DF Retro Extra: Sony at E3 2006 - PlayStation 3's Darkest Hour Revisited

[@xxnike0629xx]

46:23 Riiiidge Racer! 55:29 giant enemy crab 1:48:27 price unveil

[@ark_knight]

No, it was RIIIIDDDDGGGEEEEEEE RACERRRRRRRRRR!

[@_Adjei_]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nintendomaniac64]

Come on, not labeling the price unveil timestamp as "five hundred ninety nine U.S. dollars" is just breaking the meme flow!

[@Meneldil]

I never understood the Kaz Ridge Racer meme, it's just a bit funny, there are for more cringeworthy stuff on E3 presentations every year than that.

[@cvl2955]

@@Meneldil Just that fact that he just repeated it out of nowhere with so much gusto yet so little fanfare makes it unintentionally hilarious. "RIIIIDGE RAAACERRRR!!! Remember that one?" lmao

[@djtomoy]

I love how John and Alex have encyclopaedic knowledge of the graphics settings of every game ever

[@eternalreturnal]

it is impressive. but also, they do this for living.

[@mrratchet]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo presentation in 2019

[@leonardomatheus1888]

yea...

[@DarkKitarist]

Will you be making the t-shirts with the "I survived..." print? :) :)

[@Katomaster]

Me too

[@seth-nico]

TheMadPolarBear same here.

[@Motleyguts]

I cheated and tabbed over to r/pcgaming

[@K3zster]

50:44 "Look at that rack!" timed perfectly with a revealing picture of Beyonce.

[@itsprod.472]

Right

[@matsv201]

Beyonces rack is pretty mediocer if you compare

[@jazzpotatoes7900]

42:15 Richard: "Maybe we should do a video on the PS3 1080p dream. Chart it through the years, and how it all went pear shaped." John: "That's a good idea, actually." Three and a half years later...

[@greenphlem]

Love that

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Wow, how has it been 2 years since those videos already? That was an amazing and fascinating series.

[@MrBurtbackerack]

Absolutely love when you guys go back and look at these presentations. Watching it by myself is quite boring indeed, but your commentary make it so much more enjoyable to watch.

[@delaorden]

Digital Foundry Theater 3000

[@andersask5503]

yeah, did it tonite.. brrrring

[@michaelmonstar4276]

I could watch them without commentary, but it is more interesting if they bring up topics and speak their minds. At times they also have some interesting backstories or details to tell. - It definitely adds some value spending time on these long presentations. - I must admit that I often watch these at a bit higher playback speed, though... It's funny, cause at about 1.20x it looks like the games are performing amazingly well. Doesn't help that sometimes I forget it's sped up and I actually believe I'm seeing games run at about 60fps, which... no way.

[@zeeshanmohammad328]

@@andersask5503 yiuiyiyiyiiiiyi

[@ForExampleJon]

I never would have known about the 8 SPU story had they not mentioned it. Hilarious.

[@Andrew-wb2zq]

John's memory of all these obscure launch titles is seriously impressive.

[@leeartlee915]

Yeah, they put my “gamer knowledge” to shame. I feel like I know more than the average video game player but it serious pales in comparison. Then again, I don’t do it for profession. Even then, very impressive.

[@TSL73]

John is like a video game bank vault of knowledge .

[@pegasusdrive12]

Congratulations on the 50th DF Retro. Here's to 50 more.

[@Brian-bv7ih]

Spyro the dragon retro

[@arbiter-]

I find it odd calling this retro, PS3 wasn't that long ago.

[@pegasusdrive12]

@@arbiter- well in a short time it will be 2 generations old.

[@AlphaladZXA]

@@arbiter- that's because of how long that gen lasted

[@DarkKitarist]

Some say that the Gran Turismo HD demo is still running to this very day.

[@DarkKitarist]

Woot woot I saw good Charlotte 2 weeks ago in Vienna!

[@newphilmz3605]

I survived the whole thing, just like the Japanese survived actual giant crabs in battles that actually took place

[@Minnevan]

Hit the weak point for massive damage

[@azzaprime7257]

These are the type of mistakes companies make when they believe they have no competition.

[@briarwolverine9316]

Sony learned from it. Hopfully PS5 will be backward compatible.

[@miko5167]

@@briarwolverine9316 It's very likely that it's at least going to have ps4 compatibility.

