The Games, Part 2
After the reveal of the aforementioned PS4 exclusives, mention was made of Sony's continuing relationships with third-party developers across the world, as all of the above companies were stated to be involvement in the development of future releases.
Capcom's Yoshinoro Ono then made an appearance to introduce one such release, Deep Down, a game that features swords, magic and dragons and seems comparable to Skyrim upon first impression. The previously mentioned 'Share' button was also brought up once more, as the ability for players to help each other out through the transfer of gear and such was demonstrated.
Square Enix were up next with what they claimed was merely a tech demo, though the presence of war, magic, monsters and what appeared to be a crystal suggested that this could be related to the upcoming Final Fantasy XV, which was formally announced. A female character (pictured) was prominent throughout the video - could she be the next FF protagonist?
French developer UbiSoft, known for Assassins Creed and Far Cry, amongst other titles, followed this with a detailed demonstration of Watch Dogs, a very interesting looking sandbox game. Featuring a main character who can hack technology and use it to his benefit in missions, the gameplay video introduced driving, shooting and chase elements, in which the protagonist was able to detect a criminal in his midst and pursue him, remotely activating bollards to halt the police and stopping a train to enable his escape in the aftermath. Blizzard briefly popped up next to announce a new partnership with Sony, which will eventually result in the release of Diablo III on the PS4 - somewhat anticlimactic, given that the game has already been out for a year on computers, before Activision took to the stage for the final demonstration of the night, introducing former Halo developers Bungie and their new 'shared world shooter', Destiny, with which they seek to turn the FPS genre on its head once again.