PlayStation will not host a conference for E3 2019 (No off site event either)

Sherlocked · Nov 19, 2018

Tobsesan said:
So you are telling me he made an entire new Studio, get used to a new engine and made his first game in 3,5 years? Not gonna happen

It is certainly less time consuming than building one from ground up like FOX.
They even have a dedicated team working on it.

Don't see why that should be a problem. He is not building an Assassins Creed game. We still don't know the scope and stuff like that.
Kojima initially stated that his first game wouldn't be as big as MGSV.

What is your guess then? I am in for Q4'19.

TheUnseenTheUnheard · Nov 19, 2018

I honestly hope 3rd party publishers wont dump all of their games onto Microsoft's conference. Microsoft should tell them to host their own or keep their e3 promotions to themselves.

Lucreto · Nov 19, 2018

Falconbox said:
There's no 2019 Assassin's Creed?

Sadly not,
https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.eur...-assassins-creed-will-take-a-year-off-in-2019

It's a big hole in my yearly play schedule next year.

LordLichtenstein · Nov 19, 2018

Dreams, Days Gone and Concrete Genie were all slated for 2018 before they got pushed to 2019. This decision won't effect the release schedule of The Last of Us - Part II, Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima. I believe all the above titles are coming in 2019.

Apr 26: Days Gone

May ??: Concrete Genie

Jun 14: The Last of Us - Part II (The Last of Us released June 14, 2013)

Jul:

Aug ??: Death Stranding

Sep ??: Dreams

Oct 04: Ghost of Tsushima (The Mongol invasion of Tsushima Island was October 5th, 1274.)

Nov 01: MediEvil (Halloween)

madmisterf · Nov 19, 2018

LordLichtenstein said:
Dreams, Days Gone and Concrete Genie were all slated for 2018 before they got pushed to 2019. This decision won't effect the release schedule of The Last of Us - Part II, Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima. I believe all the above titles are coming in 2019.

It would be one of the best years ever for a publisher but I can't see Sony completely abandoning 2020. They love releasing a big 1st party game around March so I'm sure one of TLOUII, Death Stranding or Ghost of Tsushima is coming out Q1 2020.

jroc74 · Nov 19, 2018

Tiago Rodrigues said:
Honestly? This probably happened because Sony doesn't have more AAA games for the PS4.
Days Gone comes out in 2019 first semester. (Medievil as well) I could bet Dreams and The Last Of Us Part 2 come out during the 2nd semester.
A PS4 price drop coming next year as well.
2020 we'll get PS4's final 2 AAA games: Ghost Of Tsushima and Death Stranding. March/April 2020 they introduce the PS5 with a fall release.
The reason they skip E3 is because they have already introduced everything they have for this generation. Imagine two E3's in a row with the same games. They would never do that. This also means the PS5 won't have a slow start like the PS4 had since most of their studios are already preparing their next games for the next hardware.

Not sure if this was the best place for my first post, but hell why not?
I can totally see all this happening tbh.

Nice first post, and I agree.

OG_Thrills · Nov 19, 2018

Question about these third party deals...

Will they automatically go with XBOX or wait for Sony's event in 2019?

DieH@rd · Nov 19, 2018

M1chl said:
So what is it MS buying Sony PS division, so it would be ONE conference? I would be in, just for meltdowns....and games, but I don't think that they could possibly be that entertaining : D

MS would need to buy entire Sony to get ownership of PlayStation. That ain't gonna happen.

Natels · Nov 19, 2018

LordLichtenstein said:
Dreams, Days Gone and Concrete Genie were all slated for 2018 before they got pushed to 2019. This decision won't effect the release schedule of The Last of Us - Part II, Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima. I believe all the above titles are coming in 2019.

Apr 26: Days Gone

May ??: Concrete Genie

Jun 14: The Last of Us - Part II (The Last of Us released June 14, 2013)

Jul:

Aug ??: Death Stranding

Sep ??: Dreams

Oct 04: Ghost of Tsushima (The Mongol invasion of Tsushima Island was October 5th, 1274.)

Nov 01: MediEvil (Halloween)

You think they wont release any big games in 2020 just because PS5 is launching? They will probably have at least one AAA game imo.

LordLichtenstein · Nov 19, 2018

Natels said:
You think they wont release any big games in 2020 just because PS5 is launching? They will probably have at least one AAA game imo.

Mate, I'm on team2019 :)

pswii60 · Nov 19, 2018

LordLichtenstein said:
Dreams, Days Gone and Concrete Genie were all slated for 2018 before they got pushed to 2019. This decision won't effect the release schedule of The Last of Us - Part II, Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima. I believe all the above titles are coming in 2019.

