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Company	Datetime	Thread	Video	Status
Sony Showcase	May 24th, 1PM PDT	Live thread (https://vizioneck.com/forum/index.php?topic=10204.msg283592#new)	YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4EKydVVvHk)	Confirmed
Meta Quest	June 1st 10AM PST	TBA	TBA	Confirmed
Guerilla Collective	June 7th	Thread (https://vizioneck.com/forum/index.php?topic=10231.0)	YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRpzrYNqj0)	Confirmed
Summer Games Fest	June 8th, 12 PM PT	Thread (https://vizioneck.com/forum/index.php?topic=10233.new#new)	YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDXcGEo1TfU)	Confirmed
Devolver Direct	June 8th, 2023 3PM PT	TBA	TBA	Confirmed
Future Game Show	June 10th, 2023	TBA	TBA	Confirmed
Microsoft Xbox Games Showcase	June 11th, 2023	TBA	TBA	Confirmed
Microsoft Starfield Direct	June 11th, 2023	TBA	TBA	Confirmed
PC Gaming Show	June 11th, 2023	TBA	TBA	Confirmed
Ubisoft Forward	June 12th, 2023 10 AM PST	TBA	TBA	Confirmed
Capcom	June 12th, 2023	TBA	TBA	Confirmed
Upload VR	June 14th, 2023	TBA	TBA	Confirmed
THQ Nordic	August 11th	TBA	TBA	Confirmed

Join us for #StarfieldDirect following the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, June 11 https://t.co/Igj84qH7AT

— Xbox (@Xbox) March 8, 2023

I like that they're doing a starfield direct. Breath of the Wild's exclusive e3 showing sounded so weird when it was announced but it's a pretty cool format if you can pull it off.

only works if the game is good.   it won't be so this is going to be a disaster.

only works if the game is good.   it won't be so this is going to be a disaster.

Doubt.  Strong contender for gotg.

Also this will be after their actual showcase.

Doubt.  Strong contender for gotg.

Also this will be after their actual showcase.

i smell a fallout 76 level of disappointment coming.   

SCOOP: Ubisoft has backed out of E3 2023, weeks after announcing it would attend the expo.

The company will instead hold its own Ubisoft Forward Live event on June 12 in Los Angeles.https://t.co/DFExwQXHMb

— Andy Robinson (@AndyPlaytonic) March 27, 2023

E3 is as dead as it can get  :P

Excited to see Beyond Good and Evil 2 again!  :P

?SAVE THE DATE ?

Join us on June 12 at 10 AM PST for #UbiForward live from Los Angeles, for game updates and reveals!
 
???? https://t.co/OHJXAPwlmg

— Ubisoft (@Ubisoft) March 28, 2023

Confirmed with time.

Production is ramping up on our biggest @SummerGameFest ever - the video game industry comes together this June, kicking off live from @youtubetheater on Thursday, June 8.

Stay tuned for more details! pic.twitter.com/2qlZJKdCzl

— Summer Game Fest - Live June 8! (@summergamefest) March 28, 2023

E3 Cancelled (https://www.ign.com/articles/e3-has-been-canceled?utm_source=twitter)

The event was supposed to be held from June 13th through June 26th at the Los Angeles Convention Center and would have been the first in-person E3 event since 2019.

Two sources have confirmed to IGN that the organization announced the cancellation via an email sent out to its members today. The email said that while E3 "remains a beloved event and brand" that the 2023 version "simply did not garner the sustained interest necessary to execute it in a way that would showcase the size, strength, and impact of our industry."

Truly sad. I really wish I went when I had the chance.

Join together to celebrate what’s next in video games.@SummerGameFest returns live Thursday, June 8, streaming live everywhere. pic.twitter.com/oKOWr37Jb2

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) March 30, 2023

This man sees a chance, he will take it.

Shame that E3 died. I know they arent necessary in this day and age. But it truly was awesome. E3 was the Christmas of gamers and it got SO MUCH attention.

I hope someday something like it can happen again, an event that all the big players go to

Shame that E3 died. I know they arent necessary in this day and age. But it truly was awesome. E3 was the Christmas of gamers and it got SO MUCH attention.

I hope someday something like it can happen again, an event that all the big players go to

it was fun as a gamer but bad for companies.  hundreds of announcements and only 3-5 go mainstream.  the rest get lost.  honestly even after just Sony 'd show I forgot about 3/4 of the show as the show closed.  

I kind of like our new "random Tuesday" announcements that happen most Tuesdays. 

it was fun as a gamer but bad for companies.  hundreds of announcements and only 3-5 go mainstream.  the rest get lost.  honestly even after just Sony 'd show I forgot about 3/4 of the show as the show closed.  

I kind of like our new "random Tuesday" announcements that happen most Tuesdays.

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Mid 2000s E3 to mid 2010s was really amazing. It's kinda crazy how quickly it died with the one two punch of Sony pulling out and the pandemic.

