Revisiting Sony's Notorious PS3 Reveal | Retrohistories

The story of Sony's much-maligned E3 2006 keynote. How a series of well-intentioned decisions took them from first to third place, and how they turned their fortunes around.

The first of three pilots for new series on the channel. Let me know if you'd like to see more eps of Keynote Revote!

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Thanks to Raxby for correcting my awful Dutch pronunciation.

Music:

Featuring music by Josh Woodward: "River Went Dry", "Insomnia", "I Want To Destroy Something Beautiful", "Inertia"
Released under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Free downloads: http://joshwoodward.com/

Introductory song: 'How To Kill Your Brand' by Doc Adams for Gamercast Network.

Footage:

Sony E3 2006 footage from Giant Bomb's Game Tapes Raw:
   • Game Tapes Raw: Sony E3 2006 Press Co...  

Sony 1995
PlayStation Museum
   • PlayStation History: 1995 E3 Keynote ...  

Sony 2005
ThoseOtherGuys PT
   • Sony Press Conference - E3 2005  

Sony 2013
PlayStation
   • PlayStation E3 Press Conference 2013  

Sony 2011
subtenko
   • E3 2011 Jack Tretton vs. Kaz Hirai......  

Sony and Nintendo 1995
Anthony Parisi
   • E3 1995  

Nintendo 2005
CARSLOCK
   • Nintendo E3 2005 Press Conference  

Nintendo 2006
CARSLOCK
   • Nintendo E3 2006 Press Conference  

Microsoft 2018
GameSpot
   • FULL Microsoft Xbox E3 2018 Press Con...  

Gamescom 2009
TheGamersDomain
   • PlayStation 3 Slim Debut  

Playstation Day 2008
MenudaConsola
   • PlayStation Day 2008 - Introduction K...  

Xbox 360 Zero Hour
GNJF
   • Xbox 360 Launch Zero Hour  

E3 2006 footage
PlanetQuake4.net

Eurogamer EGX
Maged Edward
   • Phil Harrison's - Xbox One Presentati...  

Game Developers Choice Awards
GameSpot
   • Game Developers Choice Awards 2014  

Evolution of PlayStation
PlayStation
   • Evolution of PlayStation: PlayStation 2  

Sony's Embarrassing E3 2006 Press Conference
by Matt Cox
   • Видео  

G4 E3 06 Live
thexplay vault
   • G4 - E3 06 Live! Day 1  

Boomerang controller footage
Brad Lynch
   • E3 2005 - Sony - PlayStation 3 Reveal...  

Wii U trailer
IGN
   • Nintendo Wii U Trailer (E3 2011)  

LittleBigPlanet 2 Trailer
PlayStation
   • LittleBigPlanet 2 Cross Controller Tr...  

God of War 3 Bonus Footage
ZybakTV
   • Видео  

Newell Interview
Darren VanBuren
   • Gabe Newell rants about development o...  

RDR PS3/360 Comparison
Digital Foundry
   • Red Dead Redemption: Xbox 360 vs PS3 ...  

PS3 Cell ad
matt9339
   • The ps3 cell processor  

Uncharted footage
JarvisDavisGamingHD
   • Uncharted Drake's Fortune - PS3 Demo ...  

The Last of Us footage
Gamer's Little Playground
   • THE LAST OF US All Cutscenes (PS3) Fu...  

Sony Production Line
bahaa monier
   • Видео  

Jack Tretton interview
IGN
   • Former PlayStation Boss Jack Tretton ...  

Peter Moore interview
IGN
   • 3 Xbox Bosses Share Secrets of the Co...  

Xbox 360 Launch
Sean-Edward Pascual
   • XBOX 360 launch  

Kaz Hirai interview
CNBC
   • Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai Introduces New P...  

NPR Marketplace Report
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...

NPR Kutaragi Leaves Sony
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...

Kutaragi Ice Bucket Challenge
Solaris PLAYS
   • Ken Kutaragi [Playstation creator] an...  

Kaz Hirai Ice Bucket Challenge
Sony
   • Kaz Hirai ALS Ice Bucket Challenge  

Other Sources:

The legacy of PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi, in 24 stories
https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/26/18...

Marketplace Report: Sony's PlayStation Challenge
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...

Video Game Pioneer Kutaragi Leaves Sony
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...