I enjoyed the show for what it was. A get-together with fans celebrating all kinds of video games.
With last year's PSX in mind I didn't expect to see things like God of War, AGENT, Crash Bandicoot, The Legend of Dragoon, Bend Studio's open world horror IP, etc. Those announcements will always be saved for E3.
It was quite similar to last year:
- Trailers from 1st/2nd party titles
2014: Uncharted 4, Bloodborne, The Order: 1886, Drawn to Death, Kill Strain, Tearaway, MLB 15
2015: Uncharted 4, Street Fighter V, Ratchet & Clank, King of Fighters XIV, Modern Zombie, MLB 16
- A big 3rd party exclusive reveal
2014: Street Fighter V
2015: Ni no Kuni 2/Ace Combat 7
- The Japanese flavor
2014: Persona 5, Yakuza 5, Resident Evil R 2
2015: Ni-Oh, Yakuza 0, Final Fantasy VII Remake
- A former PC exclusive revealed for PS4
2014: Killing Floor 2
2015: Paragon/Battleborn
- A huge bunch of indie games
BUT! They seriously dropped the ball regarding VR. Richard Marks (head of PlayStation Magic Lab) made a really disappointing tech demonstration of PSVR. He actually managed to make the 2009 tech demo of PS Move look highly professional and exciting in comparison.
It's like they purposedly made a bad showing just to be able to keep using the excuse that VR is impossible to sell unless people try it themselves.
If PSVR keeps its Q1 2016 launch window this was their last chance to convince us (the hardcore gamers and potentially early buyers) about its quality as a device for enhancing immersive gaming.
They failed big time.
Golem, Ace Combat 7, Robot Golf, Modern Zombie and Eagle Flight looked somewhat interesting but we barely saw any gameplay.
Why not show VR gameplay from some of the games below (including freaking Gran Turismo) that people actually care about for other reasons than being a VR demo.
Adrift
Allison Road
ARK: Survival Evolved
Battlezone
Dreams
Driveclub VR
EVE: Valkyrie
Final Fantasy XIV
Gran Turismo Sport
London Heist: The Getaway
No Man's Sky (rumored)
Project CARS VR
RIGS: Mechanized Combat
Robinson: The Journey
Tekken 7
Trackmania Turbo
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood