![]() On the show floor, Konami yet again had a Metal Gear Solid presentation, this time for the PS3 title touted as being the final chapter in the franchise. Nintendo also debuted the irrelevant third iteration of the Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Micro. They showed no controllers and spoke of not many details other than that it would be possible to download games directly to the system. Nintendo, not to be completely outdone, revealed a mocked up model of what they called the Revolution. Sony also wowed the crowd with presentations of Motorstorm, Heavenly Sword, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, and a quick Final Fantasy VII demo that had all the fanboys salivating for a true remake. Was it real or was it pre-rendered? No one knew for sure, but it definitely got people buzzing about the PlayStation 3. This would become the most debated subject of the show. Most notably was the presentation of Killzone 2 at the press conference. Sony revealed the PlayStation 3 to much fanfare. While third party developers seemed to still be focused on the original Xbox, it was becoming quickly apparent that Microsoft was moving on. ![]() The presentations included the likes of Gears of War, Perfect Dark Zero, Project Gotham Racing 3, and a pair of RPG's from Mistwalker, the new company created by Hironobu Sakaguchi. Only a few titles were actually shown in playable form on the show floor, but a slew of games were previewed during the press conference. Microsoft had jumped the gun on everyone by announcing that the Xbox 360 would be released later that year, just four years after the original Xbox's debut. E3 2005 was all about the next generation.
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