| masterb8tr said: It doesnt really matter when the games are announced:P but wouldnt it be clever to save something for E3 0_0?
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Not necessarily. Just think about it this way. Which is more beneficial? Announcing a game everybody expects at E3 and letting it become a simple snowflake in the avalanche of announcements, or announcing a game everybody expects prior to E3 and letting it have it's time in the sun with a cover story on a magazine?
That's not to say that Sony isn't gonna have a great E3 or have a bunch of new reveals, but games like LittleBigPlanet 2, Killzone 3 and inFamous 2 have been heavily rumored for months. They weren't surprises. They wouldn't have shocked anyone being announced at the Shrine Auditorium on June 15th. By announcing them early, Sony gets the benefits of having huge headlines and magazine cover stories leading up to E3, but still have the great content at their conference by being able to show off these extremely anticipated games more thoroughly.
Most likely Sony is saving their unanticipated announcements for E3 such as their annual new IP (as with the case with inFamous, MAG, and ModNation Racers for the past 3 years) and big name exclusives from third-party developers as well as information blowouts on games coming this fiscal year like Gran Turismo 5, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, SOCOM 4, The Last Guardian, DC Universe Online, Agent, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Valkyria Chronicles 2, Free Realms, Sports Champions, The Fight: Lights Out, and Ape Escape PS3. There will also be one or two expected announcements such as MotorStorm 3, Starhawk, or Syphon Filter for PS3.
