New York, New York, it’s a hell of a town! I’m currently in the Big Apple preparing to attend a special PlayStation media event tomorrow night (Tuesday, July 20th) that will be overflowing with some of the biggest PS3, PSP, and PlayStation Move games of 2010 and 2011. Exciting!
But it begs the question: What would you like to know about these games? I can’t promise I’ll be able to get an answer for every one of your burning questions, but I will have hands-on access to most of the games on display as well as opportunities to ask producers and developers directly. Your questions will inform an upcoming series of blog posts that will drill deeper into each game’s features.
Please leave your questions in the comments. Below, I’ve attached some brief descriptions of each of the games on display and what features will be shown tomorrow in NYC.
PS3 Games
Killzone 3: Hands-on demo of the “Frozen Shores” arctic level in full stereoscopic 3D, complete with jetpack shootouts and brutal melee attacks.
Gran Turismo 5: Hands-on with a variety of tracks and vehicles in the game, including 3D support and the GT racing sled.
MotorStorm Apocalypse: Hands-on racing through a demo of the destroyed urban landscape in stereoscopic 3D.
LittleBigPlanet 2: Create and play full games using Sackboy’s new abilities, innovative tools, and expanded gameplay.
The Sly Collection: Hands-on with two missions from Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves displayed in 3D.
Heavy Rain: Hands-on with PlayStation Move functionality for this evolving mystery game.
EyePet: Interact with your virtual pet in stereoscopic 3D using PlayStation Move.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: Hands-on with PlayStation Move support for this EA Sports golf simulation that was last seen at the PlayStation 2010 E3 Expo press conference.
Time Crisis: Razing Storm: Hands-on with PlayStation Move for this upcoming PS3 shooter from Namco Bandai.
Tron: Evolution: Hands-on with this holiday 2010 title, based on the upcoming film starring Jeff Bridges, that includes support for PlayStation Move and stereoscopic 3D.
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: A new chapter that picks up where Assassin’s Creed II left off, this title will feature a multiplayer component for the first time as well as an all-new single-player experience.
echochrome ii: Use the PlayStation Move controller as a flashlight to shine light on puzzles and find solutions hidden in the shadows in this upcoming PSN title.
Dead Nation: From the creators of Super Stardust HD, this upcoming PSN shooter puts you in the middle of an overwhelming zombie apocalypse.
PixelJunk Shooter 2: Hands-on demos of two stages that introduce new underground caverns teeming with mysterious, deadly creatures.
Tumble: Use the PlayStation Move motion controller (and stereoscopic 3D support) to accurately and precisely stack blocks in tall towers.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light: Gameplay demonstrations of this upcoming PSN title that will stress co-op gameplay in offline and online flavors.
**Additionally, I’ll have access to hands-on play for the PlayStation Move launch window games, which include Sports Champions, The Fight: Lights Out, TV Superstars, The Shoot, Singstar Dance, and Kung Fu Rider.
PSP Games
God of War: Ghosts of Sparta: Hands-on with Kratos’s latest quest, a prequel to God of War II that tells the story of how the Spartan warrior rose to power as the God of War.
Patapon 3: Hands-on with the new Superhero Patapon in this musical battle game for the PSP.
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep: Hands-on play in a new PSP chapter of this RPG mashup that features characters from Square Enix and Disney.
Invizimals: Experience augmented reality by capturing, training, and battling a vast collection of creatures using the PSP 3000 and PSP camera.
Piyotama: An action-puzzle game for PSP where you hatch eggs before they overflow the nest by lining up eggs of the same color and chaining them together four at a time.
Gravity Crash Portable: Combines vintage arcade shooter gameplay with next gen visuals, as well as new content and enhancements not seen in the PS3 version.
Will standard cars in GT5 get cockpit views, or is that strictly limited to premium cars?
How will we be able to upload 1080P videos to youtube?
Will GT5 support custom soundtracks?
hello about LBP2 will there be more players avalible to play in like a pod or level?? just courious and the new kingdom hearts game do u have any word about another one on ps3?
We are told GT PSP will have some interaction with GT5. Will there be GT5 trophies for accomplishments in GT PSP? Would be fun to get a “got S class in every track in GT PSP” trophy. :-)
Will gran turismo 5 have b-spec mode?
GT5:
While using the in-car view, can we chose a more forward view? The view in GT5p is too far back; almost in the back seat. Just check the straight view in your real car. You see the very top of your wheel.
Supercar Challange offers 2 in-car options, typical and forward. There is a PC sim that allows for a camera adjustment to simulate moving your seat forward and back.
Can we have more details on the GT5 Collectors Edition version 2 (Ultimate Edition), that we see on Amazon’s French site? It’s selling for about $200 US.
November 2nd can’t get here soon enough!!!
Will the Lotus Elan m100 and the Kia Elan be in the game. Thinking of buying one, want to see how it handles the nurburing in GT5.
For GT5:
How far will the licenses for WRC and Nascar be taken in Gran Turismo 5?
Given that both licenses are enough to base a full game, can we expect a good amount of content such as tracks, especially point-to-point rally circuits and a realistic championship?
Will Gran Turismo 5 have a “DLC of the week” concept car for us to drool over?
I ask because I am a huge fan of the concept cars I see in magazines and I would pay 3 or 4 dollars a week to test drive them, hopefully Polyphony Digital will have the insider resources to contact these manufacturers for specifications and enough money to convince these companies that their royalty payments satisfy future investors’ qualms in somewhat privately owned information (as concept cars utilize new technology that may not be patented or thoroughly tested / revealed publicly)
It is fine if we are not allowed to tune these cars to reduce weight or alter transmission ratios, I will still buy them simply for the awe factor.
GT5:
How about an option for the Top Gear Test Track to allow us to become the “Star in the Reasonably Priced Car”? We would drive their new (Series 15) Kia spec’d as it is in the show with roll bars and all to see where we would stack up against the celebraties. Of course real time weather conditions would demonstrate why GT5 and PS3 are superior to the other console and their racing game offering.
I know this is the US blog, but ur GT brothers across the pond are deperate for a EU release date!!!
Any chance of you popping the question??
Thanks in advance
Raybrig_
OPC GT forum member.
what’s the deal with twisted metal? I haven’t heard ANYTHING about it, and its the only game that i’m really looking forward to. [besides infamous and LBP2]
When is LBP2’s planned release date?? Details have been sketchy thus far…
November 16th: https://blog.playstation.com/2010/07/23/littlebigplanet-2-updates-official-date-and-retail-goodness/