Apr 26: Days Gone

May ??: Concrete Genie

Jun 14: The Last of Us - Part II (The Last of Us released June 14, 2013)

Jul:

Aug ??: Death Stranding

Sep ??: Dreams

Oct 04: Ghost of Tsushima (The Mongol invasion of Tsushima Island was October 5th, 1274.)

Nov 01: MediEvil (Halloween)

That would be insane within a single calendar year, but even if the games could be ready in that timeframe, Sony has absolutely no need to blow their load like that, and it would leave them with a bleak 2020.

kostacurtas · Nov 19, 2018

jroc74 · Nov 19, 2018

kostacurtas said:

Hmmmm....

John Frost · Nov 19, 2018

Lucreto said:
Sadly not,
https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.eur...-assassins-creed-will-take-a-year-off-in-2019

It's a big hole in my yearly play schedule next year.

Good.

Slasj · Nov 19, 2018

kostacurtas said:

This so much. People thinking Sony is not going to have or do something for all of 2019 are crazy.

Gloomz · Nov 19, 2018

Just means E3 2020 is going to be insane. Good for Sony - they know what they're doing.

jroc74 · Nov 19, 2018

I just had a crazy thought, the already announced PS4 games being shown running on PS5 by BC.

With some in development PS5 exclusive.

Acquiescence · Nov 19, 2018

kostacurtas said:

Don't treat this guy seriously, he's a total phoney. He don't know jackshit.

Ozorov · Nov 19, 2018

Slasj said:
This so much. People thinking Sony is not going to have or do something for all of 2019 are crazy.

The question is if this event is in Q1 or later in the year...

Fredrik · Nov 19, 2018

Slasj said:
This so much. People thinking Sony is not going to have or do something for all of 2019 are crazy.

Even with a big special PS5 unveil event some other time it still doesn't make sense to not show their upcoming PS4 games at E3. It was weird enough when MS had their E3 event at another location during E3. When media are going nuts reporting about the E3 news and previews, then they'll have nothing at all to show or talk about PS4?
I don't believe it. Something is clearly lost in translation here.

SuikerBrood · Nov 19, 2018

BrickArts295 said:
E3 without Sony is gonna be weird but I feel like all other conferences will be somewhat lowkey next year so their absence might not be drastic:

EA (The SPORTS/Fallen Order/Titanfall 3 Show)
Microsoft (I could see them going back to Mondays. I also think they are in a hell of a spot if they don't bring Halo to the show because I doubt any of their new studios have anything to show, except for maybe Playground and The Initiative. We can at least expect LOTS of 3rd party trailers and reveals.)
Bethesda (I'd be shocked if they have a show next year, unless they have Starfield ready to shown it will just be Doom, Wolfenstein games and ESO)
Devolver (Might as well finish the Trilogy)
Ubisoft (They might end up having the best show if they bring Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs 3 and maybe even another Rayman game)
PC Gaming (They're getting better, I like their low key PC games showings)
Square Enix (After this year, they better not have one unless they have FFVIIR, XVI and the Avengers game to show off)
Nintendo (Metroid and Pokemon are going to be the highlight for sure...hopefully)

I could see WB having their own conference, they have too many cards on hand (Rocksteady, MK, Harry Potter, Monolith, WB Montreal) and they haven't shown any of them.

Microsoft won't show that many new games, I think. There will be no new Forza next year and most of their studios are busy.

We do know inXile, Ninja Theory and Rare have been working on new stuff, so maybe they'll show something from these studios. Gears 5, Battletoads and Halo Infinite will be shown at least..

logash · Nov 19, 2018

SuikerBrood said:
Microsoft won't show that many new games, I think. There will be no new Forza next year and most of their studios are busy.

We do know inXile, Ninja Theory and Rare have been working on new stuff, so maybe they'll show something from these studios. Gears 5, Battletoads and Halo Infinite will be shown at least..

Not an Xbox guy. Isn't Forza a yearly franchise with Horizon and the main line series swapping years?

SuikerBrood · Nov 19, 2018

logash said:
Not an Xbox guy. Isn't Forza a yearly franchise with Horizon and the main line series swapping years?

Yeah, it was. But they are taking a break this year. So probably launching a new Xbox with Forza Motorsport 8.

OG_Thrills · Nov 19, 2018

kostacurtas said:

Yeah that's the strangest thing about the news drop. PS gamers collectively being like

I guess momentum and mindshare has the side effect of keeping your audience calm in these type of circumstances.

Akileese · Nov 19, 2018

OG_Thrills said:
Yeah that's the strangest thing about the news drop. PS gamers collectively being like

I guess momentum and mindshare has the side effect of keeping your audience calm in these type of circumstances.

I think it's because we all know PS5 is coming and that Sony is focused on knocking out their 2019 games. Plus, not to rip on Watch Dogs anymore, but having too many E3 cycles for a game starts to bring fatigue and doubt. The more you show a game, the worst it becomes perceived. Doesn't even matter if it's true or not. People will find things to nitpick about games. Skip E3, maybe do a PSX if you feel you have stuff to show and go from there.

