[@GIBiz] Confirmed: PlayStation will not be attending E3 2020

[IDontBeatGames]

Confirmed: PlayStation will not be attending E3 2020

"After thorough evaluation SIE has decided not to participate in E3 2020," said a Sony Interactive Entertainment spokesperson. "We have great respect for the ESA as an organization, but we do not feel the vision of E3 2020 is the right venue for what we are focused on this year."

"We will build upon our global events strategy in 2020 by participating in hundreds of consumer events across the globe. Our focus is on making sure fans feel part of the PlayStation family and have access to play their favorite content. We have a fantastic line up of titles coming to PlayStation 4, and with the upcoming launch of PlayStation 5, we are truly looking forward to a year of celebration with our fans."

 

[dark_prinny]

Welp. Just cancel E3 already then.

 

[Fat4all]

 

[StrayDog]

Hype!!!

 

[Deleted member 864]

There it is.

 

[poklane]

Sounds a bit like they're not doing something else instead as well

 

[NediarPT88]

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Finally.

 

[Fat4all]

also: good

 

[Jinaar]

Best news all day. And today was a bad day for news.

 

[vestan]

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ahahahahaha

perfect fucking GIF after reading that other thread, on fucking point honestly

 

[Lobster Roll]

Somebody hit me with the Goldblum.

 

[Cess007]

"We have great respect for the ESA as an organization, but we do not feel the vision of E3 2020 is the right venue for what we are focused on this year.

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Damn I say

 

[Neoxon]

Welp, there it is.

 

[bishoptl]

Arrogant Sony is BACK

 

[Deleted member 4970]

Makes sense if you ask me

E3 is an outdated way of doing things

 

[Alastor3]

awww fuck.

 

[Gentlemen]

now how will Sony advertise to me for hours at a time.

 

[Bold One]

 

[Havel]

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This just feels wrong after looking at the other one for 2 mins.

 

[NippleViking]

Sad, but they'll surely just have there own presser or event at another stage.

 

[RoKKeR]

So.... nail in the E3 coffin? Even MS isn't "at E3" anymore.

 

[White Glint]

We have great respect for the ESA as an organization

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Come on son

 

[Deleted member 51848]

E3 - Electronic Entertainment Exit

 

[spad3]

Expected, they'll probably do their E3 announcements but won't have any stage presence there. E3 is slowly dying off in favor of individual presentations. PSX it is.

 

[asmith906]

Instead it will attend 'hundreds' of consumer events to showcase upcoming games for PS4 and PS5.

what does that even mean?
So they won't be having a big event to showcase the PS5?

This year just keeps getting worse.

 

[GuEiMiRrIRoW]

If this means they will participate in more shows around the globe, i this I'm OK with this.

 

[Soulnado]

Sony following the Nintendo way.

 

[Gengahrrr]

Sony swangin around that big ole dong.

 

[Tagyhag]

Sorry, I don't understand all the hubbub, didn't they also skip 2019?

 

[Mengetsu]

The only event of the year I look forward too since childhood is dying. This sucks :(

 

[ArmGunar]

Great, now announce PS Meeting

 

[Xando]

Skipping E3 and saying they'll do hundred of events sounds like a big fuck you to ESA

 

[Alucrid]

sony just fucked up. esa gonna drop all their contact info now

 

[NotLiquid]

Compared to last year this is pretty obviously a "arrogant Sony move" but it's at least somewhat justified. Still, I wouldn't have seen the harm of even just having booth space there. E3 still attracts a lot of people in the general periphery of gaming.

 

[Nax]

Damn. That sucks.

 

[rusty chrome]

Arrogant Sony
Arrogant Rockstar

The nerve of these two!

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Good. With E3 trying to rebrand itself into something else, I think more publishers should do the same and hold their own events.

E3 is dead and gone.

 

[Arm Van Dam]

The offices @ ESA must be in chaos right now

 

[Killthee]

Ugh. E3 is dead 😭

 

[Burrman]

Best news all day. And today was a bad day for news.

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Why is this good news for you if you don't mind me asking?

 

[DvdGzz]

Lame, my superbowl has gotten worse.

 

[Feep]

E3 is in serious trouble. I'll miss its halcyon days...

 

[Balmung421]

RIP in peace E3 😔 😔 😔

The queue-tainment 😔

 

[Proven]

This blows but at least Xbox and Nintendo should be there (Nintendo via Direct)

 

[Majora's Mask]

And no info on when they plan to show their new and upcoming games. Yawn.

 

[TheCrackedJack]

Sounds a bit like they're not doing something else instead as well

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Right, the wording didn't exactly inspire confidence that they would have their own big dedicated event.

 

[Dunlop]

Instead it will attend 'hundreds' of consumer events to showcase upcoming games for PS4 and PS5.

what does that even mean?
So they won't be having a big event to showcase the PS5?

This year just keeps getting worse.

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A logo and a rumor spawned thousand posts threads here and made international news, at this point do they need to do anything?

 

[LetalisAmare]

Instead it will attend 'hundreds' of consumer events to showcase upcoming games for PS4 and PS5.

what does that even mean?
So they won't be having a big event to showcase the PS5?

This year just keeps getting worse.

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Even if they are they wont confirm it until they're ready.

 

[Gentlemen]

Ugh. E3 is dead 😭

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of self-inflicted wounds

 

[Jack-O-Lantern]

Hundreds of events?! Hundreds?!

 

[Empyrean Cocytus]

So.... nail in the E3 coffin? Even MS isn't "at E3" anymore.

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Nintendo and third parties are going to keep the thing kicking. They don't really have the manpower to put on their own international press events.