Hey makingmusic, how´re you doing?

Hey man, I think you´re one of the most unbiased and reasonable vgchartz users, plus you seem to have a good grasp at the industry, trends and analysis.

So, because of that, I ask you...or better, dust off your crystal ball :p, about E3 that´s less than 2 months away.

Do you think this year´s E3 will really be truly great for Sony and PS3?..we know about big hits coming in Uncharted 2, R&C, Heavy Rain, GOW3, MAG, etc...but do you also see any big surprises from Sony for the PS3?

And what does your 'sixth sense' say about a PS3 price cut?...do you think if there´s to be one, that E3 would be the perfect place to announce one?

Cheers, bro.

On the PSP side of things, I think we'll see:

1. LBP PSP finally shown off, and probably playable. It's being worked on by Sony Cambridge with assistance from Media Molecule, and it should turn out quite well.

2. A few new PSP games announced. They said earlier in the year that the games they had recently announced (LBP PSP, RB PSP, AC PSP, MS PSP, etc.) were less than 50% of things they have lined up for the PSP for the year. Of course, they hadn't announced the new Jak & Daxter at the time, but I think they'll have a few more tricks up their sleeve for E3.

3. PSP-4000/PSP2 will be unveiled. I'm not sure what it'll be, and what it'll include, but it'll be there. It may be an upgrade similar to that of the DSi over the DSL, or it may be a full generational leap akin to the DS over the GBA, but it'll be the biggest hardware change we've yet seen for the PSP.

4. Now this one I'm not so sure about, but I have a feeling it'll happen. Gran Turismo 4 Mobile will return, re-dubbed GT5 Mobile. It'll either be announced as a standard PSP title, or, if they are truly releasing a PSP2, a PSP2 launch title.

Now onto ps3:

1. Trico! Yes, the game we've all been waiting for! It'll finally be unveiled! ...I think. It's been a long time coming, and they have to show it at some point, and this seems like the perfect place. My only doubts stem from the fact that SCEI tends to focus more on TGS than E3, so they may wait to unveil it there. However, E3 is slowly returning to its former glory, and it really is the place to be making any big announcements these days. Plus, I feel that TGS might just be too far away, unless they don't plan to release the game until late 2010 or possibly 2011. I highly doubt that's the case (or rather, I fear it to be the case =( ).

2. We'll see some other new ps3 games, though I'm not sure what. I think it's too soon to show off Starhawk, and David Jaffe confirmed on neogaf that his people won't be showing anything at E3, so that rules out Twisted Metal, but there are a few developers that have been awfully quiet as of late. Sony Liverpool, for example, has released nothing but Wipeout HD for PSN over the past 2.5 years. It's been long rumored that they've been working on a third person action title for a while, and we might see that, or something else from the team. And there are various other teams we may get some info out of. And who knows, we may actually get a teaser for Starhawk.

3. Gran Turismo 5 will finally return to the limelight, and we'll get a release time frame. God of War III will also be there, playable, and we'll also get a release time frame. Same goes for a few of their 2009 titles, like MAG and Heavy Rain.

4. White Knight Chronicles announced for the West, with a rough release date. Hopefully Demon's Souls will be announced for the West too, but I'm finding that more and more unlikely. Though I already imported it, so it doesn't effect me much. We may also see Sony get up on stage with SE and announce that the FFXIII demo will be on the Western release of FFVII: ACC, and thus the demo will be "exclusively on the ps3" haha. Then I'll feel like an ass for having spent way too much on importing the Japanese version, assuming we wouldn't get the demo for awhile. =x

5. A new ps3 SKU or two. Silver ps3 controllers are now up for pre-order at GameStop, set to release on June 24th, and it's quite apparent that the Silver ps3 will finally be making its way out of Japan, and we should see an announcement at E3.

1. MS will showcase new features to be added to the NXE this upcoming Fall. It may involve Netflix.

2. This July-August's Summer of Arcade (XBLA) lineup will be unveiled. I predict Perfect Dark to be one of the titles unveiled. I expect at least one title revealed to feature the Avatars heavily in the game.

3. The new Zune HD will make an appearance featuring some sort of a connection feature to either the console(like streaming HD content straight from the Zune to the 360) or at least a software title(like Lips 2 maybe).

4. Forza Motorsport 3 will be unveiled and will be set for Fall/Christmas 2009.

5. A brand new IP from Lionhead will be unveiled in CGI format. It will have no timeline attached.

6. Rare will announce Killer Instinct 3. It will be set for 2010.

7. There will be a showcase of Japanese titles shown in one block after mentioning strong Japanese sales. It will feature Magna Carta 2, Ninety-Nine Nights 2, possibly a SHMUP XBLA title or two coming over from Japan, and the unveiling of Blue Dragon 2 to end it with.

8. Wingnut Interactive's Halo game will be unveiled.

9. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 3 will be showcased for the Fall and will either have timed exclusivity or exclusive DLC featured as a selling point.

10. Bungie will showcase ODST and then follow that up with a trailer of their new original IP coming out in 2010.

11. Microsoft is going to end the night similiar to last year on purpose. I can't figure out what game it is they're going to showcase, but I'm fairly sure it's going to be a high profile third party title, and I'm pretty sure it's going exclusive. I want to say Modern Warfare 2 just for the craziness and hilarity of it all. Ultimately though, I think it'll be something unannounced like a Final Fantasy MMO, an exclusive Rock Band or Guitar Hero title, or a Grand Theft Auto title."