e3 speculation
The annual E3 Entertainment Expo is almost upon us and as usual, speculation is beginning to circulate about what may or may not be announced. The current top predictions doing the rounds are that:
Predictable News
1. Both Sony and Nintendo will be unveiling or at least giving a detailed technical announcement of their next consoles. For Sony this will be the PS3 although it is unknown what the next Nintendo machine will be called - it is currently codenamed Revolution. Microsoft will unveil the new XBox - although there are conflicting ideas what it will be called. XBox360 and XBox Next appear to be the top two names with XBox2 being a no-no (apparently because Xbox2 sounds less powerful than PS3). We expect to see some surprising developments in interface/controller design from both Microsoft and Nintendo.
2. EA will be announcing new versions of FIFA, Burnout, John Madden, NHL, and just about every other conceivable franchise that they've got their hands on!
Unexpected News
There is likely to be a number of unexpected surprises as well (I hope?). Some unxpected software or announcements which would be great, is news that:
1. Cave will announce that they are releasing a new shmup for the PSP. As with the Atari Lynx of yesteryear, this game will play be playable in a vertical mode (a sort of handheld TATE mode) making great use of the PSP's widescreen.
2. Namco will announce a PSP version of Ace Combat. This will be a next generation homage to the spirit of Afterburner II and will be playable in head-to-head or cooperative missions.
3. Both Nintendo and Sony announce that they will use their new handhelds in-built wirless networking to connect to their own respective score-ranking servers so you can good you really are at Lumines or Meteos!
Incidentally, where have Treasure gone lately? After Advance Guardian Heroes, the hardcore gamers' favourite has gone quite quiet. This may hint at an upcoming deluge of annuncements regarding new material being readied for launch. DS owners could be in for a treat (as the Treasure boss was on the record in EDGE #? stating that this was their handheld console of choice).
Predictable News
1. Both Sony and Nintendo will be unveiling or at least giving a detailed technical announcement of their next consoles. For Sony this will be the PS3 although it is unknown what the next Nintendo machine will be called - it is currently codenamed Revolution. Microsoft will unveil the new XBox - although there are conflicting ideas what it will be called. XBox360 and XBox Next appear to be the top two names with XBox2 being a no-no (apparently because Xbox2 sounds less powerful than PS3). We expect to see some surprising developments in interface/controller design from both Microsoft and Nintendo.
2. EA will be announcing new versions of FIFA, Burnout, John Madden, NHL, and just about every other conceivable franchise that they've got their hands on!
Unexpected News
There is likely to be a number of unexpected surprises as well (I hope?). Some unxpected software or announcements which would be great, is news that:
1. Cave will announce that they are releasing a new shmup for the PSP. As with the Atari Lynx of yesteryear, this game will play be playable in a vertical mode (a sort of handheld TATE mode) making great use of the PSP's widescreen.
2. Namco will announce a PSP version of Ace Combat. This will be a next generation homage to the spirit of Afterburner II and will be playable in head-to-head or cooperative missions.
3. Both Nintendo and Sony announce that they will use their new handhelds in-built wirless networking to connect to their own respective score-ranking servers so you can good you really are at Lumines or Meteos!
Incidentally, where have Treasure gone lately? After Advance Guardian Heroes, the hardcore gamers' favourite has gone quite quiet. This may hint at an upcoming deluge of annuncements regarding new material being readied for launch. DS owners could be in for a treat (as the Treasure boss was on the record in EDGE #? stating that this was their handheld console of choice).
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on Monday, April 11, 2005 at 7:33 am.
