20 quotes that made E3 2013
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of used game permissiveness, it was the age of always-online DRM, it was the E3 of our dreams, it was the E3 of our nightmares. There may never be another generation-spanning conference quite like this one, but at least we'll always have a choice selection of speakers and their words to remind us of the roaring good (and bad) times.
Read on for the 20 pithy, pathetic, and portentous quotes that defined E3 2013. Rather have just the derpy highlights from Monday's press conference extravaganza? Check out the video below! And if notable quotables isn't enough, check out GamesRadar's complete E3 coverage from this year's show.
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"Fortunately, we have a product for people who can't get some form of connectivity, and it's called Xbox 360 ... If you have zero access to the internet, that is an offline device."
- Xbox chief Don Mattrick makes a modest proposal for folks whose internet can't support Xbox One.
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"Concepts like true consumer ownership and consumer trust are central in everything we do."
- Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House rubs the used game controversy in Xbox One's face.
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"I'm very proud to announce that PlayStation 4 will be available at $399."
- Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House reveals PS4 costs $100 less than Xbox One.
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"Where hard physics meets art exhibit meets advanced analytics like, 'Look, ma! Both hands," no coding tricks or motion scandals, the game of basketball can finally handle my handles,"
- Spoken-word poet Sekou Andrews talks about NBA Live 14's "bounceTek."
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"My passion for soccer runs deep, and my respect for the team behind FIFA is deep."
- That other Drake expresses his deep passion for football video game developers.
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"It's full-body deformation, and no other fighting game has ever done this before."
- Head of EA Sports Andrew Wilson deforms some bodies for the company's new UFC game.
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"Just let it happen, it'll be over soon."
- A Killer Instinct producer makes a really inadvisable joke during a demo match against a woman colleague.
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"Peggle 2!"
- PopCap co-founder John Vechey leaps with joy after announcing the puzzle sequel.
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"It's all about stealing from your neighbor, and protecting your pile of loot."
- Ubisoft creative director Louis-Pierre Pharand sums up The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot and the games industry and capitalism. -
"It was amazing--slightly sad that that is what everyone got so excited about, but it just shows how everyone has such an emotional attachment to the way they believe gaming should be. We heard it loud and clear."
- Scott Rohde, PlayStation software product development head for Sony Worldwide, talks about the reaction to PS4's used games policy.
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- The guy demoing Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag after a stuttering crash halted the presentation.
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"This is a big change, consumers don't always love change, and there's a lot of education we have to provide to make sure that people understand."
- Xbox Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Yusuf Mehdi acknowledges an uphill PR battle for Xbox One.
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"I can confirm that we will have TV's (or similar) on stage to show the games.That should be the [extent] of TV talk in your E3."
- Xbox Live's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb assures a fan on Twitter that Microsoft's E3 is not about TV and sports.
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"We are excited to announce that as part of the fall 2013 update, we are moving away from Microsoft Points. All transactions will now take place using local currency, also known as money!"
- Xbox Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten confirms the long-awaited death of the Microsoft Point. -
"The cool thing about our worldwide development studio is we have so many projects from so many teams. Projects never ultimately go away. So The Last Guardian is certainly not going away, but it is on hiatus right now."
- Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton explains the fate of the lost Team Ico project.
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"The digital side of the industry is not being adequately reported, understood or covered. I think we've seen the consequences of that over the last two years."
- Entertainment Software Association President Michael Gallagher blasts retail-only sales reporting.
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"Hello everyone, this is Satoru Iwata from Nintendo. I'm coming to you from a large conference room on the seventh floor of the Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto."
- Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata forgoes the LA conference scene.
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"Certainly, that impacts games that are annualized and candidly also impacts games that are maybe undifferentiated much more than [it] impacts Nintendo content. Why is that? Because the replayability of our content is super strong."
- Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime talks about Nintendo's stance on used games.
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"I don't really think this time we're in a situation where we're trying to accommodate that many new players."