[@pegasusdrive12]

@@miko5167 emulating PS3 is the real challenge.

[@bigpasmurf]

And Microsoft followed suit with the xbone

[@zebare726]

What about konami 2010?😂🤣

[@Daniel-yz3zf]

Holy cow. Two hours of Digital Foundry goodness to chill out to. Thanks guys!

[@Brian-bv7ih]

Grab your coffee and your vape.

[@arshenio45]

Wish they spend that time doing the halo master chief collection

[@jordanwharton5286]

This was my exact thought when I saw this video pop up. Put it on while I work and I don't have to slog through youtube for more good content every 20 minutes.

[@CaveyMoth]

Tiger Woods: "YES! ...Oh-ho ho, sweet!"

[@superbrian7997]

Daniel yup mate. I’m listening to this rn while I’m farming XP in the Sand Dunes of Tantoine in KOTOR 1...

[@Valitzu777]

They kept referring to it as a "computer" and saying "computer entertainment" as to bypass certain country region laws where "gaming consoles" were strictly prohibited and Sony couldn't enter that market to sell, hence the reason Sony had linux installed on the ps3 for a while... I forget which country or countries, but yes, that happened...

[@odinatra]

IIRC South Korea had such laws, but I'm not sure if they were in place in 2006

[@bobdeinterlace]

Sony also tried to claim the PS2 was a computer so they didn't have to pay the video game console import tax in Europe. They released some software programming tools on demo discs to "prove" that it wasn't a game console. It didn't work but the EU ended up getting rid of the console tax anyway.

[@Cryptochrist]

55:27 "So here's this giant enemy crab" The laughter afterwards made my day

[@thesurge706]

Kaz aged like 20 years, 2 years into being CEO of Sony

[@riaz8783]

Oh man. Giant Enemy Crabs, Massive Damage, Riiiidge Racer, $599 US dollars. Great fun reliving this meme generator of a conference with you guys. The Chad Warden references too... 10/10 DF video.

[@mikskuratmiks]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo HD presentation in 2019!

[@paperclip9558]

This is the second funniest retro e3 DF commentary, right after the wii u one. I wish you guys did more because this series are incredibly fun to watch.

[@poprockksxcrush]

“This is based on actual Japanese history” “This is an actual battle that took place in Japan” “...” “So here’s this giant enemy crab!” “Massive damage”

[@ethericboy]

Its the crab that fought Godzilla in 1979 so its Japanese history

[@michaelmonstar4276]

Sucker Punch with Ghost of Tsushima: "We're trying to be as authentic and respectful to history as possible." "So anyway, here's this giant enemy crab..."

[@gringoamigo8146]

FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE US DOLLARS!!!

[@somesimo5122]

Please, make more of these commentaries on past presentations and E3s, it’s so enjoyable to watch/listen to them while guided by your expert insights. Truly great to have these videos by DF!!!!! Please more!

[@zywypl]

PS Tripple, Trey 4 Live, the memes go on and on, what a fantastic era that was.

[@Tycholarfero]

i miss chad warden

[@CaveyMoth]

[Creepy Silent Hill music plays in the background]

[@itsprod.472]

Lol

[@Anomaly188]

I just had flashbacks to the chadwarden meme and all the videos taking the piss out of him. Armake21 had one of the best.

[@justiny.1773]

Elpresador trey brotherhood

[@j0a0a7]

I remember being excited until the price was revealed back then. Months later Gamestop had a used ps3 for sale and the associate wasn't sure if it was the 20gb or 60gb model. One way to tell the diffence was the 60gb model had the disc area chrome. Right off the bat I said 20gb and they sold me the 60gb model for 400. Fun time back then.

[@alexv5581]

That associate is stupid Lol It was pretty obvious which one was the 60gb and 20gb. First one was all blacked out and dull looking and the other had chrome touches. If I remember even the boxes were very different too, that associate was probably that shift lol

[@ArtofZenDigital]

8:15 “PSP Ain’t got SHEEEEEEEEEIIIITT on the PS triple!” John’s true personality comes out here. I never thought I’d hear John cuss.

[@2fernandoc1]

He did again when doing the Sonic 06 video

[@gouda007]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo presentation in 2023

[@kristopheralonge2813]

MGS4 was eventually patched so all the chapter installs could be done at once. I believe it was the same patch that removed MGO functionality. the MGS4 version that was part of the MGS Legacy collection had this update on disk.

