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JustBeingReal on 26 April 2015
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DialgaMarine said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


UC4 is a nonfactor for 2015 now, so it seems like UC4 is going to go up against Quantum Break in spring of next year. PS4 wont get Tomb Raider either until like six or seven months after launch for sure. We all know Microsoft will bundle Halo 5 and Rise of the Tomb Raider in special edition Xboxes for the holiday season, so Sony is really going to be digging and still going off of hype. No doubt Sony will win the year while Microsoft wins 4th quarter again though. When Microsoft makes deals like this it totally kills the buzz for Sony with Rise of the Tomb Raider though. Remember Bioshock? Sold decently, but it could've been way better had Microsoft not stepped in the way of a dual launch. Unless Sony comes up with something at E3 they are pretty much spent for the year on AAA exclusives.

 Sony getting BO3 and Battlefront marketing deals and bundles will definitely give PS4 an edge this holiday, plus I sincerely doubt Sony's just gonna go through the rest of the year without at 1 or 2 more big AAA titles. E3 will tell all.


I'm pretty sure Sony also has the Mad Max marketing deal which comes out in September, that's looking very nice now as well. Maybe Metal Gear is a Sony thing too, that's a lot of weight for Halo, Forza and Tomb Raider to go up against, especially given everything else Sony has.

 

Sony likely has at least Ratchet & Clank, Fat Princess Adventures and Disgaea 5 as outright AAA retail exclusives so far for Q4.

Then there's a bunch of other stuff too like the F2P games Deep Down, Let it Die, Drawn 2 Death.

Given how GT6 was handled it's possible Sony may do a full reveal of GT7 next month and release that in the holidays this year as well, probably leaving at least one spot at E3 for another title.

Let's face it Sony's developers have been busy and quiet for a pretty long time now.

We know Bend, Media Molecule & Guerrilla Games are all working on something, I'd probably rule out Media Molecule because they have a game coming out this year with Tearaway Unfolded, so their new IP may be held back to show at Gamescom or PSX and released next year.

Guerrilla's Horizon could be the big gun for the Holidays, it's been in development for over 4 years, is very unique and we all know how Sony likes to be different to the competition.

 

The software Sony already has lined up for 2015, but that is lacking release dates is all very different from the 3rd party stuff coming. Sony has a big volume of games, which could hold more weight than the few titles Microsoft has prepped already for Q4.

 

There's also the likes of Persona 5 as a cross gen release, with so many other games that are next gen exclusives anything that could come to last gen will probably just help to reinforce Sony's position this Holiday. They also have Bloodborne, The Order, Tearaway Unfolded, Until Dawn, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and anything else that came out in Q1, 2 & 3, which can be bundled with PS4 for the holidays.

 

I doubt Sony will go through E3 or Gamescom without pushing a couple of big AAA exclusives. There's also the possibility that they've backed some 3rd party AAA new IP and also the likes of Level 5 or Quantic Dream could have something ready this year.

 

The conferences should be very interesting this year!