2016, I suspect, is going to be a great year for gaming. For me, it’s going to kick off with the highly anticipated, tough-as-nails, X-Com 2, followed very, very shortly by a game that will end up consuming my life for a few months; Street Fighter V.
There’s so much else coming though – games that’re are almost guaranteed to be worth playing; Uncharted 4, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Quantum Break, The Division, Horizon, Doom, Crackdown 3, No Man’s Sky – and about a million other big blockbuster games, along with a deluge of smaller indie games as well. Those are the hits though, the obvious pleasers.
I’d hoped to start the FFD this year on a positive note, but because I’m such a curmudgeonly old man, that’s proving difficult. There are a great many games this year that are going to make you happy, and likely a number of announcements that’ll leave a smile on your face (let’s hope that Nintendo’s new console isn’t a bust!), but let’s rather discuss the stuff that’ll likely leave you – or those terribly excited – drowning in a pool of their own misery.
What do you think 2016’s greatest gaming disappointments will be? Is Virtual Reality set to be a big bust? Are Ubisoft’s “downgrade gate” woes set to continue once The Division finally hits retail. Are Star Citizen and No Man’s Sky ever coming out? Will they actually be any good?
Is the deluge of lookalike games like Battleborn, Overwatch, Gigantic et al going to hurt the resurgence of class-based Arena shooters? Are game prices and DLC going to make an already expensive hobby even more exclusive? Are publishers going to ruin games even more by finding new ways of taking your cash?
You tell us! What do you think the biggest gaming disappointment in 2016 will be?
Last Updated: January 8, 2016
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2016 at 10:45
#foreverSP 🙁
ElimiNathan
January 8, 2016 at 10:46
Nobody say The Division. If its The Division I might die a little on the inside
Lardus-For the Emperor!
January 8, 2016 at 10:51
The Division 😉
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Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2016 at 10:55
The D-Vision…
Spathi
January 8, 2016 at 11:10
Guy, I’m sorry to say this, but the Division will in all likelihood suck balls 🙁 I was extremely excited when they announced the game, sounded like a DayZ kinda game, but the more I see and read about it, the more I realise it just ain’t going to happen.
ElimiNathan
January 8, 2016 at 11:13
I still have faith. Pre-ordering end of the month. It will be good, it will be good, it will be good…..
Spathi
January 8, 2016 at 11:25
Well, I would like nothing more than for you to be right!
Guild
January 8, 2016 at 11:42
I really hope its good. I placed my pre-order already after playing it at rAge.
GooseZA
January 8, 2016 at 18:34
I played the Alpha and it was a lot of fun. They didn’t reveal a lot, but what I played was good fun. Should be great with friends.
Skyblue
January 8, 2016 at 21:06
Haha, pre-ordering an Ubishit game. You get what you ask for ;-p
Generic ZA
January 8, 2016 at 11:50
Fear not I’m sure it will get a score higher than 0 from all the review sites, cause you know Division by Zero 😀
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 10:46
The Oculus Rift
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justlikemo
January 8, 2016 at 10:58
what he said
oVg
January 8, 2016 at 11:36
bwahahaha he said GAMING 😛
Ir0nseraph
January 8, 2016 at 11:47
We have a winner.
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:48
XD
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 8, 2016 at 14:25
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Skyblue
January 8, 2016 at 21:06
Lol!
Jan Prins
January 8, 2016 at 10:51
PLEASE DO NOT LET IT BE DOOM PLEASE DO NOT LET IT BE DOOM PLEASE DO NOT LET IT BE DOOM!
Lardus-For the Emperor!
January 8, 2016 at 10:53
There will be many games that will disappoint, just as long as it is not XCom 2, Dreadnought, Total Warhammer or Battlefleet Gothic Armada! But I suspect it will be one of the “bigger” titles.
Generic ZA
January 8, 2016 at 12:00
Holding thumbs for ME Andromeda too.
schitsophrenic-toothbrush
January 8, 2016 at 10:53
Anything from EA..
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 10:57
^THIS
Kromas untamed
January 8, 2016 at 10:57
Do not go there! Mass Effect WILL be awesome!