[@koilkondaraviteja9945]

Guys,love the format where you three discuss about gaming in general...make this a series where you discuss every e3 conference from 2006- till now ,every week...this will make my Sunday even better..

[@arshenio45]

Not even asking it in a polite way lol, your ego seems pretty big

[@koilkondaraviteja9945]

@@arshenio45 wow you are a little snowflake.aren't you?if you would have wiped that eyes of yours and read my comment like a sane person,you would've realised its a fairly normal comment. polite?my ego is big? wow !how old are you?

[@brookejoiner9360]

This went downhill fast, god.

[@TheBrownLamb]

1:05:03 Richard is a low key savage and I love it

[@fullauto86]

I survived the e3 gran turismo presentation in 2021 Edit: im surviving it again at the end of 2022.

[@Guil_P]

And I'm surviving it in January of 2023

[@fcukugimmeausername]

46:13 I love how excited they are. This is how you tell DF is definitely genuine.

[@jaysee2141]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo presentation in 2020. Please keep going back to infamous E3 presentations! They're great fun!

[@Mega0003000]

*Giant* *Enemy* *Crab*

[@mrchoochoohead9033]

M A S S I V E D A M A G E

[@zanychelly]

Mega0003000 historically accurate

[@PhungXuanTu]

I spilled my beer.

[@DrKrFfXx-0]

Historically accurate Giant Enemy Crab.

[@Videogamelover58]

Rip genji 2 :(

[@ShinySilvery]

Shortly to be followed by DF Retro Extra: Microsoft at E3 2013 ~ XBoxOne’s Darkest Hour Revisited

[@dom4591]

More like Xbox's darkest hour. Xbox had no problem before the Xbox One reveal.

[@Poever]

Dom S there were problems to be sure: red ring of death, anyone?

[@raiden_pb]

should've done wii u first to maintain chronological order

[@dom4591]

@@Poever which was quickly fixed with the 360 elite. The red ring of death didn't effect 360 sales either. Xbox one had no colling issues, runs silent, but still struggled in sales. Not same issues actually.

[@rulde]

Dom S ah yes an Xbox apologists ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).

[@Unexpectedstuff]

Mgs4 install situation made me quit quitting cigarettes one time.

[@lkfayz]

Snake smoked during the install times, so did I

[@ghost085]

This presentation gives me the same feeling I get when I don't prepare well enough for a presentation at work. I'm surprised they didn't show a PowerPoint presentation with a wall of text.

[@ScottReviews]

This actually came on from some sort of shuffle or auto play, but I watched the whole thing and I loved it. John, Alex and Richard you guys do a phenomenal job keeping this presentation informative and lively. It’s 3:30 am and I had a blast. Thanks again for all your hard work on these videos.

[@TechRyze]

TBH, Uncharted 2 actually managed to do the best of the Eight Days demo and ended up looking much better than that fakery. Well done Naughty Dog.

[@danmann861]

TechRyze yeah. I thought the same thing too.

[@fruitjuiceshibe]

That original 8 days tech demo from 2005 looks like the weird CGI cutscenes in Sonic Adventure

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

Still got my original launch model and my free Blu-ray of casino royal,still works.

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

No,it’s the same as when I bought it,I blow it out once every couple of months with the same electric air blower I use on my pc.I don’t play it much as I have a good gaming pc but I still play it at least once a month and still got about 80 games for it,never bothered getting a PS4.

[@Rickenbacker451]

Had to replace the laser unit on my 2008 CECHG twice but beside that it works just fine.

[@eere3343]

Still have mine too. Not a launch model but a 2008 one. It's still my main bluray player.

[@batmangovno]

@@michaelpegasiou4531 It CAN'T be the same. Your thermal paste must be as crusty as a Cheeto piece. My PS3 Slim's not as old and it's WAY louder than when I bought it in 2014.

