Predict: 2019 in Gaming
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Sony
-Days Gone does just fine critically and commercially
-Dreams is critically well received but sales are a slow burner
-Ghost of Tsushima relases in Fall and does ell both commercially and critically, not as good as Horizon though
-The PS5 is revealed, the hardware is in line with the expectations (very good), releases in April 2020 for 399
-The Last of Us Part II & Death Stranding are 2020 titles
Nintendo
-Fire Emblem 3H, Daemon X Machina, Luigi's Mansion underperform
-Animal Crossing Switch is the best selling AC title ever
-Ubisoft announces and releases a Mario + Rabbids sequel, a dedicated Donkey Kong game by the same director is also in the works;
-Metroid Prime 4 and MP Trilogy HD releases in 2019
-MP4 is a 90+ MC
-Pokémon Gen 8 is what HC Pkmn fans wanted and more, but it still retains some Go! mechanics, sells like heroin on the streets
-Bayonetta 3 is a 2020 title
-New TLoZ announced, is a sequel to BoT, but smaller in scale, releases in 2020
-Retro finally announces their new project
-The Switch rumored revision has no specs improvements, just longer battery and other small upgrades
MS
-Crackdown 3 is a total failure commercially and critically
-Gears 5 and Battletoads release in 2019
-Playground's Fable Reboot is revealed, it's a next gen game
-We also get to see The Initiative and Rare new projects for 2020
-The next Xbox is not yet announced
-MS announces their new streaming platform coming in Early 2020 that will play next gen games
-Halo: Infinite launches in 2020
-MS acquires yet two studios, one of them is japanese (or they make a new japanese studio)
Capcom
-RE2 and DMCV exceed expectations on all fronts
-Onimusha 2,3 and 4 also get an HD collection
-Dino Crisis is their other big game for 2019
-MHW expansion is good but it comes a bit later so a noticeable chunk of players do not come back to play it
-Support for SFV ends in 2019
-Resident Evil Revelations 3 is announced and released for PS4/XBO/NS in 2019
-Darkstalkers 4 and Onimusha 5 announced for 2020
-Megaman Legends gets a reboot exclusively for Nintendo Switch
Square
-KHIII is the best selling and reviewing KH title to date, DLCs with new Disney worlds announced, a DLC dedicated to FF characters is announced that makes fans angry
-FFXV Episode Ardyn is actually good
-FFVII Re gets a big showing, looks solid but expect some changes to ruffle fans' feathers, Part 1 releases in Spring 2020, its a 3 Part series, its a cross gen release
-Bravely Default 1+2 HD announced and released WW
-Bravely Default 3 announced for 2020
-Nomura announces he's finally working on a sequel to TWEWY for the Switch
-Yoko Taro runs across Shibuya, stops himself in front of the Hachiko Staute, strips himself and announces Nier 3
-To everybody surprise, Hiroyuki Ito is indeed alive and is working on FFXVI, releasing for next gen consoles
Others
-Anthem is neither good or bad, just okay
-Jedi Fallen Order gets delayed to Spring 2020
-A new Splinter Cell is finally announced and its cross-gen
-Watch Dogs 3 releases in Fall, set in NY
-We finally get to see Rocksteady new game! No idea what it is!
-Beyond G&E2 has a tumultuous Alpha
-RDR2 gets a neat single and multi-player DLC
-Cyberpunk releases in 2020
-Sekiro reviews on From's past titles levels but less than Bloodborne
-Yokai Watch 4 and Inazuma Eleven Ares bomb, forcing L5 to shut down
-Sega revives Skies of Arcadia with a full blown Remake
-Next Tales of finally runs on UE4, looks like a current gen game
-Another Media company tries to get onto the streaming platforms war, acquires some big names, combines nothing with them
-Easy Allies acquiring a studio skyrockets their poularity
-More sex, race and overwork-related scandals force more layoffs
-Days Gone does just fine critically and commercially
-Dreams is critically well received but sales are a slow burner
-Ghost of Tsushima relases in Fall and does ell both commercially and critically, not as good as Horizon though
-The PS5 is revealed, the hardware is in line with the expectations (very good), releases in April 2020 for 399
-The Last of Us Part II & Death Stranding are 2020 titles
Nintendo
-Fire Emblem 3H, Daemon X Machina, Luigi's Mansion underperform
-Animal Crossing Switch is the best selling AC title ever
-Ubisoft announces and releases a Mario + Rabbids sequel, a dedicated Donkey Kong game by the same director is also in the works;
-Metroid Prime 4 and MP Trilogy HD releases in 2019
-MP4 is a 90+ MC
-Pokémon Gen 8 is what HC Pkmn fans wanted and more, but it still retains some Go! mechanics, sells like heroin on the streets
-Bayonetta 3 is a 2020 title
-New TLoZ announced, is a sequel to BoT, but smaller in scale, releases in 2020
-Retro finally announces their new project
-The Switch rumored revision has no specs improvements, just longer battery and other small upgrades
MS
-Crackdown 3 is a total failure commercially and critically
-Gears 5 and Battletoads release in 2019
