:00:00. > :00:18.OK. Let's play. This week we are punching above our weight. Driving
:00:19. > :00:51.around the bend and dropping gunk in a bucket. Right. Let's see. Dragons.
:00:52. > :01:01.Check. Singing pirates check. Orcs... Yes. All of which can only
:01:02. > :01:05.mean it is time for the world 's maddest video games expo in the
:01:06. > :01:12.heart of downtown Los Angeles. This is where new games are launched and
:01:13. > :01:16.new hardware is lauded. It is always big, loud and bright but this year,
:01:17. > :01:22.for the first time, it is not just open to those who work in the games
:01:23. > :01:26.industry. 15,000 members of the public have also been allowed in,
:01:27. > :01:35.each paying up to $250 for a ticket. You do the maths. All of which means
:01:36. > :01:39.things have got a lot easier. Personally hasn't affected my
:01:40. > :01:43.enjoyment of the show at all. But the question is, are this year's
:01:44. > :01:49.crop of announcements worth the wait? How exciting a free use
:01:50. > :01:52.depends on whether the big console manufacturers have any big
:01:53. > :01:55.announcements or not. This year, Microsoft generated the most
:01:56. > :02:09.excitement by announcing a new console. We got hands-on. Welcome to
:02:10. > :02:16.ease 320 17. And with that, Phil Spencer kicked off the Xbox if free
:02:17. > :02:20.press event. It is a big year for Xbox as it announced a brand-new
:02:21. > :02:30.console, Gordon named Scorpio is now called... Xbox one X. Its high-end
:02:31. > :02:35.spec includes six teraflops of graphic performance. That compares
:02:36. > :02:39.to the appeals for's broke 4.2. It is capable of producing four K high
:02:40. > :02:46.dynamic range visuals at 60 frames a second. As well is producing Dolby
:02:47. > :02:50.Atmos audio. All this adds up to a whole lot of horsepower for a
:02:51. > :02:56.console. It is being billed as the most powerful console ever but is
:02:57. > :03:00.more computational grunt enough to shift Sony from its number one
:03:01. > :03:06.position in the console market? In an attempt to do just that a parade
:03:07. > :03:10.of four K resolution games assaulted the senses. Including a peek at the
:03:11. > :03:19.latest addition to the popular Assassin's Creed series, this one
:03:20. > :03:26.set in Egypt. The expendables Terry crews are brings the smack down to
:03:27. > :03:32.crack down three. Open world smashed everything in sight, destructor
:03:33. > :03:38.-fest. As well as family friendly platform super tale. These games
:03:39. > :03:43.will warp play on the old Xbox one and will play with four K graphic
:03:44. > :03:49.enhancement on the Xbox one X. The leading that four K charge with the
:03:50. > :04:00.new machine, racer Ford's motorsport and anthem, and new sci-fi XO suit
:04:01. > :04:06.game created by bio wear. And weirdly, four K enhanced mine craft.
:04:07. > :04:09.One of the few games where high-end lighting effects do not seem
:04:10. > :04:17.necessary. A strong line-up than for the new Xbox. But is it strong
:04:18. > :04:22.enough? That was long and loud. But 42 new games. Very little girl in
:04:23. > :04:28.the way of fan favourites and Franchises such as gears of War.
