Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft all have a big E3 ahead of them. Microsoft is announcing their Project Scorpio console, Sony will bring new PlayStation 4 games and updates to already announced games to its press conference, and Nintendo is bringing new Switch and 3DS games into the spotlight.
What to Expect
Microsoft
Microsoft will be showing their new Xbox One console, code-named Project Scorpio, a console they are labeling “the most powerful console ever,” with 4K rendering and AMD FreeSync capabilities. New games expected to be announced are Forza Motorsport 7, Crackdown 3, something from 343 Industries (not Halo 6 or Halo 3 remastered), State of Decay 2, more info on Sea of Thieves, and more first-party surprises.
Third party games will also be heavily featured, with games like Red Dead Redemption 2, FIFA, Call of Duty WWII, and Destiny 2 likely making an appearance, as well as indie games. Expect Microsoft to show off how well games, new and old, run on its new hardware.
Microsoft is first to kick off E3 with a press conference Sunday at 2PM PT:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/e3?&ocid=PORTALS_SEM_google_xbox%20e3&cid=PORTALS_SEM_google_xbox%20e3
Sony
Sony is set to have a big E3, showing off new games, and updates to other previously announced games like God of War, Gran Turismo Sport, Spiderman PS4, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and Days Gone confirmed.
The Last of Us Part II, the Final Fantasy 7 remake, Detroit: Become Human, Dreams, and Kingdom Hearts III are also likely to make an appearance. It may additionally introduce brand-new games and IPs, and showcase a good amount of new third-party content such as Star Wars Battlefront II, Call of Duty: WWII, Destiny 2, Resident Evil, and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Sony is also likely to announce new games and experiences for PlayStation VR, as well as more exclusive indie games.
A new PlayStation portable and exclusive Monster Hunter and Bloodborne 2 games are also rumored, but unlikely to be shown at this time.
Sony’s press conference will be on Monday at 5PM PT:
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/e3/
Nintendo
Nintendo is set to have a huge E3 this year, as it is the first year the Nintendo Switch is on the market. They will focus on Super Mario Odyssey, but show off other games previously announced, such as ARMS, Splatoon 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, and Pokken Tournament DX for Nintendo Switch.
They will also likely announce a new Metroid game, a Smash Bros. 4 port, a new IP from Retro Studios, as well as the new Mario Rabbids Ubisoft collab game here. In addition, Nintendo will likely show a glimpse of new DLC content for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and possibly 1-2 Switch.
Other Switch games that could be announced are Pikmin 4, a new Luigi’s Mansion, Animal Crossing, F-Zero, and Mother 3, as well as the Virtual Console service for Switch. Animal Crossing and F-Zero will not likely be announced at this time, though Mother 3 does see a great chance at showing up this time, as previous Mother games were announced for Wii U at E3 in past years.
Third party heavyweights like Call of Duty WWII, Payday 2, Shin Megami Tensei, Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest, Skyrim, FIFA, NBA, Sonic the Hedgehog, Suda51’s new Travis Touchdown game, Star Wars, Resident Evil, Yooka-Laylee, Redout, RiME, and other independent games are possible to make an appearance here, as well.
Besides Switch, new 3DS games such as Ever Oasis, Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon, Hey! Pikmin, Miitopia, Kirby 3DS games, as well as an unannounced port of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, are all up to make an appearance.
As always, Nintendo may also surprise us with another brand new game or two, as well.
Nintendo could also show us its VR concept for Switch, but we doubt it will reveal it this year, to keep the focus on its upcoming games.
After the Nintendo Spotlight at E3 event, Nintendo will host a Nintendo Treehouse live event with live gameplay and commentary of many of the new games, as well as invitational tourneys for Splatoon 2, ARMS, and Pokken Tournament DX.
Watch Nintendo’s event starting Tuesday at 9AM PT:
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-Noah Sanchez, Gamer Splash
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