-Playground's Fable Reboot is revealed, it's a next gen game
-We also get to see The Initiative and Rare new projects for 2020
-The next Xbox is not yet announced
-MS announces their new streaming platform coming in Early 2020 that will play next gen games
-Halo: Infinite launches in 2020
-MS acquires yet two studios, one of them is japanese (or they make a new japanese studio)
Capcom
-RE2 and DMCV exceed expectations on all fronts
-Onimusha 2,3 and 4 also get an HD collection
-Dino Crisis is their other big game for 2019
-MHW expansion is good but it comes a bit later so a noticeable chunk of players do not come back to play it
-Support for SFV ends in 2019
-Resident Evil Revelations 3 is announced and released for PS4/XBO/NS in 2019
-Darkstalkers 4 and Onimusha 5 announced for 2020
-Megaman Legends gets a reboot exclusively for Nintendo Switch
Square
-KHIII is the best selling and reviewing KH title to date, DLCs with new Disney worlds announced, a DLC dedicated to FF characters is announced that makes fans angry
-FFXV Episode Ardyn is actually good
-FFVII Re gets a big showing, looks solid but expect some changes to ruffle fans' feathers, Part 1 releases in Spring 2020, its a 3 Part series, its a cross gen release
-Bravely Default 1+2 HD announced and released WW
-Bravely Default 3 announced for 2020
-Nomura announces he's finally working on a sequel to TWEWY for the Switch
-Yoko Taro runs across Shibuya, stops himself in front of the Hachiko Staute, strips himself and announces Nier 3
-To everybody surprise, Hiroyuki Ito is indeed alive and is working on FFXVI, releasing for next gen consoles
Others
-Anthem is neither good or bad, just okay
-Jedi Fallen Order gets delayed to Spring 2020
-A new Splinter Cell is finally announced and its cross-gen
-Watch Dogs 3 releases in Fall, set in NY
-We finally get to see Rocksteady new game! No idea what it is!
-Beyond G&E2 has a tumultuous Alpha
-RDR2 gets a neat single and multi-player DLC
-Cyberpunk releases in 2020
-Sekiro reviews on From's past titles levels but less than Bloodborne
-Yokai Watch 4 and Inazuma Eleven Ares bomb, forcing L5 to shut down
-Sega revives Skies of Arcadia with a full blown Remake
-Next Tales of finally runs on UE4, looks like a current gen game
-Another Media company tries to get onto the streaming platforms war, acquires some big names, combines nothing with them
-Easy Allies acquiring a studio skyrockets their poularity
-More sex, race and overwork-related scandals force more layoffs
How would it be a delay if it never had a release date of any kind to begin with?
Anyway, a few predictions:
1. Days Gone will surprise a lot of people with its quality- an 85+ MC.
2. Retro Studios will finally reveal their game for a fall 2019 release, and it's not a Star Fox racing game.
3. The Last of Us 2 will be Sony's big holiday game- DS and GoT will be 2020.
4. Neither Bayonetta 3 nor Metroid Prime 4 will release in 2019
5. Pikmin 4 will be a surprise announcement for a 2019 release
6. PS5 and Xbox 4 will be announced, but won't come out until Holiday 2020.
7. Dreams will be a strong contender for Game of The Year
8. Super Mario 3D World comes to Switch Holiday 2019.
9. Microsoft acquires a few more studios.
Ok, I was more right than wrong for 2018 so let's see if I can do it again in 2019!
Sony
Either Last of Us 2 or Death Stranding will release in 2019, but not both!
Just repeating my Days Gone prediction from last year: Will do quite well, but will still "underperform" to those who simply don't like it.
PS5 gets announced for 2020
PS4 finally gets a decent permanent price cut at some point
Hardware moderately down from 2018
Nintendo
E3 will be all about the new Metroid and Bayonetta 3, but both are set to release in 2020
We get a first look of a new IP that will be launched in 2020
The rumoured revision is much smaller than people think and very few will upgrade, but there will be a spike in new buyers
One more Wii U port, just because.
Hardware relatively flat
MS
New Gears is released to little fanfare, but will be massive on game pass and dominate MS's most played charts
First look at 2-3 games as a result of their studio acquisitions
Crackdown will come and go and will be brought up at the end of the year as a "holy shit, crackdown was released?" sort of thing
Hardware will be steady due to MS pushing game pass
Sony
Either Last of Us 2 or Death Stranding will release in 2019, but not both!
Just repeating my Days Gone prediction from last year: Will do quite well, but will still "underperform" to those who simply don't like it.
PS5 gets announced for 2020
PS4 finally gets a decent permanent price cut at some point
Hardware moderately down from 2018
Nintendo
E3 will be all about the new Metroid and Bayonetta 3, but both are set to release in 2020
We get a first look of a new IP that will be launched in 2020
The rumoured revision is much smaller than people think and very few will upgrade, but there will be a spike in new buyers
One more Wii U port, just because.
