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[Euron]

Why is there whining about stuff coming out before E3 exactly? I was under the impression we were all here for the information and announcements regardless of when they happen. Who gives a shit if something is shown today rather than a week from now so long as it's shown to us at all?

I'm perfectly ok with it. It gives attention to some things that might normally get swallowed up in the rush of E3.

As for my most anticipated conferences:

1) Sony: They will either be the best or the worst out of the big 3. That really depends on whether or not they show The Last Guardian and other first party announcements. Really looking forward to the MGS5 trailer and Dark Souls 3 footage (there has to be gameplay there if it's releasing early 2016)

2) Nintendo: I'm disappointed that Retro is most likely working on Diddy Kong Racing but I'm really excited to see what else Nintendo has in store. If Paper Mario U is announced that would make the show for me. Star Fox is probably the most interesting thing that we know will be there, especially when Platinum might be developing it. I'm also looking forward to a XCX release date and Animal Crossing U announcement. And please Nintendo, you said last year you were working on two Metroid games, give us some info.

3) Microsoft: We know pretty much everything that will be there. The only question is what Rare is making aside from Battletoads. If it's a new Banjo that might catapult this conference to first for me. I'm interested to see Halo 5 campaign footage and I really want to see substantial gameplay for Scalebound and some sort of gameplay for Crackdown. And hopefully we see a little more than a CGI teaser for Gears 4.

4) EA: Now that Fallout 4 is announced, the new Mass Effect is the biggest third party announcement I am waiting for. I'm also excited to see Mirror's Edge gameplay and the announcement of the Battlefront Beta.

5) Square Enix: My interest in this show is divided between seeing gameplay and getting a release date for Deus Ex: MD and the possibility that this whole thing might become the next Konami 2010.

6) Ubisoft: The company is pretty much dead to me at the moment. I will not buy another one of their games until the design philosophy changes. Witcher 3 and MGS5 show that they do not know how to make open world games at all, despite priding themselves on that type of game. AC: Syndicate was the most underwhelming announcement I've seen in a long time. R6: Siege is coming out right in the same window as 3 (most likely) better shooters and even more better games. I have hardly any faith in The Division at this point. Pretty much the only thing they can do to appeal to me is a new pirate game considering no other developer has attempted to match, let alone surpass, Black Flag yet. Will probably watch just to see how bs the demos are but I won't hold my breath for anything mindblowing.

 

[2thepoint]

I'll throw in the caveat that I don't mean you're getting ten new big announcements from Sony. There's a lot of content, new first party announcements including some big ones, third party games, and obviously Morpheus.

I just don't understand why folks worry themselves because footage is shown of a game that was announced last year, was due to be released this year, and ended up having to be pushed back. People felt disappointed last year because a new Ratchet was announced, even though it's a franchise which has been pretty consistent, and it deserves to have a good amount of time to itself. Insomniac is already off to a good start this generation with Sunset, so this should hopefully be really good too.

Look at that GAF thread. I took a brief look at it, and it's lots of pages. That might not have happened if it was sat on until E3 because a lot of the Sony fans here are going to be posting in a select few.

Verendus, I am now too hyped for Sony's conference.

Feels like I'll crash soon with excitement.

 

[Mushroomer25]

Morpheus will be like move and 3D. They'll push it for a little while and then we'll rarely hear about it afterwards.

This is almost inevitable. Sony's track record with peripherals is far from encouraging, and it's hard to see why Morpheus will be different.

My concern is that Sony's push will drain market interest in VR, giving Oculus & Vive a harder time to deliver a more dedicated experience. They're cashing in on the 'wow' factor, and I don't see them following through on it.

 

[Elfstruck]

Verendus, I am now too hyped for Sony's conference.

Feels like I'll crash soon with excitement.

I see what you did there

 

[Mister Megative]

Verendus, I am now too hyped for Sony's conference.

Feels like I'll crash soon with excitement.

+1

 

[FelipeMGM]

Hyrule Warriors coming to 3DShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzu1jyeIgs

yeah...

A thread was created for it two hours ago
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1060349

 

[Dreadx_Jecht]

No one asked for 10 announcements. 1-2 from each conference and I'll be happy, since that adds up to 7 - 14.



You should get that checked out

I didn't say I thought it would come true. Lol I did have that dream though

 

[Skii]

With all these announcements before E3, will there be no "megaton" at this E3 on any platform?

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

With all these announcements before E3, will there be no "megaton" at this E3 on any platform?

No. Video games are doomed.

