IGN's E3 2010 Predictions

Every year, the videogame industry invades Los Angeles, Calif., for an intense week of revelation, spectacle and deal-making. It's called the Electronic Entertainment Expo, and it's the most important week of the gaming calendar. Publishers, developers and console makers come to the show to reveal their upcoming hardware and software lineups to critics, retailers, distributors, each other and ultimately, you.

[N4GAddict]

Great Article. I can't believe E3 is so close.

[Mo0eY]

I predict Sony ownage, Microsoft celebrities and multiplatforms galore, and a Reggie comment that becomes a meme.

[blitz0623]

With KZ3 and LBP2 already announced, it's very interesting to see what else Sony has to show, but don't forget Microsoft also has a few tricks up its sleeve. 2 conferences, and it has actually kept its surprises from being leaked like FFXIII coming to the 360 2 years ago, so don't count them out just yet. I'm still more excited to see what Sony has though. I just hope E3 won't be dominated by Move/Natal.

[boodybandit]

and I predict a great multiplat game from Bungie as well.

[bjornbear]

we are going to start betting on who gets the best dev to go multi-plat

get over it, bungie and insomniac are multi-plat

thats good for both sony and MS

anyone who thinks either side has suffered is mentally deranged beyond repair. die.

[Dragun619]

@Darkmurder

Are you referring to Resistance 3? Because thats the next game on their list, Remember, they still make PS3 Exclusives with Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchise. Hopefully they learned all the cons on R2 and fixed and Improved them especially the Campaign.

[Killzone3Helghast]

Hey Mooey do you remember Translator-san?

[OGharryjoysticks]

...because Rockstar's Agent will be there and will prove once again they are the Masters!

Get ready for swanky 70's sex and guns =)

[PLAYstar]

Sony always win! It won't be different this year or any other. Without hesitation, they had already announced 2 huge exclusive title which were thought to be secret bombshells. Confidently enough, Sony knew those just ain't enough! As they are preparing for something which is BIGGER;BETTER;BADASS "Nuclear" that is set to pulverize their competition into slivering!!

M$ 2 conference?? Double the circus show!

[edhe]

The reason sony's getting info out before e3 is because they're afraid it'll all get lost in the muddle after MS have their first two conferences.

With MS coming out punching on sunday & saturday what's going to be the General attitude on Tuesday? Certainly not Sony sequels.

So, imo, they got the sequels out of the way first so they can focus on something a bit more fancy for the real shindig = greater impact.

Of course if they pull out figures again they can just chit on their own heads.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

You wouldn't predict anything else, if Sony droned on for an hour about the PSP you will still claim they "won". The biggest winners at E3 are always the gamers.

[qface64]

odd i always remember E3 being like the NFL draft
now that i think about it i just don't really care as much about E3 anymore ill still watch it and look at the latest info i just don't seem to care as much anymore

[booni3]

The next in PLatinum games's ongoing contract with SEGA:

VanQuish

[HolyOrangeCows]

Microsoft will certainly have the flash, but will it have the bang with Natal?

We've seen plenty of Ricochet (Red Ball Game), but uh...where's the rest of the lineup? Have they REALLY hid an AMAZING launch lineup from us? And will they really have a significantly improved response time from the footage we've seen less than a month ago? I doubt it.

[DigitalHorror81]

I thought "Project Natal" was the sequel to the 360, but having seen the $150 price point for it, I'm a tad skeptical about it being a great product, I mean, compared to the Move. It has GREAT potential, and they've kept it under wraps this long, so if it ends up being a fantastic product, my hat is off to the 360 owners. I won't be picking one up, but I'll be sure to send Youtube videos to those interested of me rocking the MOVE this Fall. :o)

[8thnightvolley]

looking forward to this

[dabri5]

New consoles, current consoles re marketed with motion controls to compete directly with Wii-HD. PSP2, DS3, PS4, 720 (stupid name).

[vhero]

Honestly I can't see what Nintendo can do to up MS and Sony this E3 I doubt the new DS will even be out in 2010 so if they even have a working model we won't be able to see it on streams so it won't be impressive.

[FACTUAL evidence]

For the big Multi-platform annoncement of gears 3, Mass effect series, or L4D.....it's gunna be insane!

[NYC_Gamer]

i'm looking foward to seein that 3ds...

[fourtwenty2009]

Wish they had it when I was 12. Bring on the WiiHD already.

