Sony put the emphasis on core gaming with 3D and its new Move controllers at E3. It also unveiled its Plus subscription service, which charges you for exclusive content. Here's what Sony shared at E3:
- PlayStation Move launches Sept. 19 for $50 for just the Move controller; $100 for Move, PlayStation Eye (if you don't have it) and bundled Sports Champions game, or $400 bundled with a PS3. Plus an extra $30 for each Navigation controller. If you already have a PS3 and want the Eye and Moves with Nav controllers for two players, expect to pay about $210. Move titles will be $40 each with 15-20 games at launch and more than 40 by holiday.
- All PS3s will get a firmware update adding 3D support. 3D titles on PlayStation 3 (special TV and glasses required!) will include Crysis 2, EyePet, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Gran Turismo 5, Killzone 3, Mortal Kombat, Motorstorm: Apocalypse, NBA 2K11, Sly Cooper Collection, Shaun White Skateboarding, Tron: Evolution and Tumble.
- PlayStation Plus is a new $50 per year subscription service that provides exclusive content and discounts on selected PlayStation Store items. Basically, it's the Qore subscription "magazine" expanded and rebranded - only it includes Qore (confusing!). The first 3 months will be free (UPDATE: Only with a paid $50 subscription! You get a bonus 3 months tacked on to your year.). Also, the existing PSN won't change - you will still get multiplayer gaming for free.
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer beta, later this year, is PS3 exclusive. The game is due to launch multiplatform on Nov. 16.
- Dead Space 2 on PS3 will include rail shooter Dead Space: Extraction with Move support.
- Gran Turismo 5 for PS3 launches Nov. 2 (finally!).
- Heroes on the Move is a Move-enabled party game featuring classic Sony mascots Ratchet, Jax, Sly, Bentley, Clank and Daxter.
- Infamous 2 is coming to PS3. But then already you knew that, right? No real news.
- Killzone 3, which launches Feb 2011, will be 3D and Move-enabled.
- LittleBigPlanet 2 provides new tools for making party games, so you're no longer constrained to side-scrolling platformers.
- The new Medal of Honor game, set in Afghanistan and due for October release, will be bundled with a high-def update to the 8-year-old Medal of Honor: Frontline.
- PS3 is getting Portal 2 in 2011 (day and date release with Xbox 360 and PC) but what's interesting here is that the Steam service is coming to PlayStation Network to allow cross-platform play and text messaging.
- Sorcery is a third-person, Move-enabled wand shooter.
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 for PS3 will let you golf with the Move.
- Twisted Metal for PS3 is due in 2011. It has helicopters.
- Upcoming PSP games include InviZimals (cute animal game that uses PSP camera add-on) and Patapon 3 (due this sometime year).
Do I see steam coming to PS3??? that's pretty nifty.