Sony E3 2006 Press Conference - 1080p (BEST QUALITY EVER)

Riiiidge Racer. Sourced from two HDCAM's recording the source broadcast feed. Two minutes are missing in the middle, we're on the lookout for a tape that might have it.

(we'll add timestamps when the comments produce them - sorry we didn't do it ourselves but THERE ARE SO MANY TAPES)

[NoclipArchive]

our patrons got to watch this days before anyone else.
(and yea on the livestream it also took until 1:58 for them to swap to the camera!)

[PhilUP]

PS3: $600
PS5 Pro: $700

Its 2006 all over again

[ameyashetty]

Welcome back yall its that time of the decade again

[Bollard]

Nothing will beat live press conferences on a stage. RIP E3 😢

[FullMetalLuffy]

Giant enemy crabs, Ridge Racers, 599 US Dollars. You guys are heroes, may this majesty be archived and survive forever more

[KerbalRocketry]

as much as this was an absolute meme of a press conference at the time, it's amazing how much this is just a actual press conference aimed at people in the industry or interested in it rather than just a series of adverts for new games. E3 really dug it's own grave by becoming more of a show and less of a conference.

[TachikomaKURO]

1:48:09 Got word of the PS5 Pro retailing at USD $699 today, no disc drive... I got reminded of this conference... and it's price tag.

You know what they say: History repeating.

[darthgollumojg]

It’s surreal seeing this in such incredible quality. I remember watching this in probably sub 480p at the time. Thank you once again for the conservation and archiving you guys are doing.

[IonicHyperspace]

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro / Welcoming Kaz Hirai
2:45 - PS2 Hardware & Software Shipments
5:42 - PSP Hardware & Software Shipments
7:46 - PSP Titles to be Released (Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, World Tour Soccer 2, B-boy, Planetpsp, Ape Academy 2, LocoRoco, Gangs of London, Killzone: Liberation, and Talkman)
9:52 - Introduction to PSP “Greatest Hits”
11:14 - PSP Adds More Functionalities
12:41 - What PS fans think of PlayStation and the upcoming PS3
16:12 - PS3 “Key” Features and Benefits
18:06 - PlayStation Family Compatibility
18:51 - Blu-Ray Disc Specs
20:16 - PS3 Will Expand HD Market
21:15 - PS3 Worldwide Launch Announced
21:49 - PS3 Development Systems
23:02 - Welcoming Phil Harrison
24:05 - Phil brings Kazunori Yamauchi to the Stage
25:17 - Gran Turismo HD (Prototype)
38:53 - Phil Harrison Takes the Stage Again
39:21 - The Eye of Judgement Showcase
42:06 - Kaz Takes the Stage Again
42:22 - Online and Networking Strategy
43:55 - Basic Community Services
44:29 - E-Distribution for PSP
46:37 -
47:30 - Microtransactions to be added
48:20 - PlayStation Store Showcase
49:15 - SingStar Showcase
52:46 - Genji 2 (Genji: Days of the Blades)
53:12 - “Based on Famous Battles”
55:43 - “Giant Enemy Crab”
57:27 - Formula One 06 Demo
58:51 - Heavenly Sword Demo
1:02:34 - Lair E3 2006 Trailer
1:03:29 - The Getaway 3 (Cancelled) E3 2006 Teaser
1:04:26 - Afrika E3 2006 Teaser
1:05:47 - Everybody’s Golf 5 (Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds) E3 2006 Teaser
1:06:43 - Monster Kingdom (Folklore) E3 2006 Teaser
1:07:57 - Eight Days (Cancelled) E3 2006 Teaser Trailer
1:10:20 - Uncharted (First Ever Reveal) E3 2006
1:12:12 - Welcoming Ted Price
1:13:36 - Resistance: Fall of Man Demo
1:17:34 - Kaz Takes the Stage Again
1:17:56 - Third Party Lineups (Assassins Creed, Mobile Suit Gundam, Coded Arms: Assault Cancelled, Ridge Racer 7, Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway, Tekken 6, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 06, Virtual Tennis 3, Virtual Fighter 5, John Woo Presents: Stranglehold, Fatal Inertia, Bladestorm: The Hundread Year’s War, and Armored Core 4)
1:24:31 - Welcoming Larry Probst
1:25:37 - Kevin Wilkinson takes the stage
1:25:57 - NBA Live 07 Tech Demo PS2 vs PS3
1:27:47 - NBA Live 07 PS3 Showcase
1:29:39 - Missing Tiger Woods Presentation Warning
1:30:21 - EA Games Lineups (Madden NFL 07, NBA Live 07, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, Need For Speed: Carbon, Army of Two, and Medal of Honor: Airborne)
1:32:44 - Final Fantasy XIII E3 2006 Trailer
1:34:26 - Metal Gear Solid 4 E3 2006 Teaser
1:37:51 - Welcoming Ken Kutaragi
1:39:38 - PS3 Controller and it’s Features
1:43:32 - Warhawk Motion Controls Demo
1:46:40 - Kaz Takes the Stage Again
1:47:20 - PS3 Pricing Revealed
1:48:52 - PS3 Production Schedule
1:49:34 - Ending

[CwapPlatinum]

LEGENDARY MOMENTS

46:39 - RIIIDGE RACERRR
55:45 - Giant Enemy Crab
56:38 - WEAK POINT
1:10:44 - Uncharted
01:34:26 - MGS4 Trailer
01:48:27 - PS3 Prices

[zkdr]

"599 us dollars" plays in my head about once a month for some reason. Usually related to when something is ridiculously expensive. Thanks, Sony!

[novelezra]

Its so hard to explain to people nowadays how insanely cool this is. Most people werent even able to watch this LIVE! They had to watch it on Gametrailers in 480p! The idea of watching a conference live at this point was not even thought about so the very idea I can see this in HD all these years later is just mindblowing.

Everyone who has memories of this remember like a blurry memory and when you watched it on youtube it looked like a blurry memory.

So seeing this is like if someone showed you a HD recording of a memory you only vaguely remember.

It doesnt feel real, this entire 2 hours of footage was like a dream and this made it a reality and my brain cant handle it.

[fhkskalf]

This is horrificly awesome. It's like watching the best car crash ever.

[JimsMusicDungeon]

Finally, I can enjoy this conference (and the historically accurate battle with giant enemy crab) in HD! Bless you Noclip!

[JoshxDarnxIt]

This is insane. You even uploaded it in 4K so YouTube won't crush it with compression! I love you guys.

[GeekCritique]

The most schadenfreude I have ever experienced, now in full HD. Thank you. <3

[baiylee]

Just incredible, we've been stuck with the 480p feed for 17 years now. I cannot express how important this all is.

[megakarlach]

Here after PS5 Pro, that will cost $700 (around $780-800 if you also buy the disc drive)
while PS3 is $600 (60GB). 🤦

[nightowlseclipse]

Thank you NoClip so much, for archiving these rare gems of the video game history. You seriously contributed very much with this move for the preservation community.

[weighted_companion_cube]

Crazy that there was a lukewarm response after the end of the Uncharted trailer, which would go on to be one of the biggest and best franchises not only on PlayStation, but in gaming entirely.