Jan Prins
January 8, 2016 at 11:02
No it wont! It is going to suck Assari-balls! (See what I did there?)
justlikemo
January 8, 2016 at 11:05
tali’s gonna do what!
Jan Prins
January 8, 2016 at 11:06
Tali is not Assari you bosh-tet!
Lardus-For the Emperor!
January 8, 2016 at 11:08
And she will probably be allergic to any balls…
Jan Prins
January 8, 2016 at 11:14
Not Shepard’s.
justlikemo
January 8, 2016 at 11:08
got the colour oft eh costume right, you like the purple skin not he latex suits :)-
Lardus-For the Emperor!
January 8, 2016 at 11:07
Assari-balls! Hahahahahaaaaa!
Kromas untamed
January 8, 2016 at 14:47
I agree wholeheartedly 🙂
Jan Prins
January 8, 2016 at 10:59
Hey! Hey! I am the local EA fanboy here. Hey! You take that back! XD
Milesh Bhana
January 8, 2016 at 11:04
i really hope not. Mirrors Edge, Unravel and Mass Effect incoming, they’d better get it right!
VampyreSquirrel
January 8, 2016 at 11:08
I agree with you.
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:30
Take my upvotes!!
konfab
January 8, 2016 at 11:51
[HISS]
*goes off to play Battlefront on my PS4 powered by the tears of the haters.
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:56
Currently there’s 31,157 of you. Not bad I guess
konfab
January 8, 2016 at 12:14
31,157 ~ 31×10^3
31×10^3
The rest is trivial and left as an exercise.
UnholyMunk
January 8, 2016 at 10:55
I’m calling it now, it’s gonna be No Man’s Sky
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:31
I don’t have huge expectations for it. If it’s even just a super Planet Explorers I’ll be okay with it.
But I know some people are going aapkak about it.
oVg
January 8, 2016 at 11:35
Im with you there. People will get bored very quickly unless they turn it into an on-line shooter.
Kromas untamed
January 8, 2016 at 10:55
Half Life 3.
Also first HL3 post of the year!
Jan Prins
January 8, 2016 at 10:59
HL3 Confirmed!
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:32
No I think there was another HL3 post Tuesday.
Sorry.
Kromas untamed
January 8, 2016 at 14:47
Dammit!
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:00
Star Citizen
Loftus
January 8, 2016 at 11:01
To be THE BIGGEST disappointment in gaming for 2016 i would suggest adding two criteria:
1.) It should be multi platform (or else The Order 1886 will win again this year)
2.) it should be a triple A game, bashing indie’s doesn’t count.
My fear for 2016 is either Doom or No Man Sky.
Milesh Bhana
January 8, 2016 at 11:02
Star Citizen.
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:04
hehe
Spathi
January 8, 2016 at 11:06
Squadron 42 will be glorious, just you wait and see!!
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:06
It’s a disappointment because it will only launch around 2019
Spathi
January 8, 2016 at 11:07
Star Citizen maybe 🙂 But the Squadron 42 part will be out in this year, I have faith in them! (I like disappointment…)
Spathi
January 8, 2016 at 11:04
Mass Effect
oVg
January 8, 2016 at 11:37
Throw Mirrors Edge in there as well.
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:49
Mirror’s Edge was never that amazing to me. So I feel quite indifferent about how it’ll do.
oVg
January 8, 2016 at 11:05
The Division. Because its Ubisoft. Nuff said.
Skyblue
January 8, 2016 at 21:08
Amen
oVg
January 8, 2016 at 11:06
Tetris the ultimate definitive edition 😛
Mark Treloar
January 8, 2016 at 11:15
Dark Souls 3
oVg
January 8, 2016 at 11:16
Hopefully that will be more of a spiritual successor to Bloodborne.
Original Heretic
January 8, 2016 at 11:31
I missed being a magic user in Bloodborne. Mage was always my class of choice in DS.
oVg
January 8, 2016 at 11:32
Bloodbourne had magic? Good point, I miss the Pyro.
Original Heretic
January 8, 2016 at 11:35
If you consider crapping your pants while rolling around, trying to avoid being slaughtered with one blow “casual”, then yeah, casual.
oVg
January 8, 2016 at 11:41
It was a hack and slash. No brain required. I preferred the RPG element of DS. Farming souls for magic was fun. Bloodbourne was so overrated but the mechanics were nice and smooth. Im on level 160 now. Just farm move on rince repeat.