[vhero]

WiiHD is coming its called PS3 with MOVE

[tunaks1]

"WiiHD is coming its called PS3 with MOVE"
too bad i can't play Mario Metroid or Zelda with the MOVE

[DigitalHorror81]

You can play Zelda. It's called 3D Dot Game Heroes.

:o)

I'm waiting for Nintendo to make a REAL system. I'm not a fan of the Wii. And please don't call it "Wii 2" Nintendo!!!

[Philaroni]

This is going to be such a huge E3, worst thing is we still have TGS and Gamescon after this as well. At least in Sonys case the most important announcement was the PS3 price drop and that was done at Gamecon. So who knows what will happen after E3 as well.

[Sigh]

sucks that E3 has to be around the time I have my final exams. *sighs* Well it's a good thing I got a PVR.

[redDevil87]

360 with built in NATAL and xbox re-branding.

[DRUDOG]

Seems like a given and I didn't disagree with you.

[fourtwenty2009]

pew pew pew!

[Petro89]

It's not practical at all.

Just think of all those people who have/would want to have, their 360 on the floor, or in a storage unit etc

You're seriously limiting the audience you can sell your product to if you do that.

As for a 360/Natal bundle, it's a given. But built-in, I'd have to disagree.

[vhero]

@Petro89 Totally agree I keep reading this and have to put it to people.. You are real stupid if you think Natal is gonna be built into the 360 for 1 simple reason.. It needs to TILT.. You think its gonna tilt the entire 360?? God some people are stupid...

[Falloutxii]

For a surprise Elder Scrolls 5 from Bethesda.

[fourtwenty2009]

would be nice, but I doubt it

[Jack-Pyro]

I'd like to see how the series would fair in Elsweyr. The Kahjiti homworld....

[TrailerParkSupervisr]

I will have a major coronary. Oblivion and Morrowind are hands down my most favorite RPGs of all time.

[Faztkiller]

Man I would love a new Elder Scrolls Loved Oblivion and it better not be an MMO like its Rumored to be

[Sevir04]

I'd shed tears, i hated both morrowind and oblivion... They can keep those games unannounced

[jmare]

I predict that all the fanboys will claim that their system of choice kicked the shit out of everyone else.

[DRUDOG]

E3 is serious business.

[Jack-Pyro]

No.....You think....

[Ivan Drago IV]

But i predict a $50.00 price drop for the PS3, $249.99 for the 120GB and $299.99 for the 250 gb.. Why else has sony not been shipping units to retailers? why else would they wait right before E3 to lower the manufacturing costs of the PS3?

They dont want to sell a ton of PS3s before the price drop because they dont want to screw over a lot of people buying PS3s when Sony knows they are going to announce a price drop at E3.. Its very very plausible.

Oh and im calling it now in reference to the GT5 release date.. Sept 7th, its on a Tuesday when games are released. They will want to release it before Halo Reach and October Socom 4 and Move comes out and November LBP2 comes out.. Im calling Sept 7th or before.

[Trroy]

Sony just made it to profitability with the slim. They aren't gonna drop the price by $50. Sony was shifting production over to the new 40nm GPU slim, so they could actually profit, or come close.

PSP drop, maybe. PS3, no way. Not even if Bobby Kotick demands it. (lol)

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Trroy is right.

Sony finally is not loosing money with PS3's sold.

[Faztkiller]

I could see a price cut seems every time they get close or start breaking even they drop the price. Maybe A $50 price cut+GT5 and all the other great games they have would skyrocket them past that 15mil they plan on selling this year

but I say big PSP price cut is more likely

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

They are just starting to break even price, so I doubt a price drop is imminent. In fact, they still have some shortages so it doesn't make sense at all to drop price.

You only drop price to stimulate sales, and the sales are already good not to mention it ain't affordable for Sony right now or in a long time is my guess.

[foxxy]

I'm hoping for killzone 3d
Heavenly sword 2
Agent
Persona 5
Infamous 2
Gt5
Socom 4 move
Starhawk
Is that a e3 show or what.

[Apolloeye]

There won't be a Heavenly Sword 2 even though I loved the first, NT are working on Enslaved instead. However StarHawk is where my money is!

[edhe]

well, since kz3 is already announced 3, HS2 is never going to happen, Agent and persona aren't well known about yet, infamous was very recent, gt5 is just a bad joke now, socom is a busted franchise and warhawk only has a core following i'd say:

what.

[Dylantalon1]

i'd rather to listen to playstationslifestyle and i cant wait to hear if they have any clues on what sony has to show.

