15 Bold Predictions For 2018's Biggest Video Games

4. Sea Of Thieves Is A Colossal Disappointment

The Prediction: Rare's long-gestating co-op pirate game falls far short of the effusive hype and is merely an adequate-yet-forgettable adventure romp.

Why It Will Happen: Rare hasn't exactly delivered a home-run in a long, long time, and the game's lengthy development combined with Rare's continual avoidance of just laying out precisely what the game is rightly has many players skeptical about the end product.

Many are convinced that Sea of Thieves will be overly reliant on players generating their own fun through emergent moments rather than curated gameplay, which will make the game heavily dependent on the type of people players end up sharing a ship with.

Why It Might Not: In fairness to them, Rare have been a little more forthcoming in recent months by showing off extensive gameplay footage, and the high number of closed betas they've conducted at least suggests they're trying hard to hammer the end result into something great.