All the News, Trailers, and Gameplay from the Sony Conference
Sony's E3 2017 press conference was packed with brand new trailers for games we've been expecting, like God of War, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Days Gone, and Spider-Man, and a few that took us by surprise, including a gorgeous looking Shadow of the Colossus remake. Even before the actual press conference, Sony had a lot to announce during its pre-show: Knack 2, a new game from the studio behind Until Dawn, Undertale heading to PS4 and PS Vita, and more.
Continue reading for details on the aforementioned announcements and everything else from Sony's E3 2017 press conference, including news, trailers, and gameplay reveals.
A lot of news came out of Sony's pre-show ahead of its press conference, including:
Crackdown 3: All Gameplay, News, Trailers
Microsoft first announced Crackdown 3 during its presentation at E3 2014. Players can finally expect to get their hands on the game when it launches on Xbox One and PC November 7, 2017.
Crackdown games are open-world action adventures that put you in the shoes of a super cop who has to re-take a city from well-armed enemies. Microsoft promises Crackdown 3 will be the most impressive installment yet.
As expected, Microsoft devoted a portion of its E3 2017 presentation to Crackdown 3. The centerpiece of the coverage was a trailer that features an exuberant Terry Crews along with a bunch of gameplay.
Also announced was the game's official release date: November 7, 2017. It's probably no coincidence that November 7 is also the day Xbox One X launches.
Destiny 2 to Be Released Earlier on Consoles
Destiny 2 will now be released on September 6 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as opposed to its originally announced September 8 release date. It's available for preorder now.
Revealed during an E3 2017 PlayStation conference trailer, Bungie's Luke Smith confirmed that the new release date applies to a new release for the game on both PS4 and Xbox One. The PC version of Destiny 2 will be launched on October 24.
The game's beta will begin on PS4 on July 18 at 10 a.m PT, while those who preordered Destiny 2 on Xbox One can begin playing the beta on July 19 at 10 a.m. PT. The beta than opens up to all PS4 and Xbox One players on July 21 at 10 a.m. PT and will end on July 23 at 9 p.m. PT. The PC beta will begin sometime in August, with specific details to be released in the future.
Destiny 2 PS4-Exclusive Content Detailed
Destiny 2's exclusive content was revealed at Sony's E3 press conference tonight. Destiny 2 on PlayStation 4 will have:
- Lake of Shadows: an exclusive strike
- City Apex: an exclusive ship
- Weapon Borealis: an exclusive exotic weapon
- Retribution: an exclusive PVP map
Destiny players on PS4 have enjoyed exclusive content in the past, but these drops have been timed exclusives, eventually becoming available on Xbox One. The above will be available exclusively on PS4 until at least Fall 2018.
Destiny 2 was recently revealed by developer Bungie on May 19th. You can take a look at the first footage from its campaign above. And don't forget to follow our E3 2017 hub for all the news, trailers, and previews from the conference.
Spider-Man PS4 Coming in 2018
Insomniac Games' Spider-Man PS4 game, seemingly simply called Marvel Spider-Man, will be released in 2018, and will feature Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales as well as Peter Parker. It's available for preorder now.
An extended gameplay trailer and an extra end-of-show tease at Sony's E3 press conference showed off some of Spider-Man's abilities, takedowns and (most importantly) wisecracks.
The demo also showed that Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin will be a character, as well as a gang called the Demons, led by Mister Negative, Martin Li. A character called Capt. Watanabe also appears to be the character currently known as Wraith in Marvel's comics.
God of War PS4 Coming in 2018
God of War for PS4 will be released in early 2018, Sony confirmed during its E3 2017 press conference.
An extended trailer and gameplay montage balanced an emphasis on Kratos' journey with his son Atreus along with a showcase of the hack-and-slash combat the God of War franchise is known for. It's available for preorder now.
Sony first revealed the new God of War at its last E3 press conference, revealing the game's introduction of Norse mythology. The game's debut trailer also included secrets fans discovered shortly after its reveal. Fans also discovered the name of Kratos' son featured in the trailer via an MP3 file.
4 New PlayStation VR Games Announced
Sony wasted no time showing off new games for PlayStation VR, giving us a glimpse at a slew of new titles early in its conference.
StarChild, a sci-fi game set in a futuristic robotic world was revealed, as well as a new VR experience from Until Dawn developer Supermassive games.
Sony also showed off Bravo Team, a new VR first-person shooter, and Moss, a cute game that looks like Edward Little set in a medieval fantasy world.
In addition to the 4 original games, new VR games attached to existing properties were announced: Skyrim is coming to PSVR, as is a new Final Fantasy 15 fishing game called Monster of the Deep.
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite Gets New Characters
A story demo for Marvel vs Capcom Infinite is available for download today.
The news was announced during Sony's E3 2017 PlayStation press conference. A new story trailer for the upcoming fighter was shown, during which several new characters were revealed, including Thanos, Gamora, Nova and Black Panther, as well as Zero from Mega Man X and Dante from Devil May Cry.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will be released on September 19 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. For our thoughts on the fourth entry in Capcom's mash-up fighting game franchise, read IGN's Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite hands-on impressions. It's available for preorder now.
Final Fantasy XV Fishing VR Experience Announced
Final Fantasy XV's PSVR experience, Monster of the Deep, is coming this September, Sony announced at its E3 press conference.
The trailer showed an intense first-person fishing experience that featured various creatures. Sony announced a Final Fantasy XV VR experience last year, but that version featured first-person combat with players as Prompto.
For all the announcements from Sony's conference and more, visit IGN's E3 2017 event hub.
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Skyrim VR Announced for PSVR
During PlayStation's E3 2017 press conference, a new trailer revealed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR, coming to PlayStation VR.
Skyrim VR is coming to PSVR in November 2017 and is one of several VR projects coming from Bethesda franchises. Yesterday, Bethesda announced Doom VFR and offered Fallout 4 VR details at the company's press conference. Bethesda first revealed these latter two VR games at E3 2016, and showed off Doom VR again at QuakeCon 2016. For every announcement from Bethesda and the rest of E3, visit IGN's E3 2017 event hub.