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I think the key difference, at least for now, would be that the PS4 is still on a staggering upward trajectory in terms of units sold per year, which it’s been on ever since launch. The PS4 was announced back in Feb 2013, when the PS3 had already shown signs of beginning to peter out, with FY 2012 sales having shown its first drop-off. Not only that, but the PS3 never passed 20 million units sold in a year, which PS4 managed last year, and I don’t think Sony would risk messing with that momentum, so I agree with @Goron_3 that it’d be wise for them to hold off announcing/teasing it until they have solid evidence that the PS4 has started to slow down. Agreed that backwards compatibility would be a great move, and it’s something I definitely want, even if it is only the Xbox route of having discs be a license key to access games. It’s frustrating how quiet they’ve been with regards to backwards compatibility as a whole this generation, simply because the PS3 has so many rare games available for relatively cheap which, for some reason, aren’t available on PS4. It’s probably the only place where Sony has been well and truly beat this generation. However, I don’t think Sony needs to do much of anything to take the wind out of Xbox One X’s sales. They’ve been king of the hill this generation, and I think an approach like that - especially in this day and age, where many studios can go under at any moment - could backfire just as massively as the PS3 did at launch. I’ve mentioned it elsewhere, but, ideally, we shouldn’t be getting a PS5 until 2021 at the earliest, because console generations should only be getting longer due to the technology available. I mean, just look how much that first parties have managed to squeeze out of the PS4 (and especially the Pro) recently when compared to launch, with games like Horizon, God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, etc., looking extraordinary, regardless of whether the Pro is showing them off in true 4K, and that should only continue until the end of the generation, as has been the case with almost every generation of consoles. Of course, this doesn’t account for extrinsic factors, such as sales and customer anticipation of the next big thing, but I really don’t think that we’re getting the PS5 this side of 2020, due to all of the above reasons and more. I’ll actually be gutted if, with a relatively empty second half of 2018 currently slated, the PS4’s presence at E3 is overshadowed by a PS5 tease. The thing is, I’m sure ResetEra is accurate, and I’m sure devkits have gone out (there were whispers about it a few months ago, if I recall correctly). But I think it’s just a case of Sony getting ahead of the curb and letting third parties know what their current plans are for the PS5, and to let them know that they’re working on their next console, and nothing more than that, because the next generation’s upgrades will likely be a lot more difficult to explain beyond the expected visual upgrade to true 4K for PlayStation. EDIT: also worth mentioning that Jason Schreier, who broke news of the Pro, is urging scepticism when reading this report. None of his development buddies can seem to corroborate it.

Unless there’s a pretty big miscommunication going on here (everyone and their grandmother seems to be running with it but the tweet seems a bit more ambiguous than many are letting on), the release date for the game might dropping tomorrow with the digital issue of this month’s Game Informer. If not, then seemingly by the end of the month. Either way: the hype is real. Seems very odd that we’d be hearing a Spidey release date tomorrow/by the end of the month, some two months out from E3. Unless... April - God of War May - Detroit Become Human June - Spider-Man ?

