Now Loading: Did the Sony TGS 2017 Conference Impress?

Sony held their 2017 PlayStation Press Conference last week before Tokyo Game Show 2017 started, and it was full of new trailers. It featured a couple big unveils like Square Enix’s Left Alive, and new footage for games like Shadow of the Colossus. Did it leave gamers wanting more in a good way, though? Or did the Sony TGS 2017 conference wind up being underwhelming?

That’s why the question we posed in this week’s Now Loading was “What did you think of the Sony TGS 2017 conference?”

Check out the gallery below to find out what the staff thought of the Sony TGS 2017 conference:

Now that you’ve seen our answers, we’d love to see hear your answer. Feel free to chime in below with your answer to the question. We’d love to know what you thought of the Sony TGS 2017 conference, and if you were impressed by any of the announcements!

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What did you think of Sony's TGS Conference?
Blake Grundman

@GrundyTheMan

While the strong third-party showing was great, I still find myself drastically underwhelmed with Sony‘s first party offerings. I’m hoping they have some tricks up their sleeve for Paris Games Week, otherwise their lineup is looking rather bleak. With the Xbox One X on the horizon, they need to do something to try and rope in some more exclusives, FAST!
Cameron Teague

@Lifewish_

I loved the conference. Lots of great reveals, good trailers, and some really surprising announcements. Left Alive, Zone of the Enders VR, Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain, and Dynasty Warriors 9 all looked great.
Chandler Wood

@finchstrife

Sony's TGS conference was a platform for exclusives from third-party partners, which is a huge win for them, but failed to really catch my attention at any point. Square Enix and Capcom seemed to dominate the stage for the majority of the 60 or 70 minutes that it went on. Being a Japanese central show, the titles showcased didn't interest me quite as much, but it was great to see a couple new trailers for things like Hidden Agenda, Detroit, and even doubling down on VR support. I think Paris Games Week, and more importantly, PSX, is where we'll see the big announcements happen.
Michael Briers

@briersytweets

I didn't catch it live, but was still overly impressed with the third-party showing. Instantly intrigued by Left Alive because of its Metal Gear art style, so I'll be keeping a close eye on that one as it begins to coalesce.
Tyler Treese

@TylerTreese

I was pretty disappointed by what Sony had to show in terms of first-party titles. Clearly they're holding off for Paris Games Week and PSX later this year. Thankfully, third-party titles were able to really impress in place of a lot of big names from Sony. Fist of the North Star looks incredible, I'm really excited about the new Square Enix project, and they're making an Earth Defense Force game that actually looks as good as the concept is dumb. Initially I thought that Monster Hunter World was a weird title to end the show on, but then I remembered that the press conference was for Japan so it made more sense. Essentially what they showed was cool, but Sony conferences always have the shadow of what wasn't shown after Sony announced so many titles far too early.
Zarmena Khan

@Zarmena

I liked Sony's TGS conference better than its E3 conference this year, with Square Enix's Left Alive being the highlight of the show. I really want to learn more about it after that trailer. Also happy to see a release date for Monster Hunter: World. Overall, a better conference than what I had expected.