Thursday, June 8, 2017

E3 Expectations


Like everyone else around this time period, I too will also share my brief expectations and predictions with the world towards the biggest game convention annually; the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Considering that the rumour mill is saying that the good stuff from Nintendo AKA the Nintendo Spotlight(not Direct) will only run for 30 minutes, either we will get sales and marketing talks, or we can arguably get a trailer every 2 minutes and a reveal every 5 minutes, or something.

As Super Mario Oddysey will lead the way, and ARMS plus Splatoon 2 will accompany alongside the rest of the confirmed developing titles of the Switch's launch year including Xenoblade Chronicles 2, what surprises will and can there be?

Maybe if I don't wish for a Metroid, Advance Wars, F-Zero or a true Paper Mario announcement this time, then they might finally happen, so let's try to think like that for this year! I'm expecting the online service to be detailed further, the Gamecube virtuality considered, and the 3DS to take a much needed backseat.

As for Sony, which at the moment is actually my favorite press conference to experience for the last 2 years, they've got plenty of guns and rockets to blaze through, and if the rumors are true, if Japan Studio and From Software are collaborating again, anything they touch will turn into gold then.

Next towards that likely wish, there are the likes of The Last of Us Part II, Uncharted : The Lost Legacy and God of War which will ensure that any PlayStation fan will get their time and money's worth. There's also Days Gone, Detroit: Gone Human and Shenmue III to consider.

All of the other press conferences are just either bonuses, memes or boring to me, they can fluctuate. Bethesda might be cool with a Wolfenstein announcement, PC Gaming might finally become interesting in general, Ubisoft might stop milking and EA might stop making unfinished products, we'll see.

So let's get this week over with and start E3 2017 officially at the end of the weekend!

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