:04:29. > :04:32.Some Franchises people now will be coming, Halo, gears of War. I spent
:04:33. > :04:37.last month, I was both the studios last month looking at amazing work
:04:38. > :04:40.they were doing. We feel this arena with great games without even
:04:41. > :04:45.bringing in the biggest game Franchises. If more power than
:04:46. > :04:48.important when bringing out a new machine? The tender has done quite
:04:49. > :04:54.well with its new machine which is arguably the least powerful console
:04:55. > :04:59.on the market. Power is poured in to the premium customer. You also want
:05:00. > :05:03.games like mine craft, one of the biggest games on the planet,
:05:04. > :05:05.playable across a whole lineup of consoles, connecting everyone
:05:06. > :05:13.together. It is about content for everybody. Here it is. The most
:05:14. > :05:19.powerful console that Microsoft has ever made. We do know what it looks
:05:20. > :05:23.like. It is actually quite slimline. Smaller than the old machine, the
:05:24. > :05:30.Xbox one F. And we know how much cost. ?449. And we know it is
:05:31. > :05:34.released on November seven. We do not know what games are like when
:05:35. > :05:38.you actually power the machine up, grab hold of the controller and play
:05:39. > :05:49.them on it. To find that out, I have to go over there. OK, now you may
:05:50. > :05:54.think that my driving here is a little scrappy but there is method
:05:55. > :05:59.to my madness. By damaging the car I can see the additional level of
:06:00. > :06:02.detail it has added. You can see individual raindrops. A smorgasbord
:06:03. > :06:07.of different weapon affects going on here. All of them showing what this
:06:08. > :06:13.machine is capable of. The first time I played a game on the new Xbox
:06:14. > :06:16.one X and I just played motorsport seven. The most recognisable of all
:06:17. > :06:21.titles will be launched with this machine when it comes out later this
:06:22. > :06:26.year. It is fantastic. The beautiful game to look at and as you expect,
:06:27. > :06:37.it has four K resolution. But there is more to this than just incredible
:06:38. > :06:39.graphics. That was Mark and, interestingly, no talk of the Yarra
:06:40. > :06:49.at Microsoft but, never fear, Mohammed is here. The cool thing
:06:50. > :06:54.here is that this is a HTC five running without the usual cables
:06:55. > :06:58.trailing to a PC. This has, until recently, been very, very hard to do
:06:59. > :07:02.because there is just too much of a delay between movements and what you
:07:03. > :07:08.see on the headset when you do not use cables. That results in much of
:07:09. > :07:13.motion sickness. But display link has managed to cut the chords and
:07:14. > :07:18.use its own compression technology and 60 gigahertz transmitter on the
:07:19. > :07:25.headset to reduce latency to less than five ms. Right. Next up,
:07:26. > :07:32.Nintendo's big announcement at E63. -- if free. Nintendo has not had the
:07:33. > :07:38.best couple of years. Its last console, the Wii you, failed to
:07:39. > :07:42.connect with the public. With the release of the Switch and its
:07:43. > :07:46.success is the fastest selling console Nintendo history, crowds
:07:47. > :07:50.flocked to the booth at a three this year. Nintendo does not do big pep
:07:51. > :07:56.as conferences any longer, choosing to make its announcement via an
:07:57. > :08:01.online presentation. Fun and battle, always locked together. Last year
:08:02. > :08:08.the tender group was always about one icon. This year there are games
:08:09. > :08:17.aplenty. And a lot of this guy. # Here we go, off the rails. Odyssey
:08:18. > :08:24.sees that Mario travelling that low but in a -- of the globe. Murray is
:08:25. > :08:31.able to throw his hat, just like that, pop on a rocket and accelerate
:08:32. > :08:37.away. And it is not just rockets. His hat is a key game mechanic, used
:08:38. > :08:41.to break bricks, collect coins, right around and even inhabit the
:08:42. > :08:51.body of anything his head where land is on. As one of Nintendo's most
:08:52. > :08:54.popular characters, is Mario the ace up the sleeve of Switch. Transocean
:08:55. > :09:00.Macs certainly, that is the case. Not just with Mario but with many
:09:01. > :09:07.other things as well. We have heard from people who have maybe not
:09:08. > :09:11.played a Nintendo system since an 64 or super Nintendo. But they have
:09:12. > :09:15.wonderful experiences from childhood and they sees things in Super Mario
:09:16. > :09:18.Odyssey that will pull them back in. That is a wonderful opportunity to
:09:19. > :09:26.bridge a lot of new experiences that we offer as well. Mario was the star
:09:27. > :09:36.of the show again in a another game, Mario Rapids. Minty has allowed
:09:37. > :09:40.another games company to create this game, sanctioned by the gaming
:09:41. > :09:45.legend, Mr Mario himself. I said, whatever you do, do not make a jump
:09:46. > :09:50.game or a platform. Make a Mario game that has never been made
:09:51. > :09:55.before. It is not unheard of for Nintendo to work with other studios
:09:56. > :10:01.but it is amazing to see one outside of Japan. And there was plenty more,
:10:02. > :10:05.including Kirby, meteoroid and one that got many hearts racing, a
:10:06. > :10:09.Pokemon RPG. But with no release date announced, we could be waiting
:10:10. > :10:14.a while. TRANSLATION: I would like to know myself when it comes out.