Hardware relatively flat
MS
New Gears is released to little fanfare, but will be massive on game pass and dominate MS's most played charts
First look at 2-3 games as a result of their studio acquisitions
Crackdown will come and go and will be brought up at the end of the year as a "holy shit, crackdown was released?" sort of thing
Hardware will be steady due to MS pushing game pass
Wow... .... in terms of realistic predictions, I think I'm about 99% in agreement with this. Just a few slight adjustments I'd make/add:
Nintendo:
- We don't see Retro's new project, cementing further extreme worry about the future of the studio
- Agreed on Switch revision, but teardowns and impressions will prove that - unofficially - it's clocked higher or something, causing a small increase to performance (think a bit more than Xbox One S)
- I think we either see a decent change to Switch online or the anger surrounding it grows and grows. Switch Online is awful in it's current state.
- Animal Crossing + Pokemon + MP4 are the big titles for 2019. Rumors will be that Bayo 3, Pikmin 3, and Retro's game are the big 2020 titles. One brand new IP will be shown off and people will be really excited for it (think more like Splatoon, less like ARMS).
- "Star Fox Grand Prix" never materializes. Was always bullshit. MAYBE it's a Star Fox game or something and people defend the rumor saying "things change.," but I won't be convinced.
- New Switch hardware and/or bundle will keep the hardware sales momentum.
Square:
-No TWENY 2 or FFXVI news at all.
Anthem:
- Will only be okay, will sell okay; yes. But still drastically miss expectations. Also - game will be SEVERELY light on content. Destiny issues x2, basically. Also, MTX will be added a month after launch and piss people off. We might get one expansion or MAYBE a new Dragon Age... but ultimately, Bioware is on its course toward Papa EA's graveyard.
Others:
- Blizzard or Valve do something truly unexpected; good or bad, I don't know what. But both seem... in a weird place right now. I don't know if that means a "WoW 2" or "Overwatch 2," - a brand new IP - maybe HL3 spin-off, maybe a new piece of hardware. But one of these guys is gonna have a surprise for us.
- I don't see a new Skies of Arcadia happening, unfortunately.
Too much negativity on ERA and in the gaming community nowadays so my predictions will all be positive!
-The big 4 games that everyone and their momma on this site (except me apparently) are excited about (KH3, DMCV, Sekiro, and RE2 Remake) will all live up to the lofty expectations fans have for these titles and will be financially successful
-Anthem will make an 80+ Meta and be financially successful for EA and Bioware which will give them some much needed job security, and will not have any controversies besides maybe a downgrade
-Days Gone will outperform 99% of ResetEra's expectations both critically and commercially
-Dreams will be considered a GOTG contender and will make a 95+ Meta
-Rage 2 will be a critical hit and get gamers to install Bethesda's launcher to play it
-TLOU2 will come out in 2019
-Gears 5 will also release in 2019, and be considered a breath of fresh air for the Gears franchise
-Microsoft will have their best year of the generation in general first party wise with Gears 5, Ori 2, Cuphead DLC, and Battletoads, and will give gamers even more faith in Xbox next gen
-Nintendo will have one of the best years in their history as I am expecting Metroid Prime 4, Bayo 3, Animal Crossing, Pokemon 2019, Town, UA3, and more to come out and put in work
-Sony's PS5 presser will melt our faces off with megaton on megaton
-Persona 5 will come to Switch ;P
-Microsoft's E3 2019 will also melt our faces off
-Rocksteady will announce their AAA superhero game, will look amazing
-WB Montreal will announce and release a Batman game in 2019
-Crystal Dynamics will also give us a gameplay reveal of The Avengers Project with a name, story details, and a kickass gameplay trailer that will be MS' "one last thing" at E3
-Splinter Cell will also be announced at Ubisoft's E3, will be next-gen
And those are my jolly 2019 gaming predictions! May all of the games you are excited for live up to your expectations and receive the reveals of games you have been wishing for!
-The big 4 games that everyone and their momma on this site (except me apparently) are excited about (KH3, DMCV, Sekiro, and RE2 Remake) will all live up to the lofty expectations fans have for these titles and will be financially successful
-Anthem will make an 80+ Meta and be financially successful for EA and Bioware which will give them some much needed job security, and will not have any controversies besides maybe a downgrade
-Days Gone will outperform 99% of ResetEra's expectations both critically and commercially
-Dreams will be considered a GOTG contender and will make a 95+ Meta
-Rage 2 will be a critical hit and get gamers to install Bethesda's launcher to play it
-TLOU2 will come out in 2019
-Gears 5 will also release in 2019, and be considered a breath of fresh air for the Gears franchise
-Microsoft will have their best year of the generation in general first party wise with Gears 5, Ori 2, Cuphead DLC, and Battletoads, and will give gamers even more faith in Xbox next gen
-Nintendo will have one of the best years in their history as I am expecting Metroid Prime 4, Bayo 3, Animal Crossing, Pokemon 2019, Town, UA3, and more to come out and put in work
-Sony's PS5 presser will melt our faces off with megaton on megaton
-Persona 5 will come to Switch ;P
-Microsoft's E3 2019 will also melt our faces off
-Rocksteady will announce their AAA superhero game, will look amazing
-WB Montreal will announce and release a Batman game in 2019
-Crystal Dynamics will also give us a gameplay reveal of The Avengers Project with a name, story details, and a kickass gameplay trailer that will be MS' "one last thing" at E3
-Splinter Cell will also be announced at Ubisoft's E3, will be next-gen
And those are my jolly 2019 gaming predictions! May all of the games you are excited for live up to your expectations and receive the reveals of games you have been wishing for!
