Why E3 2010 Is Likely To Suck, Except Maybe Sony

Jowin Okere of TheKoalition writes: Let me start by saying, I hope I’m wrong. But the way I see it, its plain to see that the direction every company out of the “Big Three” has been moving in, has been going further away from offering us, the gamers, what we need and want. How you ask? I can judge this by past E3’s, broken promises on every companies part, and what they have been showing us between the time of last E3 and now. And yes I know that E3 is always full of surprises, but its hard to imagine that with all the Triple A titles that have been released early this year alone, that any company will really show us anything impressive without coming up with something totally new (P.S. I’m tired of sequels). I will try to go one by one and lead up to the encompassing theme of my prediction.

[unrealgamer58]

It's about to get ugly LMAO XD

[Palodios]

double post. Issues with the new n4g.

[Trey_4_life]

Sony won't win, microsoft won't win, hell, not even nintendo will win, us gamers will win!

[Palodios]

The author's reason as of why the 360 will suck is because they will focus on Natal too much. I wonder if he knows that the 360 has two press conferences scheduled-- one explicitly intended for Natal.

[ShinMaster]

There won't be two separate press conferences. Only one + a floor showcase for Natal.

@Soda
All I know is that Sony delivers every single year, focusing more on first party titles than multiplats. That is all.

Other than that... I guess we'll see.

[Xwow2008]

"If MS would be acting like Sony, showcasing the Move, revealing games like LBP 2, Socom 4, WKC 2 etc before E3 people would call them desperate. Imo it's like they know MS has something big on their hands and are trying their best to steal the attention before E3".

u mean sony has a lot content that they can show some of them before E3,in the other hand MS has few things to show thats why they are saving them to E3.^^

[pustulio]

@ShinGino

Is the same thing + palodios is still right the author says they will focus to much on natal when they probably won't talk about it THAT much because of the showcase.

[The Wood]

youz failzsky

they obviously have more stuff to show. By showing what they can now they can allocate more time to other stuff, The only one whos desperate is me cause i cant wait to see what they have up their sleves

[Lucreto]

Sorry it is just one conference for MS. The Natal event is a media only event where no photos and laptops are allowed in.

[Denethor_II]

Exactly, obviously there will be a showing on motion controls, but there will be a massive showing of hardcore games. If anybody truly believed it would just be a showcase for motion controls then no one would tune in.

@soda your predictions are worth shiite, didn't you just say a couple of days ago that LBP2 was fake?

[The Lazy One]

RIIIIIIIIIIIIDGE RACERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[Palodios]

Umm, no, there will be two press conferences.

http://microsoftfeed.com/20...

[ShinMaster]

There might be two conferences after all. But it is still unclear whether or not the public will have any access to the Natal one.
Which means there will practically be just one conference anyways.

[The Lazy One]

The public doesn't have easy access to any press conferences. That's why they're "press conferences" and not just "conferences".

[JeffGUNZ]

I thought the same exact thing. They already stated they will have one conference for natal and one for all the games and updates. I think this author needs to get their facts straight.

[avengers1978]

Fail Him.

[secksi-killer]

which fanboy on here owns thekoalition.com?? if this aint rubbish wrote just for hits from n4g, then i dont know what is..

anyway, im hoping to hear/hear more about socom4, kz3, r3 gt5, halo reach, fable and gears. these are the console exclusive games that interest me most.

i think both sony and microsoft will have a good e3 this year. i cant wait infact!!

[Labwarriorbot]

Microsoft and Nintendo has disappointed 4 years in a row. What makes you think this time its different.

They barely have any games to show.

[secksi-killer]

nintendo i cant answer because i have no interest in their games bar one or two. but i think microsoft have had some good showings, and 09 was a decent e3 for them aswell imo.

"They barely have any games to show" lol ok, i think its obvious what side of the febce you sit on with a comment like that

[eagle21]

Only on N4g. :)

[mookins]

I sense some feelings hurt here. Seriously, why would anyone expect more than one conference for Microsoft?

Sony has way too much to show for E3. I say, bring it on.

[maxcer]

because MS sated they would be holding two conferences, one for natal and another traditional E3 style showing. do some homework and go find the article where greenburg states it.

[mookins]

Microsoft said a lot of things and I'm not very impressed so far.

[iforgotmylogin]

1 word 3ds.

Nintendo never disappointing when a new console cycle is starting.

imo sony just has move and some games.
same with microsoft. but ill sit back and enjoy e3 as a whole.

[Hanif-876]

How can E3 not be exciting if theres a Xbox360 slim :-)

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

I predict this in the futher comments:

[NYC_Gamer]

expect alot of variety from sony like always..

[Lord_Ranos]

Sony always have great anouncements at their conference.

[WinterWolf]

Sony didn't accidentally leak info about LittleBigPlanet 2. They made it an announcement 1 month before E3. Now that's confidence! Sony doesn't need LBP2 reveal to make E3 a success, not with so many other Aces up their sleeves!

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

I can't wait to see the all new and improved Natal...

Oh wait! no cameras aloud lol

[LordMarius]

Agent, FFvs13, and The Last Guardian...
That is all Sony has to show to not suck

[waltercross]

I Think they'll show LBP 2 to, Thats a given, I wanna see more of it!.

[wicko]

I really hope we see some FFvsXIII at E3, it would be really nice to get a look at some gameplay. I didn't like FFXIII at all, but considering Versus has an entirely different team I think they can redeem themselves.