Firstly: obligatory mention of Ronaldo’s wonder strike vs. Juve. I think that was probably the most complete goal of his career (from his pace, to his build-up play when he received the ball, to squaring it to Lucas Vázquez, to, of course, his masterful technique in netting a sublime goal). As for this talk about Conte, I believe we talked about it here last summer before/around the start of the season a bit: he just hasn’t been backed up by the board in the transfer market (which was his very reason for leaving Juve in the first place), and we could see even then that we were setting up for a failure of a season, at least relative to 16/17. Forget quality for a moment: we didn’t even have the quantity of players needed to mount a challenge on all fronts; an injury here and there, selling key players to rival clubs/China, building tensions behind the scenes, arguably the most competitive season in PL history for a berth in the UCL, etc., were always considered strong reasons to worry about the size of our squad, and it’s shown. I can’t help but feel sorry for Conte. He won the Prem with what was fundamentally the same group of players that were considered down-and-out only a season prior - under the guidance of the Special One, no less - and I recall the conversations about what could happen if Chelsea ended up relegated. He instilled a belief and passion in the team that I don’t think we’d seen since Di Matteo led us to Champions League glory back in 2012. There was no reason for Abramovich to not back him going into this season, and if he is going to leave, I only hope it’s to a club that can finally offer him the finance and platform he’s been searching for since 2014. He’s one heck of a manager, and he’s still relatively young for one. If he leaves, then there’s only one man I honestly want to replace him: Massimiliano Allegri. I’ve been waiting for his arrival (I mean, I wanted Bonucci to come with him too, but there’s not much we can do about that now) since things seemed to be going downhill at the start of the 15/16 for José. He’s a tactically astute manager who said that he wanted to leave Italy as recently as yesterday, and he’d be a perfect fit for us, having already proven that he’s excellent at evolving teams from Conte’s plans (three successive Serie A titles and two visits to the final of the Champions League with Juve are testament of that). My only worry would be that, yet again, the board doesn’t back the manager and his plans, at which point it doesn’t matter who we bring in anyway.

Oh, and I forgot to mention: you can see what seems to be an alt. costume with a more classically Spider-Man look (i.e. without the white) at 0:24/0:25. I think this is the game I’m most excited for this year. The first video game that I completed was Activision’s Spider-Man for PS1 (and the second was its sequel) with my dad, and I’ve had a love for the character as far back as I can remember. I’m really hoping it lives up to the hype as the spiritual successor of Spider-Man 2.

Game Informer have put out an exclusive coverage trailer, as they will be posting exclusive online features about the game throughout the month of April in conjunction with their newest issue. It’s ever so short, but the snippets we got of gameplay (and web-swinging) look awesome.

^^^another excellent Don’t Skip by EZA, this time on a retro game. I also just wanted to mention that, as someone who wasn’t around/in a position to play a lot of the games talked about pre-PS1 in this thread, I’m really enjoying reading the discussions going on here, and I’ve added plenty of games I first of mentioned here to my ever-expanding list of games. I had no idea that the Panasonic Q was even a thing until I saw it in here a few weeks back (and might I mention that it looks excellent, @Happenstance), so, as someone who still considers themselves relatively new to the great library that is gaming, I really want to thank you guys for your incredibly insightful discussions and opinions.

PCGamesN have put together an excellent piece on the setting, megacorporations, classes and characters of the tabletop RPG - Cyberpunk 2020 - on which CDPR’s Cyberpunk 2077 is based. Definitely worth checking out for those interested in learning a bit more about what we’re probably in for.

My biggest problem with Kalos and Alola is that Game Freak’s desire to cram every single Pokémon into a generation of games seems almost entirely redundant now that we have Bank; I’d personally much prefer if the majority of Pokémon available within a region were those native to that region’s Dex, at least for the duration of the game’s main story.

First gameplay trailer. First impressions courtesy of Easy Allies’ Daniel Bloodworth; the game was at GDC last week. 15 minutes of gameplay footage courtesy of Nintendo World Report. This game looks and conceptually sounds very whimsical and charming, so I really look forward to learning more about it in the coming months.

Rumours are swirling that the game will be released this year, with a teaser/announcement expected to come prior to E3 by those who are asserting that this is true. It is also being suggested that Bandai is readying themselves for the reveal of new Pokémon toys in May. To be very clear: I don’t necessarily believe this to be true, nor do I necessarily believe any of the other rumours/purported leaks surrounding the games to be true. However, with Smash expected to come in either September or October by many (either to tie directly into the launch of Switch Online or to follow it up), and with other first party titles without release dates (such as Fire Emblem or Yoshi) not expected to carry the weight of Nintendo on its shoulders in what will surely be a stacked Christmas period, I am starting to think that it’s certainly possible that Pokémon Switch launches in late November of this year. Some might argue that Smash is big enough to carry Nintendo alone this Christmas, and whilst I agree, I do think that Pokémon for Switch caters primarily to a much more casual (and generally younger) audience, and that both games (with 4 - 10 weeks between them) could flourish in sales alongside each other. It would also be an excellent way for Nintendo to truly establish and consolidate a greater and more varied install base for the Switch going into 2019.

