Yes, Sony have been involved with this game all the way through development.
I know what you mean about feeling younger. In the GDC trailer, you can hear the audience chuckling, and as I was watching I found myself chuckling out loud a few times as well. Then I mentioned the game to a friend who said she didn't think it looked special. Nevertheless she watched the GDC trailer - as I assured her she'd be pleasantly surprised - and ( we were on the phone at the time ) I could hear her giggling out loud periodically as she watched it too.
It's just one of those games that has that effect on people, I think.
I know what you mean about feeling younger. In the GDC trailer, you can hear the audience chuckling, and as I was watching I found myself chuckling out loud a few times as well. Then I mentioned the game to a friend who said she didn't think it looked special. Nevertheless she watched the GDC trailer - as I assured her she'd be pleasantly surprised - and ( we were on the phone at the time ) I could hear her giggling out loud periodically as she watched it too.
It's just one of those games that has that effect on people, I think.