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[@GIBiz] Confirmed: PlayStation will not be attending E3 2020
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Not unexpected after last year. Still, it's a pretty big missed opportunity considering they're launching the PS5 this year.
Considering how bad their two prior conferences were, no.
Considering how bad their two prior conferences were, no.
I'm not talking about just launch year, I'm talking going forward. Having the entire industry revolve around one single dominant event doesn't make a lot of sense anymore, and probably is no longer sustainable.
We haven't gone full crazy until someone calls this move out as anti-consumer.... any one done that yet?
Jason is reporting there's been tension between esa and Sony for a while
That's fine, it's not like we have to worry this time whether the reason is them having anything to show or not, considering they're launching a new console this year
I actually like developer live streams more. Epic did it with Paragon and I'm sure Fortnite, Warframe devs do it a lot, and they do it when they have time racking up a ton of views. Sony could go on Youtube or Twitch right now, unannounced, and end up with a hundred thousand viewers.
Do you honestly care when MS shows off the XSX games? Because I sure don't need it around E3 and would gladly take a gander at anytime. I get that people like the pomp of E3, but not being there is not some big travesty.
Good press or bad press. From what I saw from reaction vids. The dissapointment was an understatement. Look at the reactions yourself. So many memes were created for them.
...So they just didn't like that more consumers were attending, and they didn't get to do a big " PlayStation Experience-like movie theatre experience. " whatever the fuck that means?
What a bad decision imo i get thats there issues but this isnt the year to back out especially with how bad their communication has already been since late 2018. If they had a laid out strategy and we saw that what they did was already working then thats one thing or if they decided yea we wont be there heres this other industry event we're creating or backing 100% and we want everyone to join us because the esa is not good then that's different but the fact that we only know this because rumors got spread and leaked then they came out confirmed it shows how bad their communication is.
Sony doesn't need E3 to get mainstream attention. They literally just dropped a .png of the PS5 logo and that made rounds. Sony can show a an inch of the ps5 and it would create so much buzz.
Why would that make them better? If their show is good, it'll be good wherever they host it.
Just to show how E3 is different comparing with other game convention/show around the world
Biggest gaming exhibitions / trade shows of by number of entries:
Gamescom 2019: 373k
ChinaJoy 2019: 365k
Brazil Games Show 2018: 325k
Taipei Game Show 2019: 320k
Paris Games Week 2018: 316k
Tokyo Game Show 2019: 262k
G-Star Korea 2018: 235k
.....
E3 2019: 66k
Biggest gaming exhibitions / trade shows of by number of entries:
Gamescom 2019: 373k
ChinaJoy 2019: 365k
Brazil Games Show 2018: 325k
Taipei Game Show 2019: 320k
Paris Games Week 2018: 316k
Tokyo Game Show 2019: 262k
G-Star Korea 2018: 235k
.....
E3 2019: 66k
Let's keep playing devils advocate: if Sony were the one announcing all of their first party PS5 games would also be on PS4 and MS were the one committed to having Next Gen exclusives, would the "exclusives are bad and anti consumer" narrative of the last week or so around here exist in the same way it does?
If your point is "console warriors" and "tribal fanboys" exist, yeah no shit.
for the PS4, it was announced around a month before the reveal presser
Honestly, I'm okay with this. I know E3 can be a big congregation of new video game news and announcements, but it doesn't always do it on the terms that agree with companies. Plus, if Sony does their own deal, they get more exposure. And to add on some more, it's been happening more and more with companies (Nintendo, Microsoft, and you can even say for Blizzcon and shit like that) so it's not that out of the ordinary.
With a nice booth setup and PS4s demoing stuff that was released and some stuff still coming, sure.
I wouldn't expect them to have the PS5 publicly available for demos at other conventions until after E3, so maybe PGW, maybe PAX East?
All the gloom and doomers, unironic arrogant sony poster as and people who think there's only gonna be an announcement by going to hundreds of cons and tradeshows should read this.
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The reason I thought that Sony didn't appear at last e3 was just lack of content. They showed all their stuff too early. What do you reasonable assume Sony has something new to show that will be at PS5 is the most interesting question. I think maybe one or two unannounced games. But everything will be upgrade ps4 ports.
Lol come on now. That's a niche audience at best. Most people didn't see Keanu on that stage. Have you ever seen the amount of streams these conferences have live?
You guys make it seem like E3 can make or break a product.
Most people get the news online after they happen and don't watch these things live.
I do imagine Sony showing the PS5 right after E3 though. And do a Meeting a few months before.
About MS winning the hype train around that time? Lol...
MS announces the brand new console online and causes less excitement than Sony tweeting a logo.
We've been in silence since E3 2018. What's with Nintendo fans making it look like Sony copies Nintendo for everything.
The 2013 PlayStation Meeting was on February 20th. We found out about it on January 31st of that year.