Do you have any E3 traditions?

[Wise]

Usually every year my friends would come over to my house and we'll get a lot of snacks and pizza and stuff and watch the Sony conference at 2AM (it's always at that time where I live for some reason).

Now that Sony is skipping E3 we will not be doing that this year. My friends aren't interested in other consoles so it'll just be me this year (I play on all consoles so i watch all of them every year)

Do you have any E3 traditions?

 

[Porygon]

I always use the same Kirby t-shirt on the third day of the event and we always go to Pink's Hot Dogs

 

[Sabretooth]

I keep a personal bingo tradition. It gets frozen when the first conference starts, and it includes my speculation, guesses, and dreams (although I make it a point to avoid any heavily rumoured stuff). Usually I get less than half right, lol, but it's fun all the same.

I also watch with a friend or two and we all heckle the conferences, it's good fun.

 

[Lant_War]

I always get hyped by BS rumors and end up disappointed

 

[Jimnymebob]

Not at all, unless you count not watching Sony's because it's always on at like 2am here.

 

[Magoo]

I always sleep through the Sony one because it was on at stupid o'clock in the morning.

 

[Yun]

Annoy the wife with it.

 

[Dest]

Mountain Dew and Doritos

 

[Trieu]

Too late for real life friends, but I usually chat with some people while watching the interesting conference (Sony was always the most interesting. I hope microsoft can make up a bit for that).

I like to get some Nachos with cheese dip and Dr Pepper. I know I probably shouldn't, but I really love it !

 

[daybreak]

Annoy the wife with it.

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Amen.

E3 always usually overlaps with my birthday weekend. This year she's annoyed that all I want to do on Sunday is watch Microsoft and Bethesda.

 

[Aaron D.]

Just primarily tuning into "Giant Bomb talks over x presentation" vids.

 

[Deleted member 46948]

I always listen to panels at the gym during the e3 week. I usually watch the actual shows at home and set aside some time for that.

 

[vestan]

Usually every year my friends would come over to my house and we'll get a lot of snacks and pizza and stuff and watch the Sony conference at 2AM (it's always at that time where I live for some reason).

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I did exactly this OP but we're unfortunately not doing it this year since no Sony.

 

[Deleted member 7279]

Used to make my way through Onimusha 1-3 on PS2 after remasters were not announced. This is the first year I may actually be doing something different in about 3-4 years.

 

[Deleted member 4034]

I watch it?

 

[Triggerhappytel]

My tradition is typically to go to bed at normal time and catch up with the headlines and announcements in the morning after I wake up.

 

[RetroMG]

E3 is usually over my birthday, (or at least in the same week,) so I usually take some time off under the pretense of celebrating my birthday and sit and watch all the conferences.
Also, I have a good friend who doesn't play video games any more but still likes to keep up with news, so after E3 I usually send him an email with youtube links to trailers that I think are especially cool.

 

[Strings]

I watch the conferences and then complain about them here.

 

[Deleted member 9971]

Watch them and skip work and school 🤷‍♂️

 

[Deleted member 19996]

A new one. I yell at those blocking press that are trying to get to appointments. Same shit at PAX. Keep the damn walkways clear!

 

[Lua]

I get a portable system to use while letting the event play on the background. When a trailer or something relevant happens i turn it off and watch it, otherwise i just keep grinding. Its the only way i can go throught live shows like this tbh.

 

[Servbot24]

I used to work from home for two days of E3, but I don't think I will this year.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

I always cross my fingers and hope that this year it won't be disappointing and something I really care about will finally be announced.

It rarely works. :/

 

[Nax]

I'm always watching them live. They're too exciting/fun to just read up on the news the day after.

Usually try to get a few people together as well to watch the bigger ones.

 

[Zonal Hertz]

I don't think I've missed a sony or MS conference since about 2005/06, I remember the horrendous quality streams back then. Good times. That's the only tradition for me really, staying up late for sony will be missed but I'm also relieved. It was starting to really be a chore staying up to 4am with work at 7.

Even if I have a year when I'm less invested in games, E3 is the one time I'll always get involved. I can't help but get excited each year.

