The gloves are off: Sony has just throwndown in a big way. The highlights:
- PS3 system launch is scheduled for November 17th, in two configurations (a 20 gig HDD or 60 Gig Hdd)
- Price = 499.99 US/549.99 CAN for the 20 Gig model - or 599.99 US/659.99 CAN for the 60 gig model!
- Two new titles shown, 8 Days (SCE London), which was a very impressive looking action game with driving elements. Much of the footage was realitme and looked very very nice. and an Unnamed Naughty Dog project whcih looks jaw-dropping, an action/adventure title in a similar vein to Tomb Raider.
- Also looking VERY good were Heavenly Sword, Metal Gear Solid 4, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Warhawk.
- Best of all, the new PS3 controller - exactly like the old PS1/PS2 Dual shock design, only ... *GASP* Motion Sensetive along 4 3d axes, exactly like the much trumpeted Nintendo Wii Control Wand. And all of this without a god awful external sensing device! Amazement is the word. One of the creators of Warhawk gave it a go and it looked like a bit of fun.
The PS3 has materialized, and it looks VERY VERY promising. Sadly, i was a tad dissapointed by the software on display (Where the heck was KILLZONE???). On the other hand, much of what was on offer looked splendid, and the system seems like it very well could live up to the insane amount of hype it has been generating. And I must hand it to Sony, gimmick or not, the motion sensetive suprise was not unlike a total gutpunch to Nintendo, very well played. We'll see what they have up their sleeves tomorrow!
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