Only seconds after Sony’s E3 2006 Press Briefing ended and many gamers had made their annual “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” conclusions. Now whether Sony’s E3 kickoff was a success or a failure will be contemplated from now until the release of the PlayStation 3 – which is November 17th in North America. Despite showcasing a number of fully playable PlayStation 3 games, one word came to mind…dull. Being this is an Xbox/Xbox 360 specific media site, obviously our thoughts are immediately interpreted as biased. While this is an understandable criticism, it was really difficult to find many truly exciting facts from Sony’s briefing. The EyeToy card demo – pretty cool. The 6-axis controller – ok, that can be sweet for a few, very specific, games. But where were the details on the online gameplay pricing structure? What games can we expect to play at launch when dropping between $499-$599 on the PS3? There are many questions left unanswered, but one thing is for sure – Microsoft has to feel pretty good about itself right about now.
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