[SnukaTheMan]

And wants to make more money....

[SnukaTheMan]

Make it a ps3 exclusive...waka waka!!

[Silly gameAr]

OK, I wonder If Bungie has any info on their upcoming multiplat game. That would be awesome.

[unknown100]

all i want is a new resistance game and a realese date for gran turismo 5.

[Jac5al]

Why is it like every single article is under the xbox360 tab?? This article title says 'E3 predictions' not Microsoft E3 predictions wdf.

[bjornbear]

they really really need it.

[crapgamer]

The ball is in Microsoft's court. I think a slim 360 wont take away from Natal but actually help push it. Also, I'm not counting out a hand held game from Microsoft. Imagine a hand held with Halo or Gears on it? Sheesh, talk about amazing! Of course there will be tons of Natal stuff, but that gets it's own show, they will need other stuff to fill up the time. Lots of games, Gears 3, Fable 3, Halo Reach, Crackdown 2, Ninety Nine Nights 2, Perfect Dark, Killer Instinct 3? Dead or Alive? Forza 4? Blue Dragon 2? I am so excited by the whole thing, but most interested in Microsoft. Cant wait to see the list of Games for Natal.

[SnukaTheMan]

slim xbox 360 will.

[TheBand1t]

Exactly.

[JABT1985]

and buy a 360 when they get a slim model. Maybe buy Reach to!

[edhe]

you're obviously stuck on the 'i only think core' way of thinking.

Slim will sell, but natal will sell to millions who are thinking 'ooh minority report' even if they've never used a console before.

[dizzleK]

name a game that isn't a $60 sleeping pill.

[8thnightvolley]

u guys should not think ms will still another one studios that are going multi hav alread done so aka insomniac n bungie so that is not a OMG factor again

[HurstDarkStar]

really badly..............the Halo reach articles are filled to maximum capacity
with people down playing ( I support games not console brands you guyz fight the glorified war of plastic !!!!) besides i have no weapons

[jalen247]

I am willing to bet that Sony will dominate and win E3.

[RedPawn]

Hmmm! I predict i'm gonna buy some of the games they show at E310.

Safest bet ever.

[saimcheeda]

SONY won it last year, this year im not sure what they have in store but I hope they steal it by a huge margin this year!

[PLAYstar]

Sony always win! It won't be different this year or any other. Without hesitation, they had already announced 2 huge exclusive title which were thought to be secret bombshells. Confidently enough, Sony knew those just ain't enough! As they are preparing for something which is BIGGER;BETTER;BADASS "Nuclear" that is set to pulverize their competition into slivering!!

M$ 2 conference?? Double the circus show!

[Vo_Cal]

Blah Blah Blah.. My D!ck is bigger than yours...

Gamers play games bitchezzz

[CherryLu-Chan]

Halo: Reach [Campaign]
Resistance 3.
New IPs from Bungie & Insomniac.
The Last Story.
The Last Guardian.
And hopefully a good few suprises as well!

[irishninja]

it is sonys to lose and dont think they will

[DiLeCtioN]

i predict an article to reach 2000 degrees, it will send the fanboy world rumbling from the hot meteorite suprise.

[GeoramA]

Sony has so many high-quality 1st-party games to showcase (GT5, LBP2, KZ3, The Last Guardian, etc) and probably even more to announce.

They should have this E3 in the bag.

[VersusEM]

aww, sweet first time on n4g, anyway it sounds like it's gonna be a great e3 for all consoles(except the pc ofcourse) Here's hoping a Final Fantasy Versus XIII actual gameplay, no cutscenes at all just gamplay showing him fighting with a health bar or something.

[lochdoun]

I'm hoping for:
Halo Reach
Crackdown 2
Fable III
Black & White 3
Gears of War 3
Banjo Kazooie 3
Conker's Bad Fur Day 2
Shenmue III (Xbox exclusive, with Shenmue I and II re-made)
Itagaki's new Xbox exclusive IP
Shadow Complex 2

[ghostgaming]

MS=Natal heavy and hopefully something from Rare that is not Banjo or Viva

Sony=Move and 3D gaming - anybody else think that the 3-D push is a little early? I love Sony pushing the envelope, but with the cost of 3-D TV's and the fact a small % have it, I'm thinking this is a little early.

Nintendo - Zelda and Conduit 2 heavy - Maybe a Starfox for Wii

[kesvalk]

the only thing i want is a megaman X9 as a retail game...