PS4: We recap the best moments, from ‘Watch_Dogs’ to ‘Destiny’

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img src="http://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/original1.jpg?w=600" /><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The PS4 was unveiled last night — did you miss it? Don’t worry, we’ve got your recap. In an event that stretched on for hours, Sony showed off the Playstation 4 for the world to see, even if it didn’t show what the physical console itself looks like.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Amid Sony’s hype, bold promises and the claims of the PS4’s inevitable superiority were a number of game demos, conceptual trailers and more from both first- and third-party publishers. Look below for every clip you may have missed, or wish to re-watch, from last night’s event.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Killzone: Shadow Fall”</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sony’s premier first-person shooter, the fourth installment of “Killzone” follows in its predecessors’ footsteps, looking to be a continued spectacle of explosions, iron-sight gunplay and a seemingly never-ending stream of Helghast.</div><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xWKgGdTyQZc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="600"></iframe></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />“Watch_Dogs”</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ubisoft’s new IP stole the show during last year’s E3 conference, and it may have done the same for Sony’s PS4 reveal. On display was what Ubisoft claimed was an example of the emergent gameplay offered by its new open-world effort. “Watch_Dogs” is a confirmed PS4 launch title.</div><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EtBh4QzZKz4?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="600"></iframe></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />Quantic Dream’s tech demo</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></strong>Perhaps the most impressive display of the PS4′s graphical power, “Heavy Rain” developer Quantic Dream unveiled just a taste of the tech it’ll be using for future PS4 projects.</div><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MUMOHSL53L8?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="600"></iframe></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />“Deep Down”</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Capcom’s latest IP looks like a mix between its own “Dragon’s Dogma” and the “Dark Souls” series, serving as a fantasy-focused showcase for the company’s new engine, code-named “Panta Rhei.”</div><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VXAa5TCrUfM?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="600"></iframe></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />“Destiny”</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bungie, now a third-party developer after leaving Microsoft and the “Halo” franchise behind, confirmed Wednesday that not only will upcoming FPS “Destiny” be on the PS3 and the PS4 (on launch at that), but the game will feature exclusive Playstation content.</div><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6kJkiwDeWqQ?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="600"></iframe></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />“Infamous: Second Son”</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The third entry in Sucker Punch’s “Infamous” series, “Second Son” appears to take a break from series star Cole MacGrath in favor of a new protagonist, one with a decidedly more political focus.</div><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tHSeyPl--Fw?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="560"></iframe></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />“The Witness”</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The long-awaited successor to the indie darling platformer “Braid,” Jonathan Blow’s “The Witness” looks like a “Myst”-inspired next-gen offering, one that Blow promised would be a lean, mean puzzle-focused machine.</div><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Brd0F7rlXCI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="600"></iframe></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />“DriveClub”</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Instead of tantalizing racing fans with another installment in the “Gran Turismo” series, Sony revealed a new racing game with a focus on social integration.</div><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLol_ykYs3OQ65y4avMdbMk_k96z3lMt6W&hl=en_US" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="600"></iframe></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />“Knack”</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The very first game unveiled at Sony’s conference, “Knack” evokes the character-based titles like “Crash Bandicoot” and “Spyro” that helped fuel the first Playstation’s success.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLol_ykYs3OQ65y4avMdbMk_k96z3lMt6W&hl=en_US" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="600"></iframe></span><br />And finally, Sony unveiled a trailer for the PS4 itself:</div><span class="embed-youtube" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="368" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x7QhUL8NUK4?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" type="text/html" width="600"></iframe></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Weigh in on your own favorite moments, or your skepticism about Sony’s upcoming hardware and lineup of games, below.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">– Morgan Little</div></div>

Sony PS4 news PS4: We recap the best moments, from ‘Watch_Dogs’ to ‘Destiny’

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Sony PS4 event gets skewered in animated parody

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q0vcqayut0E?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Taiwanese animators Next Media Animation is taking the Sony PlayStation 4 event to task.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><ul class="arrows gray" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background-image: url(http://asset2.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/cbs/generic/genericSprite.png); background-position: -15px -911px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57570387/sony-announces-playstation-4-dual-shock-4-controller/" style="border: 0px; color: #b12124; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sony announces PlayStation 4, DualShock 4 controller</a></li><li style="background-image: url(http://asset2.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/cbs/generic/genericSprite.png); background-position: -15px -911px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57570518/ps4-wont-block-used-games-143-developers-on-board/" style="border: 0px; color: #b12124; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PS4 won't block used games, 143 developers on board</a></li></ul><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sony announced its next-generation video game console at a press event in New York City, but the PS4 itself was a no-show.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sony says that the PS4 features a PC-like body architecture, x86 CPU, enhanced PS GPU, 8 gigabytes of unified memory, local storage hard drive and an updated DualShock 4 controller.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The animation group created a video mocking the PS4 at Wednesday's press event. Sony treated members of the press to experience what using the next-generation console might feel like with live demonstrations, but did not actually show the video game console or hint at a price point.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #202022; font-family: Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Watch the video below. Parental discretion is advised for mild animated nudity and violence.</div><br /><br /></div>

Sony PS4 news Sony PS4 event gets skewered in animated parody

Taiwanese animators Next Media Animation is taking the Sony PlayStation 4 event to task. Sony announces PlayStation 4, DualShock 4 controlle...

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