I'll watch E3 every year but it's not necessary. You've got Gamescom, TGS, CES to an extent for hardware, and all publisher/hardware creator specific events. We're in the midst of a 'con' saturation where companies are holding conventions annually despite having fuck all to show just because they always have. I'm completely okay with Sony skipping out because it doesn't seem prudent for them to rip their resources away form more important things.

CRIMSON-XIII · Nov 19, 2018

Samanosuke Akechi said:
Hope their e3 hiatus is short lived and they return in 2020 to show off PS5. If they don't come back ever, E3 is basically dead to me.

What if i said that 1-2 PlayStation shows with game reveals and excitement will still happen in 2019?

BDS · Nov 19, 2018

kostacurtas said:

Give me that Horizon sequel reveal Sony

Sola1r3 · Nov 19, 2018

CRIMSON-XIII said:
What if i said that 1-2 PlayStation shows with game reveals and excitement will still happen in 2019?

Counting psx2019?

Redfox088 · Nov 19, 2018

Sherlocked said:
It is certainly less time consuming than building one from ground up like FOX.
They even have a dedicated team working on it.

Don't see why that should be a problem. He is not building an Assassins Creed game. We still don't know the scope and stuff like that.
Kojima initially stated that his first game wouldn't be as big as MGSV.

What is your guess then? I am in for Q4'19.

Isn't he using decima? He's got GG helping in spots right? I think we haven't seen a lot of the game because he wants us to be forced to go in fresh. Undertale style.

____ · Nov 19, 2018

OG_Thrills said:
Yeah that's the strangest thing about the news drop. PS gamers collectively being like

I guess momentum and mindshare has the side effect of keeping your audience calm in these type of circumstances.

I personally feel that Sony have been paying attention, have internally acknowledged their shortcomings and know exactly where they stand with the consumer.

I think in response, they are planning something out of the ordinary (at least for them) in order to sustain and accelerate their market position. Paying to and matching the competition, even when historically done, will typically net you similar results.

Sometimes you have to be disruptive to get to the next level.

Tiago Rodrigues · Nov 19, 2018

LordLichtenstein said:
Mate, I'm on team2019 :)

That's one thing i don't get. Why are there people still believing in 2019 for a new PS?
If PS5 was coming next year, Sony would be at E3. They would have more games to announce for the fall. They would hype their console release.
Even if they wouldn't have a conference, they would be there with playable games. Instead, they won't even show up.
They wouldn't go quiet at E3 if new hardware was coming out like 3 or 4 months after E3 for sure.

Nakenorm · Nov 19, 2018

kostacurtas said:

When was the last time Tidux was right about something that wasn't already obvious??

Bunkles · Nov 19, 2018

OG_Thrills said:
Yeah that's the strangest thing about the news drop. PS gamers collectively being like

I guess momentum and mindshare has the side effect of keeping your audience calm in these type of circumstances.

After the year PS4 has had I'm fine with it. I'm not scared the sky is falling or anything... honestly I'm more intrigued as to why they are doing it. Sony is getting a little unpredictable here.

Eolz · Nov 19, 2018

Nakenorm said:
When was the last time Tidux was right about something that wasn't already obvious??

I don't even remember him being right.

kostacurtas · Nov 19, 2018

Interfectum said:
Sony is getting a little unpredictable here.

Little unpredictable?

Skipping E3 is a little more than that. :)

Marcus Brutalius · Nov 19, 2018

Tiago Rodrigues said:
That's one thing i don't get. Why are there people still believing in 2019 for a new PS?
If PS5 was coming next year, Sony would be at E3. They would have more games to announce for the fall. They would hype their console release.
Even if they wouldn't have a conference, they would be there with playable games. Instead, they won't even show up.
They wouldn't go quiet at E3 if new hardware was coming out like 3 or 4 months after E3 for sure.

Do you get people diving with sharks, jumping out of planes, driving fast cars? #team2019 is thug life now.

Redfox088 · Nov 19, 2018

Tiago Rodrigues said:
That's one thing i don't get. Why are there people still believing in 2019 for a new PS?
If PS5 was coming next year, Sony would be at E3. They would have more games to announce for the fall. They would hype their console release.
Even if they wouldn't have a conference, they would be there with playable games. Instead, they won't even show up.
They wouldn't go quiet at E3 if new hardware was coming out like 3 or 4 months after E3 for sure.

Yea I'm getting tired of echoing these exact sentiments. There is no way they miss all that press just to have a cute little event for a console launch.

