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2026 Might be a Legendary Year for Gaming

9 of those are day one for me and it does't end there, yotei legends will be a huge MP time sink and I think it's gonna be the year of tough choices for me and actual backlog
 
If all the games actually release on time, 2026 is shaping up to be a legendary year for gaming. Just look at the potential line-up:

  • Intergalactic the heretic prophet
  • Marvel Wolverine
  • Gears of War: E-Day
  • Resident Evil Requiem
  • GTA 6
  • Crimson Desert
  • Fable
  • 007 First Light
  • Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
  • Mouse: P.I. for Hire
  • Replaced
  • Halo: Campaign Evolved Remake
  • Saros
  • Phantom Blade Zero.

Parks And Recreation Wow GIF
Half of those probably won't come out. But it's the ones we don't know about, or the surprise hits, which end up making a given year 'epic'
 
2-3 of those games sorta interest me

maybe this is why I play so many old games, I just don't experience the same hype about this shit as yall
 
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I mean, if there are no more delays, just GTA6 alone is enough to make it a legendary year. This game's gonna break all the records and even set new ones.
 
I mean, if there are no more delays, just GTA6 alone is enough to make it a legendary year. This game's gonna break all the records and even set new ones.
Breaking records doesn't mean anything on its own

I'm sure Roblox broke all sorts of records. Terrible games can set records.
 
Other than RE9 none of the game on your list interest me but I agree next year is gonna be great.


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If only thing you play is western games then maybe but for me as fan of Japanese games this year was fantastic.

Weeb alert
 
I've stopped looking forward to new releases for the most part, there is just way too much in my backlog. Very few if any of those games I'd be there for day 1.
 
Breaking records doesn't mean anything on its own

I'm sure Roblox broke all sorts of records. Terrible games can set records.
Yeah, sure, just as amazing games can set records, it doesn't matter too much.

Breaking records it's just a bonus, it doesn't change the fact that the hype for GTA is through the roof and be it this year or whatever, just this game alone it's gonna make that year amazing.
 
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If all the games actually release on time, 2026 is shaping up to be a legendary year for gaming. Just look at the potential line-up:

  • Intergalactic the heretic prophet
  • Marvel Wolverine
  • Gears of War: E-Day
  • Resident Evil Requiem
  • GTA 6
  • Crimson Desert
  • Fable
  • 007 First Light
  • Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
  • Mouse: P.I. for Hire
  • Replaced
  • Halo: Campaign Evolved Remake
  • Saros
  • Phantom Blade Zero.

Parks And Recreation Wow GIF



Intergalactic won't be a 2026 game, per Schreier.

And good luck with GTA VI at this point, too.
 
Yeah, sure, just as amazing games can set records, it doesn't matter too much.

Breaking records it's just a bonus, it doesn't change the fact that the hype for GTA is through the roof and be it this year or whatever, just this game alone it's gonna make that year amazing.
That's all fair I just often see people conflate quality with popularity

This is sort of moot to me because I'm highly skeptical that it will come out next year. Nov 2026 release date is pretty much 2027 for me but who knows, maybe it will actually come out next year
 
RE Requiem and Mouse PI for hire are the only ones that are interesting in that list. And Fable if it doesn't end up being cancelled.
 
Intergalactic the heretic prophet
Never has been announced for 2026 and nothing leads to think will be released in 2026.

I think it's way more likely that Intergalactic would be the main tentpole Sony release for holidays 2027.

I'd replace it in the list for Marvel Tokon, Pragmata, Onimusha and Project Century.
 
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If all the games actually release on time, 2026 is shaping up to be a legendary year for gaming. Just look at the potential line-up:

  • Intergalactic the heretic prophet
  • Marvel Wolverine
  • Gears of War: E-Day
  • Resident Evil Requiem
  • GTA 6
  • Crimson Desert
  • Fable
  • 007 First Light
  • Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
  • Mouse: P.I. for Hire
  • Replaced
  • Halo: Campaign Evolved Remake
  • Saros
  • Phantom Blade Zero.

