The BBC is teasing that mystery Sony game
yet again. When BBC's Darren Waters
first described this mystery game, he noted that "we could be on the brink of a step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion." However, Waters was surprised that they did not show this game.
MAG was cool, yes, but it was not the game this BBC writer was teasing. "This was not the game I was referring to ... And so I still can't talk about it. Or even tell you what it's called."
We can confirm that Sony did show a game behind closed doors. Unfortunately, that's about all we know. Its identity will be secret until, at the very least, Leipzig Games Convention, happening next month. We can only expect big things if Waters can't stop talking about this mystery game, and if Sony is enforcing strict confidentiality about the game's details. What do you think it will be?
[Thanks, Jay!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Greeknasty @ Jul 21st 2008 10:04PM
is it sims?
Greeknasty @ Jul 21st 2008 10:06PM
reason i ask is because it looks like a kitchen sink..what other game has a kitchen sink besides gta?
ryan @ Jul 21st 2008 10:57PM
yup, i was just gonna post, that looks like the Kitchen from Heavy Rain, lol.
SSG @ Jul 21st 2008 11:19PM
"we could be on the brink of a step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion." -- has to be another 50 cent title, just has to
ps3 rules @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:57AM
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.
And there I'll leave it. Feel free to speculate on what I was shown. I cannot, of course, confirm or deny what it was....
erx3 @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:57AM
People, read the rest of the article and Darren's comments. Darren says it is NOT Heavy Rain.
The pic PS3fanboy posted has nothing to do with the mystery game.
Clueless....
Brian Spence @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:20AM
Guys, it ain't Heavy Rain, because that's already been shown and announced.
Oliver @ Jul 21st 2008 10:06PM
duke nukem forever
Iced_Eagle @ Jul 21st 2008 10:06PM
Why do I have a feeling this is just a next-gen Barbie Horse Adventures?
KatManD0 @ Jul 21st 2008 10:11PM
I think its Heavy Rain
Iain @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:08PM
Why is everyone saying this? Gamespot? It's not a screen shot. Besides, who gets there new from gamespot anyhow?
I like the idea of it being a new Team Ico project.
defpoet1790 @ Jul 21st 2008 10:11PM
heavy rain?
defpoet1790 @ Jul 21st 2008 10:12PM
yeah kitchen reminds me of the heavy rain tech demo
Dustin @ Jul 21st 2008 10:14PM
I bet it's heavy rain
Doug @ Jul 21st 2008 10:14PM
"we could be on the brink of a step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion."
it has to be Heavy Rain
wocyob @ Jul 21st 2008 10:16PM
could it be WarDevil?
thinkofmeasmra @ Jul 22nd 2008 9:19AM
hell no.... iunno why, maybe its just me, but that looks like a ps2 game that no one will buy...
mezzanine @ Jul 21st 2008 10:21PM
Heavy Rain maybe. That or a Viva Pinata port.
xIvSlowDeath420 @ Jul 21st 2008 10:22PM
Its Heavy Rain,Sony was showing it behind closed doors at E3.All the press is embargoed so if they saw it they're not allowed to say it.
Noshino @ Jul 21st 2008 10:22PM
Andrew, at least put it on the title that it isn't Heavy Rain because people don't seem to know how to read...
"16. At 8:50pm on 20 Jul 2008, darrenwaters wrote:
@ALL The game was NOT Heavy Rain. I promise you it is not that title."
Noshino @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:57AM
oh, and also Andrew, N'Gai did say that Sony was showing Heavy Rain behind closed doors
http://twitter.com/ncroal/statuses/861193056
http://twitter.com/ncroal/statuses/861228093
Daniel @ Jul 21st 2008 10:31PM
hmm, interesting...hope it IS a new game then.
Mike @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:56AM
Wait, so the guy posts about it in the flooded comments section on the source page instead of in the actual story, and you start ranting about how we can't read? Get a load of this ass hole.
Daniel @ Jul 21st 2008 10:22PM
Most likely Heavy Rain, but hopefully it's something brand new...
Only reason I don't think it's Heavy Rain is we've seen videos of that game, gotten SOME details on it, yet this guy says he CAN'T talk about it...so I can't see it being Heavy Rain.
Kelly P. @ Jul 21st 2008 10:27PM
Oh, please be the Uncharted sequel.
RPGJock @ Jul 21st 2008 10:27PM
Its Heavy Rain. Its been said all over the place, 1up and IGN. They are under strick NDA specifically about what they saw but most say its Heavy Rain and if liked Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit , you will love this game.
ps3 rules @ Jul 21st 2008 10:28PM
it's not heavy rain. its a new game but who knows only sony knows!
Kodros @ Jul 21st 2008 10:28PM
I don't understand why they would be so hush-hush about a game that is already known (Heavy Rain). It has to be something else.
