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E3 Preview: Sony Shows their Cards Early, Microsoft Stays Silent

Some big news items have come up recently related to Sony and announcements that are going to be made by them at their E3 press conference.  By far the biggest on so far is the information about the PSP-4000 or PSP2 that is surfacing.  According to sources, it is going to be debuted at E3 and is slated for release in December of this calendar year.  This is big news for Sony as a company, because they are the only company successfully competing with three separate consoles on the market at the same time.

Besides the PSP2 news, there have also been new talks about God of War 3 gameplay demos, as well as the same coming from the upcoming title M.A.G.  It seems like they are showing all of their cards early, in order to try to ride a wave of hype heading into E3 this summer.   While this is just the opposite approach than what Microsoft is doing.  They are…. Silent.

Just like last year, heading into the conference they mentioned no specifics, but just slated that they would be unveiling “big things”.  This was an understatement if anything, as the FFXIII bombshell was one of the biggest announcements in all of gaming history.  I wouldn’t be surprised to see something close to this level of magnitude or importance.  Maybe even FFXIII going multi-platform in Japan?  There are rumors swirling as to what Microsoft is going to announce.  The only thing that everyone can be sure of is: It’s bound to be more interesting than Nintendo’s press conference last year.