Gaming E3 2021 (and Summer Game Fest) - Discussion Thread (Starts June 12th to June 15th)

If we already have a thread for E3 2021, the mods can take this down or maybe merge this with another one, idk.

Relevant info here.

So, we have less than a week till E3 2021 and I'm quite excited, especially for the preliminary announcements that will no doubt come before June 12th. For now, I'm just going to say that if you're all as hyped as I am, then let's enjoy the goings-on of the event and the lead-up to it together. I know not everyone likes E3, but I've enjoyed it consistently.

Let's hope for a good one, yeah?

T2Q EDIT- Here's the schedule rundown currently:

Monday, June 7th
10am/1pm: Apple WWDC2021

Wednesday, June 9th
11am/1pm: EA Battlefield Reveal

Thursday, June 10th
11am/2pm: Summer Game Fest's Kickoff Live Event w/ Geoff Keighley and ft. Weezer

Friday, June 11th
9am/12pm: Netflix Geeked Week Games Event w/ Geoff Keighley
12pm/3pm: Koch Primetime

Saturday, June 12th:
8am/11am: Guerilla Collective Show
10am/1pm: E3 Pre-Show w/ Alex Mendez, Jacki Jing & Greg Miller
11am/2pm: Ubisoft Forward Pre-Show
12pm/3pm: Ubisoft Forward
1:30pm/4:30pm: Devolver Digital
2pm/5pm: Gearbox Showcase (30 min)
TBD: GamesBeat Session

Sunday, June 13th:
8:45am/11:45am: E3 Pre-Show
9:30am/12:30am: NetEase Show / 24 Entertainment
10am/1pm: Microsoft & Bethesda Games Showcase (about 90 min)
12:15pm/3:15pm: Square Enix Presents
2:30pm/5:30pm: PC Gaming Show (90 min)
4pm/7pm: Future Games Show
TBD: Warner Bros Games: Back4Blood

Monday, June 14th:
8am/11am: E3 Pre-Show
2:30pm/5:30pm: Capcom Showcase
TBD: Take-Two Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Panel
TBD: Mythical Games, Freedom Games, Razer, Verizon, Intellivision
TBD: VENN Session

Tuesday, June 15th:
8am/11am: E3 Pre-Show
9am/12pm: Nintendo Direct (about 40 min)
9:40am/12:40pm: Nintendo Treehouse Live (about 3 hours)
TBD: Bandai Namco, GameSpot, Yooreka Games
TBD: E3 2021 Awards Show

Post-E3 Events:
July 6th: Nacon Connect
July 19th-23rd: GDC2021 Independent Games Festival & Game Developers Choice Awards
July 22nd: EA Play Live

 

Why do I get the feeling we're not going to get any elusive Switch Pro announcements?

 

I have a feeling this is going to be a waste of time for PC gamers.

 

Inb4 “Hello, and welcome to Nintendo Direct. There is no such thing as a new Switch. Please stop asking.”

 

I'm not expecting much from this E3, given how 2020 and '21 have been, and with the next-gen consoles still in short supply, but if they do have some big announcements, I don't mind being surprised (in a good way).

Though if I were to put money down, I'd say Nintendo will save their big Switch announcement for a later standalone Direct. But meh, what do I know.

Too bad God of War was already confirmed to be delayed to 2022, but that means the final game should be worth it.

 

I wonder if Halo Infinite will look better or worse this year.

I mean i hope better but uhhh…yeah.

 

“Hi, I’m Eiji Aonuma, here to talk to you about our new The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Amiibo.” *snaps fingers*

 

“Wasn’t that fun? We’re almost out of time, but as a surprise, we’ve got one last announcement for you.”
*Two minute trailer for how the Skyward Sword Amiibo allows you to have a Master Sword colored putter in Mario Golf.*

 

I only care about the Microsoft conference.

 

No, not the Master Sword, a Master Sword color scheme.

 

For the Square Enix panel, I was going to say that I was looking forward to another trailer for FF7R Intergrade but it releases in 3 days before E3 even starts. With that said, I highly doubt that they'd would have a "brand new" announcement in regards to anything FF7R related as they wouldn't want to overshadow Intergrade's release. Maybe there will be a small feature to show off Intergrade and that will be that for that IP.

 

Because of COVID-19 there will NOT be one million troops at this years E3. Wow!!! Woooooow!!!

 

Integrade's upcoming release is inevitable, therefore I doubt there's any reason that SE would feel apprehensive about "overshadowing" it if they had big news.

I'll never forget the line from GT live back in 2015 when would of the guys said, "how did they keep this a secret?"

 

I half-expect a bunch of weird heckling during the Square Enix presentation even though it should be impossible.

 

I really just want some Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy Origin info/trailers. I have a feeling that might get shafted to a Sony event later in the month, and SE's E3 showcase is just going to focus on the Western developers in the studio's house.

Anything else is gravy. I'm expecting Breath of the Wild 2, with a release date sometime this fall, and also expect absolutely nothing on Starfield.

 

Followed by BotW2 amiibo instantly selling out for the next 2 years despite not even being in production yet.

I wonder if we’ll get a Gears 6 teaser

 

I always love tuning in to E3. I'm not a huge gamer, but I'm always up for convention style nerdy showcases. I enjoyed last year's presentation of events, but found them to mainly devolve into just having a few unknown people playing video games and talking about them. Which is understandable, given the sudden cancellation of the in person event. This year they seem to be offering a full slate of programming, and hopefully we get to a see lot more major titles like we would during a traditional E3.