PREDICTIONS:
JASON:
Grand Theft Auto VI will have an in-game interactive version of Tiktok
Persona 6 will be announced
Xbox will announce that first-party games will no longer be day 1 on Game Pass
Steam Machine will slip to June or later
Another Elden Ring DLC or sequel will be announced
Danganronpa 2X2 will secretly be Danganronpa 4
Another Zelda remake will be announced
One of this year's GOTY candidates at The Game Awards will be 2D (or HD-2D)
Final Fantasy XIV will be overhauled again
Marathon will peak at less than 10,000 concurrents on Steam
BONUS: EA will sell or shut down BioWare / EA will announce BioWare 2
KIRK
Square will announce… Final Fantasy VII Return
GTA VI will feature a character based on Charlie Kirk
All three consoles - Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch - will get a price increase
A Roblox game will be nominated for a Game Award
Valve will announce a new non-VR Half-Life Game
Sony will announce a new PlayStation Portable
In Fable, you will be able to plant an acorn and have it grow into a tree
Team Cherry will make The Knight playable in Silksong
Xbox game pass will come to PlayStation or Switch
Nintendo will announce a Star Fox movie
BONUS: Epic will add Joe Biden to Fortnite
MADDY
In Grand Theft Auto 6, Lucia will be revealed to be queer / not only attracted to men
Leon Kennedy is going to turn out to be Grace’s dad in Resident Evil Requiem
A triple-A game advertisement will brag that the game doesn’t use generative AI
Laura Kinney, aka X-23, will have a cameo in the Wolverine game
The Switch 2 will get a $50 price increase
Phil Spencer will step down as CEO
Halo will come to Switch
FF7 Remake part 3 will get a release date
Waluigi will be in the Mario movie sequel
Luigi’s Mansion 4 will be announced
BONUS: Nintendo will announce a Metroid film
Resolution will be based on the official winner determined on the podcast in early January 2027.
Context: Episode with 2025 review and 2026 predictions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/triple-click/id1507834679?i=1000744239582
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