Sony went last with their press conference at E3. I’m just going to put it out there… they crapped the bed. There was not much announced we didn’t know about and everything we saw was fairly boring. Hardly any applause in the theater could be heard. We got a teaser for God of War 3, saw info on the upcoming MAG online shooter, and a few others. Overall, it wasn’t very good.

Instead of bringing you our normal wrap-up, myself and Al chatted the press conference and here’s the entire log for your viewing pleasure:

Al
And so it begins, Sony is close to taking the stage and starting their conference
hope this turns out better than the Nintendo conference

Matt
We’re hoping for some big game announcements, hopefully God of War 3.
Microsoft had some strong announcement, but went very casual. Will Sony stay hardcore or will they go the Nintendo route?

Al
Home is sure to make an appearance
Nintendo went super casual, Wii Music, Wii Sports Resort, Animal Crossing
looked like a 5 year olds birthday party

Matt
Ok, it’s about to start.
Let’s get it on.

Al
Round 3 Fight!

Matt
Pretty cool opening sequence here
Showing video highlights from pretty much every title coming this year

Al
so far more hardcore than nintendo by far

Matt
… wouldn’t take much for that
Nothing crazy in there we didn’t already know about
Hopefully Sony has something up their sleeve
Jack Tretton is taking the stage
Man gained some weight since last year. Looks like he’s been tanning. Yeah…
Some one liners, as expected in the intro
Kratos
oh he mentioned Kratos

Al
I like his bi-annual workout crack

Matt
“Biggest exclusives in the industry”… hmmm
Tretton is talking about the history of the PlayStation, which was created 15 years ago this week

Al
a quick history lesson before they drop some knowledge on us I guess

Matt
Pretty much showing the PS3 is here the long haul

Al
PS3 has a ten year plan
PS3 Guiness Record for Folding at Home

Matt
What is it? Don’t die? (Zing. +10 internet points for getting that reference)

Al
haha, well played, looks at 360 and crosses fingers

Matt
MGS4 exclusive and “only possible” on PS3… guess that’s a dig at Microsoft

Al
PS3 best BluRay player ever, poor HD DVD, nice try though

Matt
Oh shit… not here to talk about all-in-experience… another dig at 360
“It’s all about kick ass games”
Now that’s what I like to hear

Al
here to talk about kick ass games, nice!

Matt
Does the intro really need to be this long? Let’s get to it Jack

Al
yeah really

Matt
PS3 has more exclusives than any other platform? Is he smoking crack?

Al
Nintendo was worse though, random babble and philosophy

Matt
3 successful platforms on the market at once, something no one else has
Showing off Resistance 2

Al
Hell yes!
I’m like a kid waiting for Christmas

Matt
WHOA… that’s like Gozilla
Makes a Brumack look like a little bitch

Al
Giant monsters FTW!
He just fired a rocket down it’s throat

Matt
Yeah, this is bad ass

Al
You run through a building to fight this thing it’s so big, pretty sweet gameplay

Matt
Holy crap the huge monster just threw you through a building
How the hell did Nathan Hale not die?

Al
I like how it got quiet and then you turn the corner and BOOM!

Matt
Pretty cool, but I think the Gears demo looked better

Al
Surprised they didn’t show multiplayer instead

Matt
Does Sony have enough giant TV’s on the wall there?

Al
That Chimera was huge though

Matt
True, it was very impressive

Al
No, they need more TV’s. MORE!

Matt
8-player online co-op, 60 player multiplayer
I really want to see how they make the 60 player online work

Al
It’s like they heard me
Come on show it, show it, please

Matt
Oooh you get to board the Chimera war ships during the game
“Offers more than any shooter in 2008″… bold statement
Ted Price had a nice speech
New trailer showing a new level of the game

Al
::Grabs popcorn to watch::

Matt
I really like the varied levels here, with a lot of greens and neighborhoods

Al
I like the voice over, sounds like JFK

Matt
Sony needs to spend some money on these trailers
The Gears trailers are so intense, these don’t draw you in as much
Jack Tretton is back
Little Big Planet time, talking all about how great user generated content is for the industry

Al
Sack Boy, lol

Matt
Have to give Sony credit, they’re embracing user generated content much better than anyone else in the console industry

Al
Great name, it always makes me chuckle
“Little Big Planet isn’t a game, it’s an experience”

Matt
Created a level in Little Bit Planet to show off industry figures and data… nice. Haha

Al
I like how he says it can be for the hardcore gamer as well, dig at Nintendo real quick
That is classic, using the game to present

Matt
$6.6 billion in revenue this year for PlayStation brand

Al
Boston boy, yuck, did he need to mention he is from Boston, his accent gives it away LOL
$23 billion is a huge number for games

Matt
This is a very very cool demonstration
Sold 1.8 milion PS3, 1.6 million PSP, 1.5 million PS2

Al
He gave Sack boy a Celtics jersey

Matt
Just in the US
Distribution in Latin America this year

Al
Nice

Matt
I like how Sony isn’t focusing on PS3 sales here…

Al
El PS3
Greatest hits for $29.99

Matt
Announcement of Greatest Hits games at $29.99 each, including Resistance, Motorstom, Warhawk, CoD3, Fight, Need for Speed Carbon, R6: Vegas, Assassin’s Creed, Oblivion, and Ninja Giaden Sigma

Al
Sweet!

