Sony Displays New PSP, Polished Games At E3

Sony had a lot to prove coming into this event, and kicked off on a high note. The PlayStation 2 is still selling units, and the PSP's numbers are apparently up as well. They followed that with the news of a new version of the PlayStation Portable. It's slimmer, lighter, has a longer battery life, and the ability to connect directly to your television to display video and games. There was a good deal of discussion about upcoming PSP titles, some of which are connected to a PSP bundle. Pushing out the PS3, they show several PlayStation Store titles, included the fascinating-looking Echochrome . Moving onto the Home service they discussed cellphone and website tie-ins to the Home service, as well as the ability to launch games from directly within the Home environment. Referencing the price cut, they reveal sales have already gone up. NCSoft, Epic, and Ubisoft are all referenced as heavy backers of the PlayStation, with a tantalizing statement suggesting that user-created mods for Unreal Tournament will be coming to the console via the Playstation Network. A lengthy Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer and a statement that the game is only for the PS3 (still to be determined), due early in 2008, cap off the third-party section. First-party titles show all of the highlights of Sony's portfolio with the LittleBigPlanet trailer emphasizing creation rather than play, and their Heavenly Sword highlight showcasing the game's story for the first time. A new sandbox title with a morality component was announced, InFamous, as was a new chapter in the Gran Turismo series. The press conference wrapped with a gripping trailer for Killzone 2, completely running in real-time.

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Re:Can Anyone Explain How PS3 Games Look This Good

[grenz]

Can anyone explain how the PS3 is this powerful?

Fanboy Goggles. Once you take them off you'll see it differently.

Re:And this is interesting, why?

[VENONA]

That ain't even remotely all. At the time, droves of Slashdotters were swearing to do the Right Thing. Teh Eveil Sony are R00t3d we! Many of us, who are a bit older, with perhaps a bit better judgment of human nature (or just more cynical--your call) laughed, and wondered how long that would last. Not so very much later, it's a non-issue. It's just expected that any boycott would be gone, in the frenzy for the next console. An AC gets an 'Insightful' just for saying what everyone knows anyway.

Sorry to disagree, folks, but if you've sold out so readily, it's pretty easy to see how you can be lead around by the nose. Who to vote for ("You can run, but you can't hide," to thunderous applause), what movies to watch, buying the latest Harry Potter POS book, clicking on Paris Hilton links, imagining that CNN delivers unbiased news, etc.

And Slashdot folk often think they are some sort of intellectual elite. Can you say, "Sheeple?" It's not even a matter of not being able to think for yourselves. Most can, and sometimes do. The problem is more along the lines of doing the Right Thing, which generally *won't* be done if it's any more than slightly inconvenient.

Why the world is such a mess isn't such a source of great wonder to the old and cynical. There's certainly little hope of anything like a majority putting themselves out so far as to form an intelligent conclusion on who to *vote* for. Jingoism and a herd mentality is so much easier for sheeple.

The 10% (Sturgeon was dead-on) I've conversed with, or who's posts I've read here, who represent the thoughtful and honorable, I salute. I've sometimes disagreed, and sometimes argued vehemently, but *damn* you folks are rare, and should be appreciated. The other 90%, such as the AC I'm responding to? A steaming pile of generic humanity. Primates who haven't evolved nearly so far as they imagine, if they even *accept* evolution.