Let's do this!
GOTY 2019 Nominees:
Microsoft:
Nintendo:
Third Party:
GOTY 2019 Nominees:
- Resident Evil 2
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- The Last Of Us Part II [Winner]
- Gears 5
- Days Gone Will Score 75+ On MC
- The Last of Us Part II Releases In September
- Quantic Dream Is Purchased and New Game Announced
- Metal Gear Solid Remake Announced by Bluepoint Games
- Sony Japan Announces New Open World IP
- PS5 Will Be Revealed In Q4 2019
Microsoft:
- Halo Infinite Will Be A Massive GAAS Title Releasing In Q4 2020
- Playground Games Announces Fable Reboot, And Peter Molyneux Returns
- Rare Announces Third Person Perfect Dark Reboot
- Microsoft Gets A Marvel Exclusive Title (Iron Man)
- New Forza Game Announced For Next Generation Hardware
Nintendo:
- Metroid Prime 4 Gets March 2020 Release
- Yoshi Crafted World Is Delayed Again
- Metroid Prime Trilogy Releases In April 2019
- New F-Zero Game Teased
- Pokemon Switch Releases In December
- Bayonetta 3 Releases in October 2019
- New Virtual Console Revealed For 2020 Launch (Gamecube, SNES and N64 Titles)
Third Party:
- Bully 2 Announcement Leaks And Is Confirmed By Rockstar Games
- Rocksteady Reveal DC Universe Title For A 2019 Release (Aquaman or Wonder Woman)
- Watch Dogs 3 Confirmed And Set In London
- Final Fantasy 16 Announced For Next Generational Systems
- Borderlands 3 Not Announced
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Releases In October 2019
- Resident Evil Revelations 3 Announced For PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch (Sheva Returns)
- Splinter Cell Confirmed By Ubisoft
- Saints Row Reboot Announced For Next Generation Consoles
- Monolith Productions Reveal Harry Potter RPG
- Cyberpunk 2077 Releases In November 2019
- New 3D Sonic Game Announced, Alongside Sonic Mania 2 For 2020
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- PS5 and Next Xbox announced in 2019 but release in 2020
- Final Fantasy 16 is shown off as a next-gen title along with Elder Scrolls 6
- Cyberpunk 2077 is cross-gen, along with FF7 Remake and Borderlands 3
- The next Tales of game is announced and releases by the end of 2019
- This is the last season of DLC for Street Fighter 5
- There is no Switch revision in 2019
- PS4 and xbox one get permanent price drops
- An updated version of Persona 5 is released on PS4 and Switch
Ok, let's try this.
- Nintendo Switch will continue having a terrible online service.
- SNES or Gameboy games will be added to Nintendo 'Netflix'.
- Microsoft will unveil their Next-Gen Console.
- Epic Store will share the same fate as Discord Store. Sales will be so low that developers will continue releasing their games in Steam and other storefronts.
- Bethesda will be forced to release Rage 2 on Steam. Same with Fallout 76.
- Also, since Fallout 76 and Rage 2 had low PC Sales, Doom Eternal will be released on Steam.
- Nintendo will release a second Fighter Pass for Smash Bros Ultimate.
- Microsoft will add more games to Game Pass for PC.
I can see why you think this given the false narrative that is being pushed, by that is sooooo unbelievably unlikely.
"No new announcements"... I mean, really?
-The Smash Fighter is pass is all third party characters. None of them are of western origin, and there is no season 2
-Pokemon Gen 8 is only a marginal improvement over Gen 7. It still sells ridiculously well.
-MP4 and Bayo 3 get shown off and dated for 2020
-Ace Attorney 7 gets announced for Switch. May be multiplatform.
-Nintendo enjoys a strong year led by Luigi's Mansion, Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem, and Pokemon. 2-3 smaller first party games like Pikmin 4 get announced and do well for themselves.
-Pokemon Gen 8 is only a marginal improvement over Gen 7. It still sells ridiculously well.
-MP4 and Bayo 3 get shown off and dated for 2020
-Ace Attorney 7 gets announced for Switch. May be multiplatform.
-Nintendo enjoys a strong year led by Luigi's Mansion, Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem, and Pokemon. 2-3 smaller first party games like Pikmin 4 get announced and do well for themselves.
