DC downloads and other interesting news for PS3

Was apparently posted accidentally on SOA's PR server which has since been taken down. Some good stuff here in my opinion.

SCEA Meeting Aug 5th Notes
Aug 6 2009 – DRAFT FOR COMMENTS

Objectives of Meeting
Dyer agreed to regular quarterly meetings with SOA

Sony PS3
SCEA reiterated plans to sell 13 million PS3s this year
Big announcement back half of year they can’t talk about (potentially price cut of PS3 to reach hardware goals)
SCEA commented on indexing between PS3 and 360 SKUs, should be around 2:1 to garner most favorable treatment.

Motion Controller
Spring 2010 launch (March in JP)
No bundle/pricing details yet, should come Sept 1
Plan on selling 4-5MM units WW
SCEA agreed to provide a list of Sega IP that would work well with the motion controller, Virtua Tennis was an example
Motion Controller support allows easy way to differentiate PS3 SKU
Other differentiation opportunities include PSP/PS3 interoperability – think of features that would make users want to buy both PS3 and PSP SKUs.

Alpha Protocol
Michael Foster, product evaluator, said AP felt barely RPG. Initial level too challenging for players. “Mass Effect felt more RPG.â€
Review notes sent to John Merlino a few weeks prior. After meeting Gerald mentioned AP is a high priority for his team.

Planet 51
Sell in of PS3 SKU – SCEA noted that other movie titles on PS3 had underperformed as well (inc. Transformers) this cycle.
Dyer suggests contacting Susan at Walmart and asking what she wants in the pack to sell this SKU (movie tix etc)
Other possibilities are Hybrid movie disc (BD 25 or 50 with Game and Movie on same disc).

Bayonetta
Collectors edition with Bayonetta Action Figure
Novo recommended launching PSN demo around Xmas based off a Jan 5th Ship date with 2-3 week run out to launch.
3-4 weeks is usually ideal demo timing with fresh content every week leading up to launch (trailers, insider video about PG heritage, video blogs).

Vancouver 2010
HOME, Olympic destination would garner a lot of positive attention from SCEA
Should be doing same with Bayonetta, Marvel etc. Easy to launch in all territories.
HOME merchandizing opportunities (clothes etc).

Sonic Racing
Open to DLC to differentiate PS3 SKU – not ratchet and clank but other characters
maybe characters from Rare or Fable universes

Yakuza
Could put Japanese games directly on PSN for download in a special Japanese Import section (pricing $9.99 to $39.99 for full game).
Might need to localize menus at least with subtitles.
SCEA interested in helping on MKTG side if they can have period of exclusivity.

AVP
Another great HOME candidate
AVP avatars
Hybrid BD disc with movie

Iron Man 2
Great candidate for HOME space – explore Tony Stark’s lab etc.
Should have one for Marvel in general.

PSU2
Could do bundle at GameStop with PSP 30-35K units on UMD, Go, or both.

Valkyria 1937
Could bundle with PSP as well.

Vanquish and Aliens: CM
Opportunity for PS3/PSP interoperability (see Eidos Batman, Army of Two, Assassin’s Creed for good examples).
If we offer that SCEA would be really interested in having us at their booth next E3.

Thor
SCEA would like a look at the code soon.

Sonic Anniversary
Could put out collectors edition with all old sonic games on one BD disc.
“Best of Sonic†for around $99.
SCEA would love PSN exclusive power ups/different game modes (like Castlevania’s flip it over/backwards)

PS2 emulator for PS3 (confidential)
SCEA wants to sell all PS2 titles on PSN (GTA Vice City/Sonic/etc)
For co Marketing money show PS3 controller on TV ads – similar to EA Madden Spots, NCAA, etc…

London Olympics
Perfect opportunity for Motion Controller integration.

DC Digital Titles
If we provide a list of DC titles SCEA will let us know which ones they’re interested in having exclusively.
If we give them a long period of exclusivity they’ll give us more marketing support.

PSP Titles
For SKU differentiation it’s best to offer features that are slightly different from PS3 version.
Titles that are coming up on PSP are Assassin’s Creed II, GTA China Wars, Resident Evil, Little Big Planet – all massive franchises.
SCEA has a specific PSP deck which they can send up with their hardware director for a chat.

 

mmh i wouldn't bet on this... too much $$$ on selling the old hardware

 

What do you mean? They could just use the emulator for selling you PS2 titles on PSN, not for letting you put a PS2 disc you bought in and playing that. They'll find some way to stick it to you.

 

Yeah but sony might be making more profit in selling PS2 consoles then they would from selling the games on PSN. Allowing the games to be sold on PSN would hurt console sales.

 

Does not computer. Rare and Fable are more closely linked to the XBOX side of the universe.

also, I agree with MottZilla. I m sure Sony is just giving the masses that special line between port and remake as Nintendo did with Prime trilogy and God Of War will be doing soon.

I m sure Sony would like to sell Ico to you twice or thrice, no doubt.

I only see proper PS2 disc support being available for good customer relations - bet most people won't wonder/ notice it anyway because they're thick and they represent the population.

 

Of course they don't. There's no manufacturing cost of a download. The first copy costs the exact same to make as the millionth.

 

If they are making a decent profit on the ps2 console sales and game sales theres no reason to start digital distribution and hurt both channels until they see that there is more profit to be made in digital distribution.

 

people who own a PS2 do not use the PSN, there's no overlap, especially when titles have been long out of print and their main movement is in the second-hand market. Sony doesn't get a cut of the second-hand market so i don't see why they wouldn't release titles in such an easy and accessible manner. I m game if the emulator supports discs as well, I own a few.

 

Downloads of old PS2 games are for the most part free money. PS2 sales, even if there was a decent profit, takes far more resources and has limits. Downloads are virtually unlimited. It is a massive win for Sony if they get a highly accurate PS2 emulator working.

 

i would love them to release the games with added network capabilities...

 

Am i the only that got interested on this?!?!


DC Digital Titles
If we provide a list of DC titles SCEA will let us know which ones they’re interested in having exclusively.
If we give them a long period of exclusivity they’ll give us more marketing support.

Sega, bring me some Daytona USA love!

 

I want a port of the REAL Sega Rally 2...

 

what do us 360 owners get?

You know the real gamers....

 

And i want a REAL port of the Daytona USA arcade, including multiplayer. Still, the DC downloads, if priced correctly, would be good as well.

 

m2 emulator is your friend

 

Google image search of "gamer"

 

Is that a picture of GodofHardcore?

 

If that was not true, why would such a picture within such a search string?

 

I got this

 

Hmm if I type in Godofhardcore gamer I get this... GoH not telling us something?

http://media.photobucket.com/image/godofhardcore%20gamer/0304james/midget.jpg

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