HanzoTheRazor @ Jul 22nd 2008 6:36AM
Ahh, it's call suspense. We are all talking about a game now that no one even Knows about... brilliant!
stargateheaven @ Jul 22nd 2008 7:56AM
It's called good business. Have you not noticed other companies copy what's popular? If sony jusat suddenly come out with the game, and no one knew about it before, other people don't have time to copy.
geo2211 @ Jul 21st 2008 10:29PM
i know what game it is but wont tell you...........
it will be more epic than mag, gta4, r2, and mgs4 all together!!!!!!!!!!!
the best ps3 exclusive and best game ever created!!!!
will use full 50gb of memory and full power of ps3 will be unleashed for the first time
that is all that i will tell you
Game_playa @ Jul 21st 2008 10:30PM
He clearly says in oen of his replys that it is not Heavy Rain, besides he was shown something by London Studio and Heavy Rain is in France.
mike soto @ Jul 21st 2008 10:30PM
It is heavy rain compare the screenshot above to the sink shot on this link http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/adventure/heavyrain/images.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gsimage&tag=images;all
benny boy @ Jul 22nd 2008 6:20AM
The screenshot's nothing to do with the mystery game that the man saw. Why would the PS3Fanboy bloggers know what the sole BBC journalist was shown in London?
Anyways, he actually says it's not Heavy Rain in comment 16 on his article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/07/is_the_mystery_game_revealed.html#comment16
mike soto @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:01PM
Thanks benny, That just means we get 2 good games than!!!
ownage4dummys @ Jul 21st 2008 10:31PM
sdf
e.Missark @ Jul 21st 2008 10:34PM
Its probably Heavy Rain but with a different title.
ps3 rules @ Jul 21st 2008 10:35PM
http://www.n4g.com/ps3/NewsCom-172641.aspx?CT=1#Comments
read here for more info, ( IT IS NOT HEAVY RAIN )
e.Missark @ Jul 21st 2008 10:35PM
I've compared the pictures and that is without a doubt the kitchen from Heavy Rain.
halebound00 @ Jul 21st 2008 10:43PM
I don't think it's heavy rain for the exact reason some people are saying it is. Everyone keeps talking about the kitchen and the sink and blah blah blah, but if you remember correctly, the chick in the demo started out in a white room and the kitchen appeared as she was in front of a green screen. She was auditioning for a part. None of that had anything to do with the game itself....or at least that's what they said back then. Let's hope its something besides Heavy Rain, God knows we need more big titles.
ps3 rules @ Jul 21st 2008 10:44PM
I KNOW WHAT IT IS. its Getaway in Heavy Rain in Eight days!! ALL IN ONE ?
Andrew @ Jul 21st 2008 10:44PM
mike soto got it if that is indeed the pic from the game
Daniel @ Jul 21st 2008 10:44PM
LOL I dount Jet Moto would change the way we looking at gaming story telling...
Could be Syphon Filter though!
UziSuicide @ Jul 21st 2008 10:47PM
Tears Of Blood
Drake @ Jul 21st 2008 10:50PM
It's not heavy rain lol. Besides did anyone EVER say that that pic was from said game? they probably just took a pixelated pic they found. Or zoomed in on some old pic of some random games. IT WAS SHOWN BEHIND DOORS. So how would joystiq get a pic of it. And if it was Heavy Rain it wouldnt be a secret. It's pretty much a safe bet that its a new game.
samoon @ Jul 21st 2008 10:53PM
i think it could be that game where they showed in the tech demo at e3 2006 where the dude was like playing with the eye camera and the girls on screen were like listening to him, or its probably heavy rain which i am really intruged to see how its gonna work.
Myke @ Jul 23rd 2008 4:22PM
You're talking about EYEdenity...
I don't think its that. Who knows.... Oh yeah, Sony does. LOL!
defpoet1790 @ Jul 21st 2008 10:55PM
it is without a doubt the heavy rain kitchen compared with those pictures at gamespot.
ps3 rules @ Jul 21st 2008 10:58PM
It's not Heavy Rain, from the horses mouth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/...
SUNNYRIVERS @ Jul 21st 2008 10:55PM
Why insist that it is HEAVY RAIN. That game has been mentioned thousands of times. It was stated that they cannot discuss GAME DETAILS but Id rather be caught off guard completely. Sony needs to shake things up a bit.I appreciate what Sony has done. They changed the industry. But they shoudnt have changed their proven methods transitioning from the still productive PS2 to the just now catching up PS3. Sony shouldve ensured their continued dominance of the market THEN introduce the INNOVATION. Now its a struggle. I am sure it will pay off eventually but that remains to be seen. Sony isnt afraid to take chance but who doesnt like a sure thing.