The first PlayStation Experience was just announced a couple of months ago, but this show — a rare December gaming event in Las Vegas — didn’t suffer from attendance. Both the long line leading to the keynote and signature-covered community wall in the main hall proved that the developer/publisher and all its third-party partners has the draw to make this gathering an annual event. Like with the Electronic Entertainment Expo, PAX, and Gamescom, many fans gravitated to upcoming games — such Drawn To Death and Dying Light — but we still saw a lot of interest in recent releases, even the flawed Assassin’s Creed: Unity.

This GamesBeat-exclusive gallery offers a glimpse of what attendees saw and played at the Sands Expo.

PlayStation 4 has a massive holiday.
Jake the Dog from Adventure Time.
The community wall fills with signatures on the first day of the PlayStation Experience.
Aksys Games fans playing play the fighting game Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-.
The Bloodborne panel, which director Hidetaka Miyazaki hosted, drew a crowd.
Apotheon by Alientrap. Indies grabbed the spotlight at the PlayStation Experience.
Grim Fandango Remastered represents at Double Fine’s booth.
And more people scribble their signatures on the community wall. It was a popular spot.
A PlayStation Experience attendee plays Amplitude on Expert difficulty.
Anticipation for Bloodborne warranted a booth separate from the rest of Sony’s first-party offerings.
More signatures on the community wall.
David Jaffe [seated right] and his team conducted focus groups for all attendees who played Drawn To Death.
Battlefield: Hardline’s highway billboard.
PlayStation Experience attendees could hold two weapons from Bloodborne.
PlayStation Experience attendees playing Battlefield: Hardline.
Sound meets sight in the Hohokum Live Music Jam featuring Ghostly International’s Michna.
Hohokum vinyl soundtrack was for sale at the PlayStation Experience store.
EA Sports’ PlayStation Experience booth.
Two attendees play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, one of the other indie games at the show.
A sports bar-themed booth showcased MLB 15: The Show and served beer as well.
An attendee takes in the virtual sights in the Morpheus VR headset, Sony’s competitor for the Oculus Rift.
The Phantom Poncho from Secret Ponchos. That’s some sombrero.
The Shovel Knight booth saw considerable foot traffic.
At the entrance of The Order: 1886 booth.
The line to get into the PlayStation Experience keynote address was pretty long.
The pilot from Galak-Z and the dad from Octodad — it’s gotta be the oddest teamups in game history.
Sony Computer Entertainment’s main booth
Sony collectables at the PlayStation Store.
The statue from The Order: 1886 Premium Edition.
From the reception fans gave the PlayStation Experience keynote, this long line was worth waiting in.
Some of this game-themed clothing was only available at the event. Exclusive games get exclusive clothes!
Maybe Square Enix will announce Final Fantasy VII for PS4 again.
Does that carpet look … familiar?
Bandai Namco’s PlayStaiton Experience booth featured the King of the Monsters.
Yoshinori Ono formally unveils Street Fighter V.
Warner Bros. Interactive’s booth at PlayStation Experience.
Fans get an early look at The Dark Below, Destiny’s first expansion.
Given the recent announcement of Dark Souls II on PS4 and Xbox One, the game also had a presence at PlayStation Experience.
Adam Boyes, the vice president of publisher and developer relations at SCEA [left], and Shawn Layden, the president and CEO of SCEA.