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

Immense Data haha,well it is still as quiet playing the launch titles like resistance and ridge racer 7 but is louder when playing games like the last of us which push it harder.I reckon the paste is fine even fresh paste goes crusty feeling after a relatively short while but it still does its job.Plenty of hot air blows out the back so it’s doing its job I’m sure.Always have it on its side on a high shelf with loads of air all around it plus I live in the uk so only really hot here in summer and then I don’t use it.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

This upload kept me up from midnight until 2am Monday. And I had work in the morning. I hope you're reeaal proud of yourselfs DF, reeaal proud.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

11:48 I miss old Sony when it was older Japanese guys in charge but that all changed once Naughty Dog and other western devs at Sony completely out shined anything Sony Japan Studio could produce, then Sony moved their headquarters from Tokyo to California and that was it! Watching the demo of Warhawk and seeing the single player campaign with those aerial battleships was amazing back in 2006 and then all of that got taken out and it was only a multiplayer game...that was a huge letdown for me. The game was still great but I wanted the single player so bad

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

@Michel Darwin I still prefer PS2 and early PS3 Sony when it was led by Japanese.

[@bytesizedreviewz2931]

John Lineman is so relatable I have some of the same memories as him I love these E3 take backs.

[@superokapi5950]

“MGS4 was probably made on a Frankenstein engine.”

[@VideosbySteve]

Hit its weak point for MASSIVE DAMAGE.

[@BonusCrook]

I survived the 2006 E3 Gran Turismo presentation in 2020

[@TechRyze]

Gamespot had loads of 1080p video of this stuff for download from 2005 onwards. Any chance you could 'borrow' some of their footage for these videos?

[@felipearellano2811]

I survived the Gran Turismo HD demo of Sony's conference 2006

[@powerfulaura5166]

*in 2019.

[@batmangovno]

"NFS Carbon was TERRIBLE" Why you hurt my feelings, John?

[@FarmYardGaming]

I'm offended lmao

[@kriskater]

Yeah wtf? It was not terrible it was a great game !

[@ghulampirzada9983]

@@kriskater it was if you had played MW

[@kriskater]

@@ghulampirzada9983 I loved both ! 😶 but most wanted is definitely superior

[@ayushsinghchauhan9558]

Ikr

[@jan__itor]

I've survived the whole video! Where's my $599 Playstation Triple?

[@JeanSamyr]

here in Brazil the PS2 was THE CONSOLE until 2009, after 2009 was a mix between 360 and PS2, this only will change on 2012/13 when ppl started to migrate to PS3/360 for real, on the end of the generation. PS4/Xone started to be mainstream early than the past generations, on 2015/16 PS4/Xone became mainstream here. For this new gen PS5/SeriesX i think will be slower to become mainstream, shortage and price is a problem. But looks like this machines is selling well here bcs on the same hour they restock the stores sell all unities.

[@LoneWolf1985BK]

I survived the GT presentation in 2023… and it just kept getting worse after that. This was a rough one to watch compared to the other revisits you have done.

[@montygill2835]

This era wowed me going from 480p to 720p gaming.

[@gabrieleriva651]

21:10 Xbox 360 actually supported natively 1360x768 via VGA and HDMI.

[@RandomGamingMoments925]

Some of the early models didn't have an HDMI port I believe

[@ossipeltonen397]

Wasn't pretty much everything 720p? Even the dashboard was 720p. Some games supported 1080p thou.

[@jankmedia1985]

As much of a mess that the PS3 initially was, it turned out to be one of the greatest entertainment devices of all time. That was a lot of fun back then, being a Sony gamer. I feel like it was 2010 were they really started to turn the corner and show off what the PS3 was capable of. I like long console generations, didn't bother me one bit sticking with the PS3 for so long.

[@backwardsface3046]

2008* with LittleBigPlanet

[@gregoryleewo2225]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo HD presentation in 2023

[@sniper007uk]

I love you guys! An absolutely epic 2 hours :). Only you can make something so painful so entertaining?

[@chandlerrabatin9865]

I love these “deep dive” hour-long videos. Keep it up!

[@Atlink]

I love these early PlayStation reveals, especially when Rich is involved, because he is SASSY (and rightfully so).

[@_Adjei_]

Digital Foundry , a small correction at 27:38. Tekken: Dark Resurrection was originally a PSP title only before it got a HD release for PS3.

[@krisgodwin7014]

The greatest conference ever. If there's one thing I'll miss about E3 (when it eventually dies), are meme factories like this :(

[@kylerclarke2689]

Individual publishers will find a way to keep the cringe train rolling on their own, I'm confident

[@rolan5948]

Bobert Daniels Ubisoft already did imo, that black guy during that shit ubisoft forward was doing a little bit too much

[@hurgcat]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Tourismo HD demo in 2022.