- Smash Bros. designer Masahiro Sakurai talks about balancing the new game for Wii U and 3DS, and by extension its audience.
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"As the graphics get more and more complex and they build up the production around the gameplay, then they tend to try to sell the game based more on the production rather than what the actual experience is. As a result of that you end up with the meaning of game design being weakened."
- Shigeru Miyamoto laments a next-gen mindset for video game creation.
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo is always a hell of a time, but even more so when two companies are vying for mindshare and another is rethinking the whole thing entirely. Think we missed any of the biggest words from the minds behind the industry? Let us know in the comments!
Want a better look into the industry's biggest show of the year? Check out our E3 2013 photo gallery and the GamesRadar E3 2013 Awards.
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shawksta - June 18, 2013 5:57 p.m.
Also, that comment with Sakurai "I don't really think this time we're in a situation where we're trying to accommodate that many new players." Allot of people liked it as Sakurai himself admitted Brawl was in a position to bring casual players in, which was some big deal with the "Hardcore" players who liked the speed,heavyness and exploits of Melee. I frankly i dont care, i just love to SMASH -
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Elgyem - June 22, 2013 8:14 p.m.
Aside from the sound design, what do you mean? Melee's gameplay feels a lot smoother and thus more fun to me. I can see some of the exploits being removed (I hate infinites and chaingrabs, personally), but I don't see how Brawl's molasses gameplay would be seen as an improvement over what was already a great engine. -
shawksta - June 23, 2013 1:13 a.m.
Perse, the balancing, Melee is frankly too fast, while Brawl is too slow, a speed between the two is perfect. And frankly there were some parts in Brawl's floatyness that countered Melee's heavyness because you had better options in the air, after returning to Melee everyone, including smaller characters like Pichu were like Rocks. Again, balancing between the 2 is the answer. Also, Brawl in general had better Recoveries than Melee and you had much better customization in the type of battles. In conclusion its still basically a mix of the 2 to make the perfect smash. -
shawksta - June 18, 2013 5:53 p.m.
This E3 was awesome and full of great(and bad) quotes, i love how iwata did just like Last E3's pre-conference direct, by telling us which floor of the Nintendo building he's filming is XD Everyone had a neat conference full of good things. As bad of a position Microsoft is in right now, that doesnt change the fact that their conference delivered what they promised with games and no TV. Even EA, as much hate circled around them, had a great time. Garden Warfare(10/10/10/10/10), "PEGGLE 2", "Bounce-tek", That Rapper, lebron talking to himself, DAMN. -
injustice45 - June 18, 2013 4:11 p.m.
Microsoft, it looks like Sony is going to win. Just let it happen, it'll be over soon. -
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injustice45 - June 18, 2013 4:12 p.m.
I agree. Nintendo did a great job at E3. With their upcoming games for the Wii U, I'm sure it'll sell systems. -
ThatGamerDude - June 18, 2013 4:28 p.m.
I agree as well. Though in the case of Nintendo, all they needed to do is show games as that was the Wii U's and 3DS's weak points right now. Indeed they did that perfectly and have now gave me a reason to buy a Wii U (I already bought a 3DS so I'm good there). -
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Cyberninja - June 18, 2013 6:17 p.m.
Games certainly aren't one of 3DS weak points, on Wiiu yes that is a major point but 3DS has had games since the end of its first year on market wish it was the same with Vita -
ThatGamerDude - June 18, 2013 9:46 p.m.
Now I'm wishing I could edit my original comment... You guys are right, the 3DS does have many strong games. I guess I didn't do my research on that one! -
C.King - June 18, 2013 9:56 p.m.
admittedly at launch, yes. there was a shortage of games but the 3ds has a healthy library now. the eshop still loaded with software for both consoles, the famous earthbound up there plus the virtual console classics from the wii's time to keep u occupied. i think bayonetta 2 will be a system seller to me, wonderful 101 looks super fun too. -
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hammodi-n-hammodi - June 18, 2013 7:44 p.m.