We have Ronan the Accuser. Coulson is back (this is set in the 90’s, so don’t anyone go getting hyped up for an Avengers-Coulson reunion ). And we have Jude Law as Mar-Vell. Oh, and Ben-flipping-Mendelsohn. This film has a stellar cast. I’m really looking forward to seeing how it sets up Avengers 4; considering that this is a key piece in setting up that film, and is the final film to be released before it (next March, if I recall correctly), and that we’re unlikely to see Carol Denvers in Infinity War (and that she’s nowhere to be seen in the MCU to date), I have to wonder: is she off trying to find help (like an Adam Warlock-shaped kind of help?).

Huh, that’s odd. Sky Sports Germany reported just this morning that Thomas Tuchel had, at the very least, spoken to Arsenal. Seems like there’s a lot of hearsay going around @Emerald Emblem, but I do think it’s worth mentioning that Kicker were the ones to originally report that he was heading to Arsenal, and it’s very rare for them to be so off-piste with a rumour as substantial as this. He did great with Dortmund, so I’d love to see him come to England and manage at some point because I just want to see what he could do with the right support (though, notably, he isn’t the great man-to-man manager; perhaps Jardim would be better suited for Arsenal), but it was included in the original report that Bayern were also in for him, with Uli Hoeneß even supposedly approaching him over the role before finding out that he already had a deal in place. I definitely think Bayern would be much more desperate to have him than Arsenal simply because Heynckes was only ever going to e back until the end of the season, whereas Arsenal could hold out a little longer with Wenger if they really had to, but I never saw Tuchel as the type of manager to go behind his former club. Honestly, I still want Joachim Löw to make return to club football and manage Bayern (really unlike given his age, I know). He’s already cemented himself as one of the greatest international managers ever, but his club record doesn’t really paint him in the best light, so I’d like to see him make the change after the World Cup (unless he retires, which would be a shame). And Bayern will definitely have an eye on Julian Nagelsmann in the coming years/decades (it’s ridiculous that this guy’s only 30) after his relative success with Hoffenheim.

Rarely ever watch SNL stuff, but this rant on James Cameron’s Avatar’s use of the Papyrus font is something I never knew that I so profoundly agreed with.

Honestly, I’m not too sure. We could see them come out at E3 next year with the PS5, but adversely, we could be a while off yet. I don’t want to bring up too many of the points that I made above with regards to the longer system life cycles at the risk of sounding like a broken record, but I do think that the PS4 Pro - and how it’s allowed games such as Horizon Zero Dawn and Shadow of the Colossus to be shown off, and how developers seem to only be getting more and more out of this generation’s tech (see my above comment for a bit more on this) - is evidence that we could see the base model PS4 slowly phased out, akin to how the New 3DS/2DS line slowly replaced the base model 3DS/2DS line. My opinion is that we won’t hear anything about the PS5 until 2020 — at the earliest. A few reasons for this, one being that we’ve still got games like Death Stranding, The Last Of Us Part II, Final Fantasy VII Remake, etc., planned for release on the console, which seem a pretty long way off. Some might argue that they could go cross-generation release, and they might, but I think that the planned releases for the PS4 imply that we’re in for the long haul with this console. Another reason is the sales figures of the console last year. Typically, consoles have had their best sales years in their second or third calendar year on sale, before declining after that peak; yet, the PS4 only seems to be on an upward trend, with last year - their fourth calendar year - bringing in their highest sales, in terms of volume, since the console was launched. I genuinely don’t think that PlayStation are in any rush to get to the PS5, so, while they might have begun to research the hardware side of their next console, I don’t think that they’re going push out the next system until the marketplace changes significantly enough to warrant it, whether that be from Xbox announcing their next console - which would force their hand a bit, as PlayStation owners would then begin looking ahead to the PS5 - or the PS4 suddenly declining rapidly in sales - which seems extremely unlikely. Another reason is that not everyone has a 4K TV yet, but, as they become more popular over the next year or two - with the Pro likely to drop quite noticeably in price over that same period - I think we’ll see a lot of owners of the base or Slim PS4 model make the move to the Pro, which would give Sony more of a reason to push developers to squeeze everything out of the console that they can.

