Chips' Fun House ~ View topic - Electronic Entertainment Expo 2006 (E3 2006)

Last.FM · Forum Sniper Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 696

Since no one has made a E3 thread yet...

<===[ General & FAQ ]===>

About E3:
E3 is the world's premiere trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show, now in its twelfth year, is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. For more information, please visit www.theesa.com.

When & Where:
E3 2006 takes place May 10-12, 2006 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The LACC is conveniently located at the intersection of the Santa Monica and Harbor Freeways.

Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Fiqueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90015
Phone: 213.741.1151
Fax: 213.765.4266

Open to the public?
Is the show open to the public?
No, E3 is not open to the general public. E3 is a trade event and only professionals from the industry will be allowed to attend. Individuals who are not able to document their direct and current professional affiliation to the interactive entertainment industry are not qualified to attend E3. All E3 attendees are required to show government-issued photo I.D. (such as a drivers license or passport) upon request.

Age restrictions?
E3 is open to trade only. No one under the age of 18 (including infants) will be admitted. THIS RULE IS STRICTLY ENFORCED. All E3 attendees are required to show government-issued photo I.D. (such as a drivers license or passport) upon request to verify age.

<===[ Press Conferences ]===>

Sony E3 2006 Press Conference:
Monday, May 8th @ 4:00pm PDT

Nintendo E3 2006 Press Conference:
Tuesday, May 9th @ 9:30am PDT

Microsoft E3 2006 Press Conference:
Tuesday, May 9th @ 12:00pm PDT

<===[ Media Coverage Sites ]===>

E3 Insider (Official E3 Expo Media Site)
http://www.e3insider.com

G4TV
http://www.g4tv.com/e3

GameTrailers.com
http://gametrailers.com/e32k6.php

GameSpot.com
http://www.gamespot.com/e3/index.html

IGN.com
http://www.ign.com/e3/2006/

1UP.com
http://e3.1up.com

Microsoft's E3 Site:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/events/e32006/default.htm

Nintendo's E3 Site:
http://e3.nintendo.com/

Sony's E3 Site:
http://www.us.playstation.com/Content/Sites/119/Info/default.html

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<===[ To Be Expected ]===>
Sony announcing PS3 info, such as a release date and pricing; or at least to have actual game footage rather than pre-rendered CGI videos like last year.

Nintendo announcing more Wii (Revolution has been renamed for those that don't know) information; such as release dates and pricing, as well as showing off acutal in-game footage.

Microsoft announcing more accessories and features to come to the Xbox 360, as well as some more titles to show off. Also going deeper into the "upgrade" of the Xbox 360 (Microsoft has plans to upgrade some components of the 360 hardware).

Various developers and publishers showing off titles never before seen; and veterans showing off titles that are highly anticipated (Not yet released) and/or will have more content (ie: MMO games).

<===[ Discussion ]===>
Discuss E3; as this gaming year draws to an end, post your opinions, predictions, bias, and ideas.

Forum H4xor Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 2504 Location: NJ

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Last.FM · Forum Sniper Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 696

The Sony E3 2006 Press Conference begins now.

I was gonna RSVP for the E3 covering and after-party at Nintendo World in NYC, but I didn't get to my email fast enough...

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Last.FM · Forum Sniper Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 696

GameSpot had a live feed of the Sony conference, for all free and for subscribers (subscribers had better quality though).

And yes, it seems Sony is returning to the original PS1/2 controller, but they would've had to get a different vibration feature; as the Dual Shock vibration feature is patented by another company that used to be a partner of Sony.

They showed off:
-Some more PSP features to come.
-Some PSP/PS3 connectivity features.
-PS3 User Interface.
-Actual PS3 gameplay (unlike last year)
-Some rehashes of old games on PS3 and PSP.
-Some eye toy PS3 features
-Reshowed the PS3 specs & announced worldwide release in November 2006.

Last.FM · Forum Sniper Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 696

PS3 - U.S. Release Date:
November 17th, 2006

Package #1: PS3 w/ 20GB Hard Drive - $499
Package #2: PS3 w/ 60GB Hard Drive - $599

Forum H4xor Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 2504 Location: NJ

sweet

I'm interested (and hoping it shows up) in Spore

I could find the details in minutes (assuming they've been announced), but for everyone's sake, would you mind posting the details for the two PS3 packages? The expensive one is $100 less than I thought it would be.

I've always wanted to go an E3 event. I was an unpaid intern at a local company (Buzz Monkey. They made the PSP port of TR7. Get it when it comes out) but that ended in April. Plus I don't live in Cali, and I doubt an intern could get in. I almost attended UAT solely for their student E3 trips, but I decided against it. E3 is always huge and I love following it. Also quite interesting is the GDC that happened about a month ago.

Last.FM · Forum Sniper Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 696

The only difference in packages, is hard drive size; that's the reason why my information was so vague.

You get the console, a controller, all the wires, and a demo disk like the PS1 and PS2 recieved; and all PS3's will come with at LEAST 20GB HDDs (package 1).

Forum Soldier Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 352

no, that is not the only difference, you get the smaller hard drive size, no wi-fi, no hdmi and no memory cards/sticks.

(for proof of no hdmi, look at the outputs on the 20gb version compared to the 60gb)

will the demo disks be like the holiday 05 ones and corrupt a whole memory card?

Last.FM · Forum Sniper Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 696

dude, this sucks. You have to be 18+ to enter E3.

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(Earth rattles)

Man, and I live near LA too!
GOing to E3 has always been my dream.
Awesome.

since it hasn't been said yet, the PS3 controller will have some sort of Wii-esque motion sensor technology. A rip-off of the Wii-mote, I suppose, but Sony's never been known for innovation. Honestly, I don't care if its a rip-off. It's a good technology, and adds depth and FUN to many games. That's what its all about. They're copying a GOOD technology. If anything special gets kept exclusive, it gets less use.