Matt
I have to say, that was a very cool way to present the data here
Little Big Planet coming this October. That’s good to hear

Al
very unique and good to hear it is coming soon
PS2 time
Wow 130 titles for PS2
Xbox just died
PS2 lineup still looks strong, getting Mercenaries 2, Force Unleashed, Madden
$129 for a PS2 if you want to stay budget concious and grab Singstar and Rock Band

Matt
Buzz is a very good trivia game, coming to PSP and PS3
Over 1.9 million songs downloaded from the SingStore since launch.

Al
Digital $$$

Matt
LEGO Batman PS2 bundle coming this Fall for $149
“PS2 will keep going strong”

Al
Cool

Matt
On to the PlayStation Network

Al
That is a steal with a game and a Justice League DVD

Matt
I want to hear about Video Store, Home, better integration of things across platforms
Starting this Fall, ALL PlayStation users will have a single sign-on
“No hidden fees” for PlayStation Network… ZING
180 million pieces of content downloaded since November 2006
Ratchet and Clank Future: Quest for Booty coming to PSN this summer
Shorter game at lower price, but the same high intensity of bigger Ratchet games
Continuation of the R&C Future sage, starts where Tools of Destruction left off
Will work well for veterans and new Ratchet gamers alike
$14.99 this summer… great value!
“Not interested in filling up our store with titles no one wants to play just so we can say we have the most games”
Tretton isn’t mincing words here
Showing some PSN games we haven’t heard of, like Fat Princess and Crash Commando

Al
Yeah Tretton is using some stinging words here, not pulling any punches

Matt
Showing off some of the GT TV programs coming to Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
Lots of automotive programs from around the world
If you’re a car nut, cool, but most people that play Gran Turismo a lot prob won’t even be all that interested

Al
Yeah, I guess it is nice if you want ot watch over seas racing
Only thing I might watch is Japanese drifting

Matt
We’re about 40 minutes is, nothing really big and groundbreaking yet
I hope Sony has plans to pick it up….

Al
this is dragging a bit, started off well with Resistance but has slowed down quite a bit

Matt
Tretton is talking about trophies like it’s something new for gaming

Al
Trophy time, let the bragging begin

Matt
Well that was quick… moved on to Home
No talk about upcoming Trophy support or plans for what they’re doing

Al
That was like 30 seconds of Trophy talk
That was unexpected

Matt
Showing a video now of what we can expect in Home…. how about just giving us Home?

Al
Agreed!

Matt
Who’s really going to use Home to go dance with other people?
Some cool spaces being shown for Uncharted, Resistance, and Warhawk
That’s the stuff I’m looking forward to
Now time to announce the Video Store
Many content partners, so now just Sony content

Al
Very short talk about Home as well
He picked up the pace

Matt
Sony, Fox, MGM, Lionsgate, Warner, Disney, Paramount, Turner all offering stuff on the Video Store
Offering rental and purchase
Pricing is roughly in line with Xbox Video Marketplace
Content is portable… you can transfer to your PSP to watch on both the PS3 and PSP
Very cool feature!
Eric Lempel on stage to talk about how this will all work
Crowd is very very quiet

Al
That is kinda sweet
I hear crickets

Matt
No one is all that excited it seems
New tab in PlayStation Store for Video Store

Al
I think the crowd all fainted 10 minutes ago from boredem

Matt
Search option FTW
Yeah, seriously… Sony is crapping the bed so far
Nothing announced that we didn’t already know about

Al
This is all old hat, his words were strong but the presentation has been weak so far

Matt
Yeah Sony needs to REALLY step it up here
Progressive downloading so you can start watching while it’s downloading, just like XBLM

Al
The crowd hasn’t applauded since Resistance came on in the first few minutes of the conference

Matt
Showing purchase of Cloverfield for $14.99 (in SD only)

Al
Why are we discussing this live, this can be sent via a press release

Matt
Yeah, seriously… no applause is not good almost an hour into a press conference

Al
This is like showing someone how to download a photo, watch the bar grow

Matt
Video Store will be available on the PlayStation Store on PC
Can use the video output of the PSP to watch the movies on your tv, if you want
How about something new and interesting here, Sony?

