Sony E3 2008 Press Event

Here we are anxiously awaiting the start of the Sony press event.  Not really sure what to expect from Sony.  I am sure we will see some Little Big Planet, and I would love to see the Resistance 2 8-player co-op mode in action.  Killzone 2 looking good would be a great thing to lift the clouds off of that title.  A demo of a fully functioning XMB interface, and not the sort of working XMB that was in firmware 2.40.  Maybe some good PSP games that are in development.  Final Fantasy VII for the PSN store?  Get ready to see if any of these are true or not as we live blog the Sony press event for the readers.

 The show is starting with a montage of games that are coming to the system most likely in the upcoming year.  Oohh, a quick snap of Buzz on the PSP.  And some Yakuza 2 or 3 on the PS2 or PS3.  The montage ends with a big ass Rancor screaming at the screen.

Jack Trenton comes out on stage.  He started off with some nice jokes, although his Jack Palance reference got a smattering of applause.  He feels the company is hitting their stride on the console.  He states 2008 is the year of the PS3.  Talking about how Blu-Ray is in every PS3, and that the Cell processor is powering IBM supercomputers.  Also mentions Folding at Home  and its 1.7 million uses on the PS3, which is rather amazing.

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