It's done! It's over! Sony presented fans with nearly two hours worth of amazing announcements at its PlayStation experience - and then let Square Enix troll the audience and finished off with a sweary 40-something's arena shooter. Relive the hype and the drama as it happened below.
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Gooooooooooooooooooooooooood morning. (Hi). A bit ahead of ourselves, but we'll be covering this tonight from just before 6pm.
– Martin Robinson
Hope you can join us - and enjoy whatever Saturday brings!
– Martin Robinson
LESS THAN 30 MINUTES TO GO! Just prepping by turning the heating on, opening a bottle of wine (it's the weekend - it's allowed!) and settling in.
– Martin Robinson
After the brilliant trolling of Nintendo fans by Wes last night I'm going to try and go one up on him as I repeatedly point out how Uncharted really isn't all that.
– Martin Robinson
(srsly though, Uncharted 3 was, how do you say..... a bit 8/10?)
– Martin Robinson
That's the trolling out the way. I can't wait to see what post-The Last of Us Naughty Dog is doing with Uncharted. It should be pretty special.
– Martin Robinson
I imagine it's going to look the part too. Well, it would if I wasn't watching on a medium quality Twitch stream, anyway.
– Martin Robinson
How has everyone's Saturday been?
– Martin Robinson
NyxCloud: Bad. Chelsea lost.
I'm in such a bad mood. Screw games. Screw football. Screw everything.
– Wesley Yin-Poole
Although I'd obviously love to be in Vegas to see this all unfold live, a large part of me is just grateful I can at least dim the music on this stream.
– Martin Robinson
NyxCloud: Bad. Chelsea lost.
:(
– Martin Robinson
NyxCloud: Bad. Chelsea lost.
Being a bit of a lacklustre Chelsea fan that's put a bit of a downer on my day. But I was at the cycling world cup and got to see the amazing Laura Trott clean up in her heats, so it's not been so bad.
– Martin Robinson
Anyway, enough about Chelsea's hopes of an unbeaten season being stopped. What's everyone expecting from the event?
– Martin Robinson
This music is Saturday night in Croydon town centre. Love you Sony.
– Wesley Yin-Poole
Not quite sure how I feel about Street Fighter 5 just yet. The fourth one was such an exciting direction for the series - this one looks very much like SF 4.5.
– Martin Robinson
Or Street Fighter 4.6999999999 or whatever iteration that game's up to right now.
– Martin Robinson
It's a shame the big announcement was spoiled yesterday. And I don't think we're going to see more of Street Fighter 5 than was leaked in that video.
– Martin Robinson
Oh, dance remix of Smells Like Teen Spirit. What I've always wanted.
– Wesley Yin-Poole
Thank the maker! The music has stopped.
– Martin Robinson
And we're already on to the intro sting. Unlike Sony to be early!
– Martin Robinson
We've got the US PlayStation blog people on intro duties - including the lovely Ryan Clements who I had the pleasure of working with at IGN. Hi Ryan!
– Martin Robinson
Right, it's sort of started so that's justified pouring out the first glass of wine.
– Martin Robinson
I'm hoping for Knack 2 and PlayStation All-Stars 2. How about you?
– Tom Phillips
dogmanstaruk: It would be nice if Sony dropped a nice demo bomb.
I actually think there's a very good chance of that - you could be playing one of the big games tonight (internet connection permitting, of course!)
– Martin Robinson
Sip of wine every time a PlayStation 3 remaster is announced. Down the bottle if The Last Guardian is mentioned.
– Tom Phillips
Man, it hasn't even started and I miss Jack Tretton's brand of melancholy triumph already.
– Martin Robinson
IT IS HAPPENING.
– Martin Robinson
Did they just call Sean Murray of Hello Games British? Ouch.
– Wesley Yin-Poole
Well, when I say it I mean another stream of obnoxious music while we wait for our hosts to take the stage.
– Martin Robinson
feistycheese: "They couldn't be any more British"
They obviously haven't been to Preston town centre on a Saturday night.
Also Sean's not British. Whoops.
– Martin Robinson
Po1ymorph: The Last Guardian...Its time.
Prepare for the ultimate disappointment!
– Martin Robinson
I hope Sony's just trolled everyone and locked them in a room for an hour of this godawful noise.
– Martin Robinson
Dear lord I'm beginning to sound my age. I just want to listen to Wings.
– Martin Robinson
kamps09: Did i just spotted Oli Welsh in the crowd?