Parks And Recreation Wow GIF
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Merge MatrixReloaded101 MatrixReloaded101 and Danjin44 Danjin44 's and yes, it's a pretty good year. I think there's also a few left, like Tokon.
Stranger than Heaven and Intergalactic are not for 2026, though.
I guess if all you care about is normie slop then that list in the OP is exciting 🤷
Most discussed OTs currently are Arc Raiders, Zenless Zone Zero, Battlefield 6, Hyrule Warriors, The Outer Worlds 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Mario Kart World, so I don't think NeoGAF has any right of being elitist right now, lmao.
 
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I made no secret about the fact I'm huge fan of Japanese games.

It's thank to Japanese games that I continue love video games.

I'm with you, and I'm waiting for Dragon Quest 12, but I can see that being earliest 2027 which is stupid at a decade since 11.
 
Most discussed OTs currently are Arc Raiders, Zenless Zone Zero, Battlefield 6, Hyrule Warriors, The Outer Worlds 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Mario Kart World, so I don't think NeoGAF has any right of being elitist right now, lmao.
Your defense doesn't make the list any less sloppy. Padding the list with yet another dopey China soulslike is too funny to me.
 
If all the games actually release on time, 2026 is shaping up to be a legendary year for gaming. Just look at the potential line-up:

  • Intergalactic the heretic prophet
  • Marvel Wolverine
  • Gears of War: E-Day
  • Resident Evil Requiem
  • GTA 6
  • Crimson Desert
  • Fable
  • 007 First Light
  • Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
  • Mouse: P.I. for Hire
  • Replaced
  • Halo: Campaign Evolved Remake
  • Saros
  • Phantom Blade Zero.

Parks And Recreation Wow GIF
And Pragmata
 
Easily the best year in a very very long time.

Grand Theft Auto VI
Resident Evil 9
World of Warcraft Midnight
Dawn of War 4
Half Life 3
Tides of Annihilation

Each one alone is already way better than anything this year.
 
OP forgets it's also THE YEAR OF ZELDA.
There won't be any main Zelda next year.
More slop like Hyrule Warriors and remasters... who cares about this.

Even next main Zelda has everything to prove after TotK and its reused map with barely any changes.
None of the defaults from BotW have been adressed : lack of good rewards, weapons breaking, lacks of good dungeons and good interiors.

Honestly, the next Zelda game seems to be Crimson Desert.
 
I guess if all you care about is normie slop then that list in the OP is exciting 🤷
Crimson Desert is not normie slop lol

Have you even seen the list of moves in this game ? Most normies won't be able to play it rightly.

Other than this game and a few others (Resident Evil Requiem, Phantom Blade Zero and Saros, Mouse maybe), yeah there's a lot of normie slop.
 
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Crimson Desert is not normy slop lol

Have you even seen the list of moves in this game ? Most normies won't be able to play it rightly.

Other than this game and a few others (Resident Evil Requiem, Phantom Blade Zero and Saros, Mouse maybe), yeah there's a lot of normie slop.
RE is absolutely normieslop, lmao. Replace it with, huh, Replaced.
 
Crimson Desert is not normy slop lol

Have you even seen the list of moves in this game ? Most normies won't be able to play it rightly.

Other than this game and a few others (Resident Evil Requiem, Phantom Blade Zero and Saros, Mouse maybe), yeah there's a lot of normie slop.
No it's not, but it's also not anything to point to as an example of a legendary year in gaming. Same with Phantom Souls. Lmao. Give me a break.

GTA, Bond, more Insomniac cape shit, EA cape shit, Gears, a Halo remake… like come on. I'm sure 2026 will be a fine year and I'll play a few the games, but let's not pretend like it's anything special besides GTA, which will be eternal with normies for the online mode.
 
Every year some idiot says this. Then it just becomes like every other year. Congrats OP you're now one of those idiots.
 
From that list I only care about Capcom games (and Onimusha) GTA6 and... That's it.
There's more I care about, but they're from niche genres.
 
Cautiously excited for:

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War IV
Romeo is a Dead Man
 
pleaes keep crying about the games on the list. those sweet sweet salty tears are delicious. lol.
imagine the negativity you put on your own hobby.

Also big bangers are missing from that list. PoE 2 will probably release in 2026 as well, for example.
 
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