7/17 Sony Japan Press Event

[mwynn]

http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/event2007/index-en.html

[seanr1221]

Didn't Hideo say he was going to play a demo of the game? How amazing would it be if we got that demo :drool:

[NamPaehc]

Hope this helps tide me over until TGS.

[mwynn]

There is also the Games Convention on 8/20.

[dallow]

Didn't Hideo say he was going to play a demo of the game? How amazing would it be if we got that demo :drool:It would sell PS3s the same way ZOE1 with the MGS2 demo sold PS2s.

:drool: :drool: :drool:

[mwynn]

GT5 trailer.
http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-52476.aspx

[Zoglog]

heres some news from the event

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161355
looks like GT5 Prologue this october, hoorah

[dallow]

Playstation Premiere 2007 Unveils New Products in Japan
Crisis Core limited edition PSP, MGS4 realtime demonstration and more!
By Yoshi Sato, 07/17/2007
Today, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan held the Playstation Premiere 2007 event in Tokyo.

While most of us have already seen the new slimline PSP during E3 last week, this is the first time it was unveiled to the Japanese audience. The new unit will be released in that territory on September 20. In addition to the white, black and silver colors shown earlier, Japan will get 3 extra colors, Rose Pink, Lavender Purple and Felicia Blue.

Furthermore, Japanese gamers can get the slim PSP a week early if they decide to buy the Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII: 10th Anniversary Limited bundle which comes with a special silver PSP slim unit (with translucent buttons), game software (with a variant cover) and strap with Cloud's signature bastard sword. Only 77,777 units are produced so importers better keep an eye on this item.

For the Playstation 3, some new titles were shown including Sega's new project from the developers of Yakuza and Sakura Wars titled Valkyrja of the Battlefield(that is a variant spelling to Valkyrie apparently), Keita Takahashi's (Katamari Damacy series) new game titled Nobi Nobi Boy and Hideo Kojima showing a realtime demonstration of Metal Gear Solid 4. We will have more on the event in a short while so stay tuned!

UPDATE: According to reports from gpara.com, Polyphony Digital president Kazunori Yamauchi announced in the event that it will release Gran Turismo 5 Prologue in October and will also be featured at the Tokyo Motor Show on the same month.

Keita Takahashi's new game Nobi Nobi Boy did not show any actual gameplay footage but a character animation of a worm-like creature.

Sega's new project Valkyrja of the Battlefield is developed by the team behind Sakura Wars series and uses a special water color like effect called Canvas. Producer Toshiro Nagoshi (Yakuza) has a different project for PS3 but was not shown at the event. However, it will be announced at Sega's private event this coming September.

Koei has announced Dynasty Warrior 6, the latest installment in the series to be released for the PS3 platform. A playable demo will be at the Tokyo Game Show and a release is expected sometime during fall of this year.

And here's what everyone's been waiting for. Hideo Kojima demonstrated the gameplay segment of Metal Gear Solid 4 on actual PS3 hardware for the first time. Kojima showed Snake using his camo suit to disguise himself as a bronze statue, hide in barrels and trash cans. He also showed Snake knocking down enemies rolling the barrel while he is still inside it. After feeling some discomfort, Snake "revives" as he is given a female idol magazine. The producer also revealed that an online multiplayer mode will be in the game and more details will be announced at the 20th Anniversary Party next week.

Lastly, Square-Enix showed new footage for Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII. This will be shown at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show event and a realtime demonstration will be expected sometime next year.

So that's quite a lot of things they showed at the Sony event. If E3 felt like it was quite lacking, looks like we can all look forward to Tokyo Game Show where we can expect to see most of the titles shown today.
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[whoknows]

Awesome news that there will be an online mode.

[dallow]

PlayStation Premier: Yakuza Producer Brings Two to PS3
New games announced from Sega.
by Anoop Gantayat
July 17, 2007 - Sony brought out the third parties at the PlayStation Premier press conference in Tokyo today, and they responded with a bunch of big PS3 announcements. Sega was no different as legendary producer Toshihiro Nagoshi took the stage to announce a handful of new games.