He told me he's out getting lashed in Forest Hill tonight!
– Martin Robinson
Are we back at Tiger Tiger?
– Wesley Yin-Poole
-cerberus-: Martin, just so you know, I've got some Bushmills left in case things take a turn for the worse.
Oh man, I hadn't thought to take to the whiskey just yet. Just the red for me right now - though the bourbon seems like a good idea if it carries on like this for much longer.
– Martin Robinson
Someone should just make the most of it and get out of their chair to throw some shapes like a pilled-up Russian.
– Martin Robinson
That's what I'm doing here in Lewisham, anyway.
– Martin Robinson
I can't believe I thought for a second that a Sony conference would start on time.
– Martin Robinson
Nothing gets me more excited than a panning shot of podgy white Americans sitting down in a darkened room.
– Martin Robinson
(Says a podgy white man bouncing up and down in his chair in south east London)
– Martin Robinson
Otis_Inf: @Martin Robinson: that wine is kicking in fast!
Dear lord, I've only had a sip. I better calm down.
– Martin Robinson
Oh, what's this? We're actually up and running.
– Martin Robinson
It's a soppy montage about the wonder of games. Screw that - I want to see Nathan Drake shoot some mens.
– Martin Robinson
-cerberus-: Alright, let's go. The Last Guardian. Fingers crossed. Coming to PS5 in 2025.
I will drink the entire bottle of bourbon if that happens.
– Martin Robinson
zzkj: This stream quality is shocking. Typical Twitch, the TGA yesterday was crystal clear on Youtube.
Yeah, the resolution's so bad they may as well be showing Xbox One games or something lolololol.
– Martin Robinson
Obviously this is a room full of fans - but it always gets my back up when corporate success is met with such rabid screams.
– Martin Robinson
But anyway - well done on shifting so many units Sony!
– Martin Robinson
Straight in with the goods. Here's Uncharted 4.
– Martin Robinson
Nathan Drake, looking a little grizzly, on a moody crop of rocks. It looks good!
– Martin Robinson
marlinrowley: Unimpressed.. framerate is low too
Looks like 30 fps and running at 240p from where I am. I'm selling my PS4 tomorrow.
– Martin Robinson
I do believe Uncharted 4 will be 60fps. Which is why it's slightly baffling it's being shown for the first time as we all watch on a slightly janky stream.
– Martin Robinson
Tomb Raider had better wet rocks 7/10.
– Martin Robinson
Oh man he nearly fell down - it looked like he was going to fall down but he didn't!
– Martin Robinson
This looks very much like Uncharted - with a climbing axe that breaks up the platforming slightly. It's still very prescribed, though.
– Martin Robinson
We're done with the platforming now - let's see how the combat's changed.
– Martin Robinson
Carpetfluff: Okay, but the new climbing is just like TR's axe climbing. The walls even look the same.
It is, indeed, very, very similar.
– Martin Robinson
After the dynamism of Uncharted 2's set-pieces I was hoping for something a little more spectacular. This is quite a dry debut for such a key game, I reckon.
– Martin Robinson
Still, nice bushes.
– Martin Robinson
Haha. Well, that buggy death just then is certainly all the evidence we need that this is really a live demo.
– Martin Robinson
Unless falling through floors really is a new feature in Uncharted 4?
– Martin Robinson
Now I've put my misery hat away, this is a very open level - and Naughty Dog's given Drake the tools to make the most of it.
– Martin Robinson
There are Assassin's Creed-style takedowns, little flashes of stealth and lots of improvisation.
– Martin Robinson
Still a 7/10 though.
– Martin Robinson
From a pic Shu Yoshida just posted, it's Bruce Straley of Naughty Dog at the controls.
– Martin Robinson
After the heavily scripted Uncharted 3, it's ace to see them making more space for the player this time out.
– Martin Robinson
Alright, I'll admit it. I'm excited.
– Martin Robinson
And now the San Diego studio. Is this another surprise?
– Martin Robinson
Oh, it's baseball. Time to take a comfort break, if you need it.
– Martin Robinson
Did they co-ordinate those checked shirts beforehand? Was there a work outing to H&M or something?
– Martin Robinson
I've heard from a fair few people that MLB's supposed to be really good. But that's from people who like baseball so I usually don't bother listening.
– Martin Robinson
The variety of checked shirts from this San Diego studio really is something.
