2012 Predictions

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **SEP** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:46 pm

KKLEIN wrote:
God wrote:Wii U will be barely more powerful than 360/PS3, will not sell Wii numbers

Nextbox will be announced at E3 but will not release until 2013

Black Ops 2 from Treyarch

Halo IV or Bioshock Infinite will be GOTY.

Vita will struggle.

Sony will keep quiet on PS4, probably a 2014 release unless Vita really bombs then it will be shelved.

Perfect Dark 2 and Banjo Threeie will be shown for Nextbox.

So, basically...Sony & Nintendo will be the gooseberry fools and Microsoft will go on to have a game of the year.

Is it really surprising that he said that?

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Codename 47** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:52 pm

- Xbox 3 isn't announced or shown off until the beginning of 2013 with the full blowout coming at E3 2013

- 343 Industries help re-ignite Halo's popularity thanks to Halo 4

- Mass Effect 3's RPG elements turn out to be deeper than most people expected, silencing the critics once and for all

- GTA V gets released early summer - around late July or early August.. WiiU gets a port of the game.

- Microsoft to announce they've acquired at least two more developers as they further attempt to strengthen their first party for the next gen

- Fable: The Journey ends up being a huge disappointment

- Valve will start a viral campaign during the latter part of the year that will eventually lead to the announcement of Half Life 3

- The Call of Duty game released next year will focus on the Vietnam War - or at least their version of the VW.

- Gears of War 3 gets another piece of Campaign DLC

- WiiU will divide opinion. Many will praise the console's capabilities but the large amount of current gen ports means a slow start to the initial sales.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Winckle** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:54 pm

- PC gaming to remain dead.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **TheTurnipKing** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:12 pm

Actually, if 2012 is the end of the world, we can probably expect PC gaming to rise from the dead.

So, plenty of zombie games, then.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Cheeky Devlin** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:13 pm

- Wii U to build up massive hype then be a bit of a let down

- Valve to finally acknowledge Episode 3 in some shape or form

- PC gaming continues to bask in it's superior glory for at least another year.

- MS announce the successor to 360 but show nothing till near the end of the year when stuff begins to leak out

- Sony announce and show some footage or target renders of PS4 at E3

- Minecraft becomes self aware and takes over the internet

- CS:GO is criminally ignored on PS3 and 360, but spawns a new world order on PC

- Onlive gets tweaked and becomes a serious contender

- In Halo IV Master Chief has became a born again christian after his near-death experiences and decides to spread the word of God to some alien infidels.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **bear** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:25 pm

-World of Warcraft will introduce a form of free to play

-Blizzards next MMO announced at Blizzcon

-At least two high profile mobile game developers bought by MS to try and help boost WP7. I am guessing Halfbrick and a.n.other

-Razer to enter the steering wheel market

-Next AppleTV will support an Apple gamepad

-New PC version of Black & White released to show off touch controls on Windows 8. Title launches with companion aps on Windows Phone and XBLA

-GT Vita and GT6 announced at E3. Both to launch in 2013

-Zyngas floatation fails to meet expectations

-Treasure or Platinum games bought by Microsoft

-Nintendo and Sony bought buy at least one western Studio

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Seven** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:26 pm

bear wrote:-World of Warcraft will introduce a form of free to play

Isn't it FTP in way? Granted, you only can go to Level20.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Glowy69** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:29 pm

Entire Resident Evil re-released in HD :shifty:

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Cuttooth** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:59 pm

- Wii U to have troubled Autumn 2012 launch like 3DS's, will rally a bit in 2013.

- Vita will do fine.

- Both next Xbox and PS4 unveiled at E3 but with little in the way of footage. Still be exciting on both counts though. Spring 2013 for one, Autumn for the other.

- Half Life 3 announced and shown, maybe at Sony's E3 conference.

YouTube · PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Jingle Ord The Way** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:26 pm

Vita to start of more successfully than what the PSP did.
Xcom will be delayed and released in 2013
Half Life 3 announced for Christmas 2013 (PC & Nextbox)
Halo 4 turn out to be a huge hit despite it being average at best in quality for the series.
Nextbox unveiled for Q3 2013
Bioshock Infinite will be GOTY
Thief 4 will win many hotly anticipated game awards for 2013
The Old Republic will become a serious threat to Warcraft prompting Blizzard to make Warcraft free to play
2012 will be seen as an average year for gaming compared to 2011

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **jamcc** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:39 pm

Suzzopher to switch allegiances to Nintendo. Might as well try them all.

NickSCFC · PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **NickSCFC** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:54 pm

Santa's Extra Presents wrote:
KKLEIN wrote:
God wrote:Wii U will be barely more powerful than 360/PS3, will not sell Wii numbers

Nextbox will be announced at E3 but will not release until 2013

Black Ops 2 from Treyarch

Halo IV or Bioshock Infinite will be GOTY.

Vita will struggle.

Sony will keep quiet on PS4, probably a 2014 release unless Vita really bombs then it will be shelved.

Perfect Dark 2 and Banjo Threeie will be shown for Nextbox.

So, basically...Sony & Nintendo will be the gooseberry fools and Microsoft will go on to have a game of the year.

Is it really surprising that he said that?

Yet his predictions seem quite reasonable...

