So with E3 being only a mere month away, it's been on my mind quite a bit and I'm super excited for it, hence the creation of this thread. Post your predictions, wishlist or any other type of post about E3 2012 here. :)
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My predictions:
We will see in-game footage or a gameplay trailer for The Last of Us and it will not only look gorgeous, but will play wonderfully as well. It will blow us away more than any Uncharted game has.
When it comes to optimizing for the (almighty and all-knowing) c3ll, Naughty Dog is king. We all know how good the Uncharted games look, and The Last of Us will be running on the latest version of the engine used to create Uncharted, so fluid animations, high-res textures, sexy lighting and all the rest of that good stuff is confirmed. As for gameplay, Naughty Dog has been refining it's third person combat and platforming in it's games for the last 6 years, the studio is full of confidence and experience. So we have a beautiful looking game and potentially perfected combat and platforming. Now add to that the new, smarter AI and industry changing storytelling and we have a recipe for a masterpiece.
Sony's conference will have a heavy focus on PS Vita, expect plenty of announcements, updates on in-dev games, trailers, gameplay footage and release dates. After a multitude of PS3 announcements weeks before E3, and even some gameplay, it's clear that Sony is getting all of these out of the way and making room for something big. Vita is overdue some compelling software and PS3 will be on it's way out in a year or 2, so Sony should and will have one major focus at this years E3, promoting the Vita. I also think the blowout will be so impressive our worries about the system will start to fade, as they did with the 3DS.
The Wii U will be re-revealed, full release date and pricing info will be given and it will have a stellar line-up (including plenty of third parties). Nintendo network (?) will be closer to steam than to XBL or PSN and will be a large focus for the Wii U. Nintendo are arguably in the worst position for next-gen, they had frankly shit 3rd party support this gen and will need to create their online network from scratch, but I think they'll pull it off. They've learned from their mistakes. The horrid 3rd party support for the wii and a lackluster launch lineup for the 3DS will lead to an awesome launch for the Wii U, featuring extensive third party support.
Edit: Apparently Nintendo have already said release date and price information will not be released at E3, so I'm already wrong about that.
That's all I've got for now, I'll add more later :)
What do you guys think will happen? What do you want to happen?