Nothing beats the interconnected level design of Dark Souls 1. That is what made it so special. Getting to the next bonfire was coooool.
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:43
I liked Bloodborne’s layout as well, but being able to finally fast travel in DS helped with reaching all those mini bosses.
Original Heretic
January 8, 2016 at 11:44
SOME brain required. Yeah, it was watered down RPG, but it still had the elements that sucked me in. It was the reason I bought my PS4 and I’ve never regretted it.
Though I gotta agree with the bonfire thing in DS1. It was so amazing to run for hours in horribly hostile territory, then suddenly find that you’re back in a familiar place after turning a corner. They missed that aspect in DS2. But now that they’ve had more time to work on DS3, I reckon they’ll bring it back again.
Original Heretic
January 8, 2016 at 11:24
I have hope that it won’t. A whole whole lot of hope.
Lardus-For the Emperor!
January 8, 2016 at 11:35
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment 🙂
Original Heretic
January 8, 2016 at 11:36
Or redemption.
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:35
I’ll be disappointed id the give the game an easy mode
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:29
The Division
People are so hyped up about that one.
Ir0nseraph
January 8, 2016 at 11:52
Looking forward to it, liked the alpha.
But I won’t do the destiny hype overkill again.
konfab
January 8, 2016 at 11:32
Star Citizen
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:40
You’re no.3 to say that.
HL3 confirmed!
konfab
January 8, 2016 at 11:42
You are the third person to confirm HL3
HL3 confirmed!
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:42
XD
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:32
Cyperpunk coming out only in 2017
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2016 at 11:35
I’ll be disappointed if it doesn’t have DRM
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:49
Haha
Original Heretic
January 8, 2016 at 11:36
Can’t see it failing. CD Projekt’s track record is too good.
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:48
It won’t fail. I don’t doubt that for a second.
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:33
I would like to also say that thanks to this FFD post I’ve only now remembered it’s Friday. Woo!
Ryanza
January 8, 2016 at 11:37
2016 biggest disappointments…
All major game releases will be released with DRM meaning bigger day 1 patches, more day 1 DLC, more broken fucken releases. And for the console side, more DLC, more micro-transactions, bigger day 1 patches, loader loading times.
Not much support for Linux gaming.
Cyberpunk 2077 being delayed will be the biggest disappointment.
Don’t support DRM. Cyberpunk 2077 is coming. Where is the fucking Linux version of The Witcher 3.
Spathi
January 8, 2016 at 11:40
Serious question, seeing as this is FFD, do you mind Denuvo?
Ryanza
January 8, 2016 at 11:46
If it fucks with me installing games offline and playing games offline, and it fucks with me not being able to sell the games i buy from retail, and if it fucks with my ssd longevity, then it can jump off table mountain into the sea.
Denuvo by the makers of that fucked up drm system and you want me to be ok with it and trust it. fuck em. Don’t support that shit.
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:50
Cyberpunk can’t be delayed though. They haven’t given a date yet, have they?
Ryanza
January 8, 2016 at 12:01
They will only start properly talking about Cyberpunk 2077 after the
last Witcher 3 expansion is released, what’s it feb or march.
There are some strong hints for an end of year Cyberpunk 2077 release. Remember Cyberpunk 2077 was announced in 2012, that will make 2016, 4 years of development. The Witcher 3 took 3 years plus 2 delays for polish.
So 2016 is very likely for Cyberpunk 2077. But of course polish delays.
Mike Pondssmith is coming!
HairyEwok
January 8, 2016 at 11:38
I’ll be that guy…… XCOM2 and Deus Ex: MD
Captain JJ 4x
January 8, 2016 at 11:50
Nothing will ever be like the first Deus Ex again anyway.
iusedtobe(a)regular
January 8, 2016 at 12:08
Doom will be the biggest disappointment, reminiscent of Duke Nukem.
Lardus-For the Emperor!
January 8, 2016 at 12:12
Doom intro music:
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 8, 2016 at 12:59
The new Tomb Raider will be broken for PC and PS4 – ho ho ho!
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