Sony @ GDC: Phil Harrison's Keynote
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IGN is reporting that the knight demo is from Heavenly Sword (Deano)...
In his platform keynote address at GDC 2006 this morning, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison presented the new PS3 game Heavenly Sword.
This time, though, it was in realtime, with real physics and realtime sound production. The camera in the demo zoomed out to show characters as if ants miles away, then zoomed tight for amazing close-ups.
In his platform keynote address at GDC 2006 this morning, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison presented the new PS3 game Heavenly Sword.
This time, though, it was in realtime, with real physics and realtime sound production. The camera in the demo zoomed out to show characters as if ants miles away, then zoomed tight for amazing close-ups.
Another Insomniac demo, non-interactive. A fantasy world - "very like the city in Fifth Element" says our man despite our pleas for him not to editorialise. "Flying cars, huge baroque skyscrapers." Baroque eh? Ooh I read a book once la-di-dah! And then a ship floats past with the Ratchet & Clank logo on it, apparently.
Digital distribution is a major change for our industry, says Harrison, and talking about it will be a big deal at GDCs for years to come.
Digital distribution is a major change for our industry, says Harrison, and talking about it will be a big deal at GDCs for years to come.
Brilliant news. 
I am very excited by the things said that are demonstrated.Even if some are tech demos.
If things are any indication this will become what PS2 was supposed to be but wasnt at the end.
CGI graphucs (hoepfully), great online service. HDD included, more functional extra features etc etc
And physics is all we need to define the nexg gen and things seem very bright in that department.
I am very excited by the things said that are demonstrated.Even if some are tech demos.
If things are any indication this will become what PS2 was supposed to be but wasnt at the end.
CGI graphucs (hoepfully), great online service. HDD included, more functional extra features etc etc
And physics is all we need to define the nexg gen and things seem very bright in that department.
Not that it has anything to do with the topic, but what the hey, what would this forum be without a bit of inter-console warfare eh!dukmahsik said:
Besides, "ragdoll" implies there would be full per-poly collision detection, inverse kinematics on all limbs and so on. Kameo isn't doing this in the mass scene(s) AFAIK, from what I've read it's just throwing a lot of models around.
PeterT said:
Wow, interesting. Looks like they're soliciting content for a XBLA style initiative, for independent devs?
"11:32 AM PDT- Some sort of karaoke game is shown. There are like 35 variations of this game over in Europe. It features a number of fully licensed tunes."
Also, because you can never have enough warhawk, some description from Kotaku:
"Dylan Jobe, the producer and director of Warhawk, takes the stage.
Nice, they’re showing what looks to be a playable game. A futuristic fighter zooms around large ships. Lasers, missles and gun fire dance around hitting enormous capital ships and hundreds of smaller fighters dogfight. Jobe points out that the clouds and waves are all rendered live.
All of the lighting, which is high def, is being rendered live. It looks amazing."
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/live-blogging-ps3-part-2-162242.php
There's a new initiative afoot to launch online-only PSP and PS3 content developed by SCE Studios. There's even a website for it: www.playstation.com/beyond. Ooh look, so there is!
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