Black Panther is the highest grossing comic book adaptation to date in the US, after crossing the $630 million line this weekend. I wonder how long that record will remain... Also worth noting that it’s the highest grossing comic book adaptation solo outing, as it just passed Iron Man 3 with $1.237 billion worldwide.

Thomas Tuchel (former Borussia Dortmund manager) has reportedly held meetings with Arsenal to replace Arsene Wenger at the end of this season. He’d be an excellent match for the style of play I’ve heard that many fans want Arsenal to pursue (more aggressive, counter-attacking football), and would likely be well suited to the Prem considering he coached in the Bundesliga. Makes me a little nervous for us next season.

Never owned an N64, and didn’t actually play my first N64 game until quite recently (Ocarina of Time - on 3DS - last year, which I’ve yet to return to). I’d love to have an N64 Classic Mini, because every single time I see a “Best Games of All Time” list, you can bet I’ve seen a whole lot of N64 titles. It’d be great (especially for someone like me): Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Super Smash Bros., Super Mario 64, etc., the list goes on and on. Same for the Game Boy; I just wasn’t around when these consoles came out (my first interaction with a Nintendo console was probably with a GameCube or Game Boy Advance), so you can bet I’ve got a back log of games to play on each system. Off the top of my head for Game Boy, you’ve of course got the Pokémon games (Gen I and Gen II), Link’s Awakening, Super Mario Land, etc., and I’d be surprised if Tetris didn’t turn up if Nintendo didn’t do this either. I have a lot of games that I want to play on these older consoles, but I also have a lot of games that I want to play from the NES or SNES — yet I’ve abstained from purchasing those Classic Minis up to this point. My main reason for this is that I’d much rather wait to see what’s going on with a Switch VC before committing money to a home-only version of a game I could be playing on the go on my Switch (a second reason would be that Chrono Trigger wasn’t included on the SNES Classic Mini...). As you mentioned, the whole situation with Rare and games they have the rights to, like Goldeneye and Banjo-Kazooie, means that they likely wouldn’t want the games on a Classic Mini console, because Xbox/Microsoft would only be getting a small fraction of a ~£100 pie. I think that those games would be much more likely to launch on Switch VC because Rare/Xbox/Microsoft would have more control over the game’s price, and would likely pocket a bit more cash as a result. So, whilst I’m all for an N64 Mini and a Game Boy Mini...I just don’t see how it could feasibly work in a world with Switch VC, which I would have to assume that we’re getting. These Classic Mini consoles are a nice collectibles and have a lot of nostalgia to fuel their success, but I don’t think that they should interfere in any way with Nintendo’s plans for Switch VC, assuming that that is in the works. I mention this because I’ve seen people elsewhere on the internet suggest that Switch VC should launch with only NES and SNES titles if it comes later this year, with N64, Game Boy, GameCube, etc., coming down the line after the release of their respective Mini consoles, which is an idea that I’m just not a fan of. I think Nintendo has to be smart about how they handle this. We’re already seeing gamers hold off on purchasing Hollow Knight on PC to play it on Switch, and I think a similar situation could come about if more Classic Mini consoles are released without the Switch VC turning up — the vast majority will just be waiting for the game to come to that service instead.

