Sony GC Conference Roundup
With video! 160GB PS3, keypad, new PSP, Heavy Rain, LBP date, SingStar, EyePet.
What do you mean you missed it? Oh well, never mind. Sony had a press conference at Games Convention in Leipzig. We covered it live (including Ellie shouting MANILOW a lot). And there was a lot to cover! So, in case you missed any of it, here's a quick rundown with links through to all the key details.
- Tweaked PSP due out in October
Built-in microphone, improved screen.
(Watch the video on Eurogamer TV
) - PSP 3000 in black and silver
Smoother edges, better screen. - 160GB PS3, wireless keypad unveiled
Latter "could be used" for game controls. - PlayStation 3 Wireless Keypad photographs
Clips onto Sixaxis or DualShock 3.
(Watch the 160GB PS3
and Keypad video
on Eurogamer TV) - LittleBigPlanet release date
Not long to go. - Sony shows off Vidzone
Free streaming music videos.
(Watch the video on Eurogamer TV
) - Several new SingStar games revealed
Plus option to play PS2 songs on PS3. - EyePet revealed, due out in 2009
Draw toys and pet plays with them.
(Watch the video on Eurogamer TV
) - Sony unveils Quantic's Heavy Rain
A "dark thriller", due next year.
(Watch the video on Eurogamer TV
) - Buzz does brain training for PSP
Improve memory, observation, etc. - Savage Moon is tower defence title
Due out on PSN in November. - Sony conference MMO announcements video

The Agency, DC Universe Online and Free Realms.
Look out for more in-depth coverage on each subject as we drill down into Sony for the rest of the week. Which won't be as uncomfortable as it sounds.
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................................ wait a minute.
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I'll be back there tomorrow, not to buy it though (yet)
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She was just a hired gun doing her job
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I think this is becoming a habit among developers and manufacturers: split your announcement by developer region, so that you'll have announcements in each conference (E3 for US projects, GC for EU projects and TGS for Japan projects).