Al
My god, I am going to break something if they don’t start showing games

Matt
I’m very disappointed so far
I think Nintendo was more interesting….
Video Store goes live TONIGHT

Al
This is making Nintendo conference look liek genius and that is just sad

Matt
Finally some applause

Al
Wow first round of applause

Matt
I’m just going back over my notes… the only PS3 games we’ve seen are Resistance 2, Little Big Planet (used to show sales data), and Ratchet and Clank Future: Quest for Booty
Yeah, they better have a LOT more coming
Talking about the PSP now

Al
I give this a resounding meh

Matt
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters PSP bundle coming later this year for $199
Silver PSP, R&C: Size Matters, 1GB memory stick, echochrome, National Treasure 2 UMD movie
OH SNAP
Resistance: Retribution coming to PSP

Al
Woohoo!

Matt
Looks great, third person shooter
Would be so much better with a right analog stick….

Al
Does not look like a PSP game, great graphics

Matt
Either way, it’s going to be a killer app for PSP
Spring 2009 release

Al
Indeed. Right thumbstick would be sweet.
Wow more applause what a concept. Is Resistance the Sony savior? It’s their Ace in the whole

Matt
Patapon 2, LocoRoco 2 mentioned… I’m happy for both of them
If Resistance is their ace in the hole, they’re not in good shape
It’s a good game, but not the best
Showing off some PSP game videos now
I think he music playing during this video is the highest energy we’ve seen in the whole press conference
Super Stardust Portable… how the hell does that work with no right thumbstick?

Al
Yeah pretty sad, aside formt he zingers this has been a bottle of weak sauce

Matt
Sony needed to come hard today, and so far they haven’t
Looks like PSP has the strongest titles of any PlayStation platform over the next year
Ok, going back to PS3
Maybe time for big announcements and some actual good games?
Talking about using Google for YouTube uploads of gaming videos

Al
I am fighting back yawns here

Matt
Life with PlayStation is being discussed now, which will be delivered by the end of the month
Still nothing new
Sony Online Entertainment - DC Universe Online
Hells yeah

Al
FUCK YES

Matt
Lots of MMO coming to PS3

Al
Sorry, lol, I just woke up

Matt
Haha
Jim Lee, executive creator for DC Universe Online, is taking the stage
I guess it’s time to wake up
Flashbulbs going off in the room for one of the first times today

Al
This guy needs to shut up and show the game
His family anecdote sucks, show the game!

Matt
Ok, we get it, you’re really big into MMOs

Al
He was a paladin, who gives a shit
the room was so silent

Matt
Everyone laughed at him

Al
pretty much
this guy is a massive tool

Matt
Hahaha

Al
ok he has us imagining things
how bough i imagine watching gmae footage
for fucks sake show the game!

Matt
Finally going to show the game
WOW they cut him off to show the footage
LOL

Al
the characters look just like the characters form DC vs MK

Matt
Looks like City of Heroes, but a DC version

Al
yep
actually not very impressed, sadly

Matt
In September, 80GB PS3 will be released to replace the 40GB PS3… $399.99
WON’T HAVE BC
Same functionality as the current 40gb
Developers talking about making games on the PS3

Al
Clip of Fallout and PoP is nice
Why the fuck are we listening to developers?
Where are the new games?
No one clapped after the montage LOL
Finally, they are showing games

Matt
They’re showing stuff we’ve known about forever
Does Sony have nothing up their sleeves?

Al
Not one new game yet
They showed ten seconds of Killzone 2
He just said “I’m sure you can see why we are excited”
No I can’t!

Matt
GOD OF WAR 3

Al
Show me the money
Yes money shot!

Matt
OOOH Trailer

Al
Yippie!

Matt
Extreme teaser

Al
No gameplay
I am getting a bit tired of teasers that don’t really show shit

Matt
Now showing off Infamous
We’ve seen a ton of info in magazines and such

Al
yeah, looks tight but I have seen a ton of screens of this already

Matt
One final title
That’s it?

Al
the crowd reluctantly clapped
finally a brand new title

Matt
Says this one isn’t remotely possible anywhere else

Al
Dirty Sanchez the game!
lol
Couldn’t help myself, this conference is making me batty

Matt
MAG - Massive Action Gameplay
will support battles of up to 256 players
WOW

Al
256 players!!!

Matt
All real players

Al
i guess thats a lot

Matt
Squad based, with leaders proven to be strong leaders

Al
Kind of like Bad Company, just huge!

Matt
8 person squads, character growth
Developed by Zipper Interactive

Al
these maps have to be huge

Matt
Trailer looks cool, but it’s definitely CG
Could be a very cool game, but I’m worried how much lag we’ll see
I think that’s it
Very disappointing

Al
how will that work with so many players

Matt
And that’s officially it