It was meh. If you told me Second Son was a PS3 title, I'd be a little surprised, but I'd believe you. I'm sure if I looked at Infamous 2 and 3 back to back, I'd notice the difference a bit more, but it's still hardly mindblowing. Killzone was a little more impressive. Knack was interesting, but it seemed confused. The art style seemed at odds with the gravitas they were trying to convey. Watchdogs was cool, but I already have 2 different consoles that will play that. Media Molecule's thing was the coolest, although I'd like to see it in a more concrete form before getting too excited.
Controller is half assed. It's like the Wiimote/Sixaxis thing. Sony realizes the value of touch control but didn't want to go all the way with it. It's a compromise that will mean nothing for gameplay. Good for navigation I guess.
The streaming capabilities are the coolest feature. Instant demos is a nice feature, and being able to watch other people's gameplay footage is pretty cool. Overall the social features seem like Miiverse, but targeted to a more hardcore audience. Cool stuff. Has an advantage over Miiverse in some respects and disadvantages in other.
Other than that... don't know if anything really excites me too much. If you're a Sony fan, I'm sure you'll be stoked to play first party games, but for someone with only a mild liking of Sony first party stuff, I don't see much of a reason to plunk down money for this. My mind is very much not blown.
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