 

[Possumowner]

Just booze,lots of booze...also the wife will watch it with me this year,so just 'more booze'

 

[GymWolf86]

this year i'm gonna lurk era for the reaction in real time.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

Annoy the wife with it.

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I'm newly married and last year I made my wife watch clips of Nintendo's 2004 and Sony's 2006 E3 press conferences so she could understand the highs and lows and why I watch this every year. She now watches with me and laughs at the dumb stuff instead and makes jokes even at non-E3 times like saying "world premiere".

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Kinda.

E3 always falls on the Queens Birthday long weekend. So for Microsoft's show, I get up a bit earlier, make myself some breakfast and watch the pre-shows before setting in for the real thing.

It usually starts at 6 or 7am

 

[cvxfreak]

Breakfast and/or late night conversations at the Pantry nearby.

 

[ChoklitCow]

I'm always in a voice group chat of some fashion. Few years ago it was a voice chat on the PSN. Recently its been a larger group in Discord. We all try to find which stream is the furthest ahead and watch everything together. Usually their is alcohol involved.

 

[_zoipi]

Destroy my sleeps routines with energy drinks and shitposting on Twitter.

 

[Torpedo Vegas]

Mountain Dew and Doritos

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What else do you need?

 

[Strafer]

I drench myself in pineapple juice.

 

[LabRat]

energy drinks, fast food and this year for the first time lots of weed

 

[StraySheep]

I was actually kind of forming one by driving with my brother a hour and a half to Columbia to attend one of the Sony Theater experiences. Thanks for nothing Sony.

 

[Camjo-Z]

Yeah, wishing for new PaRappa and Banjo and never getting it. At least maybe one of those traditions will be broken this year!

 

[Fantastical]

I typically watch the Sony press conference with friends since they only have PlayStations but not this year

 

[Dest]

What else do you need?

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Nothing. I also do this with friends during TGAs. It's.. dumb, but they're not bad so it's not like we're making ourselves uncomfortable with 'em.

 

[m23]

I usually meet up with several friends and watch a couple of the conferences, focus usually being on MS since we all have Xbones. During the day we also hold a Halo LAN and play board games if time permits. This year will be no different.

Other than someone getting destroyed in Smash 64. Slyfox Barrel Cannon

 

[Ojli]

If the press conferences has a reasonable broadcast time here in Sweden, then I will watch it live. Rather see it first with everyone else than reading a headline the day after.

 

[Kromeo]

I wait for the summary to appear on here, I've tried watching a few things before but I can't stand the audiences and the live threads on here are even worse

 

[Kemono]

Taking the weeek of work usually.

It's not that i do nothing outside of e3 in this week but i really enjoy staying up late and watching the shows live.

 

[Aramon]

Every Nintendo E3 direct

Large cup of coffee and 0,5 litre of ice cream.

 

[Magnus]

For several years now I'd have three good friends over for all the confs on Sunday and Monday. I usually take the Monday and Tuesday off and just drown in E3 content. We get an old fashioned LAN party vibe going with extra monitors and consoles for some Overwatch or other games between confs, or watch reaction vids or podcasts until the next show. It's always a super fun 48h where we immerse ourselves fully in hype and fun. We usually trek over to a theatre for Sony's show on Monday nights. Such a shame that particular bit won't happen this year. Sony's 2015 e3 show (of dreams) in a theatre full of applauding and enthusiastic fans is one of my favourite memories.

 

[PrimeBeef]

Besides reading up on some games a day or two later and not paying attention to it, no.

 

[Bit_Reactor]

My GF and I always watch it together at home, the only other game related thing we always do that for is GDQ (Games Done Quick) as they are positive focused events and always a good time.

 

[DrKelpo]

Watch the shows and simultaneously hanging out at conference threads with hundreds of overhyped people yelling at each other so fast you can barely read it all.

 

[MZZ]

Since I am on the other side of the world from where the conference take place. I take mondays and tuesdays off to watch the conferences live with giant bomb. Lots of snacks and Sleeping in between each conference and setting up alarms.

I think I won't be doing it this year as Sony won't be there. I'd rather save my leaves for something else.

 

[Torpedo Vegas]

I watch the press conferences live and then watch the Giant Bomb stuff that comes on at night.