An E3 Review - Sony

E3 is the biggest video game convention in the world, and it brings out all the heavy hitters in the video game industry. Today, we are going to focus on the Sony Press Conference, and have little blurbs for each of the major announcements

The press conference for Sony featured new games, such as The Last Guardian and Horizon: Zero Dawn, to name a few. However, I will be discussing my own personal highlights of the E3 Conference, such as the much awaited Final Fantasy VII remake, Shenmue 3, Arkham Knight DLC, and some hardware additions for the PlayStation 4.



So let's begin with THE highlight of the conference; Final Fantasy VII: Remake

Final Fantasy VII: Remake will be available first for the PlayStation 4, and then will follow up with the PC. No release date was announced at this press conference. The trailer features music from Advent Children, and is unknown whether or not Nobuo Uematsu's iconic soundtrack will be kept, or if it will be updated as well. The tag line of the remake states that the promise has finally been made. You may view the trailer for FFVII: Remake HERE


Now, let's look at a personal favorite of mine, Shenmue 3

Shenmue 3, will be the 3rd installment of the incredibly successful and fan-favorite Shenmue franchise. The original Shenmue was released in the very early 2000s for the Sega Dreamcast, and was considered alongside Resident Evil Code Veronica to be the crown jewel of the Dreamcast. The franchise takes the best of classical and modern Asian culture into a breathtaking Action/Adventure game. Shenmue blends the RPG elements very well into an easy to learn and master combat system. Shenmue 3 was announced first for PlayStation 4, and then will be released for the PC. Current release date has not been announced, however the game requires a  kickstarter campaign, in order to create the game. If you would like to contribute, you may do so HERE.


Now onto what many consider to be the "bathroom break" part of the conference; hardware additions.

Sony had some pretty awesome hardware additions that they announced at E3, and I'm going to go into just a few of them at this time. First, let us take a look at Project Morpheus. Project Morpheus is a Virtual Reality project that Sony is working on, that will be similar to the Oculus Rift. Project Morpheus has a couple games that are being ran as test subjects for the game. There has not been a release date announced for Project Morpheus, but developers stated that they are hard at work to make Project Morpheus a reality (no pun intended).

Secondly, let's take a look at something cool Sony is doing with Playstation Vue. Sony has announced that they will be releasing an update to their Vue system, which will allow viewers to buy whichever channels they would like access to via an "a la carte" system. This system will allow viewers to buy access to channels, such as Showtime, HBO, Machinima, etc. The cost of the new program has not been released at this time, nor has a release date. However, Sony did advise that these changes will be coming sooner, rather than later.


Some of the other highlights from Sony's press conference are as follows.

1. The Last Guardian (2016)
2. Horizon: Zero Dawn
3. Batman: Arkham Knight, Nightmare Pack (Playstation 4 Exclusive)
4. Star Wars Battlefront
5. Uncharted 4

With these groundbreaking announcements, Sony's press conference set the tone for the future of console gaming. In my honest opinion, I believe Sony won this year's E3, followed by Microsoft, followed lastly by Nintendo.

P.S. Speaking of Nintendo, where the hell is my new METROID?!?!?!?! (And no, I don't mean that crappy shooter they just announced at E3), where is a follow up to Prime? What is the future for my favorite bounty hunter. LISTEN TO THE FANS NINTENDO!

Well, hope this article was somewhat helpful, and gave insight to the future of gaming. 

Cheers!

- UltimateDave469