– Martin Robinson
Well, this checked hero is announcing a new game at least. It's a free-to-play one - we know you love those! - called Kill Strain.
– Martin Robinson
Really stands out, that name.
– Martin Robinson
What was it called again?
– Martin Robinson
They show more imagination in their choice of checked shirts than they do in their character design and game titling, it seems.
– Martin Robinson
Bow down before your god. From's Miyazaki in the house!
– Martin Robinson
We're seeing a new feature, the chalice dungeon.
– Martin Robinson
I *believe* this is the procedurally created dungeons in Bloodborne.
– Martin Robinson
So basically this is Dark Souls meets Spelunky aka every other game in 2015 may as well just give up and go home.
– Martin Robinson
Ror: Did Miyazaki just say Croydungeon? I did think Bloodborne might be set in Croydon.
Yeah, I think the game's just simulating a typical Saturday night out for Wes.
– Martin Robinson
I'm still not 100 per cent sold on how dark it is, but this just looks better and better every time I see it.
– Martin Robinson
darksoulsplayedme: Am I the only one that doesn't particularly like dark souls? I mean I get why people do like it but I'm just not excited for Bloodborne. :/ I wish I was on your guys level.
I know as many people who don't like Dark Souls as those who go nuts for it.
– Martin Robinson
Cartho: What have I missed? Baseball and some Bloodborne? I can deal with that
And a little something called Uncharted 4 (it looked like Uncharted 1, 2
– Martin Robinson
They're some chunky checks Adam Boyes is rocking. He got the memo, though.
– Martin Robinson
I miss the days when paisley shirts were a thing. They'll conquer the world again, I'm sure.
– Martin Robinson
Destiny? Never heard of it. Someone should write about it on the site some time.
– Martin Robinson
kirinnokoshin: Another Destiny article
Ha! This whole live feed is another stealth Destiny article.
– Martin Robinson
We're just getting a recap of the exclusive content that's coming as part of Tuesday's DLC release, The Dark Below.
– Martin Robinson
A four-barrelled shotgun, basically, and an exclusive Strike.
– Martin Robinson
Meh, looks like Halo but more boring.
– Martin Robinson
Street Fighter 4 is coming to PS4.
– Martin Robinson
As a precursor to Street Fighter 5, obviously.
– Martin Robinson
I kind of want to know about stick support, though. This doesn't seem like the right platform to go into these kind of details, mind.
– Martin Robinson
Street Fighter 4 is coming this spring, with all the updates and all the costume DLC. And a nice little nod to the SF5 leak there. I think they'll still end on it as they likely already had planned to.
– Martin Robinson
Next announcement! Killing Floor 2 is coming to console first on PS4. Fill 'yer boots.
– Martin Robinson
Cartho: If you've not played it, Killing Floor is badass
I've heard it's very, very good. Now seems like a good time to finally check it out!
– Martin Robinson
Darkest Dungeon is another games making its console debut on PS4.
– Martin Robinson
Aaaaand another new game coming to console first on PS4 - this time The Forest.
– Martin Robinson
This is a genuine surprise - a new Vita game. Geometry Wars 3 is making its way to Sony's handheld.
– Martin Robinson
Persona 5 news - and it's coming out day and date with Japan. Nice one!
– Martin Robinson
And another Vita game! Bastion, this time, on the handheld as well as the PS4.
– Martin Robinson
Announcements are coming thick and fast now. Like this one - Orcs Must Die Unchained!
– Martin Robinson
It's coming to PS4. It's another one of those console debuts!
– Martin Robinson
An EA announcement is being primed. It can't be EA Access, right?
– Martin Robinson
Has Peter Moore tattooed his buttocks with the PS logo to celebrate the 20th anniversary?
– Martin Robinson
I almost can't watch.
– Martin Robinson
Head to the PS Store to pick up NFS: Most Wanted on Vita, Mirror's Edge on PS3 and Garden Warfare for free - that's on the US store, anyway, for a limited time.
– Martin Robinson
He didn't get his arse out, sadly.
– Martin Robinson
Here's another quickfire round of announcements, anyway. Dungeon Defenders 2, Skytorn, Severed and Shovel Knight.
– Martin Robinson
Shovel Knight really is a delight - play it if you haven't already!
– Martin Robinson
pomi: they are not free on EU store...
He said midnight PST - so it may still happen! We'll try to find out what we can.
