Trailer Watch: Sony Playstation Press Conference @ E3 2013

Sony turned into Ivan Drago last night and sadly the Xbox One looked an awful lot like Apollo Creed when they were done.  It was a death blow of epic proportions that has laid waste to Microsoft’s reasonably impressive outing earlier in the day.  What happened in Los Angeles last night was a corporate assassination that previously would have been expected of the victim rather than the aggressor.

The Xbox One hit’s shelves for £429 in November! The Playstation 4 hits shelves for £349 in time for ‘Holiday Season’ (in other words, November)

Nintendo also pictured as the referee

The Xbox One has the second most strict DRM of any games platform in history (Steam takes that prize) and the strictest there has ever been for a console.  The Playstation 4 is DRM free.

The Xbox One requires an internet connection and must be connected every 24 hours in order to work.  The Playstation 4 doesn’t need to be connected to the internet ever.

After Jack Tretton’s admittedly and deservedly smug performance last night it seems that the only thing the Xbox One has over the Playstation 4 is the fact that Kinect is massively technically superior to the move. I mean seriously just watch this clip.

Every single sentence that leaves his mouth is met by an ovation and each ovation is a nail in the coffin of the Xbox One.  At one point he even takes a direct shot at the Xbox One’s DRM policy and that was that.  The fatal blow.  The fatal blow for a console that is still five months away from our shelves.  It’s not like the exclusives are that spectacular.

Kingdom Hearts 3? Nope – I never got into the series but I feel like I should have.

Final Fantasy XV? Nope – Unless it’s a good game like they used to be count me out.

Killzone? Nope – makes Gears of War look like Victor Hugo.

Elder Scrolls Online? Nope – I’ll take the PC version 100% of the time thanks.

Honestly, I think that the Xbox has a huge lead in terms of exclusive titles but, ultimately, it’s meaningless.  At £70 cheaper, with a much more gamer-friendly DRM platform Sony have killed the Xbox One, at least until Microsoft can get their shit together, which knowing them they probably won’t .  The odd numbered console curse seems to have struck again.

Farewell Xbox One and rest in piece, we may never know you.