[@pedrovieira8602]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo HD presentation in 2024!

[@Nuiiiiiiiiii]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo presentation in 2019 en España. Un abrazo y me encanta vuestro trabajo.

[@townsjim]

I kind of love Phil Harrison's deadpan delivery, it's somehow comforting.

[@EposVox]

I kinda want a rack mount PS3

[@acidreighn]

i just want a launch model PS3 that actually works =/

[@LoneTaurus82]

@@acidreighn Yeah it had everything and full PS2 backwards compatibility but the design wasn't efficient at all and was prone to over heat. I had one years ago and it died on me. Got it used too off ebay which is probably where I messed up with it.

[@DarktoothH]

@@LoneTaurus82 Still have my launch PS3. Only thing that has ever failed is the harddrive. That was replaced about 10 years ago and I don't think it's ever overheated. It's never shut itself off due to heat, i know that for sure.

[@sants602]

I have a launch model.

[@AaronRose2421]

@@ezicarus8216 😂

[@renno0301]

Ever since I found this plethora of Retro videos, Digital Foundry is my favorite KZbin channel.

[@Lewdology]

I love these long form videos with all of you guys, hope there is more coming. And I just wanna say, Folklore really is an amazing game and it holds up quite well these days, even the sixaxis is implemented well and genuinely punctuates the combat in a positive way.

[@EposVox]

I want a Heavenly Sword remake so bad. Especially w/ God of War's reboot - not enough games like that anymore

[@YoYo-uh3xj]

Facts!!!

[@shyrochanning2151]

Personally, I just want "Heavenly Sword [Remastered]". And a "[New] Heavenly Sword II". And "Heavy Rain 2 +Heavy Rain 2 [Move Edition]", while they're at it... 🤔 Hmm..., then, I also want "Singularity 2" & "Vanquish 2". 😁

[@AmbientMess]

@Sonic Sadly I have to agree. What really let it down was the severe lack of replay value coupled with the somewhat forgettable store line. Shame too as it has killer production values and the visuals at the time were second to none. Even if it got a remake in the future they really need to add a bunch of content to make the package seem meaty

[@hameed]

game sucked lmao

[@teluguanimesensei245]

@@hameed lmoa wt a noob

[@eliminator1492]

Meanwhile Xbox with their E3 2006....One of their best E3.

[@WH250398]

And the complete opposite happened in 2013. Let's hope neither get that stupid ever again.

[@eliminator1492]

@@WH250398 yeah hope both of them do well.

[@strykah92]

I feel like it would’ve been very interesting if Microsoft’s conference was *after* this conference. Yeah the 360 was already out for 6 months at this point, but still, imagine dropping that ‘GTA IV on 360 day 1’ pipe bomb during the entire internet’s unwavering contempt at Sony, and after GTA had just been the most popular series on PS2.

[@BlueGreyWolf]

42:15 - And you guys did started on that series this year in 2022! Appropriately named like it was suggested here! The 1080P Dream! 😀

[@starcraft-bo2mk]

Wow I remember the rear view mirror PSP thinking how amazing that would be

[@blackcat1234]

The ps3 was a very incredible console regardless of its hectic beginnings. Am glad I got one back in 2009 was a blast! Damn that's 10 years ago unbelievable.

[@dark-cn9yq]

My friend bought the $600 ps3 while I still had a ps2 and he let me borrow it. I thought being able to play my ps2 games on it was the best thing ever at time.

[@teehundeart]

Well, that is a cool feature. I hope they bring it back with PS5

[@eponymous7910]

Well some would argue it still is (its best feature). Ps2 games through hdmi on original hardware was a massive selling point. A shame they ditched it so swiftly in favour of lousy emulation

[@RobertK1993]

teehundeart Cost too much they need the Cell for PS3 backwards compatibility.

[@turtleanton6539]

Why did u not just play ur ps2 and why did he buy something for 600$ and borrow it to you?

[@oterocaceres]

I survived the E3 2006 Grand Turismo HD Demo presentation in 2024

[@savaria5063]

37:05 I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo HD presentation in 2024 Btw. now this looks silly, but it was impressive back then.