I'm starting to believe team 2019 will still be a thing even when we get to 2020

BitsandBytes · Nov 19, 2018

Tiago Rodrigues said:
That's one thing i don't get. Why are there people still believing in 2019 for a new PS?
If PS5 was coming next year, Sony would be at E3. They would have more games to announce for the fall. They would hype their console release.
Even if they wouldn't have a conference, they would be there with playable games. Instead, they won't even show up.
They wouldn't go quiet at E3 if new hardware was coming out like 3 or 4 months after E3 for sure.

Simple really. It is the 25th anniversary and they may also want to reveal the next console. Doing this at a shared E3 is not right. Would you share your 25th birthday bash with others?

Sony will combine the 25th ani and console reveal with a big event(s) I think.

Godzilla24 · Nov 19, 2018

kostacurtas said:

I think everyone knows this already. not that surprising.

Sarobi · Nov 19, 2018

Tidux doesn't know anything, but at this point saying "expect a (insert size here) event by Sony next year" is the safest bet you could make.

Marcus Brutalius · Nov 19, 2018

Redfox088 said:
Yea I'm getting tired of echoing these exact sentiments. There is no way they miss all that press just to have a cute little event for a console launch.

I'm starting to believe team 2019 will still be a thing even when we get to 2020

As an unofficial representative of the team2019 council let me comment on this: do you think we're completely nuts? We're not like those maniacs from team2021. As soon as there's no more chance left of winning this game, we'll just move the goalpost to PS6 in 2026.

chandoog · Nov 19, 2018

BDS said:
Give me that Horizon sequel reveal Sony

And make it PS4(pro)/PS5 cross gen while you're at it.

Redfox088 · Nov 19, 2018

Marcus Brutalius said:
As an unofficial representative of the team2019 council let me comment on this: do you think we're completely nuts? We're not like those maniacs from team2021. As soon as there's no more chance left of winning this game, we'll just move the goalpost to PS6 in 2026.

Understood lol

fluffydelusions · Nov 19, 2018

I'm in team 2020 but if ps5 has BC it doesn't matter much to me if it hits 2019. However I don't think the e3 thing has to do with ps5...it's just costly and not necessary anymore. It's easier and cheaper just to do what Nintendo does with directs.

JusDoIt · Nov 19, 2018

OG_Thrills said:
Yeah that's the strangest thing about the news drop. PS gamers collectively being like

I guess momentum and mindshare has the side effect of keeping your audience calm in these type of circumstances.

Sony has earned trust this gen. I feel like they gotta be cooking something big for next gen to lay off the gas right now. Maybe that's a wrong assumption, but there's still more in the pipeline for PS4 than the competition, so it's not a big deal for them to go radio silent.

Redfox088 · Nov 19, 2018

fluffydelusions said:
I'm in team 2020 but if ps5 has BC it doesn't matter much to me if it hits 2019. However I don't think the e3 thing has to do with ps5...it's just costly and not necessary anymore. It's easier and cheaper just to do what Nintendo does.

You have to understand how wrong this is. That's like apple not doing announcements for they're MacBooks and OS updates. They are not going to be at E3 at ALL. Nothing playable, no interviews with game news industry sites, nothing. This has nothing to do with "E3 isn't worth it" that narrative is false. They just don't have much to show.

Bunkles · Nov 19, 2018

Redfox088 said:
You have to understand how wrong this is. That's like apple not doing announcements for they're MacBooks and OS updates. They are not going to be at E3 at ALL. Nothing playable, no interviews with game news industry sites, nothing. This has nothing to do with "E3 isn't worth it" that narrative is false. They just don't have much to show.

I don't think Apple needs to do these live conferences either. Just because companies still do it doesn't mean they are necessary now. They could all do Nintendo style directs and it most likely lead to the same result in hype and sales.

Redfox088 · Nov 19, 2018

Interfectum said:
I don't think Apple needs to do these live conferences either. Just because companies still do it doesn't mean they are necessary now. They could all do Nintendo style directs and it most likely lead to the same result in hype and sales.

Well we shall see. I just don't think Sony is going to be the Trail Blazers in that department.

VX1 · Nov 19, 2018

Tiago Rodrigues said:
If PS5 was coming next year, Sony would be at E3.

That's not necessarily true.All big companies want to follow Apple now and have their own events.Playstation boss House in 2016 openly admitted that.
One big,fat PSX dedicated to PS5 can easily outshine some E3 conference.Timing of that event will be critical,of course.

Redfox088 · Nov 19, 2018

VX1 said:
That's not necessarily true.All big companies want to follow Apple now and have their own events.Playstation boss House in 2016 openly admitted that.
One big,fat PSX dedicated to PS5 can easily outshine some E3 conference.Timing of that event will be critical,of course.

I honestly don't think this is the case if they plan on releasing next year. But it is within the realm of possibility.

PlayStation will not host a conference for E3 2019 (No off site event either)

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