If they do cancel I am sure they can stream it. I'm so excited for the reveal!
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CD Projekt Red pulls out of PAX East due to coronavirus concerns
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Regardless of how exactly big the risk is, not attending big events with thousands of people from all around the world right now is definitely prudent.
Ugh as someone who works in a crowded service place and has serious anxiety shit like this does me no favors.
Not to mention not going through an airport then trapped on a plane with people whose recent travel history you do not know. I would feel (relatively) fine attending an large event right now but I would not fly anywhere at the moment unless absolutely necessary.
This post is as ignorant as it is inaccurate. Reported - shit like this should not be allowed to exist in these pages - it's not an opinion, it's outright dangerous lies.
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I doubt anything will happen with it. This thread is some legit fake news. Neither Projekt Red, EA or Capcom were showing anything off. Square's booth will still be there. Just Capcom and Square's Japanese guests backed out and Square cancelled two fan gatherings. At the moment Sony remains the only company who has cancelled a booth / cancelled showing anything new.
Projekt Red was attending as guests. Spinning this to look like a domino effect post Sony bailing out is ridiculous since them not being there doesn't affect other attendees. The fact that there are multiple threads trying to promote this false narrative is alarming.
Remember the thread when PlayStation pulled out of PAX and how it was filled with people saying it's an "overreaction" , "fear mongering" , "racism" , "they simply having nothing to show" and other conspiracy theory level shit was posted and how Era moderation defended those posters by making a staff post legitimizing them? Good times.
Mortality rate for Coronavirus is 20x that of seasonal flu. Stop posting, seriously.
CDC has already declared it a public health crisis and Congress has been informed that a vaccine is 12-18 months away.
They are openly discussing canceling the Olympics, it's malpractice to have any kind of international mass exposure event while it's still uncontained and untreatable.
You sound like you know what you're talking about. It isn't like there's a famous case of a flu epidemic killing like 50 million people.
I'm actually wondering if some might explore a Direct-like approach to keep the promotional process going in these circumstances.
Does not seem to be accurate.
That is a dramatically higher death rate and it's cause for concern
For anyone who may have underlying health issues (known or unknown!) it's extremely deadly. For anyone older it's extremely deadly.
If I had a company and I was in charge of people and their safety I would not take them to large public events right now either.
I'm not sure if it's ignorance, or just lack of empathy. Millions of people won't be quarantined for yet another strain of the yearly flu.
I can't believe people are still claiming precautions towards the virus is some sort of cunning plan to avoid a lackluster games presentation. It's unbelievable how often this sentiment is expressed around here.
Come on, it's obvious what the priority is. Don't be unfair like that to me.
I just don't want to miss the BG3 premiere. I'm just excited about the game, that is all.
I at least understand console warring, but using an epidemic as ammo is just...bloody ridiculous mate.
Well at least we can assume that an economic pandemic is upon us.
Rio didn't cancel Carnival, and a much smaller event like PAX will go on as planned despite some showcases pulling out.
The CDC still says business as usual, but do not travel to China or Korea unless absolutely necessary and take extreme caution if traveling to other infected areas (Italy, Japan, Hong Kong) oh and avoid Asian Cruise Ships.
America has not had any additional positive cases of the virus for a while (This weeks number bump came from repatriated Citizens from the Cruise & China contact). The CDC is manual screening inbound flights from airports that service China.
As far as actual risk in America goes absolutely nothing has changed over the past week or so, other than the level of panic.
Rio didn't cancel Carnival, and a much smaller event like PAX will go on as planned despite some showcases pulling out.
The CDC still says business as usual, but do not travel to China or Korea unless absolutely necessary and take extreme caution if traveling to other infected areas (Italy, Japan, Hong Kong) oh and avoid Asian Cruise Ships.
America has not had any additional positive cases of the virus for a while (This weeks number bump came from repatriated Citizens from the Cruise & China contact). The CDC is manual screening inbound flights from airports that service China.
As far as actual risk in America goes absolutely nothing has changed over the past week or so, other than the level of panic.
You realize how if the world is and the population size right? Not serious
Hell, the mods on here even endorsed the idea and backed them up on it. I guess that will change now.
Literally (the actual literally) NOTHING has changed in America regarding the coronavirus since the last thread. The Data and the science that it's based on still says business as usual stateside.