[@michaelmonstar4276]

I loved the idea of "Photo Mode: The Game" when they showed it. I never got around to it, but I do remember seeing this. - The unfortunate part today is, it wouldn't look good enough to be a game based on visuals, as in creating pictures. - I mean, you'd better have the best of the best graphics to make it ABOUT creating pictures, as Photo Mode in full-fledged games is of course just extra stuff to do and perhaps also appreciate the visuals. - But to have just about that, it should look really interesting or also have interesting additional features that make it interesting. Like upgrading your gear or unlocking locations. Heck, make it kind of like real life that you have to sell your pictures and make money to travel farther or something. - It would almost be like one of those hunting games, but then not about murder.

[@unexpecteditem7919]

"I wonder what it looks like on PS5". It looks amazing... and they still managed to fuck it up :(

[@krash4291]

Just shows how much competition there is and how blind a company can be when they dominate for a while, very curious to see what next generation of consoles will bring.

[@PadPoet]

1:44:59 - 5 second video summary. On a more serious note, fantastic video guys, fully enjoyed it from start to finish. Kudos for putting this together.

[@themenacechannel5686]

Fell asleep with KZbin on auto play and woke up to this video with only 15 mins left 😂

[@PaulBosanova]

I love these retrospective videos, cheers guys.

[@bronstet]

I'll never forget the audible gasp when the price was announced and the entire audience and the world for that matter instantly realized that gamers were being made to foot the entire bill for Sony's proprietary, extremely hard to program for and now useless and outdated 6 core CELL processor. The only reason I got the original was the full PS1 and PS2 backwards compatibility which was awesome.

[@strykah92]

You bought a launch PS3 for something you could’ve done on the PS2 for at least $370 less at the time? Are you absolutely certain that was the *only* reason?

[@bronstet]

@UC0lF27IRcU6o26-7TnbHvQw I got it to play PS3 games at the time as well as PS2 and PS1 games. I had never owned the previous consoles beforehand so it was a deal at the time for me personally but I knew exactly why PS2 owners were in shock.

[@Bloodylaser]

Which the emotion engine chip in the launch PS3 was a big reason why it was $600. But damn it was a great BC machine.

[@j-555]

it was awesome but I remember in Silent hill 2 the player character's legs would clip in and out of existence playing on a ps3. apparently there was a lot of problems like that with the emulation for certain games as it was not optimized. I'd be interested to know why that was..

[@CptBladd]

These presentation videos are my absolute favorite. I get really excited when I see a new one. Keep up the good work!

[@matteocemin9738]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo presentation in 2024

[@GameplayandTalk]

This presentation was a disaster! I laughed out loud so many times along with you guys over the course of it. The PS3 obviously ended up being a great system, but boy was it rough in the lead up to it and post-launch. If it hasn't been done yet, I'd love to see one of Microsoft's conference leading up to the 360 (and the one you mentioned here, the same year the PS3 launched).

[@darinherrick9224]

How did it end up being a great system? I own one for the cheap online downloads form the PSN Japan store of games that sell physical for $300+, but the console itself (especially at launch) was complete rubbish. I'm serious here, prove me wrong. How was this console even decent?

[@patrick22014]

@@darinherrick9224 The games. Period.

[@strykah92]

@@darinherrick9224 let me get this straight (I’m reading between all the lines), you have a PS3 console only because you perceive it’s library of digital, esoteric PS1 games to be an efficient alternative investment to their expensive physical copies? No other option occurred to you? Is it any wonder you don’t grasp why anyone would enjoy the platform itself with a mentality *that* out of touch?

[@alephansenlightenment8307]

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo HD presentation in 2019 :D

[@hugo-garcia]

I survived E3 2006 Gran turismo HD presentation in 2019

[@newexpressions9575]

We survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo presentation in 2023.

