For years, the Tokyo Game Show has been the one show on the calendar you can bet Sony is going to put on a performance.
Okay, they may have had a few issues in the past (overheating PS3s) but in general, TGS is their best show of the year. They nearly always headline the keynote and usually announce something or other.
This year, however, I can't help but feel that Sony isn't trying. Firstly, conceding the keynote to Microsoft is bad news, especially on home soil. With no major announcements from Sony, it was up to the publishers to deliver. At Square Enix, they had a closed cinema screening showing a trailer of their upcoming titles.
Problem was, the queue took forever and the film was too long (around 20 minutes). They showed all their development projects, of which half I'm sure most were uninterested in. There were no playable next-gen titles outside of the 360 area and the Square Enix booth was right next to Microsoft's.
The Xbox 360 has once again beaten out the PlayStation 3 in Japan. This has been a continuing trend in the Japanese markets, ever since the 360’s price cut a few weeks ago.
Though the Wii and Nintendo DS have more than double Microsoft’s sales, the fact that the 360 is moving forward looks promising. But what does it mean for Microsoft and gamers?
Let’s consider the facts:
1. The Xbox 360 price cut has already bolstered sales in Japan, and rumors have it that Microsoft may cut the price of the 360 Elites even further, as well. We saw what two weeks of sales did for Microsoft. Of course, those sales were not only helped by the price cut, but also by the release of Tales of Vesperia and Infinite Undiscovery, two exclusives for the 360.
Now that the immediate surge is over, the 360 has once again fallen to fourth place in Japanese sales (behind the DS, Wii and PSP). Yet hopefully, this next round of price cuts should once again r... More »
Per Grace Chen (Senior Manager, PLAYSTATION Store) today:
Hi again! The weekend’s here – time for your weekly update of new movie & TV shows on the PLAYSTATION Network.
This week we’ve added new video content from the following television series:
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Star Trek VIII: First Contact
• Superjail!, Season 1
• Watchmen Motion Comic, Chapter One & Two
We’ve also added the following feature films:
• Charlotte’s Web 2
• Cobra
• Con Air
• Crocodile Dundee II
• Curly Sue
• Date Movie (Unrated)
• Doctor Zhivago
• Domestic Disturbance
• Extreme Ops
• Grandma’s Boy
• He Said, She Said
• High Crimes
• Joy Ride
• Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
• Keeping Up with the Steins
• King Kong
• Mean Girls
• Open Water ... More »
Tokyo Game Show is all about Sony... or at least it was. The annual event is in full swing now and that table has turned. Microsoft is usually as quiet as a mouse wearing slippers while the Japanese based Sony enjoys the love-in, but to date it has been Microsoft dropping bombs. Let us elaborate...
Back in the good ol’ days (or not so good ol’ days, depending on which side of the line you’re on) at the Tokyo Game Show, Sony would come in first, Nintendo second, and Microsoft would be a distant afterthought.
Indeed prior to this year’s TGS, the Japanese convention was dominated by Sony, plain and simple. Their booth was the size of a football field, they gave interview access to everyone who was anyone and, best yet, they delivered top notch treatment to game journalists.
Such was Sony’s dominance of TGS that they would fly upwards of 10 Aussie journos to Japan and put them up in the most pimping of pimped out hotel suites to ensure cove... More »
GameKyo has made available a new Star Ocean: The Last Hope gameplay video from TGS 2008. The game has been slated for a February 19, 2009 release in Japan and March 3, 2008 in the US followed by Europe.
While the lack of information on a possible PS3 version of Star Ocean: The Last Hope was expected, Square has announced that the game also is being released on the Sony monolith.
For the very first time, Microsoft did a presentation at one of the biggest video game events in the world, which is the Tokyo Game Show.
Since the announcement of Microsoft appearing at the Tokyo Game Show, people were skeptical as to what they had to offer in this year’s event. There is news that is surprising to most of us and some are well expected.
Let’s take a look to the major announcements of Microsoft that might change the sales in Japan:
1. Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope It’s been confirmed once again that this is an XBOX 360 exclusive and it will be released in Japan on Feb 2009 while the US will have to wait a month later, March 3, 2009
2. Tekken 6 This might be a shocker to all Playstation 3 fans out there but Tekken 6 is one of the Sony’s biggest known exclusives but it seems Namco Bandai has decided to spread the Tekken 6 love to the XBOX 360.
Some new details about White Knight Chronicles have emerged, courtesy of Japanese gaming site Game-Star!
Here's the gist of the article:
- Story should last 100 hours +
- Graphics will be at 1080P
- Dynamic battle system, allowing you to chose from the regular sized characters or transforming into the colossal white knight
- Co-op gameplay over the PSN
With TGS right around the bend, expect a lot more from Level-5 on this Sony exclusive RPG.
After hearing that GTA IV was not going to be patched to recieve PS3 Trophies, it looks like the winds have changed and the final list of Trophies has been unveiled.
Hopefully this will encourage many of you to dig out the game and go get lost in Liberty City once more!
The list is as follows:
• Platinum
Taking A Liberty
Sorry for taking liberties with your time!
• Bronze
Off The Boat
You have completed the first mission.
• Bronze
One Hundred And Eighty
You scored 180 with 3 darts.
• Bronze
Pool Shark
You beat a friend at pool.
• Bronze
King of QUB3D
You beat the high score in QUB3D.
• Bronze
Finish Him
You completed 10 melee counters in 4 minutes.
• Bronze
Genetically Superior
You came first in 20 singleplayer street races.
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