Sony Conference

Posted by: Tiara Sleight

Entire conference hosted by Jack Tretton

• First thing brought up was the Playstation Network Outage
• Sends thanks to Third Party Developers and consumers by saying"Life blood of the company, without you there is no Playstation.  I want to apologize both personally and on behalf of the company for any anxiety we caused you."
• New media partner with CinemaNow which will allow you to gain instant access to TV shows and the latest movies

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

• Presented by: Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra - Naughty Dog Games
• Live gameplay demo
• Fluid character movement
• Stealth missions and sneak attacks
• Realistic cutscenes
• Interchangeable weapons
• Multiplayer mode is unique
• Multiplayer beta on June 20th 2011
• Uncharted customers in the US will gain access to the competitive game before it hits the stores in October 2011
• Due to hit shelves on November 1st, 2011

Insomniac Games - Resistance 3

• Presented by: Marcus Smith
• Takes place in August of 1957, 4 years after Resistance 2
• Chimera won the war and humans face extinction
• Live demo played 
• Gameplay is similar to that of Resistance 2 and Resistance 1
• 3D compatible
• Resistance 3 sharpshooter bundle (titled Doomsday Edition) available on September 6th, will include: Resistance 3, the sharpshooter, a Playstation Move controller, navigation controller and a Playstation Eye for $150

2 Special Remastered (in 3D) collections

• God of War Origins Collection
• Ico and Shadow of the Colossus
• September 2011

New 3D hardware products

• Playstation branded 3D TV which will have a 24" display for affordable access to 3D entertainment
• When playing co-op, you and your partner will see individual screens instead of watching split screen
• Affordable pair of active 3D glasses that will work with a lot of 3D display TVs
• There will be a 3D TV bundle with 3D glasses, 6" HDMI cable and Resistance 3 all for the price of $499
• 3D glasses will be $69.99 individually

2K Sports - NBA 2K12

• Presented by: Chris Snyder, Erick Boenisch
• 2K Sports worked hard to improve every feature
• New feature titled NBA On the Move
• Precision control of the move
• Target the defender, press steal button, or to block just pull the trigger
• More realism
• Guest appearance by Kobe Bryant of the L.A. Lakers

Medieval Moves

• Presented by: Jeremy Ray, Umrao Mayer
• Fantasy action adventure
• Unique set of motion controls
• Throwing projectiles, sword fighting and projectory
• Throwing stars, sword, and bow & arrow
• Motion mechanics use to unlock doors 
• There will be plenty of extras to accumulate in hidden areas
• 1 to 1 motion control
• Plenty of puzzles to solve

Starhawk

• New Run and gun shooter

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

• No details other than a singing lizard 
• And a character maneuvering throughout a neon lit city
• Due to hit shelves in 2012

Dust 514

• Presented by: Hilmar Petursson
• The game is focussed on ground impact and planetary conquest
• They are taking a shooter and connecting it directly to a PC MMO
• Dust 514 and Eve online will be merged together
• First cross platform experience
• Move compatible
• Dust 514 will have a Playstation Home space
• Will be available on the Playstation Vita as well
• Closed beta at the end of this year
• Full release spring of 2012

Bioshock Infinite

• Presented by: Ken Levine - Creative Director of Irrational Games
• In game footage trailer
• Playstation move compatible
• Playstation Vita game by Irrational as well
• When you buy Bioshock Infinite you get the first Bioshock as well on the same disc

THQ - Saints Row 3

• Will include Playstation exclusive game modes and content
• Will include a unique weapon as you take on enemies
• Launches in North America on November 15th, 2011

Paramount/Bad Robot - Star Trek

• Game will be timed with J.J. Abrams' Star Trek film due out next year
• Co-op action adventure
• Fully compatible with Playstation Move
• There will be a Move peripheral available that will be made after the phaser from Star Trek
• There will be a playable prequel in the form of digital only title exclusive on Playstation

EA's Playstation Exclusives

• SSX will return with Playstation exclusive content including depth defying race down Mt. Fuji
• Includes 10 unique drop points
• Map design taken directly from NASA satellites

Need for Speed: The Run

• Will include dozens of vehicles and 8 of the worlds "super cars"
• Playstation 3 owners get blu ray disc with 7 additional super cars

Battlefield 3

• Playstation 3 version will have a second game included on the same disc
• Battlefield 1943 will be included for free

Playstation Suite

• Presented by: Kazuo Hirai - President of SOE
• Allows Playstation content to be available on Android smart phones and tablets
• It will be a whole new world that will experience Playstation products
• More details in the future

Playstation Vita

• "Vita" meaning life
• Breaks traditional boundaries of entertainment
• New ways to control device, new ways to interact with friends
• 2 analog sticks
• Multitouch 5 inch screen
• Front and rear touch pads
• Six axis
• Front and rear cameras
• WiFi and 3G WiFi models
• Content sharing
• Partnering with AT&T as exclusive carrier in the United States
• There will be over 24, 000 AT&T hotspots to gain access to
• Other carriers for other territories to be announced soon
• "Party" feature allows voice chat live over headsets or via built in mic regardless of what game you're playing or where you are
• Social connection tool called "Near"
• Connect with other around you, recommend content, compare trophies and interact to them
• Will be available during the Holiday Season 2011, both models will be available at launch
• WiFi only will be $249.00, 3G/WiFi model will be $299.00

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

• Presented by: John Garvin
• Playstation Vita game
• Garvin performs live demo
• Includes dynamic lighting for real time shadows
• You can use touch screen features to fight
• You can choose between normal controls or use the touch screen to be able to move him around the maps
• You can also use the six axis to tilt in the direction you jump
• Use the "Painting Edges" technique to highlight the way you want to climb up walls

Ruin

• Presented by: Travis Williams
• Action based RPG
• Multiple character classes
• Deep advancement
• A lot of loot
• They spent a lot of time creating a "dynamic battlefield"
• There will be action oriented combos
• Other players will be your rivals and you can choose whether to help or to harm them
• Playstation 3 sku that will work flawlessly with the Playstation Vita, you will be able to pause your game and pick it up exactly where you left off while playing on the Playstation 3

Modnation Racers

• Presented by: Erich Waas
• Playstation Vita game
• You can create your own race tracks
• You'll be able to make jumps and manipulate the track in any way you want
• You can create mountains and other landscape features just by touching the back panel
• You can manipulate the lighting to make it daytime or sunset, etc.

LittleBigPlanet

• Will be available on Playstation Vita
• It will be a brand new experience with new ways to play
• You can use the touch screen, use the six axis, use rear touch
• New multiplayer modes including: pass'n'play, multi-touch, and online
• You will be able to create maps a lot easier
• It will include all tools of LittleBigPlanet 2

Street Fighter X Tekken

• Presented by: Yoshinori Ono
• Game will be available on the Playstation Vita as well
• In collab with Sucker Punch, Cole from InFamous will be joining in the roster for fighters in Tekken
• Live demo of Cole from InFamous in Street Fighter X Tekken
• Flying attacks, simple command inputs by using touch panel feature