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They haven't had any major new announcements in the past couple of years really. Just don't think they're going to announce a major first party game until the PS5. What matters more is having a solid lineup of games which they have.
Sure, but according to Benji, there's one more "major" AAA exclusive left to be announced for the generation. Not every announcement has to be major. I don't think not announcing heaps of new games counts as "coasting". Even if PS5 isn't announced this year, there will be leaks that will be verified and count as news.
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1. PS5 / Xbox Next are revealed.
2. Nintendo Switch has it's best consistent year of releases.
3. Nintendo Switch doesn't meet it's 20 million salesgoal in the fiscal year.
4. Doom Eternal won't be the best FPS. It will be a game that comes out of nowhere.
5. VR has a big year for software releases and standalone headset releases. Not mainstream, but picks up significant more pace.
My last prediction: A new Half Life gets revealed in 2019. For real this time.
2. Nintendo Switch has it's best consistent year of releases.
3. Nintendo Switch doesn't meet it's 20 million salesgoal in the fiscal year.
4. Doom Eternal won't be the best FPS. It will be a game that comes out of nowhere.
5. VR has a big year for software releases and standalone headset releases. Not mainstream, but picks up significant more pace.
My last prediction: A new Half Life gets revealed in 2019. For real this time.
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Look, this is just my predictions. I don't see anything that indicates something like that but I could be wrong and that's ok. Don't take this as console war bullshit, because it's not.
This is actually pretty realistic, more so than my own predictions.
WILD SPECULATION TIME!? THE HUNT IS ON BOYS
- We will not get any official word about next gen consoles, but we WILL get credible leaks about performance and features...along with patent-induced McCarthyism and blatantly fake "leaks" getting traction due to gamer hysteria.
- Anthem will be FAR better than Destiny was out of the gate and eat into Destiny 2's user base, but still go through teething problems with both network performance and providing things to do for the most obsessive players. It will also usurp Destiny in the "popular game people performatively whine about despite having no interest in it to begin with" category.
- DMC5 and RE2 will both live up to the hype; RE2 will hit its sales targets, but DMC5 won't, effectively killing the latter franchise.
- Pokemon for Switch 2 will draw from Let's Go in visuals and QoL changes, while also offering both traditional and Go catching options for wild Pokemon. The fanbase will writhe in agony while the game sells like hotcakes.
- Epic will throw ALL the money into making their store a viable alternative to Steam; inertia, habit and existing buy-in for the latter will grant them little progress next year, but will begin to bear fruit in 2020 and beyond.
- Bloodstained will just "whelm", and be forgotten soon after release.
- Fortnite will still be as popular, but will appear to be losing steam because the press won't talk about it as much.
- Bigotry and sexism will still be a plague on the community; worker exploitation and sexual harrassment will still infest the industry itself.
- We will not get any official word about next gen consoles, but we WILL get credible leaks about performance and features...along with patent-induced McCarthyism and blatantly fake "leaks" getting traction due to gamer hysteria.
- Anthem will be FAR better than Destiny was out of the gate and eat into Destiny 2's user base, but still go through teething problems with both network performance and providing things to do for the most obsessive players. It will also usurp Destiny in the "popular game people performatively whine about despite having no interest in it to begin with" category.
- DMC5 and RE2 will both live up to the hype; RE2 will hit its sales targets, but DMC5 won't, effectively killing the latter franchise.
- Pokemon for Switch 2 will draw from Let's Go in visuals and QoL changes, while also offering both traditional and Go catching options for wild Pokemon. The fanbase will writhe in agony while the game sells like hotcakes.
- Epic will throw ALL the money into making their store a viable alternative to Steam; inertia, habit and existing buy-in for the latter will grant them little progress next year, but will begin to bear fruit in 2020 and beyond.
- Bloodstained will just "whelm", and be forgotten soon after release.
- Fortnite will still be as popular, but will appear to be losing steam because the press won't talk about it as much.
- Bigotry and sexism will still be a plague on the community; worker exploitation and sexual harrassment will still infest the industry itself.
You will still use Discord. You will accept Epic as your new king. If you think that Epic won't make Fortnite our reality then you haven't been paying attention.
Sony:
-days gone does ok
-Dreams is a massive critical hit but sells fine
- TLOU2 receives critical and financial success on the level of God of war/spider
- TLOU2 takes the goty
- Announce ps5 in late 2019
- death stranding is a cross gen title
Microsoft:
-Crackdown releases to good reviews and great sales
- the diskless model releases
- ori, battletoads and other smaller titles do great
- The next Xbox is revealed at e3
- halo infinite is a launch title
Nintendo:
-NSMBUDX releases to really good sales
- Lots of third party releases ( including persona 5)
- Yoshi releases in March/April
- Fire emblem in May
- Star fox racing and Luigi's mansion release in summer
- E3 reveals next Zelda (doesn't release in 2019)
- bayonetta 3 August/September
- revision in 2nd half
-animal crossing and Pokémon are holiday titles
-days gone does ok
-Dreams is a massive critical hit but sells fine
- TLOU2 receives critical and financial success on the level of God of war/spider
- TLOU2 takes the goty
- Announce ps5 in late 2019
- death stranding is a cross gen title
Microsoft:
-Crackdown releases to good reviews and great sales
- the diskless model releases
- ori, battletoads and other smaller titles do great
- The next Xbox is revealed at e3
- halo infinite is a launch title
Nintendo:
-NSMBUDX releases to really good sales
- Lots of third party releases ( including persona 5)
- Yoshi releases in March/April
- Fire emblem in May
- Star fox racing and Luigi's mansion release in summer
- E3 reveals next Zelda (doesn't release in 2019)
- bayonetta 3 August/September
- revision in 2nd half
-animal crossing and Pokémon are holiday titles
Sony:
- PS4 will hit 100 million by early to late fall. Sony will announce special edition PS4 to commemorate the milestone.