E3 is dead, and I killed it. And now I'm going to honor it by holding it up Weekend At BerniE3's-style alongside Jeff Grubb's #summergamemess

Thank you to all of the Jeff Grubb's Summer Game Mess partners for participating whether you want to or not.

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO pic.twitter.com/qewAmVOVkZ

— Grubb (@JeffGrubb) March 31, 2023

so the Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct is going to be around 2 hours total. Probably 90 mins for main show and 30 mins for Starfield https://t.co/AhDZBECNrW

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) April 10, 2023

That's pretty awesome. I'm so excited for starfield. Sure it could end up being pretty lame, but there's a possibility that it's my dream game.

Announcing #NintendoLive 2023, an in-person event for fans of all ages that will take place in Seattle this September! Experience Nintendo Switch gameplay, live stage performances, tournaments, photo ops, and more.

Stay tuned for more details: https://t.co/0uePw3LHqS pic.twitter.com/3nqalGUTa0

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 11, 2023

Another year, another line-up!

Be sure to save the date for our #THQNordic Digital Showcase live on August 11th, 2023

This year's showcase will not only include world premiere announcements but also updates and reveals for previously-announced games! pic.twitter.com/hDc04oWUjs

— THQ Nordic (@THQNordic) April 20, 2023

That's pretty awesome. I'm so excited for starfield. Sure it could end up being pretty lame, but there's a possibility that it's my dream game.

It looks so awesome. Its just that there is no flying seamlessly to different planets is a bummer. Otherwise, I think its my and your dream game

I think we are 5 weeks from a real Sony showcase. It's going to be a big one.   8)

I think we are 5 weeks from a real Sony showcase. It's going to be a big one.   8)

I hope not.  I like Sony's new approach of being focused on just a couple titles and not announcing things a full console generation in advance.  

all of MS's announcements have been nullified by age.  all upcoming announcements have been finished by the pessimism of it won't launch soon or at all.

yes, Sony really need to announce something.   I think we're down to just spiderman 2 officially an ND' mp an open secret.  but I don't want a "roadmap to ps5's second half".  holiday 2024 max and only if shipping by then is 200% confident.

I hope not.  I like Sony's new approach of being focused on just a couple titles and not announcing things a full console generation in advance.  

all of MS's announcements have been nullified by age.  all upcoming announcements have been finished by the pessimism of it won't launch soon or at all.

yes, Sony really need to announce something.   I think we're down to just spiderman 2 officially an ND' mp an open secret.  but I don't want a "roadmap to ps5's second half".  holiday 2024 max and only if shipping by then is 200% confident.

I think that's largely the goal. 2023, 2024 games, maybe with a major 2025 tease but very little.

I for one hope they have a big one. I miss the excitement of e3 and these huge shows. They have a ton of projects in the works, so they don't need to blow all their load on this show.

Nintendo returning to Gamescom this year (https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-officially-returning-to-gamescom-this-year/)

Meta Quest Gaming Showcase 2023 set for June 1 https://t.co/14ApxivTAr pic.twitter.com/a7cjBTZC6l

— Gematsu (@gematsu) May 1, 2023

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Join us for some new surprises and first-looks from our incredibly talented internal studios, and our many creative partners around the world. This is the day gamers have been waiting for to see what is coming to Xbox, PC, and Game Pass.

Starfield Direct will invite you inside Bethesda Game Studios to learn much, much more about Starfield, with tons of new gameplay, developer interviews, and behind-the-scenes insider information.

Like last year, we'll also have our follow-up stream, Xbox Games Showcase Extended airing June 13 at 10am PT, with in-depth interviews focused on the news from our Xbox Games Showcase as well as game updates from our partners.

Some people think the artwork looks reminiscent of Avowed.

Some people think the artwork looks reminiscent of Avowed.

a case of seeing what they want  to see imo. 

I don't think I've ever been this unexcited for an xbox show. Starfield Direct will be fun but outside of Avowed and third party stuff, is there anything from non bethesda Microsoft that would be interesting?

I don't think I've ever been this unexcited for an xbox show. Starfield Direct will be fun but outside of Avowed and third party stuff, is there anything from non bethesda Microsoft that would be interesting?

Coalition: Gears 6/new IP?
Compulsion Games: new IP
Double Fine: new IP?
Initiative: Perfect Dark
Obsidian: outer worlds
Playground: Fable
World's Edge: AoM 2??

Something from id, Indiana Jones,

Could also have some "second party" surprises like Flight Simulator by Asobo.

oh come on guys, MS has a lot of huge annoncements to make:
- the next doom is not coming to playstation
- the next outer wilds is not coming to playstation
- the next elder scrolls is not coming to playstation
- the next psychonauts is not coming to playstation
- the next fallout is not coming to playstation
- the next wolfenstein is not coming to playstation

*outer worlds

Gears 6 has like zero hype. 5 reviewed well but players were less happy.