:10:15. > :10:18.With the Switch taking mainstage at this he's event it seems that this
:10:19. > :10:22.is clearly their present and their future. And as it it has audible
:10:23. > :10:34.capabilities, what does it mean in the long-term for Nintendo's other
:10:35. > :10:39.hand-held devices? It welcome to the Week in Tech. It is the week that
:10:40. > :10:43.Tim Cook revealed Apple is developing a self driving car
:10:44. > :10:48.system. Roaming charges dropped for UK mobiles in their EU. Just make
:10:49. > :10:54.sure you read the small print. Following scandals about sexism
:10:55. > :11:00.within the company, to announce that he will take a leave of absence. --
:11:01. > :11:04.Uber's CEO and ounces. An ad featuring Ryan Reynolds is banned
:11:05. > :11:12.after it was found to be misleading by the watchdog. Sleep tracking
:11:13. > :11:16.device Hello says goodbye, despite raising ?1.3 million in
:11:17. > :11:20.crowdfunding, following by a staggering ?30 million investment. A
:11:21. > :11:28.robot has been composing its own music. Researchers at Georgia
:11:29. > :11:32.Institute of Cancer what it has been working on this robot, which uses
:11:33. > :11:37.deep learning to create its own works, after having listened to more
:11:38. > :11:41.than 500 tunes and millions of segments of sound from artists
:11:42. > :11:46.including The Beatles and Beethoven. Finally, ever thought fish don't
:11:47. > :11:52.hold enough power in this world? This artist's latest work has
:11:53. > :11:56.created a solution. He is tracked by a webcam as he swims, a software
:11:57. > :12:00.calculating the velocity needed to translate his moves into power in
:12:01. > :12:08.the hammer. Apparently it empowers fish to break stuff.
:12:09. > :12:14.Although gaming is massive, the fact that they of videogames operated by
:12:15. > :12:22.often quite complex controllers means that if you have a disability
:12:23. > :12:26.they are quite difficult to play. Cat has met up with one guy who's
:12:27. > :12:28.made it his mission to improve usability and make them payable by
:12:29. > :12:34.all. I received a challenge recently,
:12:35. > :12:43.come and play me, at Killer Instict. It didn't say "if you dare", but it
:12:44. > :12:53.might as well have done, because Ben is a combat expert. Now you are
:12:54. > :12:57.punishing me. I can't do anything! Then, have mercy! This is
:12:58. > :13:04.unbelievable -- Ben. Just unbelievable. Ben has taken me out
:13:05. > :13:08.in about 20 seconds. I could have done it quicker than that if I
:13:09. > :13:14.didn't screw up my inputs at one point. We are playing Killer
:13:15. > :13:18.Instict. A big sports title with players competing for millions of
:13:19. > :13:23.dollars each year, but it is adjust its popularity that makes the game
:13:24. > :13:29.stand out. She has blocked low and the only reason I know that is
:13:30. > :13:33.because I heard that some sound. Ben is relying on his hearing because he
:13:34. > :13:37.is blind, which makes his win even more impressive. If you throw a
:13:38. > :13:42.fireball it travels and there are other satisfying connections at
:13:43. > :13:53.their end when it hits the opponent. When I say, do you realise you are
:13:54. > :13:57.fighting a guy who can't see, they are like, no, I didn't realise that
:13:58. > :14:02.at all. How does it work? And that starts conversations about how games
:14:03. > :14:05.are or aren't accessible. You are passionate about taking that
:14:06. > :14:10.conversation further? It needs to go further because gamers with outside
:14:11. > :14:13.are being left in the dust. These like being able to tell your
:14:14. > :14:20.friendly team and your enemy team apart, different footsteps. It can
:14:21. > :14:24.be done. It isn't an impossibility. Stomach audio only games have been
:14:25. > :14:30.around for many years and it is only now the potential of modern art card
:14:31. > :14:33.where is being harnessed. I am now beginning to understand how crucial
:14:34. > :14:38.sound design is to accessible gaming. I was intrigued, where do
:14:39. > :14:44.you even begin and what if the thing you are designing for is as iconic
:14:45. > :14:48.and scary as Alien? Iron at the BAFTA winning sound design studio
:14:49. > :14:57.Creative Assembly, getting behind the scenes look. There's bits of the
:14:58. > :15:02.game where the alien will be an event above the corridor and you
:15:03. > :15:06.won't know he is there, apart from bits of slime that will drip down.
