General E3 Thread

1. Sony/Square Enix(with games from Capcom, NB etc showing up):
   1. A montage of PS 4 games from the 230 developers working with them.
   2. TLG release date since the game got reconfirmed for 2016 yesterday.
   3. From's rumored mech game.
   4. Story trailer for FFXV since if the rumors are true it'll launch in 6 months from now.
   5. FFVIIR trailer featuring Aerith and Tifa. Release date for the first game to be announced at TGS but it's most likely Q1 2017.
   6. Tomb Raider PS 4 trailer with all DLC and improved graphics on par with the PC version.
   7. KH 3 trailer with one new world while not talking about a release date at all.
   8. Nie R release date after a story trailer in english.
   9. Secret projects revealed.
   10. Wo FF release date.
   11. FFXIIHD hopefully.
   12. FFVIII and FFIX ported to PS 4.
   13. FFXIV expansion.
   14. Battlefront DLC trailer.
   15. COD trailer.
   16. New Battlefield game.
   17. The usual indie montage.
   18. PS 4 Slim.
   19. They have too many games known or rumored to list them all.
   20. "Winner" of E3 again.

2. Microsoft:
   1. Trailers they paid publishers to show.
   2. CG trailers for games that are years from being finished or haven't even started production yet.
   3. Phantom Dust being talked about but not shown since they still haven't gotten a new team for it.
   4. Please buy our slightly updated console for $400.

3. Ubisoft:
   1. AC trailer for next year's game.
   2. BG&E2.
   3. VR.
   4. Smaller games.
   5. The Division updates.

4. EA:
   1. MEA gameplay.
   2. DA teased.
   3. Smaller projects.
   4. Star Wars.

5. Bethesda:
   1. Dishonored 2 since we haven't seen it at all since last E3.
   2. DLC.
   3. DLC.
   4. DLC.
   5. TESVI.

6. Nintendo:
   1. Actual conference on stage.
   2. NX.
   3. Still region locked.
   4. Ports of Wii U games for NX due to no BC to save money.
   5. Pokémon trailer.
   6. COD on NX.
   7. Please buy our console and games this time.
   8. Some surprises but nothing world shattering.
   9. Not as awful as last E3 and the streams are still good even if they play some games too much.

7. PC:
   1. Worst part of E3 again.

edited 16th Mar '16 4:36:38 AM by LordofLore

You forgot to add to Sony's; "Usual TV Show/Movie bullcrap the audience will pretend to care about"

They already did most of that yesterday. Vue is coming to the rest of the US now so while they'll talk about it they won't need to introduce it or talk about it at length aside from new big corporations behind them. VR is the big thing this year and Sony has 230 developers and publishers behind them(and already sold out all their pre-orders). The game everyone gets is even a Star Wars game from EA/Disney.

edited 16th Mar '16 6:00:43 AM by LordofLore

You underestimate how much time a corporation can waste on stuff we already know about.

I expect Nintendo to have a digital event at E3 with Treehouse Streams to show off games. It just works better for them. Instead of the silliness framework they've done before, they could do a live conference as the framework for the digital event.

What I'm hoping they do is showing off what the NX does and what it looks like before the main event so they can focus the digital event on games. I could easily see them showing off the finished NX at the World Championships.

Early reports are that they have apparently booked the largest stage in the convention center so...

edited 16th Mar '16 10:51:33 AM by LordofLore

My prediction (again) on their reveal timeline: A soft reveal of the NX concept and a release date before their earnings call in April, a full live E3 stage event for the NX, and a Digital Event and Treehouse streams for more in-depth game stuff.

They could still do a different live event like the Championship, but I still think a stage NX event is the best bet.

Since we don't have a GDC thread and some of the other threads have been talking about the engine, here's a sizzle reel:

@Lordof Lore: Are you a time traveler for being that precise?

Probably.

I was right on FFXV. It's launching in 6 months and Sony and SE are in a marketing partnership so E3 will have a bunch of stuff from them on the game.

I think we'll see some more of the New Deus Ex as well from Square. About time for another trailer surely?

Psst, check the thread on it

Bethesda details. I'm hoping D2 is at least as good as the first one because from everything we've heard about the new Doom it's not that great.

Microsoft's conference is going to be Monday, June 13th at 9:30 am PDT.

Great! The hype is starting to flow now

Updated Schedule (4/12)

• EA:June 12, 1PM PST / 4PM EST
• Bethesda:June 12, 7PM PST / 10PM EST
• Microsoft:June 13, 9:30AM PST/12:30PM EST
• Sony/Nintendo/Square/Ubisoft:TBA
• PC: wasn't that planned to take EA's slot?

Either way we are now 2 months away from E3 so maybe things in this thread will pick up....

EA announced some times. We know they're going to go in hard on Titanfall 2 and Mass Effect.

Ubisoft's is at 1 pm PDT on Monday, June 13th with a pre-show at 12:30 pm PDT.

Ah Ubi. Their conferences aren't always necessarily good, but they try and keep them entertaining while showing off a good number of ambitious games, both AAA and Ubiart. Kind of like Ubisoft overall actually. I wonder what surprise game they'll have at the end this time. Watch Dogs 2 should be due this holiday, so I'd expect that to be revealed before E3.

This just leaves Sony, Nintendo, and maybe Square to announce their plans.

If I was a betting man, I'd bet on the World Championships on Sunday the 12th and their actual presentation on Tuesday the 14th at 9 am PDT like they always do.

Now how long their presentation will be is going to be another story and based on if they announce the NX beforehand.

I'm also thinking the World Championships will be the first time non-dev players will be able to play the NX.

edited 14th Apr '16 11:27:10 AM by tclittle

I can hope Ubisoft won't do more obviously fake scripted dialogue for multiplayer games but I know that won't happen.

As for Nintendo, they're always the Tuesday at 9 PDT no? It's just a matter of if this is a live presentation or digital event. Treehouse would probably follow as well.

It wouldn't be Ubi without the cringe, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Updated Schedule (14/4)

• EA: June 12, 1PM PST / 4PM EST
• Bethesda: June 12, 7PM PST / 10PM EST
• Microsoft: June 13, 9:30AM PST / 12:30PM EST
• PC: June 13, 12 noon PST / 3 PM EST
• Ubisoft: June 13, 1PM PST / 4PM EST
• Sony/Nintendo/Square: TBA (i know it's most likely the same times as last year but plans might change so just being cautious)

Gamespot confirmed the PC conference date a while ago ign just hadn't put it on it schedule yet.

edited 14th Apr '16 4:30:04 PM by TwilightFalchion

I remember the PC conference last year. It was pretty boring/terrible from what I remember. Pretty much all about new internals for P Cs. Which is great and all, but not exactly what people are looking for.

The PC conference starts 1 hour before Ubi starts. That uh, does not seem wise for the former unless it's going to be a lot shorter and smaller in scale than last year.

I agree. i think there's room for pc to be moved like half an hour, maybe an hour back. though it would be right on the tail end of the microsoft conference.