Where Were Metroid Prime 4, Need For Speed, Death Stranding? Biggest Games Missing From E3 2019

We've spent the last couple of weeks getting ready to be inundated with reveals of new games and in-depth looks at previously announced ones. E3 2019 did not disappoint in this regard, unless you were specifically hoping to hear more about specific games, like The Last of Us 2 or Metroid Prime 4, which were no-shows.

Some of these were to be expected, given that Sony was not there to showcase its first-party PS4 games. Others, like Elder Scrolls VI, we were warned in advance would not be making an appearance. But across the board, there were a large number of absentees this year, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. After all, games take time to make, but we'd be lying if we said we weren't sad about not seeing them at E3.

We did finally got to hear more about Cyberpunk 2077 and Halo Infinite on Microsoft's stage. After years of eagerly awaiting, Square Enix finally gave an in-depth look at the Final Fantasy 7 remake in action and revealed the first details about Marvel's Avengers. Not one to disappoint given its recent success, Nintendo blew us all away by teasing the sequel to the critically adored The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

If you missed out on any of the big announcements, head over to our E3 hub to catch up on everything you missed. Otherwise, scroll below to check out all the biggest games missing from the show.

Which games missing from E3 2019 were you most looking forward to hearing more about? What other games do you wish had shown up? Let us know in the comments.

Platinum Games has more Bayonetta on the way, and it's coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch. It's also another Platinum Games title we know very little about. A teaser trailer first popped for Bayonetta 3 at the 2017 Game Awards, but there's been radio silence ever since.

It was originally slated for a 2019 release, but Nintendo since shifted Bayonetta 3's release date to "TBA." As a no show during Nintendo's E3 Direct Presentation, the lack of any significant news might not bode well with eager fans. However, according to a VGC interview with Atsushi Inaba at E3 2019, development of the Bayonetta 3 is "going quite well."

We got a pretty good look at Beyond Good and Evil 2 at E3 2018, with lots of gameplay on display and Ubisoft's talk of a beta for the game that's expected to launch sometime before the end of this year. The space opera looks pretty expansive in scope as it picks up where the last game left off, and includes third-person action-adventure gameplay, co-op, and spaceship dogfighting. Ubisoft also talked about its partnership with Hitrecord, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's online creator community, to open up the creation of art assets for the game to fans and players all over the world.

We still haven't gotten our hands on Beyond Good and Evil 2. Ubisoft confirmed earlier this month via a blog post that the game will not be at E3 2019. The developer said it's focusing on "core development milestones" and hosted another of its routine livestreams in the week before E3, though that didn't deliver any meaningful news.

Sony didn't appear at E3 this year, which meant we wouldn't see Death Stranding--the latest game from famed developer Hideo Kojima. However, a new trailer did arrive just prior to E3, offering a glimpse of the upcoming open-world action-adventure's story, characters, and action. Not only that, but the game is actually confirmed to launch this November. Regardless of this great news, it's still a shame the game wasn't present at E3.

When Bethesda announced The Elder Scrolls VI at E3 2018, it did so with the caveat that it was still super early in development, so it's no surprise that the company confirmed that the game wouldn't be at the show this year. Details about the upcoming sequel are scarce with its setting, story, mechanics, and confirmed platforms still unknown. Director Todd Howard did share a small update on Elder Scrolls and Starfield before E3, but aside from a passing reference during the Bethesda conference, the games were indeed absent from E3.

Developer Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima was probably one of the most impressive games showcased at Sony's press conference last year. It possessed a filmic quality evocative of classic chambara cinema. We've heard little about Ghost of Tsushima since then, and while we're eager to see more of the game in action, it also didn't appear at E3 due to Sony's absence from the show this year.

We cannot wait for what developer Naughty Dog has in store for us with The Last of Us Part II. If it's anything like the studio's most recent work, it's likely to once again raise the bar for storytelling in action-adventure games. However, like the previous Sony games in this feature, it didn't appear at E3. Though, last we heard, Naughty Dog had been recently hiring to help finally "close out" the game's development.

Nintendo didn't bring Metroid Prime 4 to E3 this year. Announced at E3 2017, the game's development first began internally with one of Nintendo's first party studios. However, it has since been handed off to Retro Studios--the developer behind the first three Metroid Prime games--alongside producer Kensuke Tanabe.

EA confirmed that a new Need For Speed is on the way this year, but later clarified via a blog post that it wouldn't appear at E3. Given the fall games season right around the corner, it's more than likely we'll hear about it in the months to come.

While not part of Sony's biggest three projects, Nioh 2 is still a console-exclusive backed primarily by the company. As a result, we didn't get to see the samurai action game at this year's E3. A recent closed alpha did offer us a glimpse at how the game is shaping up, so Team Ninja isn't fully radio silent about the project, at least.

Ubisoft maintained its focus on a humble roster of games at E3 2019, which included Watch Dogs Legion and Tom Clancy games. However, there was no Skull & Bones. The publisher originally scheduled the competitive piracy game a 2018 launch, but earlier this year it was delayed again and Ubisoft said it would not be at E3. It looks like this one needs more time in the oven!

Starfield is the newest game from Todd Howard and the folks at Bethesda Game Studios. Announced at E3 2018 during Bethesda's press conference, we've heard little since then, and even after most of this year's E3 past us, that fact remains true. But it's not a total surprise, as like The Elder Scrolls VI, Bethesda confirmed it wouldn't be at the show. And as noted above, a quick mention of its name was all we got during the Bethesda conference.

We've heard nothing official about BioWare's next Dragon Age game since an announcement trailer dropped during The Game Awards in December 2018. However, in January 2019, a new BioWare job listing suggested that the fourth Dragon Age game would have some sort of multiplayer. The announcement trailer also implies Dragon Age: Inquisition's Solas, aka The Dread Wolf, will play a major role in the fourth game's story.

An April 2019 Kotaku report revealed the complicated development history with Anthem negatively impacted BioWare's other games--most notably the fourth Dragon Age, the development of which was scrapped and rebooted in October 2017. In the wake of Anthem's poor reception, this makes us a tad worried about the state of Dragon Age, but we're still waiting to see just what this game will be.

The new project from Rocksteady--the acclaimed developer behind the Batman Arkham games--remains a mystery, and unfortunately, that won't be revealed at E3. Game director and co-founder Sefton Hill confirmed as much on Twitter in order to prevent any disappointment when the game doesn't end up being a surprise showing during one of the event's press conferences.

"A number of you have asked so we wanted to let you all know up front that @Rocksteadygames won't be showing at E3 this year," he wrote on Twitter. "We’ll be watching as fans but remaining in London, hard at work on our next big project. Enjoy the show!"