Does any of this matter. Didn't they alter the branding of previous console redesigns, like PSOne. People criticize every move Sony makes in good faith. First people were up in arms over their "stealing" of the Spiderman font, now everyone is mad that they change it. They are intentionally trying to make it look less intimidating and more user friendly to go along with the lower cost.

who the hell cares what genre it is? Why do people pidgeon hole games so much nowadays? Good games should exist in a class all their own.

no. You each need an over the shoulder view, so it wouldn't work on one full screen.

GTA4 has some great surround sound. You can really hear the cop car's sirens behind you.

The show is interesting sometimes, but it is kind of stupid and arbitrary, the way they compare warriors. Basically, they just look at what weapon does the best job hacking at a dummy. They don't spend any time comparing the tactics and skills of the warrior. Just the weapons. For example, how does a Spartan, who is trained to fight in tight formations as an army, fare while fighting solo?

how about Meryl? She idolized Snake and Foxhound, and has grown to be a good soldier. She is also just about entering the age that Snake was during MGS1. Since Raiden is getting his own game, and is basically super-powered, Meryl seems to be the most logical choice.

So, what are your hopes and expectations for this game? I want it to be like snake eater, and take advantage of the jungle setting with the camo and survival gameplay. The part where he's using the "sky hook" a la The Dark Knight seems to point toward a capture/recruitment mechanic similar to portable ops. I hope there is co-op, but only on an optional basis. If I want to do solo missions without friends, or (god forbid) AI teamates then I shoud have that ability.

The reason why people might be disappointed that MGS: PW is a PSP game is the limits of the hardware. Personally, I'd prefer that it were made using PS3 capabilities - graphics, dual analog sticks, HD picture, surround sound, etc. MGS: Portable Ops suffered in the control department from the lack of a second analog stick. The game that we do get for PS3 may be different genre altogether, and techically not a true Metal Gear game.

E3 seems disappointing as a whole. I doubt Sony will fare much better.

It looks sort of like a cross between the Octopus logo and Outer Haven logo. Remember how the Skull in the Act 2 loading screen was all cracked and looked sort of like a map. Like the Outer Heaven logo the skull is at an angle, and looks like it may have an eye patch over the right eye socket.