A look at the world prem-year ahead.
If there’s one thing video games love, it’s a marketing beat.
Some have a specific day they use every year without fail.
Beyond the straight marketing though, 2025 looks set to be a year of moments.
Will AI become increasingly essential to the graphics performance of major video games?
Will the Switch 2 really launch by April?
The bold claims made on stage here will no doubt set the tone for the year ahead regardless.
There are more in between, but those are proper, major triple-A releases.
Expect more interviews, behind-the-scenes development stories, state-of-the-industry chatter, and of course strong opinions this year again.
2025’s biggest puzzle piece still to be fitted - when will Switch 2 launch?
But when will it actually be released?
When will the first Switch 2 games start arriving?
Well, not before 31st March either, we expect, though perhaps not too long after.
We were all left collectively scratching our heads wondering what exactly we’d just watched.
What was going on with the film’s CGI?
Was Jack Black just playing Jack Black in a blue shirt?
Also, what’s with Jason Momoa’s hair?
A second trailer was soon released, digging into (no pun intended) Steve’s lore.
It offered a slightly more promising look at the soon-to-be-released film, but many of those questions still remained.
But has the Minecraft team done enough to avoid its own Ugly Sonic moment?
The pending arrival of Switch 2 adds another curious element here, of course.
Will we get a new 3D Mario game?
Will we finally see a new Mario Kart for the Switch 2?
Will Mario’s knees finally start to give out?
Was there a dispute between the known Witcher aficionado and Netflix’s showrunners?
2024’s show brought glimpses atNaughty Dog’s new project,The Witcher 4and a new Elden Ring spin-off.
What will 2025 bring?
Will it be in 2025, though?
We’ll have to wait and see.- Tom P
New Xbox hardware/strategy reveal?
Xbox feels like a brand in transition.
It all points to more change on the horizon for Xbox in 2025.
2024 can offer a bit of context to illustrate how 2025 might play out.
Really, we’ll just have to wait and see.
-Chris
Hollow Knight: Silksong reveal?
Date:“It can’t be too much longer, surely!”
- Team Cherry, May 2022
