The E3 Thread! Who will come out on top?

[scooby_dooby]

How can you steal something you have owned for like the past however many years, but I get what you mean.

They got a good spanking last year though.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

I would rate this rumor in the "not likely" category but IMO such an announcement would be nearly "megaton". I think people underestimate how big this game will be.
http://www.xboxic.com/news/3191#more-3191

How much as GH sold? People talk about it being big, but has it sold loads and loads and loads? A look at VGChartz suggests about 5 million for the series. That's less than EyeToy's with Play. If Rock Band is going to cost as much as people are suggesting, is it really going to sell that much on any platform? I understand the appeal of the game, but I can't see it being a phenomenon unless they give away the peripherals.

 

[<nu>faust]

Microsoft already has it's Vision camera, it was launched last year even with an eyetoy like game (although it sucked)..

two separate packages of the Xbox Live Vision Camera are available: the standart kit has Xbox Live Vision camera ,1 month Xbox Live Gold membership ,Wired Xbox 360 Headset and 2 Xbox Live Arcade downloads: UNO and TotemBall (i guess this is the game that you were refrerring to as "sucked" because it kinda did ) and gold kit has Xbox Live Vision camera,12 months Xbox Live Gold membership ,Wired Xbox 360 Headset ,200 Microsoft Points and 3 Xbox Live Arcade downloads (UNO, TotemBall and Robotron: 2084). i belive as the naming suggests xbox live vison camera was mainly positioned as a communication device for xbox live platfrom not necassarily as a motion tracking gaming device therefore there has not been eyetoy level gaming software support for it.

Shifty GeezerHow much as GH sold? People talk about it being big, but has it sold loads and loads and loads? A look at VGChartz suggests about 5 million for the series. That's less than EyeToy's with Play. .).

lol shifty, if 5 million unit selling franchise is not considered "big" then i do not what big is (then certainly mgs is not a big franchise for example)

If Rock Band is going to cost as much as people are suggesting, is it really going to sell that much on any platform? I understand the appeal of the game, but I can't see it being a phenomenon unless they give away the peripherals.)

mtv and record labels will market this game like it's the second coming. i do not if rock band will catch fire (since like you mentinoned price of the peripherals is a big obstacle) but i do know that most mtv watching youth (at least american) will know about this game. again gh sold very well despite it's 90$ price tag (and extra $60 for a 2nd guitar) and the potential financial gains from downloadable content for rock band could be projected to offsett some of harmonix/publisher's other costs (such as hardware).

 

[vitaminc]

I'm not sure who will 'win' E3.

All the guys will have great games / exclusives / surprises, but for Nintendo that's probably all the 'news' they'll have.

I'm curious if MS will come up with a new controller or EyeToy+ clone to broaden their market. I also expect some big IPTV / Video / Live announcements.

I expect Sony to re-launch rumble and expand on the store and PSN features too.

I am hoping for SSBB live action demo over WiFi!!

 

[Shifty Geezer]

lol shifty, if 5 million unit selling franchise is not considered "big" then i do not what big is (then certainly mgs is not a big franchise for example)

What I meant by that was, some 5 million people bought an expensive game with an expensive peripheral, and a good many of those, some 2 million, were using the same peripheral from GH1. Thus the existing market for a $100 game is perhaps 3 million. Do we think even as many will shell out $200 or whatever on one game? Do we really think they'll shell out $200 for the game plus $300 for the console to play it on? Thus I don't see it as being megaton in being a platform defining event. It'd be a coup for MS, but I dare say an expensive coup without much potential for return.

 

[scooby_dooby]

What I meant by that was, some 5 million people bought an expensive game with an expensive peripheral, and a good many of those, some 2 million, were using the same peripheral from GH1. Thus the existing market for a $100 game is perhaps 3 million. Do we think even as many will shell out $200 or whatever on one game? Do we really think they'll shell out $200 for the game plus $300 for the console to play it on? Thus I don't see it as being megaton in being a platform defining event. It'd be a coup for MS, but I dare say an expensive coup without much potential for return.

Probably not all that expensive. EA can't be expecting huge sales on a console that costs $499 and will have at best 5-6million install base by years end.

 

[<nu>faust]

What I meant by that was, some 5 million people bought an expensive game with an expensive peripheral, and a good many of those, some 2 million, were using the same peripheral from GH1. Thus the existing market for a $100 game is perhaps 3 million. Do we think even as many will shell out $200 or whatever on one game? Do we really think they'll shell out $200 for the game plus $300 for the console to play it on? Thus I don't see it as being megaton in being a platform defining event. It'd be a coup for MS, but I dare say an expensive coup without much potential for return.

i see your point, (i still think that we should consider guitar hero franchise as big franchise though ) i belive the main "gain" ms will have is the "marketing dollars".

this is a harmonix/mtv games(which viacom owns) title that is going to be distibuted by ea (and also is backed by most major music labels)... there will be tons of print/online/tv advertising/rb related publicity events and i belive ms might want to make sure that 360's name(maybe even exclusively for a while) is attached to them as the main platform .

also i don't think getting this game as an exclusive would not be a "near megaton" announcement, but i do agree that most people tend to underestimate the potential , if it manages to create it's own market it could be the next "big" thing

 

[Shifty Geezer]

i see your point, (i still think that we should consider guitar hero franchise as big franchise though ) i belive the main "gain" ms will have is the "marketing dollars". this is a harmonix/mtv games(which viacom owns) title that is going to be distibuted by ea (and also is backed by most major music labels)...

