I'm so glad Sony added that new used games feature. I've been wanting consoles and PCs to do that for generations. Thankfully someone in the industry can innovate and provide it. Now if only someone in the industry would figure out a way to be backwards compatible, that would be really new.
But seriously, for specific hype building announcements I do think the live thing is fun, and I think it sends a clearer message about excitement, even if most of the presentation isn't actually as interesting or as funny as the new Nintendo Directs are. I don't think there was a stronger way for Microsoft to get the message that no one liked their DRM policies than to hear that cheer for their competitor. Reactions online can simply be fickle and overly-angry, but that cheer was un-debatable.
That said I don't think that their E3 conference is the reason PS4 is selling well. And I don't think simply going to the conference would give Nintendo a sales boost this year. I'll need to see what happens on the floor at E3 before I call Nintendo's strategy a good idea, but I personally am excited for it and will not miss their live event. The digital event will probably talk in far more detail about games.