:15:07. > :15:11.That's the sort of thing we will do for that, just a handful of it into
:15:12. > :15:16.the bucket. We've got wallpaper paste and porridge and we are
:15:17. > :15:20.creating the sound of an alien. Obviously the visuals are incredibly
:15:21. > :15:26.important, but without sound they become kind of... There's no way to
:15:27. > :15:31.them. It is incredible to see the mess and extremes that went into the
:15:32. > :15:43.sound of the game. It's got a good Creek in it. -- creak. Despite this,
:15:44. > :15:48.someone like Ben would still struggle to play in isolation. The
:15:49. > :15:56.reason for that is the menus are visible to him. Episodes, clips,
:15:57. > :16:01.judges, Spencer Kelly... On the Web, a screen reader speaks out the
:16:02. > :16:04.options. It took years of internet before accessibility features like
:16:05. > :16:10.this became commonplace and it is still not 100%. As for games
:16:11. > :16:14.consoles, currently blind gamers have to memorise the menus within
:16:15. > :16:20.games. That's what the big barrier is, the tools people use to make
:16:21. > :16:23.gains aren't compatible with the software that can be used to operate
:16:24. > :16:30.technology. So with that barrier could be solved then we would see a
:16:31. > :16:37.big increase in amount of accessible games. His mission is to make gaming
:16:38. > :16:44.more inclusive. Accessibility's job will be done when people stop
:16:45. > :16:49.innovating the technology. There's always something new that needs to
:16:50. > :16:53.be done. He has been working with people like Ben for years but it is
:16:54. > :16:57.really now down to the console makers to bring about change. We
:16:58. > :17:01.need to be sure the games and consoles we build are accessible to
:17:02. > :17:05.any player, whether it is someone who has cited issues or hearing
:17:06. > :17:11.issues. We announce copilot mode where people can use two controls to
:17:12. > :17:16.play one version of the game, so if someone can't use all the buttons. I
:17:17. > :17:25.quiz the way when it comes to accessibility for blind gamers. For
:17:26. > :17:30.the first time, in game menus will be read out. Let's see what Ben
:17:31. > :17:39.thinks about that news. Other developers, like Sony and Nintendo,
:17:40. > :17:42.they want to use in game menus and spoken instructions, that's
:17:43. > :17:46.brilliant. If I don't have to worry about how much I am paying for it
:17:47. > :17:55.versus accessibility, that would be ideal. Games, games and more PS for
:17:56. > :18:02.games. Sony kicked off its PlayStation press event with a bang,
:18:03. > :18:10.and is due the latest adventure of Naughty Dogs. The crowd certainly
:18:11. > :18:22.liked that Sony made it snow in sunny LA. And everyone's favourite
:18:23. > :18:34.friendly neighbourhood Spiderman swanned into action in a new game
:18:35. > :18:45.which features an innovative use of Spiderman's web slinging. And unlike
:18:46. > :18:48.Xbox, who didn't even mention VR, PlayStation renewed its commitment
:18:49. > :18:57.to techno welding goggles, sorry, virtual reality, I showing off a
:18:58. > :19:08.host of VR games, like Star Child. And an utterly bonkers Final Fantasy
:19:09. > :19:12.VR fishing game. Final Fantasy 15: Monster of the Deep. PlayStation is
:19:13. > :19:20.riding high at the moment with its PS4 outselling its rival, the Xbox
:19:21. > :19:24.one. But with the superpowerful Xbox 1X on the horizon, will things like