*outer worlds

Gears 6 has like zero hype. 5 reviewed well but players were less happy.

I don't know much about gears specifically but I'll say this,.. Sony knows that no matter how good something is sometimes you just need to move on.  

I can't imagine the world of gears needed 6 installments. 

Sony showcase:

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Sony showcase:

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Ted!

Anyone want to make some guesses on a PlayStation showcase?

They seem to usually do them on Wednesdays/Thursdays:
May 17, 18
May 24, 25
May 31, June 1
June 7, 8th
No showcase
July/ September for some reason.

Sony always lets me down with their shows so I'll guess no showcase, just random states of play and a new game at the game awards.

Hopefully I'm wrong.

Anyone want to make some guesses on a PlayStation showcase?

They seem to usually do them on Wednesdays/Thursdays:
May 17, 18
May 24, 25
May 31, June 1
June 7, 8th
No showcase
July/ September for some reason.

put me down for no showcase.   ...but i want to define that a bit.

of course sony will have more events for which they will announce and discuss games.   games have to be announced.  games have to be discussed.   when i think showcase i think the likes of an "E3 event" which means:
- a minimum of 15 games are shown
- those games cannot be indie games.   indie games can appear in a showcase but a showcase requires 15 non-indie games to be present.
- a minimum of 5 games must be 1st party.  3rd party games count but to be a showcase 1st party games must be present in force.
- a minimum of 5 games must be announcements.  already announced games with new trailers are great but there must be announcements too.  those announcements can be 1st or 3rd party.  also,.. it will qualify as an announcement even if it is "known" but it is only known via leaks.   aka if we see a trailer for TLoU mp project it qualifies as an announcement even though it is the worst kept secret in gaming.  but a gameplay trailer for spiderman 2 or wolvine doesn't qualify as an announcement.
- the show must span a minimum of 60 minutes.

generally speaking i think we all will agree of if something is a "showcase" or just a standard state of play.   however, since i fully expect 1 or more state of plays to be coming soon in the case we have arguments the above statements are the criteria on which i will just the presence or lack-there-of of a "showcase".

I also heard a Sony Showcase is happening in the usual late May / early June window, with Konami stuff included. I’m not expecting Nintendo to do anything

— Andy Robinson (@AndyPlaytonic) May 8, 2023

Would be awesome if Sony has a full show ready to go in a month. Worried though that it'll just be a state of play though since they've yet to announce it.

Would be awesome if Sony has a full show ready to go in a month. Worried though that it'll just be a state of play though since they've yet to announce it.

Sony only announces their big showcases 1 week prior to the show.

State of Plays can be anywhere from drops to 1 week. I think usually two days prior.

Jeff Grubb's Summer Game Mess has an update. That timing on PlayStation Showcase is right as of now. pic.twitter.com/90EmeI2xY5

— Grubb (@JeffGrubb) May 8, 2023

I'm firmly holding blind faith in May 25th at the moment.  

May 18th comes around, we can start making dream lists.   8)

I'm firmly holding blind faith in May 25th at the moment.  

May 18th comes around, we can start making dream lists.   8)

i've only got one item on my list,... Pi in shambles.

i've only got one item on my list,... Pi in shambles.

The great thing about blind faith. I don't have to care until it happens  8)

Yes we’re doing a Devolver Direct in June.

More information soon.

— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) May 10, 2023

Hope they mix it up. The last few have been fun but not as fun as the first few.

And. Here. We. Go!

More than 40 partners set to take part in #SummerGameFest activities.

Sign up for event alerts at https://t.co/59xiIzexLf  

Join us for our live showcase event at @youtubetheater on June 8.  

????? Public tickets now on sale: https://t.co/TdUs3NIoKb pic.twitter.com/DhbEF4tr81

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) May 11, 2023

The Showcase Church of Blind Faith is preparing to be proved correct with an announcement approximately one week from today, and an event the following week.

We look forward to your attendance in Pi's gloating party.   :-*

The Showcase Church of Blind Faith is preparing to be proved correct with an announcement approximately one week from today, and an event the following week.

We look forward to your attendance in Pi's gloating party.   :-*

i'm certainly not going to be upset if you are right,.. but it's going to be more fun when i get to kick you while you're down.

i'm certainly not going to be upset if you are right,.. but it's going to be more fun when i get to kick you while you're down.

It's okay I'm not going to be upset if I'm wrong.  ;D

I'm not going to be upset if I'm wrong, but I think I'd be worried at that point.

They're running out of announced games. They don't announce many first party things at SoP, even the bigger ones only get like 2 announcements. We're pretty much down to Spider-Man, Wolverine, and a few external development projects.

I feel like either:
- State of Plays are going to be massively ramped up in terms of impact, despite the fact they weren't even 3 months ago.
- Sony has a showcase in the works, and we're just a little too far out from it.
- Sony development is generally in trouble for some reason. 

