DF Retro Extra: Sony at E3 2006 - PlayStation 3's Darkest Hour Revisited

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Published 2019-02-24

Join John, Alex and Rich for a DF Retro Extra, as the team re-examines the darkest hour for the PlayStation 3 - the legendary E3 2006 media briefing. Yes, it's the one with Riiiidge Racer, real-time weapons change, the giant enemy crab and of course MASSIVE DAMAGE.

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All Comments (21)

@jazzpotatoes7900 2 years ago

42:15 Richard: "Maybe we should do a video on the PS3 1080p dream. Chart it through the years, and how it all went pear shaped." John: "That's a good idea, actually." Three and a half years later...
@mrratchet 5 years ago

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo presentation in 2019
@djtomoy 4 years ago

I love how John and Alex have encyclopaedic knowledge of the graphics settings of every game ever
@Andrew-wb2zq 5 years ago

John's memory of all these obscure launch titles is seriously impressive.
@xxnike0629xx 5 years ago

46:23 Riiiidge Racer! 55:29 giant enemy crab 1:48:27 price unveil
@DarkKitarist 5 years ago

Some say that the Gran Turismo HD demo is still running to this very day.
@K3zster 5 years ago

50:44 "Look at that rack!" timed perfectly with a revealing picture of Beyonce.
@Cryptochrist 2 years ago

55:27 "So here's this giant enemy crab" The laughter afterwards made my day
@MrBurtbackerack 5 years ago

Absolutely love when you guys go back and look at these presentations. Watching it by myself is quite boring indeed, but your commentary make it so much more enjoyable to watch.
@newphilmz3605 4 years ago

I survived the whole thing, just like the Japanese survived actual giant crabs in battles that actually took place
@thesurge706 5 years ago

Kaz aged like 20 years, 2 years into being CEO of Sony
@ArtofZenDigital 4 years ago

8:15 “PSP Ain’t got SHEEEEEEEEEIIIITT on the PS triple!” John’s true personality comes out here. I never thought I’d hear John cuss.
@Daniel-yz3zf 5 years ago

Holy cow. Two hours of Digital Foundry goodness to chill out to. Thanks guys!
@mikskuratmiks 5 years ago

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo HD presentation in 2019!
@gouda007 1 year ago

I survived the E3 2006 Gran Turismo presentation in 2023
@fullauto86 2 years ago

I survived the e3 gran turismo presentation in 2021 Edit: im surviving it again at the end of 2022.
@azzaprime7257 5 years ago

These are the type of mistakes companies make when they believe they have no competition.
@pegasusdrive12 5 years ago

Congratulations on the 50th DF Retro. Here's to 50 more.
@Valitzu777 4 years ago

They kept referring to it as a "computer" and saying "computer entertainment" as to bypass certain country region laws where "gaming consoles" were strictly prohibited and Sony couldn't enter that market to sell, hence the reason Sony had linux installed on the ps3 for a while... I forget which country or countries, but yes, that happened...
@paperclip9558 1 year ago

This is the second funniest retro e3 DF commentary, right after the wii u one. I wish you guys did more because this series are incredibly fun to watch.