E3 to go without any official Sony presence for second year in a row
Sony has announced that it will not be participating in this year's E3 despite the fact that they are launching their next-generation console this year. The company said E3's vision does not fit the goals that it has for 2020. Sony, however, aspires to participate in many of consumer events all over the world.
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Major PS5 news to be revealed at the Sony conference
Sony is planning to reveal more details regarding the PS5's hardware during a special broadcast event that will take place on the 18th of March. This will be their first event that will be entirely dedicated to their next-generation console. This event is happening just days after Microsoft revealed the full specs for their new Xbox Series X.
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E3 2020 canceled amid coronavirus outbreak
The largest annual gaming conference in the US, E3 2020, which last year attracted a crowd of more than 60,000 people and since 1995 has been the main event for most developers to launch flagship games and showcase the new technology, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers Entertainment Software Association have stated they are looking into ways to host the event online.
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The Final Fantasy 7 remake opening cinematic has been leaked
It has now been confirmed that Square Enix is working on a Final Fantasy 7 remake as the opening cinematic to the game has been leaked onto Youtube. The cinematic is a frame by frame reproduction of the original but with significantly better animation and effects. Square Enix has not commented on the leak as of yet.
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Details leaked for PS5 and Xbox Series X graphics
Graphics processing details have reportedly been leaked for Sony's new PS5 and Microsoft's new Xbox Series X family of consoles, with the new Xbox reportedly containing a graphics processor miles ahead of old consoles, capable of up to 12 teraflops. The new PS5's GPU will reportedly be capable of 9.2 teraflops and will operate on GDDR6 memory.
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