E3 2022 Has Officially Been Canceled (ign.com) 22
After previously canceling its in-person E3 2022 event, the ESA has now informed its partners that there will be no digital event equivalent this year either - meaning E3 2022 has fully been canceled. IGN reports: The news broke via a tweet from Razer PR lead Will Powers, who said that an email had been sent out announcing the cancellation of a digital E3 event. IGN has independently verified the contents of the email as well. The ESA had initially planned for an in-person E3 event this year after having no event in 2020 due to COVID-19 and a digital one in 2021. "We will devote all our energy and resources to delivering a revitalized physical and digital E3 experience next summer," said the Entertainment Software Association in an official statement to IGN. "Whether enjoyed from the show floor or your favorite devices, the 2023 showcase will bring the community, media, and industry back together in an all-new format and interactive experience."
"We look forward to presenting E3 to fans around the world live from Los Angeles in 2023."
"We look forward to presenting E3 to fans around the world live from Los Angeles in 2023."
BFD (Score:1)
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"And nothing of value was lost."
I'll miss Zero Punctuation's yearly episode taking the piss out of E3.
Terrible News (Score:3)
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Seems it's dead (Score:1)
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It used to focus a bit more on the consumer segment back in the day. I know it's always been an "industry" trade show, but it exploded in popularity for a time because of announcements and content leaks.
Years back they tried bringing it back to an industry show. Not sure how much value this brings to people in the industry if any in the past few years.
The fifth W (Score:2)
So ... Why was it canceled?
Cancel Culture!?!?! (Score:2)
Makes sense (Score:2)
Easy to see a combination of the console makers and the big studios preferring to do their own events.
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo all do large reveals now where publishers take advantage. On the other end PAX seems to be the place for smaller and indie devs to show their wares and events like GDC and software tool conferences are where industry folk would rather convene and talk shop. Nevermind the crossover with Comic con and other general fan events.
Throw covid on top of things and E3 is just the odd m
My guess - a missed development deadline (Score:1)
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I'd guess "an excuse to meet up in a different city and get drunk" is the answer... and maybe some dickwaving from the console manufacturers.
E3 just seems largely irrelevant now. The major publishers already have their own events and then exclusives etc. get tacked onto MS/Sony/Nintendo events. The AAA gaming market is approaching full consolidation at this point, so what's actually worth showing at E3 that there isn't an event for (virtual or otherwise) already?
The longer they go without running it, the mo
Why'd they cancel it? (Score:2)
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E3 was just a party (Score:1)