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At the start of June , I wrote about some of theannouncements I ’d like to buzz video game industry make over the course of the month ’s showcases . Now , we ’re on the other end ofreveal - filled eventsfrom Summer Game Fest , PlayStation , Xbox , Nintendo , and Ubisoft , and looking back , I had a surprisingly high hit charge per unit . Some wetting turned out to be true , while one pipe dreaming prediction did arrive to fruition . Now that the self-aggrandising TV secret plan display case of the summertime are over , I ’m practicing a bit of humility by looking back at what I prefigure to see just how correct or faulty I was . While I was patch on about three pick , I made two big whiffs .
The re-emergence of Metroid Prime 4: Correct
I had hoped that this summer would finally be the one where we sawMetroid Prime 4 in action ; thankfully , that ended up pass off . To conclude the latestNintendo Direct , Retro Studios give us our first glimpse ofMetroid Prime 4 : Beyond . The short but incredibly dull reveal lagger lived up to my prospect . It not only reassert the title and release window but gave a look at gameplay as well . This first flavour indicates thatMetroid Prime 4 : Beyondwill be one of the most graphically impressive Nintendo Switch game to escort .
The gameplay looks faithful to older entry in the series but also seems like it can offer up some firefights on equality with contemporaneous first - someone shooter . While I was haywire in think thatMetroid Prime 4 : Beyondwould be Nintendo ’s big fall game , I do n’t listen waiting because it looks so promising and titles likeThe Legend of Zelda : Echoes of Wisdomwill fall out this declination instead .
Bioshock 4 finally gets unveiled: Incorrect
2 kilobyte tease that it would “ reveal the next looping in one of 2 kilobyte ’s gravid and most dear franchises ” at Summer Game Fest this year , and I got my hopes up that the biz in question would beBioshock 4 . Unfortunately , that was n’t the case , as Firaxis and 2 K revealedSid Meier ’s Civilization VIIinstead . While I recognise that was potential going in — I even said as much in my prognostication article — I could n’t aid but finger some letdown .
2 K was a little deceptive with how it framed the declaration . A prickteaser like “ the next game from legendary decorator Sid Meier ” would ’ve mat more meet . For us to not getBioshock 4and then not even see any gameplay fromCivilization VIIwas an underwhelming payoff . I do revel a in effect scheme game and lose hundreds of hours to SidMeier ’s Civilization V , though , so I hopeCivilization VII’sgameplay let out this August impresses . The full game will launch for PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X / S , and Nintendo Switch in 2025 .
A medieval-themed Doom game: Correct
As a fan of 2016’sDoomandDoom Eternal , I was trust the rumors of a Doom plot with medieval theming were accurate . Thankfully , they were , andDoom : The Dark Agesimpressed when it was the first new game reveal of the Xbox Games Showcase this year . The brutal first - person shooter serial made the modulation to this novel setting as swimmingly as I hoped , and the reveal trailer showed some grisly weapon like a gun for hire that mashes up and shoots bits of skulls and a shield that doubles as a chainsaw .
Doom : The Dark Ages ‘ reveal trailer was frenetic , so I ’m not certain if its level and encounter design will be as refined as puzzle - like asDoom endless . Regardless , I ca n’t await to go hands - on with it , as few game fit the tactual sensation of utter satisfaction that an I d Software game can provide . doomsday : The Dark Agesreleases sometime in 2025 for PC , Xbox Series X / S , and PS5 .
Horizon Zero Dawn gets the Lego treatment: Correct
Another leaked game also game to realisation : a Lego game lay in the Horizon universe . I had become more questioning of its world following a no - show during May ’s body politic of Play , but Geoff Keighley choseLego Horizon Adventuresas the secret plan that would plain off the Summer Game Fest showcase this year . As someone who grow up being an avid fan of titles like Lego Star Wars , I am shake up by the prospects of Guerrilla Games ’ Horizon franchise draw the same treatment .
The reveal makes it clean that Sony rightfully considers Horizon one of its top - tier franchise and that it wants to ingrain the franchise in the hearts and minds of new thespian . The fact that it ’s also come out on Nintendo Switch is another sign of the zodiac that Sony is opening up to the multiplatform approach Microsoft is presently take . Lego Horizon Adventureswill launch for PC , PS5 , and Nintendo Switch before the end of 2024 .
Mid-gen upgrades for the Xbox Series X and PS5: Incorrect
I ’d hoped that over the form of this summer ’s show window , we ’d see version of the PS5 and Xbox Series X with upgrade hardware . That did n’t quite pan off out . Despite lots of escape , Sony is staying utter silent on the cosmos of what has informally become known as the PS5 Pro . If it does desire to bring out that upgrade console table this downslope , it feels like the hardware would involve to be announced soon . The slimmer PS5 was n’t foretell until October 2023 , though , so there ’s a probability we wo n’t love about the PS5 Pro until it ’s about to be shipped to stores .
On the Xbox front , we did get some young computer hardware , although they ’re alterations on exist models rather than upgrade consoles . We ’re aim a 1 TB Robot White Xbox Series S , a 2 TB Galaxy Black Xbox Series X , and an all - digital reading of the Xbox Series X that comes in white and has 1 TB of storage . Phil Spencer heavily teased an Xbox handheld in aninterview with IGNtoo . Although this summertime was full of new gameplay reveals , it seems like we ’ll have to stick to wreak them on the base model for now .
