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EA Play 2019 announced; No press conference this year
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Well EA was going to be garbage anyway, but having them and Sony missing definitely makes E3 seem less eventful this year.
"Good", "thank god"...weird ass comments in here. Has EA been holding guns to people's heads making them watch their past conferences?
don't know, because of the fallout fiasco. Maybe they'll have some PR remedy for this conference (even though, if I remember correctly, only fallout and the prey extension - presented in the event - were released so far)
So, they're still going to have a "show" at E3; just in a tighter, video-only, Inside Xbox/Nintendo Direct kinda format. Sounds like a good change.
Not really. But were they adding any value to the E3? I get those comments are childish, but very accurate.
I'm pretty sure that game is coming out this year or maybe they're taking a break. DICE for better or worse develops in two year intervals so 2015 was SWBF1 than BF1 than SWBF2 and than BFV.
IF these companies actually move toward killing off E3 as this industry wide celebration of video games and excitement each year, it will be a bad move for all companies involved IMO. I don't want to hear about how they can all "do their own things" and use different media to livestream/announce things and such, as the industry would have willingly killed off its version of the Super Bowl. That is stupid and crappy for gamers no matter who you favor.
Man thats a shame, no ea and no sony.
Really hope there doing it just to save up for e3 2020 with the new consoles. Love e3, so much excitement.
Although except for jedi order theres nothing that ea has currently that interests me, unless they manage to not fuck up battlefront 3
Really hope there doing it just to save up for e3 2020 with the new consoles. Love e3, so much excitement.
Although except for jedi order theres nothing that ea has currently that interests me, unless they manage to not fuck up battlefront 3
Honestly it might be time for E3 to change to a fan-only event, or die entirely. The internet has changed everything and waiting until June to fight for attention against the entire industry isn't a good move anymore.
EA could drop an announcement for a great game on a random Tuesday and they'd get more attention than they'd get at E3.
I don't think I agree. I've said this before, but E3 is the one time a year when gaming announcements get into non-gaming media. If EA announces something randomly in May or whatever, only gaming websites will report on it with any real coverage. Maybe getting into those mainstream publications doesn't translate to sales, but I definitely don't think a random EA announcement would carry the same coverage as if it was at E3.
I think it's really more likely that EA's conferences have been atrocious for years, and they have nothing to show. I mean, last year they had to get someone to just announce from the crowd that a Star Wars game was getting made to pad the lineup. EA just can't sustain a conference. Really, only the big 3 probably can, and even Sony didn't have that much last year (and won't be doing anything this year because I suspect they're holding stuff for the PS5).
I guess this year will be MS and Nintendo for me. Maybe Bethesda. Though I suspect half of their show will be dedicated to unfucking FO:76.
"Accurate" in what way exactly? What value is being added here by saying "Good" and thank god to something you don't even have to watch? PC Gaming show adds nothing to E3 for me for example. No reason I'd be happy if they decide to skip. Like you said, it's childish. Let's improve the discourse on this forum.
E3 isn't going anywhere, it's just a transition year for the console manufacturers where one gen is on the way out and they're prepping for a new one.
E3 ea conferences are cringe terrible. How much they pay mourinho to say 5 words on stage lmao.
would say a cheaper alternative instead of a good change, but I can see your point....tighter events are usually better and easier to watch (you can place a 5 min reveal as an paid advertisement at Youtube, but not a 60 min stream)
It's just a press conference and people didn't like their conferences for years. Not sure why you're so bothered by people commenting on it. They've been bad year after year.
But, they dont go to E3. Focusing on their streams rather than a barebones "E3 timed conference" is the best outcome really.
It has nothing to do with the conference itself or who's doing it. Replace the thread with "Square Enix" or "Bethesda" or anybody and the principle is the same. I'd love for the discourse on here to improve. Commenting on previous conferences, making a point that you'd like improvements and changes, things you'd like to see different is far better and something encouraged than devolving into reveling in something you don't even have to watch. Isn't that obvious?
To be honest people are complaining about same things for years now and EA is not changing a thing for last few years. So constructive feedback didn't work either.
Damn... they really don't have anything, do they? EA and Activision are in such a weird place right now.
Windows Central guys basically confirmed that MS will announce next gen consoles at this E3 and i'm sure PS5 will be announced at some PSX/PS Meeting by the end of this year.
I don't think this means that E3 is doomed, I think it's just companies realizing that E3 conferences are not required if you don't have anything to show. I can't really think of anything EA has that required a press conference, and Sony probably doesn't either. MS is going because they have Halo, the next gen consoles presumably, and all of their new studios.
One key thing that people should keep in mind here (myself included) is that EA is still doing a big thing for E3 (same timeframe of their "own" event during E3 week as it has been for the last however many years) even though they are ditching a press conference itself, so that isn't the same thing as Sony skipping E3 entirely this year at all.
I think it's way too late for that now.That thing was probably moved and will be revealed as cross gen game when Sony announces PS5.
EA's biggest games don't need a "press conference" (let's be clear...these public stage shows aren't for the press) to introduce them to the public. FIFA will sell, Madden will sell, The Sims will sell, anything with Star Wars in the title will sell. All a Press Conference does is reinforce how thin EA's lineup really is compared to other similar sized publishers.
I think this is a pity. Even though I wasn't much of a fan of the games they usually focused on at the conferences, I still liked that they participated at least. I love E3 and the hype around the conferences, so I hope this trend of publishers skipping doesn't continue in the coming years.
Not a major surprise. It allows them to keep footage to a minimum and still maintain the hype cycle from their "Game Changers."