I actually completely agree with you when it comes to a lot of your points about Noctis. With FFVII Remake coming up in around fifty years, perhaps Cloud will make a return — but I think that, even if he did, Noctis remains a possibility for a number of reasons. The main reason is just how much time and money SE pooled into XV, and how they want to milk the entry for all that it’s worth to recoup a lot of that cost (we’re seeing it already with the DLC season passes, already having a Royal Edition that comes with only the first year of DLC added on, etc.). Utilising Noctis in such a way so that he brings more attention to XV and any potential spin-off games would be a smart angle for SE to pursue, I think. I just don’t think that a lot of the other Final Fantasy protagonists are as marketable as Noctis is (maybe Lightning or Zidane?), and I think that the potential financial benefit to SE could outweigh all the other possible characters they might have otherwise wanted in the game. Maybe they could throw Sephiroth in there (which would be pretty awesome!), but I don’t see many Square Enix properties having much of a chance beyond Final Fantasy. Dragon Quest, for instance, would be at a sizeable disadvantage due to its poor performances in the West when compared with Final Fantasy, and wouldn’t be helped along by the majority of the franchise’s protagonists lacking a recognisable, canonical name. Crono from Chrono Trigger also seems pretty unlikely due to the dormancy of that particular franchise. As you’ve already mentioned, Sora seems unlikely due to how much of a mess negotiations would likely be due to Disney’s involvement with Kingdom Hearts. Maybe one of the Bravely Default characters could make it in, but it doesn’t seem all that likely to me, to be honest. I agree that Cloud is very clearly the Final Fantasy guy, but I really think that it’s worth noting that he was revealed after the announcement of Final Fantasy VII Remake at E3 2015, which makes it likely that his inclusion in SSB4 was as something of a [very successful] marketing tool. I’m not sure if they would have been so keen to allow Cloud to be included were it not for Remake having already been revealed, so I think they might approach the new Smash - and who they allow to present them in it - could be determined in a similar fashion.

Don’t own a Pro or a 4K TV, but I’ve got a friend who has one, and I’ve done a quick look around as to what benefits the Pro has vs. the standard models on a HD TV. Here’s what I found: • frame rates will be much more solid all around. • visible graphical improvements over the basic models. • the new network adapter will mean that you will be able to download games/etc. relatively faster. • the SATAIII means that games/apps will load relatively faster. • super-sampling for PSVR. Overall, it seems like small but noticeable improvements all around, and it seems like an upgrade that would be worth it if you play the PS4 quite a lot, especially if you do plan to upgrade to a 4K TV at some point.

