Tokyo Game Show news/pics

[Effloresce]

Watch this thread.

Ninja Gaiden for PS3:

http://img102.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_340lo.jpg



360
DOAX2 - Nov - 9240 yen
HDDVD player - Nov 22 - 20790 yen
Core System & Blue Dragon Premium Pack - Dec 7 - 29800 yen
Blue Dragon - Dec 7
Zegapain NOT - Dec 7
PSUniverse - Dec
EDF3 - Dec
Oneechanbara vorteX - Dec
Fuzion Frenzy 2 - Dec
Vampire's Rain - Jan

PS3
Mahjong Fight Club - Nov 11 - 5229 yen
Gundam Target in Sight - Nov 11
RR7 - Nov 11
Genji - Nov 11
Sega Golf Club - Nov 11
Mahjong Taikai - Nov
Armored Core 4 - Dec
Gran Turismo HD - Dec
Fatal Inertia - 2006
Wangan Midnight - Spring 07
Vampire's Rain - TBA
Resistance - TBA
White Knight Story - Level 5 RPG - date TBA
Ninja Gaiden Sigma - playable Rachel - date TBA

PS2
Higurashi no naku koro - Dec 21
Nobunaga Online new expansion - Dec

PSP
Lutz Portable - Dec
Kanon - Dec
Snow - Dec
Air - TBA
Wangan Midnight Portable - Spring 07

DS
Chocobo and the Magic Picture Book - Dec 14
Front Mission the First
Zettai Onkan Training DS
Tokidoki Majou Saiban
Electronic Maid Notebook
Kimi no Yuusha

[ChristHimself!]

woax

ps3 as well?

a new gta and a new ninja gaiden

huminahuminahuminahuminahuminahuminahumina

[shattering fast]

"Wii60" is the go.

(until MGS4 and a next gen Final Fantasy)

...

Jesus I wish they'd remake Final Fantasy VII and/or VIII

[Andrew_Pakula]

Gran Turismo on PS3 should be good, hopefully it takes full advantage of the hardware.

[Izzle]

Originally Posted by shattering fast

"Wii60" is the go.

(until MGS4 and a next gen Final Fantasy)

...

Jesus I wish they'd remake Final Fantasy VII and/or VIII

man, MGS4 is going to be incredible.

i used to think i'd agree with you about the FF remakes, but i changed my mind. i don't think i could live without VIII. but i no longer think there's any real need to remake any of the games in the series. square enix should just concentrate on making better new games, i can't adequately express my disdain for FFX and everything that's come after it. it's not final fantasy anymore.

[Irridescent Fairysex]

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/20/to...ideos-aplenty/

[Effloresce]

http://anon.psjp.speedera.net/anon.p...hiteknight.wmv

This is the White Knight gameplay trailer. WATCH THIS. If you like action, adventure, and/or RPG's you have to watch this. Holy shit.

[TuralyonW3]

Originally Posted by Effloresce

http://anon.psjp.speedera.net/anon.p...hiteknight.wmv

This is the White Knight gameplay trailer. WATCH THIS. If you like action, adventure, and/or RPG's you have to watch this. Holy shit.

i like those genres you mentioned but I don't have to watch it and in FACT i'm not going to

[Effloresce]

Then don't!

[cap'n jazz]

I think I'm testing a wacky Japanese DS game next week. I'll keep you posted

[strange_one]

the White Knight trailer is the best thing out of this event so far

[Floppy Nono]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060921-7802.html





With less than two months to go (barring any further delays) before the planned November launch of the PlayStation 3, Sony's online plans for the console are still largely up in the air. Thus it came as a bit of a surprise when in an interview for Japan's Famitsu magazine, the creator of the Gran Turismo series, Kazunori Yamauchi, gave a detailed look at how the latest GT game will make use of online features.

The latest installment in the Gran Turismo series will be called Gran Turismo: HD. Sony is really pushing the high resolution aspect of the PS3, so look for more titles to use the "HD" moniker. GT:HD will be released in two installments: the first will be "Classic" and will hit shelves in time for the PS3 launch. Coming later will be the "Premium" edition that will use more advanced graphics technology and be essentially a preview for the "proper" GT5, which is scheduled for release in 2008.

Besides the graphical improvements, the major news about GT:HD revolves around the online portion of the game. The game starts out with no cars or tracks loaded. Players can purchase cars for ¥50-100 (about $0.45 to $0.85) and courses for ¥200-500 ($1.70 to $4.30). Online race events are defined by the players themselves, and can be held at any time. Initially, over 750 cars and 50 tracks will be made available, with additional releases to come over time. There are also plans for "limited edition" car and track downloads, which will likely be priced higher.

GT:HD Premium will come with 30 cars and two courses built-in, with additional ones available for purchase online in the same fashion. Aside from the improved graphics, it will have additional features such as variable weather. The game itself will be more free-form than the Classic release, more of a driving simulator than a standard singleplayer game where you earn new content by completing various missions.

What will the public reaction be to a pay-as-you-go model for content? Some might argue that this has already been shown to be acceptable in the form of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), but monthly fees for those titles pay not only for new content but the vast array of servers required to support an online world with millions of users. Singleplayer games such as Oblivion have tried out this model in a limited fashion by offering extras (such as special horse armor) that are available only via purchased download. However, it remains to be seen whether gamers will embrace this idea when carried to the next level. A quick calculation shows that to purchase all 750 cars and 50 tracks would cost an astonishing $637, more than the price of the console itself!

So what's the reasoning behind the move to a pay-as-you go model? The same reason given for the ever-increasing inclusion of advertising in games: the runaway costs of game development. All those high-definition models and textures cost money to create, and companies are clearly looking for a way to increase revenue to match these costs. Will the future of gaming be pay-as-you-go? Depending on the success of GD:HD, it may well be.