2025 Predictions

Jeff "Cannasticator" Cannata

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  1. 1. 
    Grand Theft Auto VI pushed to 2026
  2. 2. 
    Gameplay for the Insomniac Wolverine game
  3. 3. 
    New Animal Crossing for 2025. Announcement if not release
  4. 4. 
    Sony Bend Studio announces a new game franchise. New open world IP.
  5. 5. 
    Microsoft announces a new Marvel Ultimate Alliance game

Cool Ranch

  1. 1. 
    First party Microsoft exclusive that we already know about, launches day & date on Playstation
  2. 2. 
    Xbox Series gets a Steam app, that lets you play Steam games
  3. 3. 
    Announcement or teaser of a Superman game
  4. 4. 
    Next 3D Mario game is multiplayer focused
  5. 5. 
    Astro Bot for PSVR 2 in 2025

Christian "Spicetradamus" Spicer

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  1. 1. 
    New Steam VR hardware in 2025
  2. 2. 
    Mario Kart is a launch-window game for Switch 2
  3. 3. 
    Microsoft doubles down on cloud gaming
  4. 4. 
    Gamepass gets more expensive
  5. 5. 
    Nvidia's next gen GPUs come out, and are generally available to people who want to buy them

Cool Ranch

  1. 1. 
    Steam or Valve branded console
  2. 2. 
    New Xbox hardware is announced
  3. 3. 
    Ubisoft acquisition happens in 2025
  4. 4. 
    Insomniac game is big part of a Playstation showcase
  5. 5. 
    Wonder Woman game has a big coming out party this year.

Lana "Crystal Ballchynski" Bachynski

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  1. 1. 
    Gameplay from the next Sony Santa Monica Game
  2. 2. 
    Product placement in games starts being seen more and more. Whether background items, or blatant ads
  3. 3. 
    Zelda remake of a classic for Switch 2. Such as Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask
  4. 4. 
    From Software announces Bloodborne 2
  5. 5. 
    Ubisoft merge/fold into another company

Cool Ranch

  1. 1. 
    Cross-company games industry union formed
  2. 2. 
    Game of the year is won by an indie game
  3. 3. 
    A game using Blizzard IP is built by an outside studio
  4. 4. 
    A AAA game announcement for a popular franchise from the 80s/90s that hasn't been used in games since.
  5. 5. 
    Silksong launch date is announced, and game is playable within 1 month of the announcement

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