A brief Vita overview
Jack Tretton started the show with a list of the games upcoming for Vita. Highlights included Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Killzone: Mercenary, Final Fantasy X/X-2, and Tearaway.
Batman: Arkham Origins, GTA V
The Dark Knight then made his presence felt, complete with his Kevin Conroy vocals, in a new trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins. While the Joker may not be Mark Hamill, it wont deter us from being pumped for this game. Batman showed off some new detective skills, including the ability to rewind events, and some new gadgetry.
PS4 hardware, media offerings unveiled
The attention then turned to PS4, where the system was finally unveiled. Slim and sporting a classic PS2 look, the PS4 turned heads as soon as it was unveiled.
The Order: 1886
Ready At Dawns first PS4 games was unveiled, The Order: 1886, a collaboration with Sony Santa Monica. Both teams are known for the God of War series, and the game mixes Victorian-era costumes with high-tech weaponry. The Order shows us a deadly, mystical London that we cant wait to see more of.
New details on the known PS4 games
The four first-party PS4 games saw some screen time, starting with Killzone: Shadow Fall, then moving into DriveClub, Infamous Second Son, and Knack.
Indie highlights galore
Third-party relations man Adam Boyes talked about the PS4s indie focus, mentioning Jonathan Blows appearance at the February reveal. He then introduced SuperGiant Games, who again showed off Transistor. First debuted at PAX East, Transistor continued to impress with the gameplay trailer. If its anything like Bastion, well be more than fine with it.
Final Fantasy Versus XIII become Final Fantasy XV
Tetsuya Nomura sent over a pre-recorded message unveiling the latest trailer for Final Fantasy Versus XIII, now known as Final Fantasy 15.
Kingdom Hearts 3 announced (!!!)
Here we thought Versus XIII was long overdue, then Square Enix drops Kingdom Hearts 3 on us! Come on now guys, dont play with our emotions like this!
Assassin's Creed IV, Watch Dogs shown
While we were still hyperventilating from Square Enix, Ubisoft showed off an impressive demo of Assassins Creed 4. Blending, swordplay, jungle stealth, and seamless normal-to-naval transitions featured big, just as we expected. However, like Battlefield at Microsoft, the demo was hampered by glitches...they couldnt even finish.
NBA 2K14 detailed
LeBron James made an appearance, both in real and video game form at this E3. LeBron James talked to himself for a little while (we suspect he really enjoyed it), then the trailer for NBA 2K14 was on.
The in-game footage impressed, including the LOUD ROAR face that LeBron made after a monster dunk. Its a shame he couldnt be there live, but we know hes busy. Still, we're betting he got a pretty good paycheck regardless.<.>
The Elder Scrolls Online announced for PS4
The Elder Scrolls Online is coming to the PS4, as a new trailer was bestowed upon viewers of the press conference. The idea of a full console MMO is still hard for many gamers to wrap their heads around, but were more than willing to try it out.
Sony takes a shot at the competition
The biggest reaction of the show came when Jack Tretton announced that PS4 will indeed support used games and dont need to be connected online. It was clearly a direct shot at Microsoft and it hit hard.
Destiny's first gameplay trailer shown
The first gameplay of Bungies Destiny made its debut at the Sony show, revealing a planet Earth many years from now: barren, desolate, and swarming with four-armed warriors.
Gaikai functionality explained, console price revealed
PS4s Gaikai technology followed the impressive Destiny demo. Touting all access experiences, PS3 and PS4 games will be streamed via the Gaikai technology, allowing gamers to play instantly a la Steam starting in 2014..
