Continuing with my mass E3 coverage is the Sony Press Conference and I was determined to see it in full. With pen this time in hand, speakers in optimal position and anger at sudden loss of work over, I was ready. Sony are usually very tardy with their arrivals and this year's conference was no exception. 5 minutes late they began with an ace montage of PS3 hits before Sony of America Jack Tretton came on. He is a much more likable man than Reggie ever was. He boasted that this was THE year of the PS3 (even though they and the critics said the exact same thing last year) and proceded to give us a history lesson on the Playstation year so far. How Blu-Ray beat HDVDVD (in a war more pointless than the console one), How MGS4 heart Blu-Ray and how people buy the PS3 as a multimedia system aswell as a gaming one. Then he said there would be some exclusive games available? JESUS H CHRIST, BATMAN!

So up came Resistance 2 and let me be one of the few to say, it'll kick ass! The demo was sweet and reminds me of Cloverfield. This will rock! We knew Little Big Planet would make a showing but I didn't expect it like this. The game was demoed by covering more of the presentation! So we got to know sales and revenue were rising, whilst watching Sack Boy run across the screen. Some of the more noteworthy news, Latin America will finally get PS3's. I never knew they never had them, but good for them. Also, Platinum (or Greatest Hits for American readers) is back. For $29.99 you get a load of alright games that every one already owns. Little Big Planet looks just as great as usual, mind. It also got a standing ovation. Finally in this section, BUZZ! PSP was announced. It could work.

So we move on to the PSN. It now has 10 million users and had 180 million downloads since it's inception. Why do I say this? Your guess is as good as mine. But even bigger news was about the new Ratchet game. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest For Booty will be a PSN download exclusive. It will be episodic and is currently $15. Not a whole lot new by the looks of it, but it's Ratchet so it will be awesome. Then we got a montage about upcoming PSN games that didn't really interest me. Except Flower. I know nothing about it but it looks beautiful. Infact, all of the way through I was thinking of Team America and, "Montage". But then came, GT TV. With: TOP GEAR! POLYPHONY CREATED CONTENT! HD! PPV! WHO GIVES A DAMN? I DO! It's only on GT5 Prologue and is out August 1st.

Speaking of films, the PSN store has a new feature. You can buy or rent films. It has every good distribution company under the sun, in HD or SD and you can also get TV episodes. You can transfer these films onto the PSP as well. It may be a bit pricy but the groundwork is definately there. Best of all: IT'S AVAILABLE NOW (in the US)! Also coming, Home. Yes, it still exists. Yes, open beta is still a while off but my god, does it look good.

Next up, PSP. Sales have now hit 13 million and what good have they got coming? Erm... a new bundle and Resistance: Retribution. Yeah... Mind you, Resistance seems alright. Doing a Killzone: Liberation and moving 3rd Person means it could be well suited for the PSP. And that's it. Patapon and LocoRoco may be getting sequels, but that hardly sets my world on fire.

So we come back to the PS3. The line-up for the rest of the year looks great. Fallout 3, Prince of Persia, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, SOCOM: Confrontation, The Agency, Quantum Of Solace, Soul Calibur IV, Ghostbusters, Killzone 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Resident Evil 5 and Mirror's Edge. But then Sony sucker-punched us four times. First with the announcement of DC Universe Online. Created with aiding by Jim Lee (whose a cool guy) this MMORPG by Sony Online Entertainment involves you creating your own Hero or Villan from scratch and battle alongside your favourite supermen or women. It looks good.

Next (in order of anticipation) was InFamous. It is simply a superhero origin story. You get the chance to save the city or help finish it off. This is by Sucker Punch; the guys who did Sly Cooper series which I am a huge fan of, and there is just as much contrast here as when Insomniac went from Ratchet to Resistance. But it looks awesome. Then, the big one (or so we thought). Jack Tretton finally made it official. God Of War III is coming to the PS3! Scribbled on my notes are repeatedly: YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! No gameplay. Just a short teaser but it still looks awesome! It's out next year.

Finally. This is the big one. I have seen the future of on-line gaming. It has 256 players at any one time in a single game. No AI bots. They will be split into 8 man squads and be strengthend as characters. There will be faction based gameplay and it's being developed by Zipper Interactive. It is called MAG (Massive Action Game) and it's due out next year.

And with that, it was official. 2008 will be the year of the PS3. But my only concern is, what about the years beyond? Games

Announced/Demoed: Resistance 2, Little Big Planet, BUZZ! PSP, Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest For Booty, Crash Commando, Fat Princess, Pixel Junk, Pain: Amusment, Flower, SIREN: Blood Curse, Ragdoll Kung-Fu, GT TV, Home, Resistance: Retribution, Patapon 2, LocoRoco 2, DC Universe Online, InFamous, God Of War III, MAG (Massive Action Game)