Sony’s second PlayStation Experience event was held in San Francisco at the sprawling Moscone West convention center. We attended the fan event, from the keynote speech on Saturday morning, which drew more than 5,000 people, to the Capcom Cup 2015 pro gaming esports championship on Sunday evening.
Here’s our photo essay of PSX.
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A Latin American journalist tries out Until Dawn: Rush of Blood in virtual reality on the PlayStation VR at PSX. Shawn Leydon, the head of Sony’s North American game business, caused a stir by wearing a Crash Bandicoot T-shirt at PSX. Yoshinori Kitase and Tetsuya Nomura of Square Enix talk about one of the most popular topics at PSX: the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Dream creators Siobhan Reddy (top left), Kareem Ettouney, and Alex Evans of Media Molecule show off their passion project. Brawlhalla is a take on Smash Bros. There were bean bags a plenty in front of the community stage at PSX. Cosplayer poses for pictures at PSX. Abzu is all about exploring underwater. Sony advertised its PlayStation Now cloud gaming service at a huge booth with older games. Ratchet of Ratchet & Clank remain popular with PlayStation fans. The Guns UP! strategy game debuted at PSX. More cosplayers at PSX. Outside the Moscone West Center at PSX. Left to right: Highwire founders and Golem creators Marty O’Donnell, Jared Noftle, and Jaime Griesemer. Game designers Jenova Chen and Cory Barlog at PSX. More cosplayers at PSX. Ubisoft’s flag for For Honor, a medieval fighting game. Ratchet and Killzone cosplayers hanging out at PSX. Killzone cosplayer at PSX. Someone is taking a “Journey” with their cosplay here. PlayStation VR demo of Until Dawn: Rush of Blood — a horrifying virtual reality experience. Witcher 3: Wild Hunt cosplayers Geralt (right) and Yennefer at PSX. Viewing the big stage in the keynote at PSX. This image of Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series — working at a desk job — cracked me up. Randy Pitchford of Gearbox Software talks about Battleborn at PSX. Street Fighter V producer Yoshinori Ono (right) wears boxing gloves at the PSX keynote. Gio Corsi joked that the “Tim Schafer shit show” was over at PSX. PlayStation VR keynote demo at PSX. The crowds viewed from the escalator at PSX. Keiji Inafune, creator of Mighty No. 9 and Mega Man, at the press lounge at PSX. Man your stations! Star Wars Battlefront players at PSX. Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine Productions, shows off Headlander. William Chyr has been creating Manifold Garden, a 3D physics puzzler, for more than two-and-a-half years. Lego Marvel’s Avengers is coming in February. Dark Souls III booth at PSX. The future of storytelling panel at PSX. The Capcom Cup 2015 on Sunday. Ryota Kazunoko won the Street Fighter IV tournament and received $120,000 at PSX.
