2019 gaming predictions

NickSCFC · Post2019 gaming predictions by **NickSCFC** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:39 am

- Sony has a quiet year, only one of the upcoming "big 3" (Last of Us II, Death Stranding, Ghost of Thushima) actually sees release

- Nintendo has a great year with Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing and Pokémon launching to high praise and Switch Lite sells well

- Microsoft launches drive-less Xbox One to coincide with XCloud launch, Sony follows suit shortly after

- Dreams is praised by critics receiving a Metacritic 92 but most players find it overly complex and good player created content is sparse

- Metroid Prime 4 is shown at E3, graphically better than Doom

- PES 2020 releases using Unreal Engine 4, is a huge jump forward for the series

- Amazon and Netflix announce streaming games on their platforms but content is limited

- Shenmue 3 is popular with fans but is slated by critics

- Atari VCS is canned

Gemini73 · PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Gemini73** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:59 am

Microsoft announce more studio acquisitions

PS4 sales begin to slow. Talk of PS5 gains momentum

Nintendo reveals updated Switch console

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Floex** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:02 am

- Death Stranding, Cyberpunk and Metroid get 2020 release dates

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **ITSMILNER** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:10 am

- Xbox Two and PS5 will be announced but release in 2020
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be a cross gen game
- Nintendo release a new ‘Switch Pro’ model and drop the price of the current model to £199,99

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Moggy** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:41 am

Dreamcast 2 announced. It’s more powerful than any supercomputer and quickly becomes the sole gaming platform. The new Sonic games are still gooseberry fool though.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Lex-Man** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:47 am

Half Life 3 launched but it's a strategy card game.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Peter Crisp** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 12:17 pm

Xbox 2 and PS5 announced but release in 2020.
Diskless Xbox released.
Switch Pro released
Sony announce a real rival service to GamePass
Sony start talking about PSVR 2 but no launch date is mentioned. It has 2K 120hz oled displays.

Days Gone turns out to be better than expected.
Halo delayed and made a next gen launch game
Last of Us 2 will be the game of the year
A megapack of Total War remastered games will be announced for next gen xbox and be exclusively mouse and keyboard controlled.
Battlefield 4 next gen sequel will be announced.

I again fail to platinum any games.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Poser** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 1:43 pm

I will spend more time on here than I do playing actual games.

Again.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **jawafour** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 2:27 pm

Seven Posers Posing wrote:I will spend more time on here than I do playing actual games.

Again.

\o.

GRcade *is* the game :datass:

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PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Ironhide** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:16 pm

jawafour wrote:
Seven Posers Posing wrote:I will spend more time on here than I do playing actual games.

Again.

\o.

GRcade *is* the game .

I also seem to spend far more time on here than playing my massive backlog of games.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Moggy** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:05 pm

lex-man wrote:Half Life 3 launched but it's a strategy card game.

That or it’ll be a freemium mobile phone game.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Tafdolphin** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:57 pm

- Another curated (non-gameplay) Cyberpunk trailer at E3. 2020 release confirmed.
- Days Gone is quietly shuffled out to a mid 70s metacritic score
- Outer Worlds ends up surprising everyone and being amazing
- Updated Switch (less bezel, longer battery, more onboard storage) announced.

Website · PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Venom** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 5:04 pm

ITSMILNER wrote:- Xbox Two and PS5 will be announced but release in 2020
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be a cross gen game
- Nintendo release a new ‘Switch Pro’ model and drop the price of the current model to £199,99

Cross-gen games seems likely. Halo Reach will definitely be an XBOT (Xbox One Two) game, but it might well work on the XBOX (Xbox One X) and perhaps the regular Xbox.
The Last of Us 2 was promised for PS4, but a delayed release puts a release in the PS5 window so maybe will make this a cross-buy.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Pedz** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 5:14 pm

Please done call the next Xbox. Xbox One Two. Call it Xbox errr. Sexbox. Yeah.

Switch lite, switch pro, switch two will not be released. Possibly revealed for 2020.
Next halo game is delayed or just not mentioned.
Switch receives a £50 price reduction
Pokemon Switch (whatever it’s going to be) delayed till 2020
Diddy Kong racing finally revealed but no release date. Rumours circulate that Banjo and Kazooie May make an appearance.
Despite rumours no SNES or N64 games appear for the Switch Online service.
N64 mini also fails to make an appearance.
All games developers stop production of future games as everyone is just playing Fortnite still.

My predictions appear very negative :lol:

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Meep** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:51 pm

- A new economic recession hits as the US suffers a downturn and Trump is turfed out of office but does not make any significant impact immediately on games industry as spending for most projects through 2019-2020 is already allocated.
- Specs (subject to change) and other details about Xbox Two and PS5 are released by both save the big reveal until E3 2020, planning to release in the later half of that year.
- Nintendo releases an ultra portable counterpart for the Switch (probably called Switch Go or something like that) intended to replace 3DS, a clamshell device device with a smaller screen.
- After the Fallout 76 mess Bethesda plow additional resources into Starfield, inspired by the huge success of the critically acclaimed The Outer Worlds.
- Playground games announce Fable IV.
- "Cloud gaming" because next industry buzzword.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **mic** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:55 pm

Resident evil 2 remake is either the best game in the series or Fallout 76 levels of bad - either way, will be panned for micro-transactions.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Monkey Man** » Tue Jan 01, 2019 9:19 pm

BTW Halo Infinite doesn't have a release date so can't be delayed. Already confirmed as a XB1 game. Probably out with XB2 launch in 2020, cross gen.

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Dual** » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:04 am

Dual buys a Nintendo Switch

PostRe: 2019 gaming predictions by **Poser** » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:19 am

jawafour wrote:
Seven Posers Posing wrote:I will spend more time on here than I do playing actual games.

Again.

\o.

GRcade *is* the game .

o/

More importantly, it's playable at my desk while pretending to work. :datass:

Actual prediction: Sony to unveil its next console first, with a late 2020 launch date; MS will wait to see what Sony is putting out and, if necessary, revise its specs to ensure it has the most powerful console next gen. It is very important to MS to have that to boast. In reality, the consoles will be closer than ever in terms of actual outputs.

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