E3 is almost here, and you know what that means- it means loads of new game announcements by all major players in the industry, and a fresh wave of software (and hopefully hardware) to look forward to. E3 has traditionally been the most exciting time of the year – remember last year’s major E3 announcements, which included The Last Guardian and Final Fantasy 7 Remake? – and this year promises to be no different.
Their official lineup as listed on the official E3 website may give us some clues to that. The E3 website usually masks the games it lists, listing them only by genre and platform, probably in an attempt to ensure that no game gets prematurely leaked- but a look at what Sony and Microsoft are apparently planning still reveals some rather interesting details.
First, their submitted lineups:
MICROSOFT:
- Accessories > Xbox
- Accessories > Xbox 360
- Accessories > Xbox Kinect
- Accessories > Xbox Live
- Accessories > Xbox One
- Action > Xbox
- Action > Xbox 360
- Action > Xbox Kinect
- Action > Xbox Live
- Action > Xbox One
- Adventure > Xbox
- Adventure > Xbox 360
- Adventure > Xbox Kinect
- Adventure > Xbox Live
- Adventure > Xbox One
- Arcade > Xbox
- Arcade > Xbox 360
- Arcade > Xbox Kinect
- Arcade > Xbox Live
- Arcade > Xbox One
- Augmented Reality > Sony Playstation 4
- Fighting / Wrestling > Xbox
- Fighting / Wrestling > Xbox 360
- Fighting / Wrestling > Xbox Kinect
- Fighting / Wrestling > Xbox Live
- Fighting / Wrestling > Xbox One
- Fitness > Xbox
- Fitness > Xbox 360
- Fitness > Xbox Kinect
- Fitness > Xbox Live
- Fitness > Xbox One
- Hardware > Xbox
- Hardware > Xbox 360
- Hardware > Xbox Kinect
- Hardware > Xbox Live
- Hardware > Xbox One
- Music / Dance > Xbox
- Music / Dance > Xbox 360
- Music / Dance > Xbox Kinect
- Music / Dance > Xbox Live
- Music / Dance > Xbox One
- Peripherals > Xbox
- Peripherals > Xbox 360
- Peripherals > Xbox Kinect
- Peripherals > Xbox Live
- Peripherals > Xbox One
- Racing > Xbox
- Racing > Xbox 360
- Racing > Xbox Kinect
- Racing > Xbox Live
- Racing > Xbox One
- Retail > Xbox
- Retail > Xbox 360
- Retail > Xbox Kinect
- Retail > Xbox Live
- Retail > Xbox One
- Role-Playing > Sony Playstation
- Role-Playing > Sony Playstation 3
- Role-Playing > Sony Playstation 4
- Role-Playing > Sony Playstation Vita
- Role-Playing > Sony PSP
- Simulation > Xbox
- Simulation > Xbox 360
- Simulation > Xbox Kinect
- Simulation > Xbox Live
- Simulation > Xbox One
- Sports > Xbox
- Sports > Xbox 360
- Sports > Xbox Live
- Sports > Xbox One
- Accessories > Sony Playstation
- Accessories > Sony Playstation 3
- Accessories > Sony Playstation 4
- Accessories > Sony Playstation Vita
- Accessories > Sony PSP
- Action > Sony Playstation
- Action > Sony Playstation 3
- Action > Sony Playstation 4
- Action > Sony Playstation Vita
- Action > Sony PSP
- Adventure > Sony Playstation
- Adventure > Sony Playstation 3
- Adventure > Sony Playstation 4
- Adventure > Sony Playstation Vita
- Adventure > Sony PSP
- Arcade > Sony Playstation
- Arcade > Sony Playstation 3
- Arcade > Sony Playstation 4
- Arcade > Sony Playstation Vita
- Arcade > Sony PSP
- Children’s / Family Entertainment > Sony Playstation
- Children’s / Family Entertainment > Sony Playstation 3
- Children’s / Family Entertainment > Sony Playstation 4
- Children’s / Family Entertainment > Sony Playstation Vita
- Children’s / Family Entertainment > Sony PSP
- Fighting / Wrestling > Sony Playstation
- Fighting / Wrestling > Sony Playstation 3
- Fighting / Wrestling > Sony Playstation 4
- Fighting / Wrestling > Sony Playstation Vita
- Fighting / Wrestling > Sony PSP
- Hardware > Sony Playstation
- Hardware > Sony Playstation 3
- Hardware > Sony Playstation 4
- Hardware > Sony Playstation Vita
- Hardware > Sony PSP
- Music / Dance > Sony Playstation
- Music / Dance > Sony Playstation 3
- Music / Dance > Sony Playstation 4
- Music / Dance > Sony Playstation Vita
- Music / Dance > Sony PSP
- Racing > Sony Playstation
- Racing > Sony Playstation 3
- Racing > Sony Playstation 4
- Racing > Sony Playstation Vita
- Racing > Sony PSP
- Role-Playing > Sony Playstation
- Role-Playing > Sony Playstation 3
- Role-Playing > Sony Playstation 4
- Role-Playing > Sony Playstation Vita
- Role-Playing > Sony PSP
- Simulation > Sony Playstation
- Simulation > Sony Playstation 3
- Simulation > Sony Playstation 4
- Simulation > Sony Playstation Vita
- Simulation > Sony PSP
- Sports > Sony Playstation
- Sports > Sony Playstation 3
- Sports > Sony Playstation 4
- Sports > Sony Playstation Vita
- Sports > Sony PSP
- Strategy > Sony Playstation
- Strategy > Sony Playstation 3
- Strategy > Sony Playstation 4
- Strategy > Sony Playstation Vita
- Strategy > Sony PSP
The interesting question here is, do console revisions count as ‘accessories’? Because if so, then the ‘accessories’ listed above may just be referring to the rumored PS4K and Xbox One Elite/Xbox One Slim.
The actual games list is far harder to parse- it is to be remembered that Microsoft and Sony not only show off their own titles, but also showcase games from their third party partners, AAA and indie, so those games listed above could be just about anything- they could be referring to in house titles, or they could be referring to third party games and indie partnerships. Still, it is at the very least evident that both companies plan to showcase a full, varied range of titles- something that is doubtless appreciated by most people.
E3 2016 begins next month.
Source: Rheena.com
