FriskyTanuki
02-08-2007, 09:48 PM
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157064
2007's megatons will not happen until the Game Developers Conference kicks off next month in California, but while speaking at the D.I.C.E. summit earlier today, Sony President of Worldwide Studios Phil Harrison did drop some interesting bits, reports Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/gaming/dice07/highlights-from-harrisons-dice-qa-235154.php):A sequel to LocoRoco (http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3143805) is in the works -- could be for PS3 or PSP (may we suggest downloadable?)
Sing Star (http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3150531) is still coming, arrives in the spring with online store hooks and the ability to upload videos of yourself playing
Super Rub a Dub, based on the constant Sony duck tech. demos, will be a downloadable PS3 game played via tilting the Sixaxis
PlayStation Network is "evolving," but no new features announced
Sony better have downloadable Prince songs available for Sing Star or I will seriously beat the crap out of someone.
http://www1.gamespot.com/news/6165596.html
10:34: Phil brought a PlayStation 3 with him, and he's threatening to play MotorStorm if the questions get boring. He's currently showing SingStar for the PS3. It will be out later this spring. As previously announced, the game will work online with the SingStore, an online mode where you can navigate through different album covers, view music video previews, and purchase content for use in the karaoke game. Video downloads appear to be around 38MB. The game will download songs in the background, which gets a cheer from the crowd.
10:36: SingStar will also have downloadable wallpapers for its menu screens and USB camera support. You can save those videos and upload those performances online. Other users will be able to rank your uploaded performance.
10:38: The next question is about the game's user interface. The game will offer various community elements. You'll be able to find users that like the same music as you via the "my SingStar" menus, which is meant to offer MySpace-like social networking within the context of the game. The next question is about the popularity of MySpace and whether that sort of functionality should be integrated on a game level or across the entire system. Harrison claims that we'll start to see more, deeper community functions in the PS3 XMB in the coming weeks and months.
10:52: The next question is about how the PS3 hasn't matched Xbox Live's feature set for its online support. Harrison starts talking about how the PlayStation 3 is continually updated over time and that how the system looks today might not be how the system looks tomorrow.
"The day you buy [a PS3] is the start of a long-term relationship with that console that is going to evolve over time," explained Harrison.
He says that there will be forthcoming announcements regarding the future of the PS3's online features.
10:53: He's now talking up MotorStorm's 12-player online gameplay. So that makes the "how many times will he mention MotorStorm" count up to two. If you're playing the MotorStorm drinking game, drink!
10:54: Sony will be adding deeper online functionality for the PSP later this year.
11:02: Turning it over to the audience for questions, the first is "What's Phil playing that isn't on a Sony platform?" He says he plays things for competitive analysis, but that the PS3 has enough for him. He mentions that he's been playing the next LocoRoco game, then he turns to a new PlayStation 3 downloadable game called Super Rub-O-Dub. It's the duck demo from E3 turned into an entire game. You play with the Sixaxis and tilt a pool of water to make a big duck move around, picking up little ducks and moving them to an exit. It will be out in the next few weeks.
2007's megatons will not happen until the Game Developers Conference kicks off next month in California, but while speaking at the D.I.C.E. summit earlier today, Sony President of Worldwide Studios Phil Harrison did drop some interesting bits, reports Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/gaming/dice07/highlights-from-harrisons-dice-qa-235154.php):A sequel to LocoRoco (http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3143805) is in the works -- could be for PS3 or PSP (may we suggest downloadable?)
Sing Star (http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3150531) is still coming, arrives in the spring with online store hooks and the ability to upload videos of yourself playing
Super Rub a Dub, based on the constant Sony duck tech. demos, will be a downloadable PS3 game played via tilting the Sixaxis
PlayStation Network is "evolving," but no new features announced
Sony better have downloadable Prince songs available for Sing Star or I will seriously beat the crap out of someone.
http://www1.gamespot.com/news/6165596.html
10:34: Phil brought a PlayStation 3 with him, and he's threatening to play MotorStorm if the questions get boring. He's currently showing SingStar for the PS3. It will be out later this spring. As previously announced, the game will work online with the SingStore, an online mode where you can navigate through different album covers, view music video previews, and purchase content for use in the karaoke game. Video downloads appear to be around 38MB. The game will download songs in the background, which gets a cheer from the crowd.
10:36: SingStar will also have downloadable wallpapers for its menu screens and USB camera support. You can save those videos and upload those performances online. Other users will be able to rank your uploaded performance.
10:38: The next question is about the game's user interface. The game will offer various community elements. You'll be able to find users that like the same music as you via the "my SingStar" menus, which is meant to offer MySpace-like social networking within the context of the game. The next question is about the popularity of MySpace and whether that sort of functionality should be integrated on a game level or across the entire system. Harrison claims that we'll start to see more, deeper community functions in the PS3 XMB in the coming weeks and months.
10:52: The next question is about how the PS3 hasn't matched Xbox Live's feature set for its online support. Harrison starts talking about how the PlayStation 3 is continually updated over time and that how the system looks today might not be how the system looks tomorrow.
"The day you buy [a PS3] is the start of a long-term relationship with that console that is going to evolve over time," explained Harrison.
He says that there will be forthcoming announcements regarding the future of the PS3's online features.
10:53: He's now talking up MotorStorm's 12-player online gameplay. So that makes the "how many times will he mention MotorStorm" count up to two. If you're playing the MotorStorm drinking game, drink!
10:54: Sony will be adding deeper online functionality for the PSP later this year.
11:02: Turning it over to the audience for questions, the first is "What's Phil playing that isn't on a Sony platform?" He says he plays things for competitive analysis, but that the PS3 has enough for him. He mentions that he's been playing the next LocoRoco game, then he turns to a new PlayStation 3 downloadable game called Super Rub-O-Dub. It's the duck demo from E3 turned into an entire game. You play with the Sixaxis and tilt a pool of water to make a big duck move around, picking up little ducks and moving them to an exit. It will be out in the next few weeks.