 

[FelipeMGM]

Verendus, I am now too hyped for Sony's conference.

Feels like I'll crash soon with excitement.

WAIT, you said Crash?

 

[Liamc723]

No one asked for 10 announcements. 1-2 from each conference and I'll be happy, since that adds up to 7 - 14.

We want more than 1-2 announcements lol.

 

[v1lla21]

That is 1/3 of the conference make it 15.

15 is ideal. So it's a 90 minute conference? Not bad. Hopefully we get a price.

 

[Mushroomer25]

With all these announcements before E3, will there be no "megaton" at this E3 on any platform?

It feels like most of the early announcements we're getting out of the past week or so are for games we already knew about (R&C, Mirror's Edge), or ones that are releasing later this year (XCOM, Need for Speed). I expect most of the big 'megatons' will be for what's hitting in 2016 and beyond.
Which certainly puts Fallout's reveal into perspective.

 

[TomShoe]

We want more than 1-2 announcements lol.

I thought he was talking about megatons :^)

 

[BlackBuzzard]

15 is ideal. So it's a 90 minute conference? Not bad. Hopefully we get a price.

I think its 90. I doubt its 2 hours would be interesting if it is.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

People forget that pre e3 is like this every year, more so for Sony.

Sony always like to get some announcements out that may get a bit lost in an E3 conference packed with goodies and drowned in news sites filled with bigger stories.

It helps the likes of Insomniac and ninja Theory ride a crest of pre e3 excitement and gets them top billing in forums and news sites that they wouldn't get next week.

Yep. A lot of shit is gonna get drowned out. Giving smaller games some limelight before the fucking flood is a great idea.

I use the word "smaller" in the nicest way.

 

[sora87]

With all these announcements before E3, will there be no "megaton" at this E3 on any platform?

I feel like there are only a handful of games now that would qualify as a megaton, and none of them are real.
The Last Guardian, Shenmue 3, Half-Life 3, Agent, a good Crash Bandicoot game.. all myths. Myths and vaporware.

 

[Kyoufu]

With all these announcements before E3, will there be no "megaton" at this E3 on any platform?

I don't understand.

What do these pre-E3 announcements have to do with megatons at E3?

Legit confused here. Someone help me out.

 

[KillerSloth]

You obviously didn't read what I had to say, but I'm going to engage with you anyway.

I'm not upset that it's cheaper. I'm upset that the price could, based on their past action, represent a smaller Ratchet game, just like Nexus was. I am disappointed in the lack of effort put forward in trying to recapture the 60fps brilliance of Ratchet during the franchise's best years. A full Ratchet title would be what I expected and it's a little bit of a bummer to find out that won't be the case.

It's great for everyone who wants Ratchet, myself included, but I think it's a lost opportunity.

Lower price does not mean less content, I have played indies and kickstarter with may more content the n 70 dollar games. That is a false equivalency. They have said it is the same as other ratchet games.

It is a full ratchet game.

Last I checked when I posted that I never even quoted you..there are many others mentioning price. Why do you think i was talking about you?

 

[iosefe]

I don't understand.

What do these pre-E3 announcements have to do with megatons at E3?

Legit confused here. Someone help me out.

these announcements would likely be overshadowed if debuted at E3. these aren't megaton announcments, which are still unknown to us

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Star Wars Battlefront is probably the game I'm curious the most to see actual gameplay footage! Can't wait for that!

 

[farisr]

I don't understand.

What do these pre-E3 announcements have to do with megatons at E3?

Legit confused here. Someone help me out.

Don't you know? Showcasing gameplay and confirming the titles of games that were previously already announced = no more megatons at E3.

 

[theecakee]

I think its 90. I doubt its 2 hours would be interesting if it is.

I'd imagine they'll go over 90, but they planned for just 90 in the first place.

 

[IAmRandom31]

I don't understand.

What do these pre-E3 announcements have to do with megatons at E3?

Legit confused here. Someone help me out.

New gameplay of games we have known about showing prior to E3 means the new games shown or the other 20 games that we haven't seen new footage of won't count

or something

Nearly every Sony conference is close to 2 hours long. Nothing new. And every year it is said to be 90 minutes.

 

[Americanmushroom]

People are complaining that everything is pre-E3 and at the same time complain Sony conferences are too long... Does not compute. How about: Stop fucking complaining and enjoy the announcement/news we had so far. Its like, if they dont show it at the conference, it doesnt exist or something... Errgh. Anyway, this E3 is turning out great

 

[Tik-Tok]

For people who have attended E3 before. What's the best way to get an invite to the press conferences if I already have an attendee badge.