Could even be a combination of those three. Like maybe we'll see a Spider-Man 2 State of Play, and then there will be a real showcase in September after Spider-Man 2 comes out.

I think Sony has a pretty competent development structure, so I doubt that third one.

I would throw out that State of Plays don't get that much attention. I think the biggest ones are like 2.5 million views. The 75 minute Future of Gaming was viewed 15 million times. The other Showcases were viewed about ~4-5 million times. They generate a lot of buzz, and I am sure that's worth it. Even relative to the short term buzz.

I imagine that they want to kick out a big show that will generate a lot of buzz for months to come, similar to the Future of Gaming Showcase.

okay, so in response:

1. it's not a "showcase" if it doesn't meet my criteria set forth earlier in the thread.   E3 events were showcases. 

2. you're pretty much completely wrong about "state of plays" not getting much attention.  the state of plays with smaller content get smaller attention.  when sony did a state of play for hogwarts legacy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AZmuZNu5LA&ab_channel=PlayStation) it got 11 million views.  Sony does a pretty good job setting expectations for each of their state of plays and that in turn affects viewership.  if sony says they are having a state of play and it will include something people want to see (spiderman 2 or an unannounced first party title) people will watch.  if sony says they will cover 5 or so minor indie release only the die-hards will show up.

3. it has been proven that trying to market 20 games at a time is less effective than trying to market 2 games at a time.  these showcases tend to have just a couple games that "go viral" and everything else is buried.   that's not good business.  3- 9 months of marketing (depending on the size of the game) is better than starting your marketing 3-5 years before release and having years of silence in-between.  Who's hyped for that game Rare is making that i'd have to google to remember what the name of it is?  no one,.. no one is.

4. i'm certain while get something in may/june,..  if not i'll share your worry.  not about playstation overall but specifically about playstations 2023 line-up.   we're not going to get shadow drops (imo) but if we don't get some kind of a show soon then that pretty much says there are no unknown (exclusive) games shipping until the holiday.  that means things like TLoU mp isn't likely to hit this year which i still think its going to happen.  to be fair,.. i thought that would land last year and clearly i was wrong.

5. the correct strategy to generate buzz is not to have a showcase.  it's to have a consistent flow of games release that people want to play.  
- GoW is still fairly recent.  
- forspoken did not live up to expectations but it is still recent
- Hogwarts legacy is still recent even if not exclusive it was huuge.
- Horizon burning shore literally just released.
- Humanity is next week even if a smaller title
- FF XVI is right around the corner
- diablo and builders gate will be huge even if not exclusive
- Spiderman 2 is still set for september
- and there's quite a bit of stuff dated for 2023 atm even if at least half of it is likely delayed out
  - volcano high
  - little devil inside
  - seasons
  - pragmata
  - stellar blade
  - FF 7 rebirth

i mean, c'mon.  playstation is selling at a massive rate right now.  i'm quite certain it has enough "buzz" right now that it doesn't need to have a showcase.  it just needs to keep shipping great games and that's a pretty good list even if sony has absolutely nothing more to share this year.

oh yeah, almost forgot.  psvr2 shipped this year too with exclusives like H:CotM

Just told Jim Ryan to cancel the Showcase because you all are too thirsty

— Grubb (@JeffGrubb) May 16, 2023

Team Showcase in shambles.

 ;D

Waiting for a showcase be like:

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A PlayStation showcase is happening very soon. :)

:o

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PlayStation Plus leaker:

PlayStation Showcase 2023 date will be announced TODAY !

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See you soon!

PlayStation Showcase broadcasts live next Wednesday, May 24 at 1pm Pacific Time: https://t.co/GZVl6Du3Mu pic.twitter.com/mdvIlLq3Ph

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) May 17, 2023

2. you're pretty much completely wrong about "state of plays" not getting much attention.  the state of plays with smaller content get smaller attention.  when sony did a state of play for hogwarts legacy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AZmuZNu5LA&ab_channel=PlayStation) it got 11 million views.  Sony does a pretty good job setting expectations for each of their state of plays and that in turn affects viewership.  if sony says they are having a state of play and it will include something people want to see (spiderman 2 or an unannounced first party title) people will watch.  if sony says they will cover 5 or so minor indie release only the die-hards will show up.

Hogwarts is a pretty big exception.
Sony pretty much has two formats for "State of Plays", either a single individual game or a short showing with a variety of games.

Something like Spider-Man would absolutely get a lot of attention, an unannounced new IP from Sony probably wouldn't get the same kind of attention that Hogwarts does. Especially not in its own show.

3. it has been proven that trying to market 20 games at a time is less effective than trying to market 2 games at a time.  these showcases tend to have just a couple games that "go viral" and everything else is buried.   that's not good business.  3- 9 months of marketing (depending on the size of the game) is better than starting your marketing 3-5 years before release and having years of silence in-between.  Who's hyped for that game Rare is making that i'd have to google to remember what the name of it is?  no one,.. no one is.

