E3 is pretty much over. Loads of games have been announced including various new IP's and the internet was ablaze with "Who Won E3" comments.

Now most agree that Sony won E3 yet surprisingly a sizeable amount of people believe the Microsoft in fact won E3. What I'm trying to answer in this thread is why? Why do such a significant amount of people believe Microsoft won E3 and that Sony's showing at E3 wasn't strong enough. ( Source for paragraph:  http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=204393 and the surprising majority of people on YouTube who claim Microsoft won hands down )

On paper and talking objectively Sony's press conference was a legendary one. The Last Guardian was percieved to be only a mith but it was finally revealed ounce again at Sony's E3 this year. Shenmue 3 was ounce again a mith which was also announced at E3 and finally Final Fantasy VII was a game which brought many to tears when it was announced at this years Sony E3 conference. Not to mention gameplay footage of Uncharted 4, Horizon, No man's sky and many others.

On the other hand Microsoft showed Backwards compatibility for their Xbox One console, Gameplay footage for Gears of war 4, Halo 5, Forza 6 and Tomb Raider and numerous other games and indie games which look pretty darn good.

Objectively speaking it's a no brianer that Sony should be the one to win E3 but unfortunately what's written on paper doesn't always translate well on screen.

Comparing Sony's E3 conference to Microsoft's E3 conference one can clearly see that Microsoft's conference was presented in a much better way.

The Pacing:

Sony's conference oddly enough had a very weird pacing with their heavy-hitters being all grouped together and presented in a very odd manner. It was presented in such a way that legendry games like Shenmue 3 and The Last Guardian were almost made to feel as if their unimportant. Meanwhile Microsoft's press conference had a much better pace. A heavy hitter in the beginning and a heavy hitter at the end with a very good middle all made for a pretty good show to watch and much better than Sony's show.

Missed Opportunities:

You don't just announce a widely wanted game, like it's your average game announcement. For these types of games you need a gimmick and a good one at that. Microsoft had a pretty good gimmick when announcing Forza 6 by lowering down that sweet looking car ( and showing the history of the ford line of racing cars ) on the other hand Sony had none. Absoloutly nothing therefore making special announcements feel unspecial. It's like Gaben announcing Half Life 3 by saying " Hey Half Life 3 is coming out in 2016" sure that would send fans in a frenzy but it's nowhere near like unveiling Half Life 3 by bringing up a fake toxic substance on stage and saying that it has a Half Life of three years and then quickly showing some sweet Half Life 3 footage.

The Loopholes:

Probably the biggest disappointment in Sony's press conference, the fact that two of the three heavy-hitters all have a loophole to them. One is coming to PC and required kickstarter funding while the other is only a timed exclusive. Meanwhile Microsoft showed very few games ( and the game's shown were no where near as big as the two games mentioned above ) which had any sort of Loopholes.

Of course everyone has his own opinions and to some even Nintendo won this E3 but looking at it objectively Sony should have won this E3 but as it seems ( From reactions and so on ) it's not a clear winner, and I think that Sony's own press conference may be at fault here. 

What are your thoughts. Was Sony's press conference so sub-par to that of Microsoft's that it could have actually cost them an E3 "win"?

Wow so much arrogance in this post. Amazing.

Gears Of War: Ultimate Edition as you said is a remaster. If remasters are so amazing, Sony should esaily win this gen.

Backwards compatibility is decent but too little too late coming two years after XB1 release. There are enough current-gen games to keep anyone's interest. Also its very limited.

Hololens is cool but you have no idea what it would cost.

Gears Of War 4 footage was okay, nothing special. Its still my most anticipated XB1 game due to Gears Of War 1-3 but on its own it was a meh presentation.

Forza 6 is gonna be good, we know that, but its gonna be very similar to Forza 5 in most ways in terms of gameplay. Its not much of an evolution just what Forza 5 should have been.

Don't want to spend $150 on a fucking controller.

Sony showed:

Horizon: Zero Dawn was amazing and easily one of the best agmes shown at E3. That alone puts most of Microsoft's games to rest.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End footage was great.

Like you I don't care about Shenmue III so it was meh.

I also don't care about FF VII R so it was meh.

The Last Guardian is intreresting to those who liked Ico and I am one of them. Its definitely interesting. Wh told you that its coming in 2017? Sony said its coming in 2016.

Dreams was meh.

RIGS could be good but I'll wait to see how it turns out.

As someone who doesn't give a shit about Shenmue III or FF VII R I think Sony won E3.