This year is stacked when it comes to the PlayStation brand. The first half of the year is filled with games such as Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, God of War: Ascension, and The Last of Us. Then, in the second half of the year, the next PlayStation console should arrive in our homes. But we already know a lot about that stuff. Looking ahead at 2013, we want to take our expert opinions and make some informed, bold predictions.

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So, in the video below, Podcast Beyond – the world’s No. 1 PlayStation podcast – we make 20 predictions for PlayStation’s 2013. If you don’t feel like watching, we’ve broken out the 10 boldest predictions below and let you know which Beyond member made the call.

1 The new PlayStation will not be called PlayStation 4. (Colin)

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2 BioShock Infinite will be IGN’s 2013 Game of the Year. (Goldfarb)

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3 The next Dissidia will be revealed at Tokyo Game Show 2013, and it will launch on the Vita in early 2014. (Clements)

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4 Infamous Vita is revealed at E3. Sucker Punch is not developing it. (Greg)

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5 Sucker Punch is working on a New PlayStation 4 launch title that isn’t Infamous-related. (Colin)

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6 Sony will purchase Quantic Dream outright following the launch of Beyond: Two Souls. (Colin)

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7 An Uncharted 4 trailer teases Drake’s PS4 debut in 2014. (Greg)

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8 thatgamecompany will reveal its next game at E3 2013, but it will be a multiplatform project (obviously). (Clements)

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9 The new PlayStation will launch with a single SKU and cost $399. (Colin)

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10 Patapon Vita arrives before 2014. It’s cross-play with the PS4. (Greg)

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Bonus, non-bold prediction:

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Gamers around the world will continue to harbor complete apathy towards the PlayStation Move controller. Now, and far into the future. (Clements)

Greg is the executive editor of IGN PlayStation, cohost of Podcast Beyond and host of Up at Noon . Follow IGN on Twitter , and keep track of Greg's shenanigans on IGN and Twitter . Beyond!