Looks like I'm gonna be getting a PS4, maybe not on release but after I can walk into a store and get one without fighting a mob
The Final Fantasy previews were exciting but nothing really super new. I am excited for FF15 but they announced it ages ago already. I'm happy Kingdom Hearts is coming back, its a fun game my girlfriend and I can play together.
What I found the most interesting is the sharp reversal of roles this year. Sony had a bad run with the PS3 because they were arrogant, not listening to consumers and just generally not doing such a great job. There was a lot of talk at one point about if they could even make a PS4 given their financial woes.
Microsoft was seen as the team that was bringing gaming back to the crowds, listening, offering a good experience with xbox live (although that got worse over time)
It seems that Microsoft are in it for the money this time, they want to spy on people, the price is higher (for weaker hardware) and it's very focused around entertainment outside of gaming it seems.
You can tell that Sony has listened to the internet, the way they presented the no DRM stuff, no internet connection needed. etc They were smug but they listened. They were almost bragging on stage, "yeah we listened for once" and look at the reception they got. They listened to the consumers, which they hadn't been doing, and everything just instantly turned around for them.
It's weird to me how companies don't understand that listening to consumers will generate better results. I guess Microsoft is trying to use the Apple mindset but Apple isn't doing as well as it used too anymore because competitors came out offering what consumers want, not what a business tells them what they want. The tech business world is in such a strange place these days, lots of companies are changing their ways.