I didn’t play Smash Bros. for Wii U, and only dabbled with for 3DS, so I had to do some fun research on trophies, returning characters, etc., from the last game, to put my list together. As a result, I don’t think any of these are too outlandish after cutting out the Chosen Undead from Dark Souls. The Challengers 1. Ice Climbers (Ice Climber) No technical limitations this time around, so they seem a surefire bet to make their return. 2. Wolf (Star Fox) I was surprised to learn that Wolf wasn’t in Smash 4, so I expect him to make his return this time around. 3. Lyn (Fire Emblem) Probably one of - if not the - most popular Fire Emblem character to not be playable in a Smash game, I’ll be genuinely surprised if Lyn doesn’t step up to the mark this time around. Especially seeing as we’re probably going to be losing some other FE characters from 4... 4. Decidueye (Pokémon) I agree with everyone else’s reasoning here: Decidueye is probably the most popular Gen VII final starter evolution, and would compliment Greninja’s and Charizard’s likely returns nicely. 5. Rex (Xenoblade) Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is selling extremely well...if we needed any other reason to include Rex in this game. I wasn’t too sure how Pyra could be included (I don’t think a Rosalina/Luma situation would work in the same way) beyond Rex’s Final Smash, so I’ve left her out. 6. Spring Man (ARMS) The most prominent character in the game’s marketing and at the forefront of the game’s cover art, I’ll be surprised if Spring Man didn’t make it in over other ARMS characters. I think he’s pretty much a surefire thing, but I agree with @Jonnas that Twintelle is likely to pop up to (in the event that they add characters beyond Spring Man). 7. Waluigi (Mario) It’s time. It’s always been time. Do it Sakurai. 8. Captain Toad (Captain Toad) The game got a love on Wii U, and will be getting a lot of love on the 3DS and Switch this summer, and he featured in Super Mario Odyssey (in case you didn’t learn that from the Nintendo Direct... ), so I think Captain Toad is on a steady rise. Many are saying that he doesn’t jump, but I’m sure Sakurai could find a workaround to that; if not, just let him jump. Link’s only jumped in two of his many appearances in the Zelda games, so... 9. Fire Emblem Switch protagonist (Fire Emblem) Super Fire Emblem Bros. 10. Dillon (Dillon’s Rolling Western) I’ve got to be honest: I’d never heard of this character prior to the Direct the other week. As some have pointed out here, he has a suspiciously detailed trophy in 4, and he seems to be a character that Nintendo is hoping to make into a mainstay, so I don’t see why he couldn’t turn up this time around. 11. Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight) If there’s going to be any indie presence - which there should be, considering how important indies been to Switch so far - there is no indie character more likely (or deserving) of being included than Shovel Knight. Still, kind of want to see the Snipperclips duo... 12. Professor Layton (Professor Layton) He fences. If Fire Emblem’s presence in Smash over the years has taught me anything, it’s that having a sword increase the likelihood of you appearing tenfold. But on a serious note, this is a character synonymous with Nintendo’s handhelds of the last two generations, and I think he’s deserving of an inclusion. I also don’t want that Yokai Watch kid turning up, so I’m sure Level 5 wouldn’t push that little runt too hard if Sakurai asked for Layton. 13. Bomberman (Bomberman) Classic 80’s character who is extremely well known when considering the franchise’s relatively low sales volume, I think Super Bomberman R’s success is the final entry on a long list of reasons as to why Bomberman should be included. Number one is clearly that Konami will have to do next-to-nothing, and number two is that he’s not Snake, so yeah...it’s happening, I guess. Thought of including Frogger, too, but I think one is enough from Konami, and I’ve never played Frogger and don’t think it’s that well known when compared to Bomberman. 14. Banjo & Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie) Never played Banjo-Kazooie or any other game in the franchise, but Xbox has been playing nice with Nintendo when it comes to cross-platform online, and we know Phil Spencer wants him in. Would be the perfect play before/with a Banjo-Kazooie game announcement in the next year or two, which seems kind of likely, considering how Sea of Thieves is being received. Also been considered for past Smash games, so I think it’s time. 15. Rayman (Rayman) I know his franchise is responsible for the Rabbids, but I don’t want them to be in the game, so I’ll take Rayman. Ubisoft has been on Nintendo’s side through some tough times, and it was great to see Yves and Miyamoto on stage together at E3 last year, so if anything I think his inclusion could just be a thank you from Nintendo for Ubisoft’s support. 16. Steve (Minecraft) Second highest selling game of all time, and killing it over in Japan at the moment, I think we could see Steve make his way to Smash, again, because of how nicely Xbox has been playing with Nintendo as of late. I’m seeing a lot of people say that building would have to be a huge part of his moveset so he’s unlikely to make it in, but I disagree with the notion that this is enough of a reason to not include him. I mean, did Pokémon Trainer even once throw a Poké Ball at an opponent in Brawl? 17. Noctis (Final Fantasy) I don’t think that Cloud is returning, and my list is lacking an oddball third party, realistically appearing human choice. Again, I thought about the Chosen Undead (the protagonist of the first Dark Souls), but I don’t think that’s super likely (the connection of Namco publishing those games and having worked on Smash 4 being the only reasoning that I could think of, which I think is a relatively weak line of argument for the character’s inclusion). Square Enix has been supporting Nintendo a lot too, and they’re seemingly positioning Noctis to be a well known character synonymous with the Final Fantasy brand just as Cloud before him (he’s already appeared in Tekken 7, and you can bet he’s going to make an appearance in Kingdom Hearts 3 later this year), so I think that if anyone is going to be appearing to represent Square Enix, it would be him. The Stages (Tiebreaker) 1. The Odyssey — travel through the many worlds of Super Mario Odyssey aboard The Odyssey. 2. Hyrule (Vah Ruta) — travel through the land of Hyrule atop the Divine Beast Vah Ruta. 3. Tetris — avoid being crushed by oncoming tetras as you fight your way up the stack, with completed rows vanishing and altering the stage’s layout.