[@michaelmonstar4276]

You know, motion-control is a nice idea and I think that of the SIXAXIS is quite impressive for how it responds and built into the pretty compact controller. - The problem is just the practical side of it. It's not that every implementation of it is bad, it's just that it's jarring and awkward as soon as you HAVE to use it. - They might have standardized the motion-control in this controller, but because it's not THE standard way of controlling a game it feels like it was tacked on and it just annoys people. And because it was only an occasional use of it, it especially didn't become the norm. - Similarly to how the touchpad was barely used and it became "big button" to developers and consumers alike. (Though, I'll a little more to that later.) I think sóme of the uses were done pretty well, like how you could balance with it in 'Mirror's Edge' because it was in first-person, it did actually make you move along and it kind of made sense. As opposed to how you use it in 'Uncharted', in which it just felt more tacked on again like "just because we can and need to showcase it for Sony, we'll put it in", but in practice it was pointless and it also didn't feel as nice as in 'Mirror's Edge'. - Then there were also cases like where you had to shake the controller to free yourself, I forget which game it was (might also have been Uncharted), but that also worked pretty well as you'd kinda shake the controller in a panic. Though, then again, it kind of felt "childish" or something. (1:46:57 Yea, kinda like that indeed. It also FEELS like that when you're doing it. So in a way it makes sense like how, as a child, you'd move your controller illogically to try and get something on screen to happen, to then have motion-controls to ACTUALLY make that happen. But then as teens or adults we're like "Nah, I don't want that.".) To come back to the touchpad; I feel that it had so much more logical potential to be implemented in games. For example, I've seen reviews lamenting the fact that they didn't use it for the remaster/remake of 'Okami'. You know, whenever you had to use the pencil. I mean, yea, what a missed opportunity! That's probably one of the top examples it could've been used for. - But the were other instances where I thought it could've been used as well. I was playing 'The Last of Us' this year and there were moments where I thought "Oh, perhaps I can use the touchpad here.", which then disappointingly didn't work. - I don't remember exactly which things I wanted to control with it, but I do remember that it would've made sense and I was disappointed they didn't use it. - It's kinda like when your gamer-instincts tingle when you think you found something in a game, but it's nothing... Sucks. Perhaps it was with the bow or something... But I do remember that you also had to use the motion-control to throw grenades in 'Uncharted', which didn't work as well as it felt weird. But then again, I suppose you could be more accurate with it than an analogue stick, for the same reason any kind of aiming with an analogue stick is inefficient. If they just made it a little less sensitive or something like that, because the problem was more that it just felt unwieldy than anything else, and again, jarring. That's my view on motion controls and other gimmicks that, potentially, don't have to gimmicks when implemented well. - I still hope for more use of the touchpad. - Oh, and ironically, I ended up using the motion-control over the touchpad for typing virtually more. XD - That's the fastest way and I was surprised how well it worked. The first time I used it I was like "No, horribly shaky.", but if you just calm down and focus your aim, it goes a lot quicker than the touchpad or the old way of course. Again, it's just a bit unwieldy because of sensitivity. Anyway, if you got through the end of this thesis, I'll end it with this timestamp for you: 1:44:58

[@kevingame3198]

However they made an improvement with the dualshock 4 they still kept the motion but but approved upon in some games like uncharted 4 horizon zero Dawn and death stranding but some third party games still use the feature but they don't use it The only use it for select mode like it multiplayer games like Overwatch used it to check on other players but what's more innovative about the PlayStation 4 controller is the share button This is one of the most successful features on the controller which made PS4 much more affordable than the Xbox one but when the PlayStation 5 controller dualsene is going to improve upon what made the dualshock 4 great

[@EndlessFunctionality]

@@kevingame3198 Killzone 2 used it sometimes, simple features like rotating a valve wheel. Those moments were pretty cool

[@Irixion]

I honestly don’t feel like it was that bad. There were cringe worthy moments but there have been worse flops...that aren’t being covered by DF (coughfalloutcough)

[@hiro4476]

"real-time weapon change" I also remember this one. What a great feature that's only possible on our powerful ps3? It's like... the presenter never played a game or don't know how game is made...

[@brentrittenhouse293]

14:44: Holy shit! I just woke up to hear this part about Tetris. I game I NEVER got into or understood why people loved it SO much until... I played Tetris: The Grand Master, and purposely started to play fast. I almost immediately became addicted to it and was so mad that it didn't exist on PC that I used all my programming skills at the time NOT to make a 3d game or anything. Nope: I made my own clone "Tetraholic" to clone it down to the outlined blocks, shadow block things, speed, even exact points and level breaks and stuff if I remember. It's one of those things that I can't get people excited about "Hey, wanna see my Tetris clone?" but... trust me, it was the PERFECT exercise to get back into coding. There are a million games people start that are No Man's Sky's where it's going to be everything and allow you to do everything but .. I ACTUALLY finished this one and delievered it ... to myself. I've never given it to anyone else, but if anyone wants to try it.. it has a particle engine and a 3d engine JUST for the title screen's menu and stuff, heh. I made it when I was, I dunno,.. 20? I even did the music. Oh, and it's got local multiplayer too. Come onnn. someone want it...

