Summer Gamefest hopes and predictions thread

[bikingjahuty]

Summer Gamefest is rapidly approaching in a couple of weeks and I thought it would be fun to see what everyone's hopes and predictions are for this year's event. I feel like most of the time, discussing and anticipating what will happen is more fun than what actually ends up happening, but whatever.

[bikingjahuty]

HOPES

- Shenmue IV announced/teased
- New SNK fighting game announced (my guess would be Samurai Shodown)
- The Last of Us: Part 3 teased (99% certain this won't happen because of Intergalactic)
- New 2D Sonic game announced (Sonic Mania 2 would be amazing)
- Third game in the Star Wars Jedi series announced
- Gran Turismo 8 teased
- Half Life 3 (I feel completely stupid for even hoping this will happen, but who knows, maybe this will actually be the year...no it won't)


PREDICTIONS

- Mortal Kombat 2 (MK1 sequel) announced
- new GTA6 trailer (probably final, "BIG" announcement to make up for the anticlimactic TGA 2025 final announcement)
- new Metal Gear Solid game teased
- RE9 story DLC revealed
- new Intergalactic from Naughty Dog trailer with 10 minutes of gameplay and story, with 2027 release revealed
- Sega reveals new Crazy Taxi game with a short trailer

[kamikazekeeg]

The only thing I feel like I can count as a prediction is that I think because State of Play is doing a thing with Alama Drafthouse to broadcast the show that they got some big announcements.  Not just showcases for Wolverine or Intergalactic, but maybe the rumored God of War spinoff with Faye among maybe others.  I feel like they've really had the crap kicked out of them lately with all their live service stuff failing, or being just okay, or just not showing up and with the confirmation of their first party singleplayer games, I think they want to put their best foot forward right now.  Random want, but give me a new Twisted Metal lol

For hopes, always Bloodborne, just give me something, remaster, remake, sequel...and often wanted, a new Banjo-Kazooie.  Like just make a new game and throw the HD remakes of the first two with it, GOTY right there for me.  I just want it alot as I'm playing through Yooka-Replaylee, which is nice so far, but man it just makes me want the bear and bird lol

[bikingjahuty]

The only thing I feel like I can count as a prediction is that I think because State of Play is doing a thing with Alama Drafthouse to broadcast the show that they got some big announcements.  Not just showcases for Wolverine or Intergalactic, but maybe the rumored God of War spinoff with Faye among maybe others.  I feel like they've really had the crap kicked out of them lately with all their live service stuff failing, or being just okay, or just not showing up and with the confirmation of their first party singleplayer games, I think they want to put their best foot forward right now.  Random want, but give me a new Twisted Metal lol

For hopes, always Bloodborne, just give me something, remaster, remake, sequel...and often wanted, a new Banjo-Kazooie.  Like just make a new game and throw the HD remakes of the first two with it, GOTY right there for me.  I just want it alot as I'm playing through Yooka-Replaylee, which is nice so far, but man it just makes me want the bear and bird lol

After I made this thread, I did some digging to see wha the dominant rumors were around this year's event and a new GoW seems to be at the top of the list. I'm still behind with getting caught up in the series and still need to play the last two most recent games, but this does excite me. Another top rumor is a Nintendo Direct, likely sometime after Summer Gamesfest that is supposedly revealing an Ocarina of Time remake. If this ends up being true, I pray this gets a Switch release too. I'm still not ready to buy a Switch 2, but if we get a new OoT, that may be the game to sell the console to me.