately responded to request for comment."

[Maximus]

If anyone is going, I will be in attendance for the conference days. PM me for details and we can have a few drinks!

[cajmoyper]

I'd still love to see something concerning Resistance 3. The first 2 are probably my favorite FPS's of all time. Even still, I'm anxious to see what they dare show about Infamous 2. Especially since they're changing Cole's look back.

[GLaDOS]

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

I'd still love to see something concerning Resistance 3. The first 2 are probably my favorite FPS's of all time. Even still, I'm anxious to see what they dare show about Infamous 2. Especially since they're changing Cole's look back.

I totally agree with you there on Resistance 3 and inFAMOUS 2. Also, hopefully Team ICO will show up and showcase The Last Guardian. I've been anxious to see what Team ICO has done with the game after it was announced.

[Shin-Ra]

gamescom 2010 is coming

Take a trip to gamescom 2010 without the hassle of travel, with PlayStation.

gamescom is one of the biggest videogame events in the year, where game developers and publishers show off their freshest and most exciting products to the world. Taking place at the Cologne Trade Fair Centre in Cologne, Germany, from 18 August 2010, gamescom 2010 promises to be a spectacular showcase of the newest titles you'll be playing from this year into the next. And you can catch all the breaking PlayStation news right here.

eu.playstation.com will play host to a variety of news and in-depth interviews with the developers of the hottest new games on PlayStation 3 and PSP.

Over at blog.eu.playstation.com, you'll be able to read updates from the show floor as well as watch video interviews. There will also be a live chat with special Sony Computer Entertainment Europe guests live from gamescom 2010 on 19 August which will let you pose your burning questions about stereoscopic 3D and PlayStation Move. Head over to community.eu.playstation.com and drop off your questions to make sure you don't miss out on this tantalising opportunity.

PlayStation Home gets in on the act with the launch of the gamescom 2010 space on 19 August 2010. By jumping into this new space, you can immerse yourself in the gamescom experience without having to leave the comfort of your own home. Watch the latest trailers for games such as LittleBigPlanet 2 and Killzone 3, purchase funky gamescom 2010 related furniture and enjoy other activities.

Also launching in PlayStation Home a week earlier on 12 August 2010 is the PS Move space, allowing you to enjoy lots of PS Move related fun, including a unique PS Move costume to wear which lets you play as a PlayStation Move motion controller, the ability to play an addictive team game to win more costumes with coloured heads, the chance to purchase an extra special controller with special moves and a multicoloured sparkly head to use all around PlayStation Home, and other fun stuff to interact with for that perfect party atmosphere.

You can enjoy gamescom 2010 and all the PlayStation goodness it brings from 18 August 2010 - make sure you don't miss a thing, right here.

[Shin-Ra]

Couple of small observations from SCEE's gamescom hub here:

http://uk.playstation.com/home/event...gamescom-2010/

Related Peripherals: PlayTV
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Related Services: MUBI

[cheaitsjustin]

Originally Posted by saprano

Kaz comes on stage and drops the price to $199. Console war over.

Highly unlikely. Maybe next year!

[MerrickG]

Too bad they don't seem to be showing anything that wasn't shown at E3.

Or at least nothing that interests me.


YET.

[kjacobs03]

Isnt the full blowout of GT5 supposed to be at Gamescon?

[Toxa]

yep

[kjacobs03]

Have they announced conference times yet? Gamescon local time is GMT + 1hr right?

[Toxa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TaJ5...&feature=email

Originally Posted by kjacobs03

Gamescon local time is GMT + 1hr right?

yep

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by kjacobs03

Have they announced conference times yet? Gamescon local time is GMT + 1hr right?

GMT+2, BST+1. European summer time...

[Toxa]

Originally Posted by Maximus

GMT+2, BST+1. European summer time...

I forgot the summer time

[heathward]

Buzz Quiz Music????????? finally, a trivia game that i can win!!!!