The nice thing about these kinds of shows is that they can show people games that they probably wouldn't in other cases.  

Someone tunes in to see Spider-Man and they also get exposed to other things like Uncharted, something they never would have thought about before.  

And to some extent for a platform holder, showing a huge variety of games is more important. It's nice when a game is successful, but it's more important that you have a variety of successful games that bring people to your platform.

See you soon!

PlayStation Showcase broadcasts live next Wednesday, May 24 at 1pm Pacific Time: https://t.co/GZVl6Du3Mu pic.twitter.com/mdvIlLq3Ph

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) May 17, 2023

it's HAPPPPPPENNNNING!

Its really the content that drives the interest. A game like hogwarts is gonna get a lot of views regardless if its in a showcase or not

But a showcase can draw a lot of people and has benefits. You'll watch all the announcements and see all the games, even if you weren't interested in some

E3 died so that not E3 can live! Even without Nintendo it should be great.

several new creations from PlayStation Studios

You hear that?

spellbinding games from our third-party partners and indie creators

Rather curiously there was a rumor recently that From Software was making a game called "Spellbound"...

Oh yeah, first hour long showcase since Future of Gaming..

Its confirmed to be an hour long?

Its confirmed to be an hour long?

A bit over:

The show will run a bit over an hour, focusing on PS5 and PS VR2 games in development from top studios from around the world. Expect a glimpse at several new creations from PlayStation Studios, as well as spellbinding games from our third-party partners and indie creators.

put me down for no showcase.   ...but i want to define that a bit.

of course sony will have more events for which they will announce and discuss games.   games have to be announced.  games have to be discussed.   when i think showcase i think the likes of an "E3 event" which means:
- a minimum of 15 games are shown
- those games cannot be indie games.   indie games can appear in a showcase but a showcase requires 15 non-indie games to be present.
- a minimum of 5 games must be 1st party.  3rd party games count but to be a showcase 1st party games must be present in force.
- a minimum of 5 games must be announcements.  already announced games with new trailers are great but there must be announcements too.  those announcements can be 1st or 3rd party.  also,.. it will qualify as an announcement even if it is "known" but it is only known via leaks.   aka if we see a trailer for TLoU mp project it qualifies as an announcement even though it is the worst kept secret in gaming.  but a gameplay trailer for spiderman 2 or wolvine doesn't qualify as an announcement.
- the show must span a minimum of 60 minutes.

Well 1 of 5 confirmed thus far

Well 1 of 5 confirmed thus far

i mean, also sony used the word "showcase".  it will be fun to cross reference the show against my list and see if everything was met but i feel fairly comfortable conceding that you were right and i was wrong.   and hour long show with "several new creations  from playstation studios" + 3rd parties puts this pretty firmly on track to be a showcase. 

i mean, also sony used the word "showcase".  it will be fun to cross reference the show against my list and see if everything was met but i feel fairly comfortable conceding that you were right and i was wrong.   and hour long show with "several new creations  from playstation studios" + 3rd parties puts this pretty firmly on track to be a showcase.

Naïve hopeful optimism is sometimes correct.   8)

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The tweet about the showcase has already been viewed 8.4 million times.

Holy shame, Sony going in for the kill

I'm thinking we will get like 7-12 PS Studios games at the showcase. (A couple will be PC ports...) But I think Future of Gaming will be what this showcase looks like; which as I said earlier had 9. 

I think Death Stranding 2 will be at Summer Games Fest instead. 

the focus is PS5 and psvr2.  I think (hope) Sony is smart enough to not show PC ports in a showcase.   I mean, things like TLoU being day-1 on PC is fine to acknowledge but anything along the lines of "ratchet and clank is getting ported to PC" will generate backlash as a ps showcase announcement. 

I went outside today but it was a difficult commute. The Wind kept on pushing me.

I wonder if this means anything.

I wonder if this means anything.

breathe of the wild is being ported to ps5

Anyone want a fake list for Nostalgia?


(https://i.imgur.com/iGVEEB6.jpg)

I've seen perky DDDs that looked less fake then that.

I wonder if this means anything.

Ghost of tsushima: Windy Mountains

Ghost of tsushima: Windy Mountains

isn't "windy mountains" when a guy sits on a girl's chest and farts?

It's just 3 days until the PlayStation Showcase.

The last Showcase was held 619 days ago in September 2021.

Which game do you think opens the show? pic.twitter.com/XlSkKMXKZx

— Summer Game Fest (@summergamefest) May 21, 2023

Been a long time

622 days between showcases is probably a clue. 6 indies, 2 third parties, 2 first party games shown.  

622 days between showcases is probably a clue. 6 indies, 2 third parties, 2 first party games shown.  

6 indies, 22 first party games.

Third parties can be at the other shows.

The whole upcoming Summer Games Fest series is looking quite nice. I'm hearing positive things about all the showcases. Xbox and PlayStation fans should be happy. PC gamers, too.