– Martin Robinson
Gaz Deaves from Rocksteady is up on stage to show off Arkham Knight. Hi Gaz!
– Martin Robinson
Carpetfluff: Pretty sure he said noon Martin. So, an hour from now.
Ah, you're right. Still, we'll ask EA what the deal is!
– Martin Robinson
snafu65: @ Martin. Gaz Greaves is up, full stop!
I don't think he's ever coming down, either.
– Martin Robinson
So, there's exclusive Scarecrow DLC coming to PS4. But I think we knew that already.
– Martin Robinson
Just as we knew that Arkham Knight looks very much like a Rocksteady Batman game (and that's a good thing, of course).
– Martin Robinson
So here's the Street Fighter 5 announcement.
– Martin Robinson
Would love to see more of the game in action than we saw on Friday - though this is still the same trailer.
– Martin Robinson
Please be dressed as Chun-li, Yoshi!
– Martin Robinson
Ah, he's not in drag. Still, hi Yoshi! He's the campest, loveliest man in the biz.
– Martin Robinson
kafiota: Is Ono drunk?
Drunk on the love of Street Fighter!
– Martin Robinson
So it's confirmed - Street Fighter 5 is exclusive to PS4 and PC.
– Martin Robinson
Another console debut!
– Martin Robinson
Cross-platform play between the two - that's pretty cool.
– Martin Robinson
And there's no Tomb Raider trickery, it would seem - they're saying PS4 is the only console Street Fighter 5 will appear on.
– Martin Robinson
There'll be a live demo next week - on the 13th.
– Martin Robinson
And here's the gameplay. I'm hyped.
– Martin Robinson
Dynamic stages seem to be a thing. Beyond that it's hard to see what's significantly new.
– Martin Robinson
Gloriously untucked, this guy.
– Martin Robinson
Yakuza 5 is coming to PS3, at long last.
– Martin Robinson
Coming out summer 2015, while Yakuza 4 and Dead Souls are available for download today.
– Martin Robinson
How about Yakuza 0, Sega?
– Martin Robinson
So, when you say you're announcing new Vita games.... I'm not sure PS1 Classics count.
– Martin Robinson
Anyway, Suikoden 1 and 2 are on their way. As is Towerfall.
– Martin Robinson
Octodad and Timeforce are coming too, the latter featuring Shu Yoshida himself, it would seem.
– Martin Robinson
Having Timeforce - the indiest of indies - on the indiest of platforms kind of makes sense.
– Martin Robinson
Final port announcement - Resi Revelations 2 is coming to Vita.
– Martin Robinson
Fair play to Sony for giving the Vita a dedicated part of this show. It's not going to save the handheld, but if you've got one already then.... WAIT WHAT, GANG BEASTS?
– Martin Robinson
Toaster05: I'd buy a Vita for TxK alone.
Seriously, do it - absolutely stellar game.
– Martin Robinson
Tim Schafer - have I spelt that right? - is up on stage now. A release date for Grim Fandango would be ace!
– Martin Robinson
Top bantz between these two right here. Now it's done, we're being told that Broken Age is coming to PS.
– Martin Robinson
January 22nd release for Grim Fandango Remastered.
– Martin Robinson
And they're doing another remaster - Day of the Tentacle Special Edition.
– Martin Robinson
They're not done yet - this has been an impressive line-up.
– Martin Robinson
Shannon Studstill, the studio head, is rocking the Kratos t-shirt too.
– Martin Robinson
What could it mean?
– Martin Robinson
(Maybe not God of War, it seems - we're seeing games from four external studios)
– Martin Robinson
First up! Fat Princess Adventure.
– Martin Robinson
Oh.
– Martin Robinson
My.
– Martin Robinson
Lord.
– Martin Robinson
Takahashi!
– Martin Robinson
Screw The Last Guardian - this is the good stuff!
– Martin Robinson
This is the chap behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, btw.
– Martin Robinson
And he's basically the boss.
– Martin Robinson
This is the first game from his new studio Funomena.
– Martin Robinson
It's called.... Wattam?
– Martin Robinson
Well, it looks like a Takahashi game, and that's good enough (oh, and it's not their first game - I'm an idiot - it's their third).
– Martin Robinson
Giant Sparrow - them wot did Unfinished Swan - are up next.
– Martin Robinson
What remains of Edith Finch be the name, and it's an artful, enigmatic game, it would seem. Hard to get much of a handle on it from that trailer - but it's ace to see Santa Monica continuing to support new, exciting games.
