“Kara” short film (game engine tech demo)
A good idea of what to expect from characters in video games in the coming years. Games are quickly catching-up with film CGI. Also checkout the behind the scenes video.
Source: youtube.com
The Sony NGP (PSP2) games trailer.
Still not sold, but definitely more my speed than the Nintendo 3DS.
Source: youtube.com
Sony’s NGP (PSP2) “Next Generation Portable”
Looks like Sony got it right this time with dual analogue sticks and super crisp OLED screen. Games will have to be home console quality though for me to want to carry one of these around; it’s a bit larger than the PSP-3000 (isn’t exactly small either). The ideal size for me would be iPhone 4 with some extra room for buttons and sticks on the sides of the screen…
Once I got my iPhone I never wanted to carry my old PSP or even DS Lite on me because the games weren’t compelling enough to justify taking-up all of my pocket space… iPhone games are good enough on the go. I think Sony might have an up-hill battle selling this to smart phone owners… And unless you are a Nintendo fanboy, or rich kid, the 3DS will be a hard sell too.
Here are some interesting news posts about it:
Source: kotaku.com
Heavenly Sword Dev’s Reveal ‘Enslaved’ for PS3 and 360 in 2010 [via ShackNews.com]
Here are some screenshots. Great looking art direction (as I’d expect from the developer). I’m a fan of Heavenly Sword, so this has me excited. Read the news story for full details.
LAME: Sony says PS3 to never get PS2 compatibility
Rumors have been going around that Sony would eventually make a software emulator to support playing PS2 games on the newer PS3 consoles that have no PS2 compatibility. However Sony has now officially said that they have no plans to ever release a software emulator.
All the less reason for me to upgrade from my 80GB PS3 “phat” to the new PS3 slim; that lacks any PS2 compatibility. My PS3 has some PS2 compatibility; but not the perfect compatibility that the launch 60GB models had (due to having all the PS2 chips) so some games have performance issues.
Seems like a missed opportunity for PSN download versions of PS2 games also. [via engadget.com]
LittleBigPlanet on PSP looks as good as the PS3 version. New trailer.
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Sony unveils slimmer PS3: $300, lands in September [via engadget.com]
My Sony MDR-V6 headphones
Sony working on "good will" program to give digital copies of your UMD collection
Good! That’s what I was hoping for. If it’s a good program it will be even more reason to upgrade to a PSP Go. [via engadget.com]
(PSP) Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker ‘E3 2009’ trailer
Just finished watching the Nintendo and Sony live streaming keynotes (and Microsoft’s yesterday)… I must say, Microsoft and Sony both had great E3 keynotes. Happy I own both platforms. Totally not feeling Nintendo anymore personally.
LittleBigPlanet toda… Next week
I can’t help but morn the loss of LittleBigPlanet this week, today would have been the big day if there had not been a recall. Let’s hope there are plenty of copies at stores next Monday.
While Fable 2 is actually out today for 360 I had not planned to get it right away so I could focus on LittleBigPlanet, also my girlfriend has told me I’m not allowed to buy any games until after christmas so she has enough gift ideas for my birthday and Xmas.
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