Nintendo fans? Just enjoy Zelda and forget about it.

— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) May 23, 2023

Don't miss the world gameplay premiere of @MORTALKOMBAT 1 when Ed Boon (@Noobde) joins @geoffkeighley live on stage at #SummerGameFest on Thursday, June 8.

Watch the livestream at https://t.co/gO9QVWF4nN

Join us in person at @youtubetheater - Tickets: https://t.co/vpFuPnfyTe pic.twitter.com/VCjxZNCnx9

— Summer Game Fest (@summergamefest) May 23, 2023

No Mortal Kombat at PlayStation Showcase.

24 hours to go.

Calling it now, I'll get distracted by work and miss the first half.

Calling it now, I'll get distracted by work and miss the first half.

I rescheduled a meeting for this.  :'(

just found out my boss is taking vacation the rest of the week.   

back to live streaming this baby.   8)

will have to miss the "one more thing" announcement though.  in CST this goes from 3:00 to "a bit over" 4:00 but i need to be on a 4:16 train for which i typically leave at 4:00 sharp.

Less than 9 hours.

RE: The PlayStation Showcase, I don't know the whole show, but what I've heard is ???? ???? ????.

— Jez (@JezCorden) May 24, 2023

Bigly

RE: The PlayStation Showcase, I don't know the whole show, but what I've heard is ???? ???? ????.

— Jez (@JezCorden) May 24, 2023

Bigly

it's a joke dude.  he's hinting at the firewatch remaster.

it's a joke dude.  he's hinting at the firewatch remaster.

Dang, Sony working with Valve.

Truly fire indeed.  

Reality though:
Firewalk game
Firesprite game

6 hours to go!!!!


(https://j.gifs.com/ygElq6.gif)

so true,.. i can already taste those salty tears of disappointment.

Prob time to make a separate thread.

I'm in hype mode.

Prob time to make a separate thread.

I'm in hype mode.

Here ya go! (https://vizioneck.com/forum/index.php?topic=10204.msg283592#new)

6 hours to go!!!!


(https://j.gifs.com/ygElq6.gif)

so true,.. i can already taste those salty tears of disappointment.

oh boy,.. those tears where extra salty this year.   i will be sustained until the next showcase in 2025...

put me down for no showcase.   ...but i want to define that a bit.

of course sony will have more events for which they will announce and discuss games.   games have to be announced.  games have to be discussed.   when i think showcase i think the likes of an "E3 event" which means:
- a minimum of 15 games are shown
- those games cannot be indie games.   indie games can appear in a showcase but a showcase requires 15 non-indie games to be present.
- a minimum of 5 games must be 1st party.  3rd party games count but to be a showcase 1st party games must be present in force.
- a minimum of 5 games must be announcements.  already announced games with new trailers are great but there must be announcements too.  those announcements can be 1st or 3rd party.  also,.. it will qualify as an announcement even if it is "known" but it is only known via leaks.   aka if we see a trailer for TLoU mp project it qualifies as an announcement even though it is the worst kept secret in gaming.  but a gameplay trailer for spiderman 2 or wolvine doesn't qualify as an announcement.
- the show must span a minimum of 60 minutes.

generally speaking i think we all will agree of if something is a "showcase" or just a standard state of play.   however, since i fully expect 1 or more state of plays to be coming soon in the case we have arguments the above statements are the criteria on which i will just the presence or lack-there-of of a "showcase".

- check
- check
- oof.  only check if i include the destiny expansion.  it's a close one.
- check (but also a close one.  must of the titles were known. the disappointing part is the announced titles are mostly still "unknown" trololol)
- check

i guess we had a showcase.  xD

Fairgame$
Helldivers 2 (Unless you think this doesn't count :P )  
Concord
Marathon
Destiny 2 Expansion
Spider-Man 2

Fairgame$
Helldivers 2 (Unless you think this doesn't count :P )  
Concord
Marathon
Destiny 2 Expansion
Spider-Man 2

does sony own the IP for helldivers?  i though this was a 3rd party exclusive like stellar blade or FFXVI

does sony own the IP for helldivers?  i though this was a 3rd party exclusive like stellar blade or FFXVI

They do publish Helldivers.

They even had the PlayStation Studios logo for the start:



Technically Sony is publishing Stellar Blade as well, but they don't appear to call that a PlayStation Studios project.  

okay, 5.5 1st part announcements then.

i can tell most people aren't excited about this but i gotta say,.. it's a pretty good trailer and i'm personally pretty excited for this game.  co-op pve is totally my thing.   

Devolver Direct: The Return of Volvy
June 8 at 3PM Pacific

The world's most beloved video game mascot returns with new game reveals, announcements, and surprises - it's Volvy!#SummerGameFest pic.twitter.com/9tv2hNapJ3

— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) May 30, 2023

Yay! Might be mixing it up this year.

