All you game freaks and gadget geeks out there likely know that this week is E3, the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo being held at the LA Convention Center. The NYTimes has dispatched their resident game journo Seth Schiesel to blog from the event. Big media blogging. Remember the bad ol’ days when it just used to be called reporting?
Here’s how Seth distilled last night’s pre-game show at the Sony film lot:
1. There will be more playable PS3 games at the show than were expected by many people, myself included.
2. Nintendo clearly spooked Sony when it showed off the “gyroscopic” Wii controller at the Tokyo Game Show last year.
3. The PlayStation 3 is an incredibly powerful and capable machine, enabling fantastic graphics and rich gameplay.
4. Unless you have a fabulous connection with a major retailer, you will almost surely not be able to find a PS3 this coming holiday season.
5. If you somehow do find one for sale, you probably won’t be able to afford it, or won’t want to.
He unpacks these further at the New York Times… er… blog, ya know, right next to the ABC News podcast and the Universal Studios MySpace page.
To keep track of the E3 goings on directly, check out the E3 Insider site. Gamers may also find this is a good week to subscribe to the GameTrailers.com podcasts to get trailers, game designer interviews, and platform-specific “spotlights.”
[BTW: The image above is from Gran Turismo for the PS 3]