- Polyphony Digital announces GT Sport: Complete edition.
- Sony sends out "The Future Will Be Revealed" invites at this year's PSX with a date of 2/21/20. PS5 is heavily rumored to be announced at this event.
- Sony has a relatively quiet 2019 with death stranding being the BIG holiday game.
- Next gen rumors and leaks get more frequent and more informative.
- PS5 codename is revealed to be "hikari".
Microsoft:
- crackdown 3 is released to mixed reviews. Does well on game pass.
- New fable announced at E3. No release date is given. Signs point to being a next gen game.
- A short teaser flashes the letters P G R.
- New halo infinite trailer is showcased. Release date of 2020 is shown after trailer.
- Microsoft announces price cuts for the S and X.
- Microsoft formerly announces the Scarlet with more info to follow at next years E3. No price, console, or release date is given this year.
- PS4 will hit 100 million by early to late fall. Sony will announce special edition PS4 to commemorate the milestone.
- Polyphony Digital announces GT Sport: Complete edition.
- Sony sends out "The Future Will Be Revealed" invites at this year's PSX with a date of 2/21/20. PS5 is heavily rumored to be announced at this event.
- Sony has a relatively quiet 2019 with death stranding being the BIG holiday game.
- Next gen rumors and leaks get more frequent and more informative.
- PS5 codename is revealed to be "hikari".
Microsoft:
- crackdown 3 is released to mixed reviews. Does well on game pass.
- New fable announced at E3. No release date is given. Signs point to being a next gen game.
- A short teaser flashes the letters P G R.
- New halo infinite trailer is showcased. Release date of 2020 is shown after trailer.
- Microsoft announces price cuts for the S and X.
- Microsoft formerly announces the Scarlet with more info to follow at next years E3. No price, console, or release date is given this year.
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2019 is the year AMD kills it on the CPU and GPU front with the 7nm tech they're unveiling in a week.
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1. Final Fantasy 7R doesn't show up seriously (meaning long story trailer or even medium length gameplay trailer) in 2019, no target release year given.
2.Nintendo announces and releases a 2D Metroid from Mercury Steam. It's to Super Metroid what A Link Between Worlds was to A Link to the Past.
3. SNES games don't show up on Switch until November.
4. Mario Kart Tour's monetization is super gross and evil.
5. Next Xbox announced at e3, coming 2020. Couple of next gen games shown, but Fable 4 and Perfect Dark 3 and the other big and interesting games are too early to be shown.
6. Exclusive Kamiya dragon game announced and released for Switch.
7. PS5 not announced in 2019.
8. Fire Emblem gets delayed to Fall.
9. Streets of Rage 4 is exclusive to Google.
10. None of Sony's big 3 launch in 2019.
11. Prime 4 and Bayonetta 3 miss 2019, Prime 4 misses e3 2019.
12. Multiplayer focused 2D Zelda released in summer.
13. Pokemon Gen 8 sells >20m units lifetime, becoming the best selling title since at least Gold/Silver.
2.Nintendo announces and releases a 2D Metroid from Mercury Steam. It's to Super Metroid what A Link Between Worlds was to A Link to the Past.
3. SNES games don't show up on Switch until November.
4. Mario Kart Tour's monetization is super gross and evil.
5. Next Xbox announced at e3, coming 2020. Couple of next gen games shown, but Fable 4 and Perfect Dark 3 and the other big and interesting games are too early to be shown.
6. Exclusive Kamiya dragon game announced and released for Switch.
7. PS5 not announced in 2019.
8. Fire Emblem gets delayed to Fall.
9. Streets of Rage 4 is exclusive to Google.
10. None of Sony's big 3 launch in 2019.
11. Prime 4 and Bayonetta 3 miss 2019, Prime 4 misses e3 2019.
12. Multiplayer focused 2D Zelda released in summer.
13. Pokemon Gen 8 sells >20m units lifetime, becoming the best selling title since at least Gold/Silver.
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Scarlet (the next Xbox) is announced/teased, like the Xbox One X was as Project Scorpio at E3 2016.
Days Gone is highly successful critically and commercially.
New Switch model is revealed in the first half of the year and release in the fall.
