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Zoombael on 08 October 2015
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twintail said:
JustBeingReal said

We all have our own subjective opinions on what's big or not, personally I think indie games nowadays can be just as big in scope as AAA developed games, mainly because those studios are working within their means and making more efficient use of their resources.

 

A lot of what you see at GC from Sony over the last 3 or so years has been these sort of titles. 2011 was really the last year Sony went all out and treated GC as a platform for their high profiler AAA budget titles.


But that is why fans love their GC conferences. it focusses on creativity, variety and new IP pushing from Sony. 

But PGW is going to be a different beast. Sony will keep the same angle but they ar edefinitely going to add more powerhouse reveals to their lineup. if anything, they are carrying momentum from E3 and TGS, and PGW is a prime position to push the PS4 brand for the remainder of the holiday season, by showcasing that they have some good stuff coming from their studios. 

I think PGW is going to be more exciting than the last few GC of late because of so many different factors, including ones you mentioned like potential Sony London reveals etc, and it is harder to really gauge what kind of Sony we are going to see.

Date closing in soon. cant wait. 

Hm, true.

However. Since Gamescom is close to E3 it naturally is overshadowed by the significance of the "big event brother". This year there wasn't even a two month gap between the two. The close proximity always makes it feel a little cramped.

The date the PGW is set falls right into holiday season. Or right before PreXmasBusiness - Vorweihnachtsgeschäft. I must admit i haven't heard about PGW till it was announced that Sony will be there with an international media blitzkrimeanbriefing. First held in 2010 the annual event is almost as big as GamesCom. A good time for shifting focus... to a much more prominent season.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Games_Week

 

And what does Shuhei Yoshida have to say to this?

"In terms of positioning of the press conference for Paris Games Week, it’s exactly the position that we used to have for gamescom. So, you can look back on what we did for gamescom in the past. We actually announced many games from both first-parties and third-parties."

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2015/10/07/shuhei-yoshida-teases-first-and-third-party-announcements-at-sony-paris-games-week-press-confernence/

 

@JustBeingReal 

"mainly because those studios are working within their means and making more efficient use of their resources."

I don't want to disagree. But many of those indies (available and coming) on Sony plattforms received and receiving a lot of help in various forms. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCE_Worldwide_Studios#Xdev

http://www.gamepur.com/feature/18258-interview-tarsier-ps4-exclusive-hunger-suspense-adventure-meaning.html



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