Worst first post in a while. PS5/XB2 alone is going to make E3 2020 one for the history books.
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E3 2020 confirmed for June 9-11.
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2020 will bring it back since we'll have Scarlett, PS5 and Breath of the Wild 2 all at once, but I have doubts about its long-term viability. The internet and social media has been pretty much ubiquitous for about a decade, there's just not as much need to hold a trade show to draw attention to your products as there used to be. As we see often with Nintendo, you can just upload a 30 minute video when ever you want and have "E3" at whatever time of year is convenient without much concern that you'll be missing out on any press or media attention. The year E3 stops will certainly be the end of an era though.
I don't see E3 going anywhere anytime soon. Nintendo treats it like a marquee event, even with Nintendo Directs every two-three months. Microsoft uses it as a big platform with 1 1/2 - 2 hour conferences every year. I think Sony found themselves in a weird position where they had nothing new to announce (second year in a row), so they decided to avoid to avoid negative press. The other publishers/developers were there for the most part outside of the usual missing suspects (Rockstar)
Outside of Gamescom and The Game Awards (thank you again Geoff Keighley) , there really isn't another marquee event on the calendar. Yes there is the Tokyo Game Show, but that is a more regional focus. Pax has lost it's luster since there are four of them every year. Even in this day and age where information comes constantly via the internet and you can make an impactful announcement, there is that special charm with E3.
Call me sentimental, but I think it is great that we have a week every year where our favorite hobby is celebrated globally.
Outside of Gamescom and The Game Awards (thank you again Geoff Keighley) , there really isn't another marquee event on the calendar. Yes there is the Tokyo Game Show, but that is a more regional focus. Pax has lost it's luster since there are four of them every year. Even in this day and age where information comes constantly via the internet and you can make an impactful announcement, there is that special charm with E3.
Call me sentimental, but I think it is great that we have a week every year where our favorite hobby is celebrated globally.
MS bug guns? Sony will be bringing big guns as well not just MS lol. Why only MS? I doubt they "Held Back", sony was not event there. Ms is not really ina position to hold back.
Big Facts. Also, a bunch of developers and publishers are going to hop up off what they didn't show this year. Can't announce the games before officially announcing the consoles.
Of course Sony will too, I just happen to be more excited for Xbox personally. And they held back gameplay from Halo and Scarlett specifics till next year when next gen will be around the corner.
Yeah super obvious. Look at Capcom. Some higher up at Capcom said that there are multiple games in development with the RE engine. They were no shows outside that little RE thing during the Nintendo direct.
I think it's pretty safe to say next year will be the biggest E3 in recent memory. Sony should be back and bringing PS5, MS will fully reveal Scarlett, Nintendo will be in full-swing with the Switch and likely showing off Prime 4 and BOTW2, and third parties will be all in on bringing top-tier games to all platforms.
It's going to be a lot of fun.
It's going to be a lot of fun.
I think it should turn into a PAX/Gamescom type thing if nothing else with panels/competitions/shows on the public days.
ESA should definitely have some working groups to see what they can do to make sure all their member publishers show up with something and how to make that more cost-effective as a marketing tool.
E3 2020 will be the year of dreams.
Retro's next game
Nintendo EAD game (Mario)
Santa Monica PS5 project (GoW Ragnarok)
Guerrilla Games PS5 project (Horizon 2?)
Final Fantasy XVI by the Realm Reborn team
Starfield gameplay reveal and release date
Bayonetta 3 gameplay reveal and release date
Rocksteady's new game
Retro's next game
Nintendo EAD game (Mario)
Santa Monica PS5 project (GoW Ragnarok)
Guerrilla Games PS5 project (Horizon 2?)
Final Fantasy XVI by the Realm Reborn team
Starfield gameplay reveal and release date
Bayonetta 3 gameplay reveal and release date
Rocksteady's new game
Next year is going to be a huge year. With all the new consoles, all the games announced from the companies that had to keep silent until they had consoles to show them off on, not to mention Nintendo with BOTW2 and Metroid Prime 4.
Long term E3 still has problems, but at least for next year they're going to be real big.
Long term E3 still has problems, but at least for next year they're going to be real big.
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