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E3 2023 Has Been Canceled
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Mister Wolf
Gold Member
A relic of the past.
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
This show died when sony stopped showing up anyway.
Little Chicken
Member
I think E3 would've lasted longer if it were more accessible and moved to different locations around the world each year.
excaliburps
Press - MP1st.com
Act surprised, people!
I mean, even without the pandemic, E3 was in danger of existing. Why would video game companies do these events instead of a "direct" show works just as well if not more?
No costly booth and personnel budget to consider
No "E3 show" builds that devs have to crunch for the event
Better control of info from leaks, how they're delivered, etc.
Schedule is when company wants to air the show
Your game won't get lost amid the overload of info and media being pumped out all at the same time
...and loads more reasons.
The downside is, everyone and their mother will have a show. It's fun for some people, but overwhelming to most games media, I think. Like, you have to prepare for a show literally every week and it's usually on a weekend too. When it was just E3, I remember cramming so much work but it was usually at Day 0.
I vividly remember one E3 where i had to write like 36 articles in one day. I don't think I can do that anymore but I'm proud I was able to do that.
I mean, even without the pandemic, E3 was in danger of existing. Why would video game companies do these events instead of a "direct" show works just as well if not more?
No costly booth and personnel budget to consider
No "E3 show" builds that devs have to crunch for the event
Better control of info from leaks, how they're delivered, etc.
Schedule is when company wants to air the show
Your game won't get lost amid the overload of info and media being pumped out all at the same time
...and loads more reasons.
The downside is, everyone and their mother will have a show. It's fun for some people, but overwhelming to most games media, I think. Like, you have to prepare for a show literally every week and it's usually on a weekend too. When it was just E3, I remember cramming so much work but it was usually at Day 0.
I vividly remember one E3 where i had to write like 36 articles in one day. I don't think I can do that anymore but I'm proud I was able to do that.
kiphalfton
Member
I blame YouTube and Geoff Keighley
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
MrMephistoX
Member
I was fortunate enough to attend the last E3 when they were there: it was a blast and I’ll miss it but there’s really no way it could go on without any of the major publishers who’ve discovered they can host their own events at a fraction of the cost.
kiphalfton
Member
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Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Portugeezer
Member
End of an era. Gaming is dead.
E3 is not needed anymore. E3 used to be one of the only places to make big announcements. That is not the case anymore. It was awesome when we needed it. I got super hyped for them. That said, I enjoy getting more individualized live streams of upcoming hardware or software from the companies directly. We seem to get a good stream of announcements through out the year. Much better than one blow out event with a few smaller ones coming in here and there.
Knightime_X
Member
These days are gone. 
TheGodfather07
Member
they invited everyone but nobody wanted to attend. lol
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Little Mac
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Horseganador
Member
Sleepwalker
Member
Sad. I always wanted to go to an e3 when I was a kid/teen, now will never get to attend.
I hate this era of shitty youtube conferences full of shit announcement.
I hate this era of shitty youtube conferences full of shit announcement.
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Knightime_X
Member
Hawking Radiation
Member
Used to get out the chips and drinks for E3 back in the day and camp at my PC until the show was over.
Fun days those were but things and times change.
We have to move on sadly.
Fun days those were but things and times change.
We have to move on sadly.
lame gag1990
Member
The industry has changed and E3 has been shit for maybe at least 10 years now. Sad but I mourned a long time ago.
YukiOnna
Member
Hopefully with SGF slowly introducing a live event portion it has that conference feel to it.
Laptop1991
Member
E3 was a fun event in the past, not great, but a lot better than what's around now, it's a shame, the gaming industry no longer cares about gamer's now, just money, should of sided with gamestop etc 10 years ago and 2nd hand physical console games, and not the publishers saying they were taking money away from them and devs and they could make better games for the industry and make the industry better lol, they didn't, they just made it more expensive and to control it, and the games arn't better!.
HazukiSensei
Banned
Another sign that the industry has become more about its capital gains than love for the games.
Its not supposed to be this complicated. E3 was a cool event that we could look forward to that showcased and revealed new steps in the medium. Was supposed to be just fun.
E3 also held the devs and companies sort of accountable, they had to have SOMETHING. Looks like these days they know they are on bullshit and dont want to be held accountable for their lack of output. So e3 is a stress to them now.
I also think gamers are lying to themselves when they act like this is a positive lol like its better to have nothing.
Its not supposed to be this complicated. E3 was a cool event that we could look forward to that showcased and revealed new steps in the medium. Was supposed to be just fun.
E3 also held the devs and companies sort of accountable, they had to have SOMETHING. Looks like these days they know they are on bullshit and dont want to be held accountable for their lack of output. So e3 is a stress to them now.
I also think gamers are lying to themselves when they act like this is a positive lol like its better to have nothing.
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Badlucktroll
Member
I thought Konami had some e3 stuff planned, what will become of it now?
HazukiSensei
Banned
Starting to believe that companies and devs arent the same type of gaker that a common gaming enthusiast is. Theres too much of a disconnect these days; most of these execs and devs dont even play games like that.
YukiOnna
Member
No digital event has matched any of the fun or excitement of the conferences and convention style feel the live events have had and always feels like a poor man's Nintendo Direct. PS Experience also disappearing was a disappointment.
Moon Grape Donut
Member
Loved E3. Even the bad ones, was a good time to go to a friend's house, grab a pizza and watch it together. Some amazing memories. Live shows with people on stage are still way more interesting to me than the pre-recorded shit. I'll miss it. Still don't know why some people are super ultra hype about E3 being bad, especially on some other forums on the internet.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
This is all Sony's fault.
Not even kidding.
They are the reason we are stuck with blog posts and tweets for all announcements now.
Soon as they pulled out it E3 immediately started to lose its relevance.
Covid didnt help either. 4 years after Sony decided they were too cool for E3, its officially DEAD.
Edit: Nintendo too. With their boring ass directs. Both these companies are to blame.
Not even kidding.
They are the reason we are stuck with blog posts and tweets for all announcements now.
Soon as they pulled out it E3 immediately started to lose its relevance.
Covid didnt help either. 4 years after Sony decided they were too cool for E3, its officially DEAD.
Edit: Nintendo too. With their boring ass directs. Both these companies are to blame.
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Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
You don't like gaming announcements?
Fake
Member
Only game releases... and no doritos pope shit.
CherryFalls
Banned
So many good memories. Sign of the times I guess. RIP ;(
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