 

[Ray Down]

I don't understand.

What do these pre-E3 announcements have to do with megatons at E3?

Legit confused here. Someone help me out.

Plus people are confusing a leak for a intentional announcement/ press release.

The only two leaks we have so far are Dark Souls 3 and HR for 3DS.

 

[Lemondish]

Lower price does not mean less content, I have played indies and kickstarter with may more content the n 70 dollar games. That is a false equivalency. They have said it is the same as other ratchet games.

It is a full ratchet game.

Last I checked when I posted that I never even quoted you..there are many others mentioning price. Why do you think i was talking about you?

See what you're doing here? You're using past experience to inform the future.

However, you seem to be dismissing others when they do the same. The fact that the last time Insomniac released a lower priced Ratchet game was with Nexus is relevant. Given that Nexus wasn't particularly good or long, I think it isn't out of the question to feel a little disappointed with this news.

I sincerely hope you're right in regards to it being a full Ratchet game because given the franchise's last few outings I'm not even sure I know what that means anymore.

Either way, I'm still buying that thing day one. I just wish it was everything I had hoped for.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

With all these announcements before E3, will there be no "megaton" at this E3 on any platform?

Horizon isn't actually announced yet - that should be a massive game when they actually reveal it. If TLG gets announced etc etc.

Nintendo should have a solid show, even if they focus on games we already know about. Star Fox will probably be their most hyped announcement.

Even if MS only focus on games we know of they will have a very solid show - Tomb Raider, Halo, Scalebound, Crackdown, and then there's the new Rare game, Gears Remaster, etc.

 

[Elfstruck]

Horizon isn't actually announced yet - that should be a massive game when they actually reveal it. If TLG gets announced etc etc.

Nintendo should have a solid show, even if they focus on games we already know about. Star Fox will probably be their most hyped announcement.

Even if MS only focus on games we know of they will have a very solid show - Tomb Raider, Halo, Scalebound, Crackdown, and then there's the new Rare game, Gears Remaster, etc.

Nintendo and Sony are very unpredictable. Imagine if Mothers 3, Metroid prime, TLG, and Horizon get announce, I dont think I can handle it.

 

[Kagari]

I don't understand.

What do these pre-E3 announcements have to do with megatons at E3?

Legit confused here. Someone help me out.

Nothing. Most of the stuff shown this week were known quantities anyway.

 

[KillerSloth]

See what you're doing here? You're using past experience to inform the future.

However, you seem to be dismissing others when they do the same. The fact that the last time Insomniac released a lower priced Ratchet game was with Nexus is relevant. Given that Nexus wasn't particularly good or long, I think it isn't out of the question to feel a little disappointed with this news.

I sincerely hope you're right in regards to it being a full Ratchet game because given the franchise's last few outings I'm not even sure I know what that means anymore.

Either way, I'm still buying that thing day one. I just wish it was everything I had hoped for.

Of course that's all we have, and the past proves a game not being 60 at launch does not always mean quality or content is less......

 

[Verendus]

Lol yeah that would be the opposite extreme of the "they have nothing else to show" spectrum.

But yes, it's a perfectly reasonable way of planning, of course many of those who watch this put hype before reasoning and then bad things happens.

Well, I have to exaggerate a little. We actually have a bunch of new announcements, but they're not all big announcements, and obviously, some are clearly going to be ignored because they don't fit what people like. It is what it is.

The way I see it is that big announcements are the kind that can anchor a show. So, I wouldn't count Media Molecule's new project as that for example. That's not to say I don't consider it a big deal, but I'm pretty sure if that was your centrepiece, a lot of people would complain. They'd want more. Since it's always about addressing the folks who feel negative about certain things, you take into account how they would think of things. Big announcements are your anchors.

The more reasonable folk don't usually complain that much. There's not really much that needs to be said to them, since they tend to have their expectations in check most of the time anyway.

Also, jesus christ, there is no Quantum Break at E3. Microsoft is killing me slowly. Remove my local co-op, now take away my TPS, why are they doing this? It's not like I've been looking forward to their conference the most or anything. Not like that at all.

 

[Lemondish]

Of course that's all we have, and the past proves a game not being 60 at launch does not always mean quality or content is less......

With this specific developer and this specific franchise, it has meant that.

That's what I'm saying.

