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Sony's Yoshida bigs up a year of PS3 exclusives photo

While Microsoft continues to play its cards close to its chest (if indeed it has any cards), Sony has been nothing but forthcoming about 2009's big PS3 hitters. Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has been boasting of the PlayStation 3's upcoming library, touting 2009 as a year full of "big, exclusive PS3 titles."

"Just to name a few, the year will start with the much anticipated launch of Killzone 2," Yoshida boasts. "Followed by a fresh, new take on the superhero/anti-hero open sandbox genre inFamous, a mind-bending thriller Heavy Rain, a massive 256 player simultaneous online shooter MAG, an augmented reality, virtual pet in your room experience EyePet, and some more big titles that we have not even announced yet."

Meanwhile, Sony UK's David Reeves has been claiming that profit is the company's ultimate goal this year, claiming that everything else will slot into place once some actual money is being made from the PS3. Good luck with that.

It's true that the PlayStation 3 has a solid number of hard hitters looming ahead. Whether or not they will be enough to remove the stigma that the PlayStation 3 has earned for the past two years remains to be seen.


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DonHonk's Avatar
DonHonk at 01/06/2009 15:42
Glad I got my PS3 recently, looks to be a good time to pick one up.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar
Mr Wrighty 987 at 01/06/2009 15:54
im looking forward to this year for my PS3 as it may get used!
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kawaiiflamingo at 01/06/2009 16:01
"...claiming that everything else will slot into place once some actual money is being made from the PS3"

I doubt they'll ever make back the cost of the PS3 - ever.
Also, Reeves reveals some seriously backwards-thinking. You don't "slot everything into place" once it's made money. What does that even mean anyways? Once it's made money they're going to give it some attention? So now they're just lingering on the hope that what's out there will make enough money and that Yoshida can convince enough buyers and developers on the fence that it will be worth it? That makes it seem like to me (one of the "late adopter" type of consumers, the biggest group) that the best time to the buy console is in the future...or never. :P
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Da5StarRMD at 01/06/2009 16:01
Even if there wasn't exclusives I'd still enjoy my PS3.
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MrMiyagi at 01/06/2009 16:20
I'm really looking forward to inFamous and Heavy Rain. Killzone looks awesome as well.
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vexed alex at 01/06/2009 16:42
They said 2008 was going to be the year of the Playstation as well.

I think I used my PC more than I used my consoles.
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Quest at 01/06/2009 17:10
Jim stop bashing the PS3 .... ugh wait ... i must dreaming ... is it the real Sterling ??? :)
Qraze's Avatar
Qraze at 01/06/2009 17:22
i think infamous will not do to well.
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Emrah at 01/06/2009 17:45
inFamous will flop, unfortunately. However, that shall not discourage any gamer from enjoying it, although I won't be buying it myself. Killzone 2 shall sell more than resistance 2, I'm hoping. It certainly deserves attention.
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mix at 01/06/2009 17:49
Am I the only one that is intersted in Eyepet.....LAWL

All of those games look and sound sweet except for Eyepet and MAG. MAG hasn't really done anything to stand out to me.
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Jim Sterling at 01/06/2009 17:54
MAG has been too "one concept" to appeal to me just yet. Eyepet sounds ... interesting ... to say the least. InFamous, I'm skeptical about, looks a bit "dark and gritty" for me, but I'll give it a fair shake. I'm really looking forward to Killzone 2 and Heavy Rain for sure.
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Holyetheline at 01/06/2009 18:02
I am still so curious about Heavy Rain.

Is anything bigger than MGS4 and LBP from last years exclusives coming out this year though? No.
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brainderailment at 01/06/2009 18:15
Killzone2, God of War 3, and White Knight all make me salivate.
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masterninja at 01/06/2009 18:32
Oww eyepet forgot about that but the trailer looked interesting...

I'm looking forward to most of those games!
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gamadaya at 01/06/2009 18:58
@vexed alex:
Same here, and I got my PC in November. I love the thing. Everybody should have a gaming PC. Now that I have one, all this worrying about if my console will have enough good new games is a thing of the past.
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PixelJunky at 01/07/2009 07:42
I've already preordered Killzone 2 from Amazon, and I will definitely be picking up inFamous, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank Future 2, GoW 3.....yup, my cash flow will be taking a hit this year.
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Demtor at 01/07/2009 10:16
I really hope Heavy Rain has good characters. With a story driven game like that, all it takes is one annoying asshat to ruin the whole thing.
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