Nextbox will be announced at E3 but will not release until 2013 - Microsoft will want to try to steal Nintendo's thunder at E3 just like Sony did to them in 2005

Black Ops 2 from Treyarch - Treyarch and Infinity Ward COD games have alternated each year

Halo IV or Bioshock Infinite will be GOTY - Everyone praising BioShock Infinite, it's a multiformat game too

Vita will struggle - Unlike 2005 (PSP's release) it has to compete with multi-core smarthphones

Sony will keep quiet on PS4, probably a 2014 release unless Vita really bombs then it will be shelved - No reason why this won't happen

Perfect Dark 2 and Banjo Threeie will be shown for Nextbox - If Sony's 2005 conference is anything to go by then you'd expect to see some tech demos this year, again something showing off next-gen graphics will overshadow Nintendo

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Akai XIII** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:10 pm

- Pokemon 3DS announced, released in Japan by Christmas (following March for US/here).
- Vita will flop.
- Wii U released, same situation as 3DS.
- No next gen console announced at E3
- 2 CoD games out, one will be 3rd person.
- Lots of Halo IV stuff shown... will stay in development too long for this generation.
- Rare's IPs outsourced to other devs for Perfect Dark... Wouldn't hold out hope for anything else, maybe Viva Kinectimals.
- Lionhead close after abysmal Fable: The Journey sales.
- 3DTV's that don't need glasses become cheaper and more widespread.
- Half Life 3 teased. Tag line is "When it's done..."
- New AppleTV will support apps.
- Sony integrate the PS3 into their TVs.
- Microsoft buy 2 devs, close 4.
- Gears of War: Pendulum Wars announced.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **melatonin** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:40 pm

Just think what will happen if nothing - not even a hint - of Half-Life 3 information comes out by this time next year.

Actually I imagine it'll just be a lot like it is now. Prolonged desperation randomly interspersed with moments of baseless hope.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Starquake** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:28 pm

- WiiU to launch in June for Japan and September for UK and US. Will launch with Pikmin 3, Super Smash Bros HD, GTA, Shenme 3

, Rayman 2 HD

- 3DS Continues to sell well, but still not too much 3rd party activity.
- All new cell shaded Legend of Zelda for 3DS in time for Xmas.
- 3D Mind Training for 3DS announced
- Vita gets off to a better start than 3DS but sales slw as year goes on.
- Vita price drop in time for Xmas, worth free mem card bundled in.
- PS4 announced and specs revealed. Will be able to control your mind (according to the PowerPoint presentation that is presented at E3).
- Sony say that will launch before NextBox, but no dates given. Will not launch in 2012.
- New Virtua Fighter announced as exclusive to PS3.
- Microsoft show off NextBox at E3 but use PCs running early prototype O/S and "Kinextra". Everyone goes Wow!look at that lighting, look at those textures. A side by side comparison off 360 and NextBox screens are shown on IGN, but nobody can tell any difference (except for things look even shinnier)
- NextBox will not launch in 2012.
- Next Halo to launch on 360 this year
- Console and hanheld game sales continue to go up throughout 2012 despite everyone saying iOS eating into the market
- Finally analysts realise that iOS is selling to a different market and isn't eating into traditional market after all, but simply extending it!
- Sega release all new Sonic in June. Is gooseberry fool.
- Sega release all new Sonic in December. Is still gooseberry fool.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Garth** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:40 pm

KKLEIN wrote:- Sony will unveil Destruction Derby.

It's time to let go.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Delusibeta** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:14 pm

- Xbox 720 to be unveiled at E3 2012, to launch in late 2013. PC gamers scoff at the tech demos, which will look like Crysis 1 on max. Will have Kinect 2 in the box, people scoff how it's just a Kinect 1 with more SHINE JUICE. Epic announces Unreal 3 as a launch title.
- A re-worked Wii U will also be unveiled, featuring a smaller touch screen and a Mario game for an autumn/winter launch. Fails to make enough units to satisfy demand. Valve announces Steamworks for Wii U, EA announces Origin for Wii U, Epic continues to boycott Nintendo.
- Vita to underperform and have a 3DS-esque price cut within six months of launch.
- 3DS to continue to sell well throughout the year, and Western third party increases in the second half of the year. There will be at least one wildly popular casual game by Ubisoft.
- Sony announces PS4 in the second half of the year. PC gamers scoff at the tech demos, which will look like Crysis 1 on max. Will have Move 2, people scoff how it's just Move 1 with more SHINE JUICE. Epic announces Unreal 3 as a launch title. OnLive support confirmed and Steam to directly compete with PSN Store.
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengence to play like a cross between Beyonetta and Vanquish. Platinum fans entirely unsurprised, Metal Gear Solid fans continue to whine.
- Bioshock Infinite to sweep the award ceremonies.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **SEP** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:19 am

bear wrote:-GT Vita and GT6 announced at E3. Both to launch in 2013

GT6 will be announced for 2013. Will actually launch in 2018.

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Moggy** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:56 am

Microsoft and Sega to announce that they are working together on the next gen. Rather than replace the 360 with a new console, they will announce a Blu Ray add on called the Mega Blu Ray and a 1024 bit add on called a 1024x. Gamers laugh that they are repeating the mistakes of the past…

PostRe: 2012 Predictions by **Rapidly-Greying** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:59 am

The last guardian will be delayed until 2013

The last of us will be released in november and will be a celebrated return to the roots of survival horror

Vita will bomb until sony drastically slash the price 3ds style.

Wii u will see nintendo sales return to slightly over gamecube levels

360next and ps4 both announced next year(360 at e3 and ps4 in a separate event.

Agent to be revealed as multiformat so it wont be as impressive as we hoped for(ps3 to get exclusive content whoopie gooseberry fool)

Ps3 and 360 to end the year with both companies claiming the lead in sales(rik and suzz to meet in an online winner takes all deathmatch)

Edge magazine to shut up shop

My launch ps3 to finally give up the ghost.

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