Sony’s showing was “widely accepted as an underwhelming media event” according to , with online commentators making memes of the flat reaction to a PSP running , the PlayStation 3’s $599 American price tag, and the realism and historical accuracy of ’s giant enemy crab. felt that the PS3 was “the most impressive piece of consumer electronics hardware ever created”, but its assessment of £425 as “a remarkably felt could be “seen as an unwise move”. The magazine did believe that the games showcased “all looked significantly better” than existing Xbox 360 games, but questioned “whether or not that’s all CG lies” and concluded “if Sony is to catch up with Microsoft, there’s a lot of work to do”. Key titles shown included , , and the multiformat .
