E3 2018: 8 Insane Predictions Most Likely To Come True
Is it finally time for Death Stranding's gameplay debut?
Spring is in full swing, summer's but a stone's throw away and, besides being your cue to book a holiday, the seasonal transition can only mean one thing: E3 is almost upon us.
The biggest event in the gaming calendar is set to kick off its three-day showcase of social media-shattering reveals and announcements next month and, like clockwork, leaks and rumours are inbound by the bucket load to help the masses shape their predictions for what lies in wait for attendees when Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo lay their cards on the table.
As is customary, such suspicions range from believable to never-in-a-million-years inconceivable, but which of the lot are most likely to come true? Will the battle for definitive battle royale title by taken up a notch by the industry's biggest players? Will Nintendo announce a quasi-sequel akin to Majora's Mask for Breath of the Wild? Will Kojima finally have something more to show for Death Stranding other than a digital Norman Reedus?
Not until those doors open on June 12 will we have the definitive answers and until that time comes, the best anyone can do is scour the internet for clues and join the dots to discern the most logical outcome.
A PlayStation 5 announcement might not be on the cards for a reveal in 2018, but that doesn't rule out other types of hardware now, does it?
8. Star Wars Comes To Kingdom Hearts
Besides providing a concrete release date for its Disney/Final Fantasy mashup - which would be big enough news in itself - Square Enix could have another surprise in store for fans champing at the bit for Sora's next adventure.
Since the release of Kingdom Hearts II in 2007, a lot has happened in the world of corporate acquisitions, namely Disney's purchase and subsequent ownership of Lucasfilm and, by extension, Star Wars.
Is it possible that along with Big Hero 6, Toy Story and Monsters Inc., that heroes and villains of the Force-sensitive kind could make their debut? Square would need to hammer out a few tonal and thematic issues, sure, but it's a possible reality that Sora, Donald and Goofy could make a pit-stop on Endor to hang out with the Ewoks.
Until Disney or Square says otherwise, never say never.