[NewYork214]

Resistance 3 and Killzone 3, lets not forget. and a First Person Horror game for the Move will make the show for me. plus all of yours of course

[Noctis Aftermath]

Agent,Versus and TLG are all on the top of my list of most anticipated titles, if we can see gameplay for at least 1 of them i will consider this E3 a success(well unless sony don't reveal the PSP2 then it's automatic-fail IMO).

[maniacmayhem]

I really think Nintendo will kill this E3

[Paradise]

I just hope it's not as embarrassing as... well pretty much most of their e3's.

[PandemicPrawn0]

I agree.

I think Nintendo will have a very strong E3 this year.

A lot of people will be interested in the 3-DS.

[Biggest]

For some reason that seems lame. Almost embarrassing.

[boysenberry]

LOL poor sheep. Get a real next-gen console. Sony will smack Nintendo!

[skare13]

Your soooooooooo right
Anyone who like Nintendo are sheep, and Sony has been smacking Nintendo for past 4 years
Come on man, we all know what you are.
You are free to like Sony and buy all what they sell.
But don't be call anyone a sheep with a comment like that

[Noctis Aftermath]

Other then Zelda Wii, what big titles have nintendo got? cause if the only core game is zelda then i don't even think the 3ds can get them to win this years E3.

[The 10th Rider]

Dude, they have retro studios (makers of the Metroid Prime series) working on a new project, they have project sora working on a game, they have hinted we'll hear about Pikmin 3, they could announce Starfox, Kirby, Kid Icarus, and/or F-Zero.

Nintendo's E3 this year will either prove that they do care about the hardcore audience, or it'll prove they're daft. From comments they've made, I'm leaning towards the first one.

[skare13]

you didn't know,
You can't say anything good about Nintendo here.

[drzmvp554]

going to be awesome all around, its all about the games not about the companies.

[JumpNPlayBon]

You sir, are a gamer!! Bubbles for being one of the smart ones...

[SKGamer]

It's going to be a FANTASTIC E3, and an important one to pull it out of the slump from the past few years.

Sony
-More information and demos about Move, including more info about the hardcore games and 3rd-party games that will use it
-New trailers/demos for their exclusive titles from later in the year
-Hopefully some news about a new/upgraded PSP, to lift the system out of its slump

Microsoft
-The public unveil on Natal, including some actual playable demos, final prototypes, information on launch titles and features
-Significant reveals about titles like Fable 3,Gears 3, Reach's single-player, etc.
-Potentially a 360 slim or the early teasers for the 360's successor

Nintendo
-It's confirmed that we'll get all the juicy details on the new zelda
-Unveiling of the 3DS, with some trailers, maybe prototypes, live demos or game details
-Possibly unveils for a new Wii or upgraded Wii
-Find out what other 1st-party and 3rd-party titles are coming down the pipeline

OnLive
-With their launch coming soon, expect a big attempt by them to garner attention, as well as a lot of details on their system, their networks and who/what will be available on the service

This is the list of what we can expect, based on what we know BEFORE the show. Generally we only know about like 1/2 the stuff at the show beforehand, so who knows what else could come out this June. Each of the big 3 has some big stuff to announce, which forces all the smaller companies to dream big if they want part of the spotlight, so it should be impressive all around.

I'm waiting for my E3 media badge, so I can witness it all firsthand :)

[PandemicPrawn0]

Great comment.

I love the positive energy.

+ bubble.

[Noctis Aftermath]

I hope onlive dies fast, it's extremely flawed.

[n to the b]

reasons...?

[Silentmerc3nary]

Best comment I've seen on this site.

[BkaY]

y would some disagree with you ...

"going to be awesome all around" <---- best line in this comment section..

+bub :)

peace

[eagle21]

The only sane comment on the whole thread. I am absolutely excited for Nintendo and Sony. And I'm sure there are gamers just as excited for MS as I am for Ninty and Sony.

[TheBand1t]

I'm placing my bets on the Atari 2600 taking the show

[Narutone66]

also making a comeback.

[BkaY]

random s!-!it from nowhere.. lol

+bub for a laugh

peace

[dc1]

You're both wrong... its going to be 3DO all the way.. the "M" chip is coming out...

ok.. yeah, I was one of folks who believed.. and bought all 3 games....

[dc1]

how about.. I was one of those folks who believed...

[stuntman_mike]

King of comebacks!

[likedamaster]

@dc1

How bout you not forget to change your account name next time.

[MegaPowa]

playstation move looks so uninteresting compared to natal no offense but i don't want to see an HD wii ripoff. Everything else sony has been doing is great.

[Otheros00]

Natal looks so uninteresting compared to playstation move no offense but i don't want to see an eyetoy ripoff. Everything else Micro$oft has been doing is mostly bad.

[Otheros00]

Keep the disagrees coming.

[thehitman]

But id buy a wii if it was a more powerful system like the ps3. Now I got what I wanted w/o the shovel ware.

[waltercross]

Actually sony is smart by creating Move.
Motion control is the Wii's strongest selling point and it works well for Nintendo, Sony mentioned that Motion control is the gap between Casual
and Hardcord gamers, so Why wouldn't they tap that market? I Would!.

[mindedone]

I'd tap that.

[kraze07]

Move AND Natal will be nothing more than 'meh'.

[sajj316]

Sorry but I strongly disagree. I think that all three companies will bring their A game. I'm very excited about 3DS. Natal is intriguing. Sony should show off the next psp already.

[Games4M - Rob]

Im sure Sony would show off the next PSP if one existed, but it dosnt.

[jdktech2010]

Sorry, Microsoft and Sony have been WAY too quiet for it to be a slow E3....something big is going down from at least one of the big 3....