– Martin Robinson
Talking of new, exciting games! Oh, wait. It's The Order.
– Martin Robinson
pomi: Is Santa Monica these days just organizer/helper for external studios and their projects? I do hope they are making some games of their own for PS4.
They act as an incubator for other studios - and they're still doing their own thing, I believe.
– Martin Robinson
The gunplay looks like an improvement over what we've seen before. Everything else, though...
– Martin Robinson
Anyway, that's The Order - now it's on to the PS4's Tearaway.
– Martin Robinson
Fine beards on show, and MM have evolved beyond the checked shirt. They're now in the realm of stripes.
– Martin Robinson
TheVoice: Spaff is not a real name.
(his real name's James)
– Martin Robinson
Carpetfluff: When I was at school, spaff was not something you would want to be called.
Haha, indeed.
– Martin Robinson
This is, as you'd expect from Media Molecule, all rather fluffy and charming.
– Martin Robinson
I got to play it earlier this week - it makes some novel use of the DS4 and seems different enough to the Vita original to make it worth a replay.
– Martin Robinson
wellzy4eva: What announcements is everyone awaiting for now?
Shenmue 3, Half-Life 3 and The Last Guardian, mainly. Five minutes is enough to fit them all in.
– Martin Robinson
lacerz: How long is this thing? Almost 2 hours in and some amazing announcements...
Two hours, I reckon - and it started ten minutes late, so we've got a little while.
– Martin Robinson
If you ever wondered what would happen when David Cage crashes up against Hollywood horror, Until Dawn has you covered.
– Martin Robinson
As a few of you have pointed out, that is indeed a well-starched towel.
– Martin Robinson
This could well be the curtain closer.
– Martin Robinson
Shinji Hashimoto from Square steps up. He's teeing up Final Fantasy 7.
– Martin Robinson
Yeah. So, it's the original game.
– Martin Robinson
On PlayStation 4. That's some epic trolling from Square there.
– Martin Robinson
Ha, a slightly stunned, annoyed silence there from the crowd.
– Martin Robinson
Did they expect people to be that excited for a port of a PC game that's readily available elsewhere?
– Martin Robinson
That's quite a limp climax to what's otherwise been a really strong showing.
– Martin Robinson
There's more though! We've got two announcements incoming.
– Martin Robinson
Jumping Flash port next?
– Martin Robinson
This is cute, anyway - 20 years of PlayStation history told through LittleBigPlanet 3.
– Martin Robinson
Final bets on the last two announcements please!
– Martin Robinson
Crash and God of War, perhaps?
– Martin Robinson
Ah, of course - No Man's Sky makes its presence felt.
– Martin Robinson
There's a new reveal inbound - one that's going to try and illustrate the scale of the universe.
– Martin Robinson
It's being shown realtime on PS4.
– Martin Robinson
Well, this continues to look absolutely astounding.
– Martin Robinson
A handful of planets are explored, and we're getting a super-fast pan out from that to see the universe in as close to its entirety as we're ever likely to get.
– Martin Robinson
The LOD transitions, I think, are totally understandable byproducts of the scale. Stop whining!
– Martin Robinson
Oh god. The final game announcement is coming from David Jaffe.
– Martin Robinson
He swears and everything. Great schtick. His game's called Drawn to Death - somewhat fittingly, it's a game drawn from a teenager's notebook.
– Martin Robinson
Looks like Anarchy Reigns mixed with Mad World's art-style. Like that, but not as good.
– Martin Robinson
It's pre-alpha, and they'll be taking feedback over the weekend.
– Martin Robinson
That was somehow more disappointing than the announcement of a PS4 port of the PC port of Final Fantasy 7.
– Martin Robinson
Still, think back to before the dismal climax and there was some awesome stuff in there - Uncharted 4 looks like it's made some interesting changes, Takahashi is doing something new on PS4 and No Man's Sky continues to be absolutely staggering.
– Martin Robinson
Plus! Yakuza 5 finally comes west, and, well.... Street Fighter 5.
– Martin Robinson
Resurrected-X460: @martin Robinson
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I have nothing more to say
Haha, that's awesome!
– Martin Robinson
Well, I'm going to carry on with my Saturday night - my heart filled with a mix of indifference and hope, as it ever is. Have a nice one!
– Martin Robinson
The big takeaway, though, is that Square Enix are a mob of trolls.