You don't know what the hell you're talking about. Maybe you should review some CDC statements from yesterday.
Yeah read them.
They state that the increase in numbers came from citizens returning from infected areas that were quarantined before entry. They specifically state those from the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship and those that were infected from China, oh and a couple/few that were quarantined from the same region tested positive for SARS [SARS-CoV-2 the virus that causes Coronavirus] .
CDChttps://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6908e1.htm?s_cid=mm6908e1_e&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM20815 said:
So yeah, I did read them.
CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html said:
Specifically worth noting
This was the cause of the bounce in numbers this week, repatriated Americans that were previously infected abroad, but are now clear of symptoms.https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6908e1.htm?s_cid=mm6908e1_e&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM20815#covid-19casesintheunitedstates said:
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You obviously didn't. They stated that they expect the spread in the US and it's just a matter of when and they are preparing for pandemic. I know the mods on here won't do anything about your spread of misinformation, but you really need to stop.
I guess you read a headline on your Homepage, but ignored the CDCs actual reports.
Cool
Glad to see the just a flu guy got banned. It's so frustrating to see such nonsensical comments being made. Hell even Easy allies made (well at least two of them) made similarly idiotic comments in the last podcast.
Firms who are doing this right now are 100% in the right to so
Firms who are doing this right now are 100% in the right to so
Well this is not a joke, people should start to understand it.
I had too to stop some business travel because I am from Italy, I have no illness, but I dont really know what will happen clearly if I travel outside of my country because rules are changing everyday... I dont want to be stuck in another country for 14 days... :\
I had too to stop some business travel because I am from Italy, I have no illness, but I dont really know what will happen clearly if I travel outside of my country because rules are changing everyday... I dont want to be stuck in another country for 14 days... :\
Better be safe than sorry with potential pandemics, y'know.
Wash your hands with soap and/or alcogel, and try to not rub your hands in your face like usual which is difficult because it's basically been a subconscious reflex your whole life. And don't cuddle with coughy people/potential sickos.
It's like common sense stuff everyone ought to already be aware of, but you know, now it's pertinent to actually follow that advice.
Wash your hands with soap and/or alcogel, and try to not rub your hands in your face like usual which is difficult because it's basically been a subconscious reflex your whole life. And don't cuddle with coughy people/potential sickos.
It's like common sense stuff everyone ought to already be aware of, but you know, now it's pertinent to actually follow that advice.
Just sticking to facts and not the typical inciting panic shit that some on this board love to revel in.
It makes sense for the CDC to use the wording they did, with the "not if, but when" verbiage. Unless they are funded frivolously and maybe supported by a deployment of the National Guard it would be irresponsible to say that the States will not encounter a native outbreak. Maybe they used the phasing they did to encourgge Government to increase their funding, I don't know they didn't share their model that drove the headlines yesterday.
But the data does speak for itself and is currently trending the right direction when looking at Johns Hopkins graphical data. Of course this could change if countries keep dropping the ball on containment (in reference to parts of Europe & S. Korea).
Downward trends of new cases are a very good thing.
As it stands right now, America is still operating with a business as usual philosophy, even the American Indexes are coming to their senses today letting things return to normal.
Its still a good idea to try to not travel extensively and mass meet though, right? Also, according to WHO (via The Guardian) 427 cases were reported by 37 countries on Tuesday, compared with 411 by the Chinese authorities. I guess a lot of those countries won't be able to quarantine and close cities the same ways as China.....
Don't travel to a country that doesn't have its shit together and if you're in a country that doesn't have its shit together don't go out of your way to fuck up one that does.
Wash your hands a lot, cover your mouth & nose when coughing or sneezing, try to not touch your face. Don't lick people. Essentially practice basic hygiene.CDC said:
Business as usual for most of us.
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Making predictions about events 4 months away seems a bit silly.
at this point this has me thinking that the next gen consoles are gonna be delayed for another year or so
What's the point of even announcing this then?
They going to announce they aren't attending the Tony's next?
On a similar note, I'd like to annouce that due to the coronavirus, I will not be attending the 2020 Nobel Conference.
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Some of the team at CD Projekt Red were planning on attending the event; but it was announced that due to health concerns they were not going to go and as you can see from the OP, several other high-profile companies that were exhibiting or had panels opted out as well.