They mention they are planning it in the article in the OP.
There will absolutely be an E3 2021.
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E3 2020 officially cancelled (ESA planning replacement online event in June)
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They mention they are planning it in the article in the OP.
There will absolutely be an E3 2021.
I understand why it was cancelled, it's unfortunate but with how this Corona virus is going atm i don't blame them
i can see
"There is something very strange going on at the ESA. There is a lot more to this story."
as a: the virus is not the only/major reason. the credibility/practices of ESA should be discussed in another subject.
The only thing keeping E3 going is momentum. Developers and publishers go because it's an expectation. Cancelling beaks the momentum, and means plenty of developers and publishers will see that they don't really need E3 anymore.
E3 was an event with diminished health, and thus cancelling for Corona virus could prove fatal.
Glad to see they are looking into doing an online event. Most only get to experience E3 online anyway so it won't be much different. That's why I'm glad Microsoft is going to be putting their GDC information online. Sony could have done the same instead of canceling everything.
There must still exist some form of industry trade show where vendors and producers can mingle and do dirt deals, E3 ain't gunna be it though and the ESA ain't gunna be in charge of it. Obviously E3 will still exist in 2021, but as an even more desiccated and shambling Zombie than it would have been this year.
All these event cancellations are just brutal for people who make their livelihoods by setting them up and running them. That's a sizable industry in Southern California (and elsewhere). Those people just lost their income for the next several months at least.
they were also planing this year's edition. Things change and people say a lot of things.
Let's wait and see, but I guess the industry will realize that they doesn't need E3.
Someone tell him Sony was already releasing this year and was not going to E3 anyway
Hard to argue against the call. I'd guess that there's still going to a digital E3 -- officially or not -- around about the same time since I imagine a lot of planning and work has went into stuff that would've been shown
People saw their fave brand pull out is the reason.
It's a vague and dumb tweet but he made no implication that it was cancelled for any other reason.
So an online event? So...basically what Nintendo has done anyway for the last 7 years?
Wow, for once in the company's history, Nintendo is actually ahead of the curve on something.
Wow, for once in the company's history, Nintendo is actually ahead of the curve on something.
Editors will see the online experiment works. In 2021, Geoff will steal the idea and propose that, at a "low fee", against the high fee of E³ presence.
And E³ will die.
Same here man, I'll definitely miss it this year.
To better times. To better times.
My brother does this in Japan and he might lose his job because of the virus. The reason why they canceled E3 is understandable but I don't get why some people are celebrating.
Yup.
I know a few people that are very worried right now, myself included.
I'll keep my tinfoil hat off on this, it's an appropriate reaction to the current climate regarding COVID19.
I fully expect E3 to be back next year but it'll be interesting to see how it comes together post next gen launches.
Tinfoil hat on. Next gen won't launch this year due to manufacturing shortage and employees working from home/delays on launch content.
I fully expect E3 to be back next year but it'll be interesting to see how it comes together post next gen launches.
Tinfoil hat on. Next gen won't launch this year due to manufacturing shortage and employees working from home/delays on launch content.
They have bounced back before and been relevant for years while some been chanting hos E3 is already dead or will drop dead moment publishers realize that Internet exists.
Not shocked if E3 swings back strong in 2021, while chants of it being dead continue.
Warner Bros was planning a conference
Publishers forced their hands. A lot of time and money goes into planning for e3 and publishers didn't want to waste that planning for an event they knew would be canceled.
HOTGIRLVIDEOS69 WAS RIGHT!
(obviously their twitter is NSFW but Matt Rorie from giant bomb retweeted them)
(obviously their twitter is NSFW but Matt Rorie from giant bomb retweeted them)
Tinfoil hat not needed. I think this is exactly where we are headed at the current trajectory. If things keep up at this pace, we wont see next gen consoles this year.
Going to be super interesting to see exactly how much publishers lose out because of this. If Activision, for example, does a stream for the next Call of Duty with hands-on demos sent to publications, would they really be missing much from the expo experience?
It's for the best with this Virus.
What is it with people thinking E3 is over or that this happened for any reason other than safety? Are people clueless here?
The only reason it was canceled was to help contain this situation and in case things get far, far worse.
What is it with people thinking E3 is over or that this happened for any reason other than safety? Are people clueless here?
The only reason it was canceled was to help contain this situation and in case things get far, far worse.
Phil Spencer says MS will do a digital event
I feel bad for the fantastic cosplayers. I know y'all are shut ins but E3 was fun just for the social gatherings and planning.