 

[Blobbers]

Thread's moving slow. Let's play a game. Illustrate with one word your reaction to these potential Morpheus prices:

"And finally, we are proud to announce Project Morpheus will be priced at an accomodating:"

$199 - <WORD GOES HERE>
$299 - <WORD GOES HERE>
$399 - <WORD GOES HERE>

 

[Stampy]

The way I see it is that big announcements are the kind that can anchor a show. So, I wouldn't count Media Molecule's new project as that for example. That's not to say I don't consider it a big deal, but I'm pretty sure if that was your centrepiece, a lot of people would complain. They'd want more.

So what do you want to say? Should I stay awake or not? i.e. MM's game is the only reveal I am willing to stay awake for.

 

[Turkoop]

So, I wouldn't count Media Molecule's new project as that for example. That's not to say I don't consider it a big deal, but I'm pretty sure if that was your centrepiece, a lot of people would complain. They'd want more. Since it's always about addressing the folks who feel negative about certain things, you take into account how they would think of things. Big announcements are your anchors.

Is this a confirmation for the game which Sony will show us at E3 ?

 

[Bousf]

Thread's moving slow. Let's play a game. Illustrate with one word your reaction to these potential Morpheus prices:

"And finally, we are proud to announce Project Morpheus will be priced at an accomodating:"

$199 - <YAAASSS>
$299 - <NOPE>
$399 - <NOOOOOOOPE>

Basically.

Spoiler

not gonna happen though.

 

[Primethius]

So what do you want to say? Should I stay awake or not? i.e. MM's game is the only reveal I am willing to stay awake for.

He's not saying it's not gonna be a big game for MM fans, rather that it probably doesn't have the universal appeal of a title like UC4 for example.

 

[Auctopus]

Also, jesus christ, there is no Quantum Break at E3. Microsoft is killing me slowly. Remove my local co-op, now take away my TPS, why are they doing this? It's not like I've been looking forward to their conference the most or anything. Not like that at all.

Verendus jumping ship betraylton incoming.

 

[Stampy]

Is this a confirmation for the game which Sony will show us at E3 ?

Verendus please say yes or maybe. I will go immidatley book a day off at work.

 

[Elfstruck]

So what do you want to say? Should I stay awake or not? i.e. MM's game is the only reveal I am willing to stay awake for.

I think what he meant is that MM's new game might not be for everyone.

 

[JuanLatino]

Also, jesus christ, there is no Quantum Break at E3. Microsoft is killing me slowly. Remove my local co-op, now take away my TPS, why are they doing this? It's not like I've been looking forward to their conference the most or anything. Not like that at all.

They have a Gamescom conference 5 weeks later. So i don't think thats a big deal.

Do you know if Sony's absence at the gamescom this year, changed their plans of announcing/revealing games?

Will those games be pushed to the Paris Games week or the PSX?

 

[Bsigg12]

Also, jesus christ, there is no Quantum Break at E3. Microsoft is killing me slowly. Remove my local co-op, now take away my TPS, why are they doing this? It's not like I've been looking forward to their conference the most or anything. Not like that at all.

Yea, no QB sucks but it sets it for a pretty big Gamescom presence.

 

[Nibel]

Those game announcements until now were snacks; we haven't seen a megaton announcement yet. I think it's smart to get a lot of the 'small' games and stuff like game announcements alá MEC out of the way.

 

[Bousf]

I feel like the focus of PGW will be the holidays, hence 2015 games, while PSX will entirely focus on 2016 (duh). I expect a price drop at PGW rather than E3

 

[Newtype-001]

With all these announcements before E3, will there be no "megaton" at this E3 on any platform?

Yup, exactly, makes perfect sense, i can see how you came to that logical conclusion... Yuuup.

 

[Its Quite Toasty]

Thread's moving slow. Let's play a game. Illustrate with one word your reaction to these potential Morpheus prices:

"And finally, we are proud to announce Project Morpheus will be priced at an accomodating:"

$199 - smart
$299 - pricedrop
$399 - hahahahahaha

my thinking at least

 

[Stampy]

I think what he meant is that MM's new game might not be for everyone.

Hmm, I get it what he means to say. but in driving his example he used it within the context of E3 conference and that's all the matters to get my heart to fluter. Everythign else is pure gibersih from my subjetive perspective because Mm's reveal would for me be like a Horizon + TLG + Quantic Dream + Sony JRPG reveal and then some.

 

[StarBlazers1]

Thread's moving slow. Let's play a game. Illustrate with one word your reaction to these potential Morpheus prices:

"And finally, we are proud to announce Project Morpheus will be priced at an accomodating:"

$199 - $200 loss
$299 - $100 loss
$399 - yup