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E3 2020 - Moonface - Jan 15th, 2020
Another year, and once again Sony gets to be the cause for a 5 month early E3 thread for announcing that they will not be attending E3 2020:
Sony Wrote:
ESA's Response Wrote:
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - Dragon Lord - Jan 15th, 2020
Not a big loss on Sony's part. E3 has become complete shit over the last few years. Any of the good announcements are leaked well ahead of the conference, making the conference itself completely pointless. I'm happy to see more and more companies deciding to just announce things throughout the year at their own pace rather than hold things back, or announce things too soon, just to try and make the biggest splash at E3.
Let Microsoft have E3 so the Xbox fanboys can feel relevant for a day.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - Raz - Jan 18th, 2020
I completely agree with Dragon Lord. The E3 is becoming less and less fun and more like a rock concert without surprises. I don’t even watch it on tv when it’s aired on cable. My personal belief is that’s more of a joke much anymore.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - ShiraNoMai - Jan 19th, 2020
Can we all just look at the ESA's response to this? Like, just take the L and roll with it. Your irrelevancy really shows when you not once but TWICE mention that god-awful word "activations", which for those that aren't aware, are tl;dr "hey take a photo with our Sony man and don't forget to hashtag Sony@E3 on Instagram!" or "drink Monster Energy drinks and get a prize!". They're really trying to make this into a PAX-style show, and the publishers really aren't having it.
Sony is attending many other venues like Gamescom (where Sony has a massive presence in EU) to showcase some of the stuff they'd probably show at E3.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - queenzelda - Jan 19th, 2020
E3 is just a sh*t show anymore. When every gaming company showed up it was fun.. But any more it just feels like they're trying too hard to stay relevant & they've just turned into the old guy who shows up trying to act like the cool kid & a lot of them just got sick of it & stopped showing up to just do their own thing.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - Moonface - Jan 20th, 2020
I doubt Microsoft would do E3 if they didn't have their own venue right next to it. Nintendo doesn't hold a show, EA do their whole thing off-site, and Sony is clearly done with E3 if a new console launch can't even get them to want a stage there. It's just Microsoft (who I think wouldn't do this if not for the venue they own), Bethesda, Square Enix and Ubisoft who actually hold a show, and for me only Microsoft is really worth going out of my way to watch.
The ESA trying to make E3 like an event that is not E3 is going to kill it. Granted, I expect it would be killed eventually by companies opting to do their own streams and shows when they want and at a cheaper cost, but the ESA's actions and responses seem to just be ushering that fate along quicker than it would have done otherwise.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - Dragon Lord - Jan 20th, 2020
I think with where they are sitting at, Microsoft would do E3 even if they were literally the only company there just because with how badly they are being slaughtered by Sony and Nintendo right now, they will take any chance at all to still feel relevant in the gaming world.
I'm sure MS is extremely happy to know that they get another year of not getting slapped around by Sony at E3.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - ShiraNoMai - Jan 21st, 2020
Well, it's also a great opportunity to really flex on their Series X, where Sony will not be there to show them up directly after (see: E3 2013).
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - Moonface - Feb 12th, 2020
Although not a big publisher pull out, it doesn't give a good appearance for notable personalities to pull out of E3, especially when they never have before:
Geoff Keighly Wrote:Further statements from him say it's due to E3 having a crisis identity of sorts and because of the leaks that happened last year.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - Dragon Lord - Feb 14th, 2020
Can't really blame him. I got tired of watching E3 as well once it became about who could have the most dazzling showing rather than who announced the better games.
It'd be great to see E3 get back to being about the games and less about who gets x celebrity to show up for them or who has the better orchestra playing during their reveals. Which is why I'm happy Sony is no longer going to attend E3. Once E3 starts to die, things should go back to being able the games.
That and also about the issue I mentioned before where we no longer have to worry about games being announced to soon because companies are pressured to make a "splash" on the E3 stage.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - Moonface - Feb 23rd, 2020
Considering a few companies have been pulling out of events citing coronavirus concerns, I wonder if anyone will pull out of E3 because of that if it's still a concern by the time the event rolls around.
That aside, I hope Tunic makes an appearance this year. It's been in radio silence since 2018 and would really benefit being shown again on Microsoft's conference, otherwise I doubt anywhere else it could show up would make a notable enough impact for a lot of people to remember or take notice of it again.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - Moonface - Mar 11th, 2020
So the rumor going around right now is the ESA will announce E3 isn't being held this year due to the coronavirus. Devolver Digital seems to have kicked it off by telling people to cancel their hotels and flights, although they are also a company who make mock statements on a regular basis so it's hard to tell how legit this is.
RE: E3 2020 | Sony Won't Attend - Moonface - Mar 11th, 2020
E3 2020 is Officially Cancelled
The ESA has officially announced the cancellation of this year's E3 event:
ESA Wrote:
RE: E3 2020 | Cancelled - Mr EliteL - Mar 11th, 2020
Found out E3's cancelled after finding out Tekken World Tour two events are being cancelled/changed and another to be decided upon. Then saw Katsuhiro Harada's tweet on him not being able to be at E3 in June now.
My immediate thought was the call is a bit too early, but realised it's better for them to get that decision out and prepare for their online show instead. Hope this includes people who have reserved E3 badges will get refunded, plus having enough time to cancelling their travel and accommodations.
Not a loss for me personally, might watch some or just check out what they'll do for the online experience. Unfortunate for those that were excited and raring to go the venue in person.
RE: E3 2020 | Cancelled - Moonface - Mar 11th, 2020
I didn't think it would be a big deal overall, but no E3 is going to be bad for a lot of smaller companies and developers who use the show to make contacts or show off their work to a large number of people hands on. That being gone is going to impact them hard.