Borderlands 3 is announced/teased.
Epic Games Store is highly successful, garnering more exclusives and even some migration for games to become exclusive.
Metroid Prime 4 is properly revealed with a targeted release of 2020.
Anthem will be a critical and commercial failure, ultimately leading to the shuttering of BioWare.
Microsoft will acquire more first party studios.
Ninja Theory's next game will be announced/teased.
Media Molecule's Dreams will not be released.
Days Gone is highly successful critically and commercially.
New Switch model is revealed in the first half of the year and release in the fall.
Borderlands 3 is announced/teased.
Epic Games Store is highly successful, garnering more exclusives and even some migration for games to become exclusive.
Metroid Prime 4 is properly revealed with a targeted release of 2020.
Anthem will be a critical and commercial failure, ultimately leading to the shuttering of BioWare.
Microsoft will acquire more first party studios.
Ninja Theory's next game will be announced/teased.
Media Molecule's Dreams will not be released.
- A new Ninja Gaiden game will be announced. Alternatively, Microsoft will fund a spiritual director developed by Itagaki (Ninja Theory + Itagaki?)
- Nintendo will publish a new Doshin The Giant game for Switch
- Bethesda will announce a new Hexen game
- New X-Com game which reprised the interesting premise of The Bureau (a game set in the 50's)
- Electronic Arts announces a new Wing Commander game
- Either Sony or Microsoft will use a potentiometer in their next console's controllers
- Crystal Dynamics develops a new Legacy of Kain game
- Sony announces a Venom game developed by Insomniac (eventually buying Insomniac as a first-party team)
- Sony, at last, buys Quantic Dream
- Shadow of the Eternals is announced as a proper Eternal Darkness game for Switch
- Nintendo will publish a new Doshin The Giant game for Switch
- Bethesda will announce a new Hexen game
- New X-Com game which reprised the interesting premise of The Bureau (a game set in the 50's)
- Electronic Arts announces a new Wing Commander game
- Either Sony or Microsoft will use a potentiometer in their next console's controllers
- Crystal Dynamics develops a new Legacy of Kain game
- Sony announces a Venom game developed by Insomniac (eventually buying Insomniac as a first-party team)
- Sony, at last, buys Quantic Dream
- Shadow of the Eternals is announced as a proper Eternal Darkness game for Switch
alternative to lootboxes
I believe the lootboxes will be on their way out but something will happen in it's place. Perhaps a more focus on micro transactions. We're not out of the wood yet with that one.
Bayonetta 3 delayed
I think there's a few more years left in the oven for this yet. I think they'll show another CGI trailer at the game awards at the end of the year.
Nintendo will unveil a new casual project
I dont they're done trying the labo thing and will try 1 or 2 more packages. Perhaps a game sort of like Minecraft where the camera takes a photo of your cardboard designs and puts it in game. Sort of like a cardboard Lego Skylanders lol.
Also Switch Fit and Switch sports has gotta happen.
Netflix app will appear on Switch
I believe more apps will happen such as Netflix
Playstation now to be rebranded and marketed as a strong competitor to Game pass
I'm thinking a name change and a bigger push.
Chrono Trigger Remaster for all consoles
i think the success of Octopath Traveller is not lost on Square so we'll see a lot of the 2D final fantasy games remade and put on Switch for sure. This is a wild guess but the time is now to release a rake of 2D RPGs.
Metroid Prime 4 delayed
We're fairly certain trilogy is coming at some point. Thing is though I can't see Nintendo releasing them too close together. Either trilogy doesn't happen at all and we see Prime 4 next year or they'll take their time with 4 for next year and release trilogy this year.
Snes online unveiled in January direct
They're running out of interesting Nes games. I think by the Summer we'll be playing Snes games online. It also ties in with the news that they are pretty much discontinuing the classic consoles.
I believe the lootboxes will be on their way out but something will happen in it's place. Perhaps a more focus on micro transactions. We're not out of the wood yet with that one.
Bayonetta 3 delayed
I think there's a few more years left in the oven for this yet. I think they'll show another CGI trailer at the game awards at the end of the year.
Nintendo will unveil a new casual project
I dont they're done trying the labo thing and will try 1 or 2 more packages. Perhaps a game sort of like Minecraft where the camera takes a photo of your cardboard designs and puts it in game. Sort of like a cardboard Lego Skylanders lol.
Also Switch Fit and Switch sports has gotta happen.
Netflix app will appear on Switch
I believe more apps will happen such as Netflix
Playstation now to be rebranded and marketed as a strong competitor to Game pass
I'm thinking a name change and a bigger push.
Chrono Trigger Remaster for all consoles
i think the success of Octopath Traveller is not lost on Square so we'll see a lot of the 2D final fantasy games remade and put on Switch for sure. This is a wild guess but the time is now to release a rake of 2D RPGs.
Metroid Prime 4 delayed
We're fairly certain trilogy is coming at some point. Thing is though I can't see Nintendo releasing them too close together. Either trilogy doesn't happen at all and we see Prime 4 next year or they'll take their time with 4 for next year and release trilogy this year.