:19:25. > :19:28.we are help Sony to maintain its lead? Over the long-term it really
:19:29. > :19:33.is an opportunity to create a new entertainment medium, but I do
:19:34. > :19:37.stress that it is over the long-term. I think in the last six
:19:38. > :19:41.months to one year with a little bit of overhyping of the category out
:19:42. > :19:47.there. Certainly not by ourselves. We saw this as the start of a very
:19:48. > :19:50.long process of bringing VR into the mainstream. You will see lots more
:19:51. > :19:55.technology innovation. I think content makers, game makers and
:19:56. > :19:58.others, including folks that are making television programmes, they
:19:59. > :20:05.are really only starting to just learned what the tools are to make
:20:06. > :20:09.really good we are content. The Xbox 1X is an enormously powerful machine
:20:10. > :20:13.and is in danger of being left behind in terms of producing the
:20:14. > :20:16.most powerful console out there. I think the consumer will have to look
:20:17. > :20:21.at both systems and make a comparison. Obviously there is a
:20:22. > :20:24.significant price differential between the two units, which plays
:20:25. > :20:32.it somewhat towards our advantage, and I think with PS4 Pro you get
:20:33. > :20:34.some additional benefits if you are interested in VR. So if we are
:20:35. > :20:53.confident where we stand now. That was Mark at Sony. Now, three
:20:54. > :20:57.more people playing video games. Actually, two playing games and one
:20:58. > :21:02.watching a movie, all on the same screen. But depending on where you
:21:03. > :21:05.sit, you get a different view. The secret is actually in this special
:21:06. > :21:09.reflective screen, which only reflects the light from this
:21:10. > :21:13.projector straight back in this direction, that means no one else
:21:14. > :21:19.can see this and in fact you have a load of projectors all shining
:21:20. > :21:25.different stuff at the screen. The result is OK but I have to admit I
:21:26. > :21:29.could see traces of the other viewers' images, so maybe there's a
:21:30. > :21:34.bit more to do. There are a few things you can guarantee at E3 every
:21:35. > :21:40.year. Bright lights, lots of noise and lots of sequels too. These are
:21:41. > :21:46.the fan favourites which seemed to get a new rich region every few
:21:47. > :21:51.months -- new iteration every few months and they are in danger of
:21:52. > :21:53.getting repetitive, but this year some franchises were thrown up a few
:21:54. > :21:58.surprises. Videogames publishers love a sequel.
:21:59. > :22:02.All you have to do is take a pop at title, make a few tweaks and then
:22:03. > :22:10.push out an annual refresh. -- popular title. But at E3 there are
:22:11. > :22:17.couple of sequels that had to work a little bit harder than usual. A good
:22:18. > :22:21.example is the polarising sci-fi settings from the last couple of
:22:22. > :22:24.games that have been replaced by a period of history which originally
:22:25. > :22:34.inspired this series, the Second World War.
:22:35. > :22:40.Who needs railguns, robots and energy shields? Got a rifle, a
:22:41. > :22:50.helmet and a determination to take the speech! The gameplay is chaotic,
:22:51. > :22:57.noisy, frantic, everything you want. That's it from Click at E3. We are
:22:58. > :23:05.back in the US next week. In the meantime, you can follow us on
:23:06. > :23:09.Twitter and Facebook. Thanks for watching and we'll see you soon.