Digital E3 is officially cancelled
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Era and the old place used to be my E3, I never bother to watch any of the presentations and just wait for stuff to be posted. Im perfectly fine with reacting to hype moments on VOD if the news interests me enough.
Once covid is over(ish) there is no doubt there will be one E3 where they try to bring that energy back only to realize they actually hated it all along.
Seems that way, he and the VGAs still need some work but they've made a ton of headway in a very short time.
They could have waited a few days lol. Geoff just stepped over the corpse and into the spotlight grinning Joker style.
It's weird to me how the perception of E3 has become that it had no value or are glad it is gone. I've had so many awesome memories and experiences from e3. I find videos that are just strings of trailers less value personally.
At least if we're talking how the expo has been since 2017. I'd welcome a return to a trade format (anno 2006) should the expo resurface next year.
I miss E3, but the version of E3 I remember from the height of my interest in the industry in the mid-2000's and early 2010's.
Like a lot of things about the industry, the landscape has changed a lot since then. I think this is the final nail for whatever E3 could even be at this point.
Like a lot of things about the industry, the landscape has changed a lot since then. I think this is the final nail for whatever E3 could even be at this point.
I'm sure we'll see a return to on-site events once the situation allows. Stuff like Gamescom or PlayStation Experience can be really valuable to manufacturers and developers.
expected. Hopefully it's not spread throughout the entire summer.
E3 has been nothing more than a banner for publishers to do press conferences under for years. Let it die.
(Please Nintendo give us a June Direct still)
(Please Nintendo give us a June Direct still)
That's too bad. The Summer Games Fests have been kinda bad, and I can't say I care for Geoff Keighley.
Remember when he barely called out harassment in the industry and then announced a Quantic Dreams game a few minutes later?
Hopefully with E3 gone, SGF is actually good for once, I guess. 🤷♂️
Remember when he barely called out harassment in the industry and then announced a Quantic Dreams game a few minutes later?
Hopefully with E3 gone, SGF is actually good for once, I guess. 🤷♂️
This. I could give two shits about what the thing is called or who runs it, I just loved having a week to look forward to every year where all the biggest news dropped and everyone was talking about the same thing.
Step up his game? E3 has been a shambling corpse for years now. Not very hard to top that.
The spread out strategy makes sense for devs though. More time to create trailers/demos/vertical slices and less chance of getting drowned during E3 week.
How do you pull off an E3 in 2021 but can't make one (either digital or in-person) happen in 2022?
Welp.
He didnt even have to replace it, and I never understood why some didnt/dont like his show.
Hard to argue against E3 being dead at this point (or on death's door at least). I do wonder if next year Geoff will try to do an in-person event or stay strictly online with SGF since Gamescom, PAX and other events still exist
Hell yeah!
I will try to refer to Summer Game Fest as the Dorito Pope Event. Although I'm betting that will just call it Keighley's show.
The writing was on the wall for E3 being officially for-reals done for a long time now, so this isn't a surprise, though it's still sad. I'll miss it.
This pretty much means Geoff Keighley is now officially King of Video Games.
You don't have to like him, but you DO have to respect him. I hope everyone on this board can understand that.
You don't have to like him, but you DO have to respect him. I hope everyone on this board can understand that.
So it's official now?! Sad to see E3 shut its doors completely.
Everyone is talking about Summer Game Fest, but Gamescom will probably be the biggest winner here.
E3 just left Gamescom, which will be held physically this year again, the spot of most important gaming trade event (where companies, press and gamers attend) of the year. It had pre-covid already been the biggest exhibitors and visitors-wise, but was always second fiddle to E3 as that had already snatched all the biggest announcements and game showcases from it already.
It'll be interesting to see how Gamescom will make use of this opportunity.
Good for Cologne though. :)
Everyone is talking about Summer Game Fest, but Gamescom will probably be the biggest winner here.
E3 just left Gamescom, which will be held physically this year again, the spot of most important gaming trade event (where companies, press and gamers attend) of the year. It had pre-covid already been the biggest exhibitors and visitors-wise, but was always second fiddle to E3 as that had already snatched all the biggest announcements and game showcases from it already.
It'll be interesting to see how Gamescom will make use of this opportunity.
Good for Cologne though. :)
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was e3 even anything last year? i dont remember. like, i watched some presentations but was that "e3" or just companies doing their own thing over a weekend in june?
I can't even remember a thing about E3 last year.
But E3 is dead now!