That's true. The promotion for the platform would make a purchase of RB exclusivity as much an investment in marketing as anything,

 

[AzBat]

My out-of-nowhere wild prediction

Microsoft: Xbox Live gets new services such as SNS, the new Final Fantasy MMORPG

Not so out of the world...

FINAL FANTASY XI: WINGS OF THE GODDESS
    Platform: PlayStation 2 system, Windows, Xbox 360
    Genre: MMORPG
    ESRB Rating: Not Yet Rated
    Release Date: Winter 2007
    Experience the next chapter in the immersive and ever expanding world
of Vana'diel(R) in FINAL FANTASY XI: WINGS OF THE GODDESS(TM), a
content-rich expansion pack that brings exciting new features to the world
of FINAL FANTASY XI. Delve into new quests, meet new players, view new
sights and experience the fourth chapter in the award-winning MMORPG that
has a community of more than 500,000 active subscribers and over 1.7
million characters from around the world. FINAL FANTASY XI is the only
title capable of triple-platform simultaneous multiplayer, allowing players
to take up arms together on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment
system, Windows(R) and Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, whether they are in North America, Europe or Japan.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-09-2007/0004621563&EDATE=


You must be psychic. LOL

BTW, explain SNS.

Tommy McClain

 

[Arwin]

Heh. But that's just an expansion pack to the old, first FF MMORPG. So that's not really what one meant.

 

[AzBat]

Heh. But that's just an expansion pack to the old, first FF MMORPG. So that's not really what one meant.

Gotcha. How about this then?

Hironobu Sakaguchi is planning an Xbox 360 MMO.

http://www.totalvideogames.com/articles/TVG.Speaks_-_Hironobu_Sakaguchi_11783.htm

Tommy McClain

 

[pipo]

Hm. PSN video store announcement not likely: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3160898

While Sony will signal its intentions for the service during its E3 press conference on Wednesday morning, it won't go into any more details than that, likely because Sony's still furiously working away at the guts of the service."

Not that I care, but I would have thought Sony of all parties should have been on top of this.

Oh well, there's still that PSP redesign they can pull out of the hat.

 

[archie4oz]

Hm. PSN video store announcement not likely: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3160898



Not that I care, but I would have thought Sony of all parties should have been on top of this.

Oh well, there's still that PSP redesign they can pull out of the hat.

I found the "furiously working" part rather amusing.

 

[JISHELL]

I wish fallout 3 wasnt 2 years away...

 

[Rangers]

Infos

"Microsoft is expected to show Halo 3 single-player footage, a demonstration of Mass Effect, a new Halo 360 SKU, and to possibly announce Rock Band as a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360. It's going to be exciting, so make sure to check back to this story shortly!"


http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3160961

Gaffers claim 360 price drop all but confirmed also..

 

[AzBat]

Opening the annual E3 game conference here, Microsoft executives announced a deal to distribute films from the Walt Disney Company on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Internet service and outlined a broader array of games focused mostly on children and families.

...

new games Microsoft announced here, including a new installment of the company’s Viva Pinata game and a version of the Scene It? board game. Scene It? will come with a new controller for the Xbox 360 with large buttons and a simple layout that game novices, intimidated by a traditional game controller, may find easier to use

...

But even as Microsoft hopes to appeal to new sorts of users, the company wants to avoid neglecting the serious player. So Microsoft also said that the next version of the popular Resident Evil series from Capcom of Japan would also be designed to run on the Xbox 360.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/technology/11games.html

 

[Rangers]

Conference has started..

Moore came out and played some song with Rock Band.

Then some Viva Pinata sequel trailer.

Mass Effect trailer (nothing amazing), game announced for November.

Moore is covering sales numbers. Install base leader by NPD, close race with Wii since Wii launch, 2/3 of third party games are sold on 360.

2.4b dollars spent on 360, only 1.3 on Wii 1.2 on PS3.

Top 5 selling games last gen: All GTA and Halo iterations. Pointing out 360 has those franchises.

Only 360 has GTA, Madden, and Halo. Those games will be possibly 1/3 of all games sales in holiday 07 says Moore.

Talking about "scene it" game for whole family. Ships with 4 of the new simple controllers for same price as regular game.

Now showing Naruto.

Boring show so far. Very family oriented.

Haha, now touting 60 FPS EA sports games. "Will run TWICE as fast as last year". Reggie Bush comes out to play. BORING.

So far this is the worst E3 I've ever seen by far..

Now showing upcoming XBLA game montage. Sonic 1 and Golden Axe available tonight.

Now getting to the Disney on Live video service announce. Many of the Disney movies available tonight.

XBL Video downloads coming to Canada and Europe. August 23 Elite launches in Europe.

 

[Carl B]

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=42685

 

[Nesh]

They are little slow with their update now. Waiting....

 

[22psi]

Above average conference but very strong list of games this fall. They just focused on this fall with RE5 on top. No price drop.