Adam Doree | PlayStation Festival 2000, Japan - Gran Turismo 2000, Tekken Tag, Dead or Alive 2, Ken Kutaragi @AdamDoree | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 2 hours ago
From my tape archives, never before published -- in February 2000, following months of hype, PlayStation 2 was almost ready to launch in Japan and the PlayStation Festival 2000 (Feb 18-20, 2000) was its final major showing before going on sale in March. Compared to other video game events like those held at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, PSF 2000 felt eerily quiet at moments, mirroring the PS2's thin Japanese launch software line-up, but restraint was maybe part of the vibe Sony was going for with this event: the calm before the storm, a quiet confidence almost like it knew for sure what PS2 would go on to achieve. This video includes a showfloor walkaround and stage presentations with appearances from Tomonobu Itakaki and Ken Kutaragi. Admittedly, this footage is a bit of a mixed bag, but worth preservation!
Timestamps:
00:00 Early Entrance/Showfloor
03:17 Gran Turismo 2000
03:38 Tekken Tag Tournament & Ridge Racer V
05:04 Prepare Main Stage
05:24 Stage Presentation
09:40 Switch On PlayStation 2
11:23 More Tekken and Ridge Racer
12:33 Welcome Tomonobu Itagaki (Team Ninja)
14:39 Dead or Alive 2 PS2 reveal
17:43 Ken Kutaragi speaks
From my tape archives, never before published -- in February 2000, following months of hype, PlayStation 2 was almost ready to launch in Japan and the PlayStation Festival 2000 (Feb 18-20, 2000) was its final major showing before going on sale in March. Compared to other video game events like those held at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, PSF 2000 felt eerily quiet at moments, mirroring the PS2's thin Japanese launch software line-up, but restraint was maybe part of the vibe Sony was going for with this event: the calm before the storm, a quiet confidence almost like it knew for sure what PS2 would go on to achieve. This video includes a showfloor walkaround and stage presentations with appearances from Tomonobu Itakaki and Ken Kutaragi. Admittedly, this footage is a bit of a mixed bag, but worth preservation!
Timestamps:
00:00 Early Entrance/Showfloor
03:17 Gran Turismo 2000
03:38 Tekken Tag Tournament & Ridge Racer V
05:04 Prepare Main Stage
05:24 Stage Presentation
09:40 Switch On PlayStation 2
11:23 More Tekken and Ridge Racer
12:33 Welcome Tomonobu Itagaki (Team Ninja)
14:39 Dead or Alive 2 PS2 reveal
17:43 Ken Kutaragi speaks
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