Snes online unveiled in January direct
They're running out of interesting Nes games. I think by the Summer we'll be playing Snes games online. It also ties in with the news that they are pretty much discontinuing the classic consoles.
Microsoft:
- Next Xbox Teaser ( E3 )
- KI 2 ( E3 )
- New Banjo ( E3 )
- Ninja Theory Game ( E3 )
- New tech ( GDC )
- Acquisitions ( Asobo, IOI, A4, Bluepoint, CA or Turtle Rock )
- 2 New Studios
- Rare Next Game ( E3 )
- 1 Big surprise ( E3 )
- Next Xbox Teaser ( E3 )
- KI 2 ( E3 )
- New Banjo ( E3 )
- Ninja Theory Game ( E3 )
- New tech ( GDC )
- Acquisitions ( Asobo, IOI, A4, Bluepoint, CA or Turtle Rock )
- 2 New Studios
- Rare Next Game ( E3 )
- 1 Big surprise ( E3 )
These threads are always a laugh.
Sonys big 3 exclusives all miss 2019.
November 2019, Sony announce a conference for Jan 2020 the future will be revealed.
Days Gone is a commercial success, 6m copies soldthroughout the year.
MS have a great 2019. Crackdown exceeds expectations, Gears 5 is the best selling in the series and reviews at 88-89 meta, wins awards. Ori is the same, wins a lot of GOTY awards
MS acquire more studios. IO Interactive, Turtle Rock, 4A Games.
No new Xbox games are revealed at E3 but the next gen console is teased.
Switch continues to break records.
New Zelda revealed, 2019.
Bayonetta doesn't make 2019. Is formerly revealed this year though.
MP 4 officially revealed this year but misses 2019.
Pokemon Gen 8 has the best selling month for any game ever.
Borderlands 3 reveal.
Avengers and Guardians reveals at E3, cross gen.
Anthem is a huge commercial success, 15-20m sold this year
Rage 2 and Doom Eternal rather underperform.
Bethesda announce they have the Xmen Licence at E3 from Marvel.
Sonys big 3 exclusives all miss 2019.
November 2019, Sony announce a conference for Jan 2020 the future will be revealed.
Days Gone is a commercial success, 6m copies soldthroughout the year.
MS have a great 2019. Crackdown exceeds expectations, Gears 5 is the best selling in the series and reviews at 88-89 meta, wins awards. Ori is the same, wins a lot of GOTY awards
MS acquire more studios. IO Interactive, Turtle Rock, 4A Games.
No new Xbox games are revealed at E3 but the next gen console is teased.
Switch continues to break records.
New Zelda revealed, 2019.
Bayonetta doesn't make 2019. Is formerly revealed this year though.
MP 4 officially revealed this year but misses 2019.
Pokemon Gen 8 has the best selling month for any game ever.
Borderlands 3 reveal.
Avengers and Guardians reveals at E3, cross gen.
Anthem is a huge commercial success, 15-20m sold this year
Rage 2 and Doom Eternal rather underperform.
Bethesda announce they have the Xmen Licence at E3 from Marvel.
Last year I was: 5.5/14, not too bad I'd say.
My predictions for 2019 in gaming are as follows:
My predictions for 2019 in gaming are as follows:
- Discord is Acquired. I think a large company like Amazon, Epic, or Microsoft would be likely to pursue something like this.
- Microsoft continues acquisitions. At least 2 more studios are purchased by MS
- Microsoft opens a new studio - built from the ground up, like the initiative.
- The next Xbox is announced at E3. Launches 2020. Fully BC. It has hardware support for ray tracing
- Playdead's (Limbo, Inside) new game is given a title and trailer at the Xbox E3 show
- A Forza product launches in 2019, but it's not FM8. Perhaps major FM7 expansion or new franchise entry
- Ghosts of Tsushima launches in 2019.
- Death Stranding and TLOU part II are 2020 games.
- Sony's decision to skip E3 does not pay off (considered a poor decision. Sony is back at E3 in 2020).
- PS5 is announced. Launches in 2020. BC with PS4. No ray tracing.
- Unreal Engine 5 is revealed.
- Metroid Prime 4 is released in 2019
- Square's Avengers game is revealed as a next-gen / cross-gen title
- GOTY for 2019 is a game that is not currently announced (as of Jan 2, 2019)
A lot of people asked how Metroid Prime 4 could get delayed if it had no release date, and damn if that question wasn't answered pretty quickly into the year.
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Gah! It looked pretty good and I didn't know about the development troubles.
Starting over from scratch without outright cancelling the project entirely is still a hell of a delay. :P
This is such a nice sepia-framed sentence by the end before 2020. This is the only debunk you need in case you thought Anthem was "disappointing" or "outrageous disaster!" etc. EVERYONE called it, and only few people would go against the grain and do this "You know, it might actually not suck!" thing.
Yea but I meant from the start no release date, so can't be delayed.