E3 2015 is nearly upon us. In preparation for the most exciting week in video games, we’re going to be taking a look at what we know will be shown, what we think will be shown, as well as our far-flung hopes and dreams (PaRappa!). While Sony’s been quiet on confirming any games for the show, we can make some educated guesses on what we’ll be seeing (cough cough Uncharted cough). Be sure to also keep an eye on IGN’s big Games of E3 2015 Wiki for a complete look at everything confirmed to be on display at the show, as well as our History of Sony at E3 page.

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What We’re Confident Will Be There

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Alright, let’s kick this off with the PlayStation 4’s biggest upcoming game: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. The initial teaser capped of Sony’s conference last year, and six months later at PSX, we got our first good look at the game with an extended gameplay demo. Yes, since then the game’s been delayed until 2016, but it’s a safe bet that Sony is either going to open or close their conference with some Drake time.

Sony’s other big known quantity is No Man’s Sky

We expect Sony to dedicate a decent chunk of time during their E3 press conference to Project Morpheus. The technology continues to impress, but it’s about time the company starts attaching some real, tangible games to it. No Man’s Sky would be an amazing fit, as would Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture. VR is notoriously difficult to show off without allowing people to go hands (err...face?) on with it, though. Perhaps Sony will make an announcement that folks can try out Morpheus at select retailers across the country throughout E3?

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It’s also a pretty safe bet that we’ll see these 9 games on stage during Sony’s press conference, or at least at the company’s expansive booth on the show floor:

Drawn to Death

God of War III: Remastered

Gran Turismo 7

Hellblade

Ratchet & Clank

Rime

Tearaway Unfolded

Until Dawn

The Witness

What We Think Will Be There

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Okay, with those already-announced games out of the way, let’s start making some educated guesses. First up, to fill the gap left by Uncharted 4’s delay, there’s a good chance that Sony will be announcing some form of a Uncharted Collection for PlayStation 4. The PS3 trilogy running at 1080p, coupled with an Uncharted 4 multiplayer beta seems like a pretty rad fall release to us.

So if that’s what Naughty Dog is up to, what about Sony’s other studios? We know that Sony Santa Monica is currently working on the next God of War, and a demo featuring Kratos wrecking some fools on a PlayStation 4 sounds like something we can get behind. There’s also Media Molecule, who showcased a weird tech demo during the PlayStation 4 reveal event, but has been on radio silence since then. They seem like a studio that could do some interesting things with Project Morpheus, so a pairing of the two certainly isn’t out of the question.

There have been rumors that Guerilla Games’ has an open-world RPG in the works where you hunt futuristic dinosaurs. If that sentence comes true at E3, we can safely consider 2015 to be the finest year in human history. There’s also been rumors that Sony Bend has been working on a new Syphon Filter forever. Will Gabe Logan make his return in 2015?

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Other things we think Sony could show at at some point throughout the week include:

Details on the Ratchet & Clank or Last of Us movies

Indies games!

Quantic Dream’s next project

Vita...maybe?

What We Hope Will Be There

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So we've made it through two sections without mentioning the elephant in the room, but what the hell. All of us at IGN/the world hope that Sony walks out on stage, announces that The Last Guardian is, in fact, still a real game, and that you can now buy it for PlayStation 4. That being said, we've been wishing for this from pretty much every single conference over the past five years, so we're definitely measuring our expectations.But aside from the resurgence of Team Ico's bird-dog simulator, we'd love to see PaRappa come back in a gritty, 8-Mile inspired remake. Engaging in back-alley rap battles, earning some cel-shaded street cred, and eating mom's spaghetti is something that would really be special on PlayStation 4.Once again, be sure to keep an eye on IGN’s big Games of E3 2015 Wiki for a complete look at everything confirmed to be on display at the show, as well as our History of Sony at E3 page.

Marty Sliva is a Senior Editor at IGN. He absolutely adores E3 week. Follow him on Twitter @McBiggitty