Two spots with some new footage of Infinity War from this weekend’s Halo Tournament (timestamped). Love the first one’s use of a singer for a chilling take on then Avengers theme, and the second one for Tony’s interaction with Peter. Not long to go now Also, probably worth mentioning that Black Panther has passed the first Avengers to become the highest grossing MCU movie in America, and, by the end of this weekend, should be the third highest grossing comic book movie to date worldwide (behind Avengers and Age of Ultron). I don’t think anyone saw that coming...

On the one hand, it is a shame that they can’t yet commit to a release window. But, on the other hand, I agree with @Dcubed: it’s awesome that they’re going to be supporting 10 languages, which is a pretty big undertaking, but one that seems worth taking if they’re still going to be ironing stuff out in the coming months anyway. My hope would be that it’s out no later than the end of June, because the Switch version has been in the oven for quite some time now. Any later than E3 and I can imagine that some might just turn to the PC version of the game.

Nintendo’s E3 2018 site is up, and it’s just as sleek as it was last year.

During CD Projekt’s fiscal year 2017 financial presentation, President Adam Kiciński mentioned that he’d “terribly” like to say something about Cyberpunk 2077, but today is not the time. When asked when we’ll know more, Kiciński commented that he can’t just announce the announcement. Pressed further on what will be showcased at E3, he mentioned that it will be announced “just before” the show. An analysis firm recently suggested that the game could be a cross-generation project involving the next round of PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Asked to comment on this, Kiciński explained that the next generation has not been announced yet, so he can only speculate. Technologically-wise Cyberpunk 2077 is “very advanced.” The studio’s tech is “ready to interface with future generations.” The game is developed in such a way that it can take advantage “of future, very powerful” hardware. Kiciński confirmed that it’ll be possible to create your character and choose among various classes. This pretty much denies a wild rumor that was spread on youtube a few months ago, alleging that the studio had moved to a different design with no classes. Asked whether there will be multiplayer, he confirmed that first of all, the studio is going to deliver a huge story-drive single-player role-playing game as it was the case for The Witcher 3. As for the possibility of adding multiplayer in expansions, he mentioned that he does not like to comment on that, but he won’t say that it’s not going to happen, as the developer already mentioned in the past that they want future projects to include online components at some point. Asked whether the developer is considering the Battle Royale genre for Cyberpunk 2077, Kiciński explained that at the moment they’re considering everything and anything but as of today they’re not discussing the game yet. The first thing they’re actually going to discuss is the immense story-driven role-playing single player experience without any microtransactions whatsoever, or any hidden payments, just as it was the case for The Witcher 3, even if it’s going to be a very different game, with no predefined character, a futuristic world, and 3D movement. Key points: • CDPR will reveal their E3 2018 plans shortly before the conference. • Cyberpunk 2077 is extremely advanced. • Character creation is available, and we will be able to choose among various classes. I can almost smell Cyberpunk 2077 in the oncoming E3 air.

A custom, Wolfenstein II-inspired Switch is going to be given away by Bethesda. And it looks pretty sleek. Details on the giveaway.