It’s clear to anyone attending tonight’s event that this year’s Sony press conference was a crowd-pleaser.
The audience erupted with approval as the platform holder shrewdly positioned itself as a welcoming alternative to all the confusion and negativity surrounding rival Microsoft and its new console.
PlayStation 4 will be cheaper – almost 100 cheaper. PlayStation 4 will not stop you from trading in games, or demand that you connect to the internet every day.
Sony boss Jack Tretton could have just come out on the stage, said his piece about embracing pre-owned then walked off, considering it a job well done.
Instead, Sony still managed to pack two hours with a good mix of announcements: surprise reveals, exclusives (both in games and in content), some new details on titles we already knew about and some promising additions to its already competitive service.
Here’s a round-up of all the news from tonight’s conference:
PS4 launches at 349 this Christmas
VIDEO: PlayStation lays down the law: no restriction on pre-owned
Microsoft digs abound as Sony confirms pre-owned plans for PS4
PlayStation hosts first gameplay demo of Destiny
Gaikai to stream PS3 games on PS4 in 2014
PS Plus carries over for PS4 but introduces multiplayer charge
Mad Max game coming to PlayStation 4
The Elder Scolls Online coming to PS4
Transistor and Oddworld remake lead PS4 indie line-up
Final Fantasy Versus XIII becomes FF XV on PS4; Kingdom Hearts III announced
40 first-party games in development for PS4
Killzone, Driveclub and Knack confirmed as launch titles
New IP The Order 1866 announced for PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 finally revealed – see it here