First up was an original IP from key members of the Sakura Taisen development staff. Senjou no Valkyrie (roughly translated to English as Battle Field Valkyrie) is a new PlayStation 3 game that combines action, strategy and RPG elements. The focus of the game is on drama and visual style, with a new graphical technique, referred to by Nagoshi as "Canvas," giving the visuals the look of a water color painting. We'll get a closer look at the game at the Tokyo Game Show in September.

Next up was an update on Imabikisou, a sound novel from Chunsoft that was first unveiled a few months back. The big news at the event was a release date. Sega will publish the movie-heavy digital novel on 10/25.

Nagoshi closed off the event with hints on not one, but two PS3 games with which he's personally involved. How personally? Well, did we forget to mention that Nagoshi showed up at the event in robes and flanked by two geisha girls? This cosplay was actually a hint at Nagoshi's next game.

In development for the PS3 from the team that made Yakuza, Nagoshi described the game, whose name was not announced, as "my biggest production since I started working on consumer games." He expects it to exceed Yakuza in its ability to move players. An official unveiling will take place on September 14th, with a release planned for Spring.

As for the second game, Nagoshi was only able to say "I believe we'll be able to announce it in the not-so-distant future." We can't wait to see what he wears then.

[dallow]

PlayStation Premier: White Knight Story Playable at TGS
Producer Akihiro Hino demos game before Japanese press.
by Anoop Gantayat

July 17, 2007 - At last year's Tokyo Game Show, Dragon Quest and Rogue Galaxy developer Level 5 surprised everyone with the unveiling of an original PlayStation 3 RPG, White Knight Story. This year, the game will return to TGS once again, only this time in playable form!

But before that, Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino brought a playable version of the game to Sony's PlayStation Premier press conference in Tokyo today and played it live before the press.

According to Famitsu.com's account of the demonstration, Hino began by first showing off the game's character creation system. Players will be able to create their own likeness for inclusion in the game, making use of a detailed character creation tool. This tool is so robust that Level 5 itself used it to create the main characters and 1000 or so NPC characters that appear in the game.

The demonstration proceeded to the battle field next, with a demonstration of the battle preparation screen that was shown in last year's trailer. Unlike that trailer, though, Hino's demonstration focused on a battle between the giant White Knight character and an equally giant demon. Apparently, while the two giants are fighting, smaller human-sized characters and enemies continue their own fighting below.

Hino concluded by stating that Level 5 is working away to bring the quality up for the game's playable debut at the September Tokyo Game Show. Just a few months, and the public (including you if you're hardcore enough to fly out to Japan) will be able to get hands on time with next generation RPG gaming from Level 5..

[dallow]

Trailer for MGS Portable Ops Plus
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/13248

I like this guy's comment:

Tomorrow the Washington Post will have an article saying that Nintendo won the Sony Premiere Event

[snakelda]

is there a video of where kojima is playing MGS 4?

[imascrub]

I was going to say Level 5 is on a roll, but then realized that they are different from the developers of Lair, Factor 5 lol

[NamPaehc]

Katamari Creator Reveals New PS3 Game, Nobi Nobi Boy (http://kotaku.com/gaming/soul-of-a-new-machine/katamari-creator-reveals-new-ps3-game-nobi-nobi-boy-279339.php)

http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/07/nobi_nobi_wide.jpg

Namco Bandai Games announced earlier today at the PlayStation Premiere 2007 event in Tokyo that the next game from the creator of Katamari Damacy would be Nobi Nobi Boy for the PLAYSTATION 3. Details on Keita Takahashi's newest creation were scarce, with the company showing only three pieces of artwork of what we assume to be the titular character.

The game, which is loosely translated at "Stretchy Stretchy Boy" or machine translated as "Unrestricted Boy", doesn't have a release date, nor did Namco Bandai reveal the game's genre. Given Takahashi's creativity, I'm going to assume that Nobi Nobi Boy will probably not adhere to any currently known genre.

This goes a long, long way to make reparations for the Xbox 360 exclusive release of the fourth Katamari game, in my personal, always correct opinion. Hopefully, we'll see much more of the game at the September Tokyo Game Show.

[RelentlessRolento]

the stretch game was the best thing aside from Tekken DR Online release date... august in Japan!