Hmm... so you knew. Which means all those tweets at WB were just for a show :o
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E3 2020 officially cancelled (ESA planning replacement online event in June)
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Hmm... so you knew. Which means all those tweets at WB were just for a show :o
Fun question though- do we really expect the console launches to be unaffected? This outbreak keeps getting worse and shows no sign of getting better.
oh god damn it. Well hopefully they just do a streamed show now
Glad to know the Harry Potter game might get announced in a few months, can't wait to see it.
I imagine several companies will see how things go with an online-only presence this year then realized that it is far more cost-effective to just do that from now on.
Maybe they can take the year off any come back twice as strong in 2021. Probably don't even want to do it in the first place due to all the cancellations. COVID-19 is just a good excuse.
A bummer, I was legit excited. But this is the right call, no doubts. Last thing anybody needs right now is mass gatherings.
Let's take a moment to remember a fun thread: https://www.resetera.com/threads/do-you-think-corona-virus-might-affect-gaming-landscape.168186/
So they were planning to show Harry Potter at E3. By far my most anticipated game for next-gen.
Nope. They have money to make in the event itself. This is an industry that employees many many people.
There will absolutely be an E3 event next year that publishers attend.
This cancellation will force everyone to do their own thing and then they will all realize they don't actually need E3. E3 is done.
How many years now that year has been?
There is no way in hell they haven't analyzed cost-effectiveness of that to hell and back over the years. Fact is that while being less cost-effective events like E3 do give kinda community engagement and hype you just don't get from sterile Twitch stream so that extra "energy" from live event could be seen as worth it.
I'm going to miss Giant Bomb @ Nite the most.
Are you dancing on its grave?
E3 isn't done yet.
Are you dancing on its grave?
E3 isn't done yet.
Xbox digital event confirmed:
twitter.com
Phil Spencer on Twitter
“E3 has always been an important moment for Team Xbox. Given this decision, this year we'll celebrate the next generation of gaming with the @Xbox community and all who love to play via an Xbox digital event. Details on timing and more in the coming weeks https://t.co/xckMKBPf9h”
twitter.com
Here I am :D
Oh boy, this got spicy, give it to me baby.
That only really works for the big developers and Publishers, the independent teams who rely on those highlight reels of games and meetings they can do at E3 now have a problem.
I keep thinking back to that thread whenever I see Coronavirus-related news on the gaming side. They really went after OP asking a reasonable question, and look at what's happened.
E3 gave us something to look forward to and get excited about. It helped with predicting when certain games will be shown off. Now it's possible the big companies can announce games any time of the year. I hope an online event is thrown every year in the same tradition as E3 for us to have some idea when our favorite upcoming games will be shown.
Maybe this will force them to do something innovative. I mean atleast coronavirus has given them a platform to market their new approach.
Strange situation. Not the same type of hype. i'm looking forward to the reveals without a traditional E3. I think even if E3 turns out to be less relevant or even completely irrelevant someday it's still going to leave a mark and announcements will be made around june.
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Yup, I've only briefly worked with event planning (as a client, not vendor) and I can imagine the amount of sunk costs and downright losses all these cancellations will be causing. I've also got friends who work in event planning for universities and education in general, the situation is not as severe here in Peru yet, but we've already seen a few events being cancelled. Our President just announced the delay of the school year this morning.
Yes, hoping that people lose their jobs is the rational response to this.
My thoughts on this:
First of all, this is good news for the health of everyone included. If someone is question this decision being so "early", the decision is made because this companies need to time to book hotels, flights and plan everything in their booth. I bet this companies were pressuring ESA for a final decision or they would pull out by themself.
Also, nobody hates the event itself (or nobody with a sane mind, at least); what happens here is that people have become dissatisfied on the nature of this event. There's a reason nobody minds PAX/Gamescom/PGW; it's because of the format. It seems the ESA will be forced to get up with the times and finally convert the E3 to a fan convention (as some Pubs wanted) or work a way to remain industry-only in a world in which those Pubs have more ways than ever to connect with fans and each other.
I know this may surprise some, but the E3 is/was still important to several smaller studios; it was a good place to show your product and get some PR/Marketing thanks to the media present and many people used the event to get in contact with Execs, Pubs and such. So, I am really hoping this smalls studios or indies have a way to keep doing that.
As for the "E3 week". I liked the week of news and new games too, and that can still happen. Companies can still make their announcement release trailers and all.
First of all, this is good news for the health of everyone included. If someone is question this decision being so "early", the decision is made because this companies need to time to book hotels, flights and plan everything in their booth. I bet this companies were pressuring ESA for a final decision or they would pull out by themself.
Also, nobody hates the event itself (or nobody with a sane mind, at least); what happens here is that people have become dissatisfied on the nature of this event. There's a reason nobody minds PAX/Gamescom/PGW; it's because of the format. It seems the ESA will be forced to get up with the times and finally convert the E3 to a fan convention (as some Pubs wanted) or work a way to remain industry-only in a world in which those Pubs have more ways than ever to connect with fans and each other.
I know this may surprise some, but the E3 is/was still important to several smaller studios; it was a good place to show your product and get some PR/Marketing thanks to the media present and many people used the event to get in contact with Execs, Pubs and such. So, I am really hoping this smalls studios or indies have a way to keep doing that.
As for the "E3 week". I liked the week of news and new games too, and that can still happen. Companies can still make their announcement release trailers and all.
