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E3 2020 officially cancelled (ESA planning replacement online event in June)
- Thread starter Serene
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You're not wrong. It hurts. Nobody is insured for any of this. Force Majeur.
2020: the year everything was canceled.
Sucks I won't be able to take the week off of work to go to this now. The event was always exciting to attend to see all these big companies in person.
By the time 2021 rolls around, it's going to feel like an eternity since the last one.
Sucks I won't be able to take the week off of work to go to this now. The event was always exciting to attend to see all these big companies in person.
By the time 2021 rolls around, it's going to feel like an eternity since the last one.
Yup, this 100%. It's not going to go back to the way it was.
I know it's not what people want to hear.
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Ubisoft planning a digital event
They were also planning this year's E3 but now its cancelled. I'm sure they will plan for one next year but that doesn't mean that there will actually be an E3. I think its best to take a wait and see approach instead of making declarative statements.
The online replacement event is all that's needed. It's being done at the same time and should effectively get the same level of news coverage.
Live things like Nintendo Treehouse however will be more difficult to replicate as any non-first party developers are unlikely to appear. Nintendo needs to work with them over these next 3 months to showcase 12+ hours of video coverage of their games if they want to do an online Treehouse.
Live things like Nintendo Treehouse however will be more difficult to replicate as any non-first party developers are unlikely to appear. Nintendo needs to work with them over these next 3 months to showcase 12+ hours of video coverage of their games if they want to do an online Treehouse.
Yes, because of a worldwide pandemic.
Obviously my statement is with the idea that it will be safe to have the show next year.
Im neither excited nor saddened about this, im just saying what is going to happen. Im being neutral here.
People sure are quick to see E3 is completely dead just because this year's event is being cancelled due to the corona virus.
It's at the end of august, I guess they still have hope (and a little more time)
Yup, this will probably be it and will start becoming the norm going forward. June will still be the month to drop huge news between different companies.
Allow me to play devil's advocate, but isn't it a bit strange an event three months out is canceled? I would think three months is probably a long enough time for this mess to clear.
I mean, I love Directs but the odds that publishers would be switching to digital events for the year when E3 is cancelled due to a pandemic are pretty high even if Directs weren't a thing.
They'll want to announce their year long plans somehow.
Truly hope WB will reveal all their games during this online event then. We've waited long enough I'd say :)
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The amount of moving parts an event of this size has requires a long lead time on a decision.
Think of it like stopping a train. You don't pull the brake 50 feet before the station.
There really is no indication of it slowing down and places like US are insanely undertesting people.
Personally, is not like I hate the event or the format, but I despise the people running it. And yeah, people "crying" over this or lamenting it, let's be real, show has lost relevance over the years, game companies don't need it and, as you said, there's no reason to not keep that June week for the news, just delivered in another way/format. The physical event it's gone, but honestly who cares in 2020, the info will get out to the consumers regardless.
The things I'll miss the most are the EZA reaction streams and Giant Bomb @ Nite tho.
Considering what is happening in the world and the reasons why E3 was cancelled, it is distasteful that some of you are expressing joy over this.
This won't clear in three or six months, it hasn't even started or peaked yet in most countries.
This won't clear in three or six months, it hasn't even started or peaked yet in most countries.
i hope you guys combine your stuff with Sony's presentation
OHHH DAMN.
I forgot all about Nintendo's Treehouse.... fuck
I hope Nintendo finds a way to do that this year
The corona virus has only just now began to spread to everywhere.
For gamers at home, yes, the physical event was never important. And on this age, even for journalist, it was needless. However, there was a still a pretty big sector of the industry that needed E3 (the same way GDC is needed for them); it's a incredible good place for any non-big Studio to have meetings, make pitches and contact people to work with.
Pretty much this:
I really hope this smaller Devs can fin a way around this cancellation.
That does make sense.
Guessing it's Gamescom's turn...