[@GreatJoe]

just put it on itch, my dude

[@MaximumJoy]

Source code?

[@akisey1]

Having Chadwarden at the end of the video is the icing on the cake for this video!

[@DehellJV]

Those DF Retro E3 conference are always a pleasure to watch

[@GMMXX80]

I LOVED THE PS3! One of my favorite consoles EVER! This was Sonys turning point in the companies history that changed it all! The success of the PS4 is the product of the PS3, but not for everyone says it was. The PS3 was a powerhouse. Kutaragi-san was just too smart for his own good. He was ten years ahead of the competition! The PS3 hardware housed innovation and genius. A high storage capacity disc of up to 50GB of storage space. A HDD in every console that was removable. The CELL PROCESSOR FOLKS! Come on! The GPU was pretty weak but considering. The controller was not only wireless, but it didn't require AA batteries, just plug in the cable and away you go. An ignorant person would say it was easy for Sony, because it wasn't. It was a challenge for them. Their hardware was complicated because it was designed by a mastermind, but it lasted ten years! It saw High Definition gaming, 3D gaming, motion controlled gaming, and it even rocked ambient occlusion in the Uncharted and Last of Us games, teselation in Gran Tourismo 6, and it even had HDR in Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. The Network outage was rough. Sony designed hardware they were proud of, and like any respectable business fought for that and they were attacked as a result of it. Microsoft could've gotten hacked just as easily but Sony was the underdog and thus the prime target. Microsoft were scared enough they tried to buy off the hacker with a Windows Phone and have him program for them, yes, they bought him off. But Sony came through it. What Sony learned most, and had been and has since been their biggest strength was they learned to rely less on third-party developers and have faith in and strengthen their first-party studios. Jack Tretton went to work on this painting a picture so grand for Naughty Dog, that they became Rockstars, yup. Sony focused on first-party developers and look at them today versus' the competition. The PS3, I believe is Sonys greatest achievement I think and ranks up there with the SEGA Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast. I LOVED the PS3. The more I showed it to friends, the sooner they abandoned their 360 and got a PS3.

[@zachsteiner]

Yeahhhh alright dude

[@DeskoDev]

599 US DOLLARS

[@vandammage1747]

They had two models, 499 and 599.

[@DavidDoboni]

NOW THAT'S ALOT OF DAMAGE

[@shuntarofurukawa5577]

In 2006

[@hacked1174]

Ridge Racer... RIDGE RACER!!

[@chemergency]

599 US DOLLARS 599 US DOLLARS 599 US DOLLARS 599 US DOLLARS 599 US DOLLARS My dad wanted a PS3 so bad before this E3. He didn't end up getting one until 2010, when it was half of what it originally cost. Too bad the one game he really wanted (FFVII Remake) didn't happen.

[@fillfillfill]

There were times when it felt I was watching an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 with John, Alex and Rich riffing on Sony's presentation. The question is who was playing Tom Servo and who was Crow?

[@Jalexander843]

Excellent Quarantine Vid to Watch. Nothing like re-living Giant Enemy Crab

[@maniacsatwork]

Great video as always. My first day release of the PS3 is still in pristine condition as it's never been moved from the TV cabinet.

[@DisamerdScroll]

U should do a Gran Turimo DF Retro! (I will personally vouch for GT4)

[@mbsfaridi]

DisamerdScroll I agree, especially after the demo they showed on the rally track that was missing all the high-bandwidth alpha textures for the dirt.

[@markel0123456789]

DisamerdScroll Even though GT4 is my favorite game and GT, i never liked the undersaturated look of some tracks in the game. Maybe John could explain why. Always felt GT3 looked better, color saturation wise

[@mbsfaridi]

Stacked deck7 To me it GT4 looks more realistic than GT3 which to me looks like a arcade game :D

[@Trojance]

I love this channel, watch almost every video and have for years. Thanks DF.

[@SionBarzhado]

I survived the harrowing E3 2006 Gran Turismo HD presentation in 2023.