Sony's secret game of 2009

by Darren Lee Taylor - 2008/02/25 4:05am

As GDC 2008 came to a close, one BBC reporter was given the chance to see an exclusive Sony trailer for a game not due out until 2009, so exclusive in fact, that even Phil Harrison was unsure whether to acknowledge the games existence or not...

BBC News reporter Darren Warters was recently shown several exclusive Sony titles at a behind-closed doors event in San Fransisco. The titles on show were a culmination of secret titles in production, and several games that we already know about through word of mouth or from official confirmation. Amongst some of those titles, Darren was able to get a very early impression on three of the best looking games that Sony is very busy beavering away at for a late 2008 release. Two of these had already been confirmed by Sony, the final exclusive footage, secretly shown to Darren behind closed doors, under a none discussion agreement, was a title so far in advance, so amazingly detailed that he was unsure of whether it was a Playstation 3 game he was being shown at all.

Darren Warters revealed that 'In fact, the game is such a secret that when I mentioned the game to Phil Harrison last week he was unsure at first whether even to admit the title existed. When I explained I had been shown it under strict Non Disclosure Agreement terms he looked relieved.

I don't mean to be a tease - all I can say is that I was left speechless. If the footage I was shown truly is "in game", as told to me by the Sony PR people, then we could be on the brink of a step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion'.

Darren also got to see actual gameplay footage of Motorstorm 2, which is due out in time for Christmas and moves the action away from the desert locale of the original. Gamers will be able to race around a lush island environment, full of interactive vegetation.

The game will feature four-player split-screen action, righting one of the obvious failings of the first game.

The title is some months away from completion but the game's engine looked rock solid and the graphics were as impressive as one would expect from one of the best-looking racing franchises.

He then also got to take a peek at the highly anticipated Resistance 2; 'I was shown only a trailer but it's clear that developers Insomniac want to make a statement. Online the game will host 60 players simultaneously. It screams epic and tellingly it concludes with the line: "You haven't seen what we are truly capable of."

So there you go, even top BBC reporters know more about what Sony have planned for the next two years before the actual games industry itself. Obviously the title on dispay for 2009 is a long long way off yet, however tongues will start wagging for that all important Sony product that their burrowing engineers are busily developing as we speak. Its an exciting time to be a Playstation gamer, so keep your eyes pointed at PSB for all of the latest breaking news.

Y2DAZZ: Damn nice, I wonder if we will see the the trailer for the secret game at TGS.