They've trimmed more than the fat this year, it was a really compact conference of 60 minutes with the orchestra included. They had the biggest games only but to me it felt like it missed impact of the previous years. Spiderman and SotC Remake should've swapped places, people love their show ending surprises. They have a shit ton of other games in the pipeline saved for PSX and more unannounced games but their conference didn't even include all the games from this E3. Where was Ni no Kuni 2? Soon to be launched games like Everybody's Golf? Yakuza Kiwami? Knack 2 and Matterfall apparently got new trailers before their conference, why not on the stage. Where's GT Sport? Not only does the competition open their own E3 with a sim racer but Sony used to have kickass trailers for GT at E3's as well. Why not have the KH3 trailer at their stage? They should ditch the idea of showing new trailers for games they don't deem worthy enough for the main stage on the pre-show, not everyone watches it, I don't watch it. In the past they announced/shown trailers for lesser games weeks in advance, that puts them much more in the public eye, but they really should be on the main stage where millions of people will see it.

It was still an excellent conference but in a year that's more about the line up of the next 18 months than big surprises, Sony should go back to the 90 minute formula, 60 minutes dedicated to the biggest games like now, with an added 30 minutes for the mid tier/Japanese/indie games. It's weird they just flat out ignored their own Japanese output: GT:Sport, Knack 2, Everybody's Golf.

They have exclusives like Ni No Kuni 2 and GT: Sport launching this year and they just weren't there... it's really strange.

Yes.
They cut out too many smaller games they could have shown.
They used to much time, showing gameplay of already known announced games.

That epic new trailer for Ni No Kuni 2.... wasnt in the real show, just in the pre-show.
Same with that new game thats kinda like Until Dawn. Stuff like that should be in the show.

Also think they should say something about the VR games... like "remember you can also play this without a vr headset" (if so) ect.

I would have liked them to also have shown Everybody's Golf, Yakuza Kiwami, Knack 2, Matterfall, GT sports, KH3 ect on stage as well.

Along with more indies... what happend to the indies? they have plenty they could show but didnt?

I think this is Sony trying to copy Nintendo from last year.
Show 1 game, but show it well and lots of it via gameplay.

They tried something simular with their big games, lots of ingame gameplay ect.
But it kinda misses the point of what a E3 is imo.

I hope by next year they have figoured out this wasnt a smart move, and gone back to how they did E3 in 2014,2015,2016.

Sony has more shows.

Yeah my only gripe is that they ignore half the other announcements happening on E3 for their console.

There's more that could've gone in like: Ys 8, Hellblade, Tokyo Xanadu, the announcement that Undertale is coming to PS4.

All legit soon to be released titles that could be at their E3 stage in the absence of suits talking, remember Adam Boyes was reading fan letters on their big stage once.

I honestly think gamers struck fear in Sony and Microsoft after the XBO reveal, and since then E3 has been ruined.

I miss the E3's when we had the head of the OS team come out and explain new features coming to the system. The PSN head comes out and talks new PSN features, new services, and such. Having devs come out and actually talk about their games as they are played live. Seeing Kaz, Ken, and other higher ups show up and display their passion for the business.

Gamers ruined E3 IMO, because the loudest ones only want games, games, games, games, games,games, games, games, games, games, games, games, games, games. Games are awesome. We have GAMES. But, games without soul, on consoles without creature comforts, makes for very lifeless conferences.

Cutting out your biggest IP of which an entry presumably releases in the same year as that E3 is weird. Its PD I have every right to be sceptical about fall 2017. Anyway they are saving those for Paris I guess and closer towards release anyway.

People acting like Sony blows everything for E3. They will have beafy PGW and PSX conferences. Chill out.

I agree with this.