Do you love ? GAMES ? as much as we do? Then you won’t want to miss the Xbox Games Showcase: https://t.co/YSurRjtzpn | #Starfield #XboxShowcase pic.twitter.com/O1qSlXHNmY

— Xbox (@Xbox) May 30, 2023

Glitter confirmed for the show /s

i'm really curious to see how this goes for MS.  with ABK back on track this might be the moment we look back on and declare,.. "yep, that was it.  that was the moment when playstation died."

i'm really curious to see how this goes for MS.  with ABK back on track this might be the moment we look back on and declare,.. "yep, that was it.  that was the moment when playstation died."

lol do you really think xbox will be managing these studios well?

I bet their showcase will be pretty fun and people will declare playstation dead, but people's opinions will sour once the games actually release. Can you look back at any other E3 show from them and declare "yup, all those games were worth the hype?"

I dunno.  with ABK back on track I expect MS to go on a blitzkrieg for as many publishers as possible.  gotta get them all before regulatory noticed they have a monopoly on video games. 

i'm really curious to see how this goes for MS.  with ABK back on track this might be the moment we look back on and declare,.. "yep, that was it.  that was the moment when playstation died."

Doubt.

lol do you really think xbox will be managing these studios well?

I bet their showcase will be pretty fun and people will declare playstation dead, but people's opinions will sour once the games actually release. Can you look back at any other E3 show from them and declare "yup, all those games were worth the hype?"

It'll be a mix.
Avowed, Starfield will be amazing.
Fable will probably end up being terrible.  

Ubisoft Forward coming live to a computer near you, in just over a week

Yay!  Avatar confirmed. Will be their first time having a real showing of it post Way of Water.

lol at the teaser at the end. Blandest way to hype something.

Thursday, #SummerGameFest is LIVE!

Here's the hype trailer I edited to highlight great games so far in 2023 and get us in the mood for a big gaming summer.

Thanks to @depechemode

See you LIVE at 3p ET / Noon PT / 9p CEST from YouTube Theater! Streaming everywhere. pic.twitter.com/la9niVnXOd

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) June 4, 2023

None of our first party games in the show are full CG trailers. Everything is either in-game footage, in-engine footage, or in-game footage with some cinematics. Each of our trailers will be labeled so it is hopefully clear for our fans.

— Aaron Greenberg ???????????????U (@aarongreenberg) June 4, 2023

No

— Aaron Greenberg ???????????????U (@aarongreenberg) June 5, 2023

Can confirm there will be no movie trailers in our games show. ????

— Aaron Greenberg ???????????????U (@aarongreenberg) June 4, 2023

I think this will be a showcase of dreams, Microsoft relative speaking.  (So below Sony E3 2015, E3 2016, 2020, etc)

Any new things to be excited for though? Can't be a dream show without big reveals.

Gears 6 and maybe a new game from Arkane Lyon?

JUST ANNOUNCED:

Capcom Showcase is coming to #SummerGameFest next Monday, June 12 at 3p PT / 6p ET.

Set a reminder at https://t.co/gO9QVWFCdl pic.twitter.com/Ewp3kwcWUA

— Summer Game Fest (@summergamefest) June 6, 2023

Yes.

— Grubb (@JeffGrubb) June 4, 2023

Sunday night

— Grubb (@JeffGrubb) June 4, 2023

Any new things to be excited for though? Can't be a dream show without big reveals.

Gears 6 and maybe a new game from Arkane Lyon?

I do wonder if there will be surprises.

Aside from that though, this might have some "reveals" of announced games that were too early to actually show anything.

No love for guerilla collective? 12 hours to go!

(might have 1 or 2 cool games I care about, but still something)

tribecca in a few hours

???? Xbox Games Showcase + Starfield Direct

- Length : 1h 52m 19s

???? #Xbox #Xboxshowcase pic.twitter.com/ACKvaFBmt3

— PlayStation Game Size (@PlaystationSize) June 9, 2023

I'm really excited for starfield, but I'm also excited to see how they keep it interesting for a full hour.

Zelda BOTW was only ~20 minutes of gameplay and ~15 minutes of chatting, including both Regi's part and the treehouse demo.

I'm really excited for starfield, but I'm also excited to see how they keep it interesting for a full hour.

Zelda BOTW was only ~20 minutes of gameplay and ~15 minutes of chatting, including both Regi's part and the treehouse demo.

Full hour? Isn't it only ~30 minutes?

Full hour? Isn't it only ~30 minutes?

Xbox show is 80 minutes?

edt: guess tom warren said that. lame

I have been under the impression that it was 90 minutes + 30 minutes for quite a while.
Actually a bit surprised that it's a bit shorter than that.

I have been under the impression that it was 90 minutes + 30 minutes for quite a while.
Actually a bit surprised that it's a bit shorter than that.

Half an hour ago I thought we'd get 60 minutes of starfield.

Now we're down to 20.  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Half an hour ago I thought we'd get 60 minutes of starfield.

Now we're down to 20.  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Dang, in just 30 minutes, we will be down to -20 minutes!!

