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E3 2016: Predictions

Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love being wrong

Published June 11, 2016

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E3 is upon us! Just time for some predictions based on absolutely nothing.
This list spun out of an Xbox subreddit comment from a few weeks ago, so is A) biased towards Microsoft, and B) probably already out of date.

Microsoft:

  • Hardware redesign and/or specification bump
  • Halo Wars 2 - Hopefully gameplay, but at least a new trailer
  • Age of Empires IV - Combine that and Halo Wars 2, and it'd be a great time to add Keyboard/Mouse support to the Xbox One
  • Double down on backwards-compatibility - More games (long shot - other consoles e.g. original Xbox, Dreamcast). Probably be an EA Access tie in (more 360 games in the Vault)
  • ID@Xbox roundup - Could be just about anything, but I'm hoping to see more Cupheard
  • Battlefield 1 - Trailer and early maps for Xbox One
  • Forza Horizon 3
  • Crackdown 3 / Recore / Scalebound - Probably mentioned; level of detail will depend on if/when they have been delayed (possibly held for Gamescom)
  • Sea of Thieves - Gameplay and trailer
  • Gears 4 - Gameplay demo
  • (Possibly at E3; may or may not be at MS) Bioshock Remastered
  • Possibly too soon, but Alan Wake 2?
  • Halo 6 - possible, but likely only a teaser trailer or part of the Halo Wars 2 block. Maybe also a Halo 3 Anniversary as MCC DLC (long shot)
  • Long shots - Phantom Dust / Banjo 3 / new Conker
  • Very long shot - Xbox One is a PC / can boot into Windows 10
  • Nintendo Xbox
  • Sony:

    • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Trailer and early maps for PS4
    • Persona 5 - Trailer
    • The Last Guardian - Trailer and release date
    • Final Fantasy VII - Trailer and release window
    • Big block of VR games
    • Horizon Zero Dawn - gameplay demo.
    • Long shot - Steins;Gate 0 trailer
    • Long shot - New IP from Kojima Productions
    • Very long shot - Sleeping Dogs 2 teaser
    • Bethesda:

      • Red Dead 3 and/or Red Dead Redemption Remastered
      • Skyrim re-release on PS4/Xbox One
      • Dishonored 2 - trailer and release date
      • Fallout 4 - Additional DLC details (with 'out today' or a very close release date)
      • Prey 2
      • EA:

        • Pele's Story Time 2
        • Mass Effect Andromeda - Trailer
        • Mobile games block
        • Titanfall 2 - gameplay trailer
        • Skate 4 - 'out today'
        • Ubisoft:

          • Watch_Dogs 2 - gameplay trailer
          • New IP teaser
          • New Splinter Cell
          • Let's Dance and Live Performance
          • ENGAGE