Dang, in just 30 minutes, we will be down to -20 minutes!!

And in another 30 minutes after that they will decide to just show some deathloop

I think the lack of big shows today is making me stir crazy.   :P

I think the lack of big shows today is making me stir crazy.   :P

Biggest show of the year tomorrow.

I wonder if Sony will push for a showcase later this year due to the response to the first one.

Tomorrow might still suck. If it's great though, yeah sony needs a response.

So NotE3 is over. What did everyone think?

I didn't mind having shows spread out over a few days, but some of those days were way too skimpy. Would have been great if there were more shows between Devolver and Xbox.

Starfield was the game of the show imo, with Star Wars Outlaws in second.

i think i'm more adamant then ever that "showcases" are dumb.  clearly gamers don't even like them.   this back to back to back trailers format is boring and so are CGI trailers.   i'd prefer a world where a new game is announced every week with some actual depth to the announcement than these showcases.

i think i'm more adamant then ever that "showcases" are dumb.  clearly gamers don't even like them.   this back to back to back trailers format is boring and so are CGI trailers.   i'd prefer a world where a new game is announced every week with some actual depth to the announcement than these showcases.

Ehhhhh.
Plenty of gamers talk about Sony's E3 2015/2016 showcases 7,8 years later.

They're not going to talk about that random Friday when The Last of Us Part 3 was announced. Several million people watched the showcases.

People are clearly interested in showcases, even when they're disappointed by them. People just want big showcases with several good games shown.

Ehhhhh.
Plenty of gamers talk about Sony's E3 2015/2016 showcases 7,8 years later.

They're not going to talk about that random Friday when The Last of Us Part 3 was announced. Several million people watched the showcases.

People are clearly interested in showcases, even when they're disappointed by them. People just want big showcases with several good games shown.

they will if the trailer is good.

they will if the trailer is good.

Sure if the trailer is good, but the first trailer often sucks. Tlou2 reveal trailer was really fun at psx 2016 but in a random tweet it wouldn't be as fun.

This video of the crowd reaction has 5 million views:

Tune in on June 21 at 7:00 a.m. PT for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information focused mainly on Nintendo Switch titles launching this year, including new details on Pikmin 4.

Watch it live here: https://t.co/utzePnKjGc pic.twitter.com/ro5jotd6rD

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 20, 2023

yay!

but doesn't sound e3 level. no metroid prime 4 hype from me.

If the rumor that is going around is true, it'll be a personal gigaton for me.  

Not a huge announcement for most though.

Not expecting much though.

If the rumor that is going around is true, it'll be a personal gigaton for me.  

Not a huge announcement for most though.

Not expecting much though.

Mario RPG 2!

(just guessing)

Mario RPG 2!

(just guessing)

There's a rumor about a remake technically.  

But maybe it could lead to a second one.

I would legitimately cry with either announcement.

BIG NEWS! @ID_Xbox and @IGN are joining forces to exclusively present the next ID@Xbox Showcase on July 11. Get a first look at some new games including trailers, gameplay, reveals and more! pic.twitter.com/qMPp7F1z31

— Xbox (@Xbox) June 20, 2023

So Sony is pretty due for a show of some kind. They are generally consistent about putting one out every 3-4 months or so.

Anyone want to make some guesses on when it'll happen, and whether it will be a State of Play or a Showcase?

I'm expecting a State of Play on either September 6th/7th/13th/14th.

I'm not sure I'm brave enough to hope for another showcase.

So Sony is pretty due for a show of some kind. They are generally consistent about putting one out every 3-4 months or so.

Anyone want to make some guesses on when it'll happen, and whether it will be a State of Play or a Showcase?

I'm expecting a State of Play on either September 6th/7th/13th/14th.

I'm not sure I'm brave enough to hope for another showcase.

due?  they just had one this year.   we're about ~2 years away from the next one....

due?  they just had one this year.   we're about ~2 years away from the next one....

State of Play, my friend.

They usually have a State of Play every 3-4 months.

They could do a spiderman state of play I guess.

After their poorly received notE3 show, I doubt they want to do another multi game show unless they're really ready to show stuff.

State of Play, my friend.

They usually have a State of Play every 3-4 months.

i know.  it was a joke.


does sony have anything releasing this year aside from spiderman and hell divers?    not sure how much more is needed for either title but sure,.. they can show it again.   indie showcase probably.   CoD showcase where sony reminds everyone that CoD is still on playstation?

i doubt sony has anything to announce for 2023.  seems too early to talk about 2024 which is probably devoid of games anyways.


probably the only big show for the rest of the year is MS gloating they bought SE, sega, and take-two...

They could do a spiderman state of play I guess.

After their poorly received notE3 show, I doubt they want to do another multi game show unless they're really ready to show stuff.

Spider-Man SoP would be a strong choice. I'm not sure if it's needed after the recent trailers, but I wouldn't say never.