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[@GIBiz] Confirmed: PlayStation will not be attending E3 2020
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The hype E3 of yesteryear died when Nintendo stopped doing press conferences, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. All good things must come to an end, c'est la vie, etc.
As long as they fill that hole with a big stage event of their own complete with press and a live audience, I think hype will be maintained. If they go the lame prerecorded YouTube route then RIP me
As long as they fill that hole with a big stage event of their own complete with press and a live audience, I think hype will be maintained. If they go the lame prerecorded YouTube route then RIP me
I don't think it was that more consumers were attending, but that the ESA can't make up its mind about what E3 is. Make it a trade show or make it a consumer-focused event, not some half-assed thing that is neither and costs way too much.
People are really misremembering how this generation was announced.
I mean to me Gamescom is its own thing, so I am not trying to trash Gamescom. The LA Lakers showing up to play video games is not why I pay attention to E3.
Well yeah, nothing to compare them to so it's an automatic win like last year.
I just hope they put on a better show.
My point is that live conferences are more memorable than directed videos like State of Play. Sony already did like half dozen of them and people were mostly disappointed after each of them.
Ugh. I can see why they'd do that, but I have to admit it was nice to have three days of condensed gaming hype every year. Now everyone will be doing bits and pieces throughout the year instead.
Fucking hell, this really sucks. =( I would be OK with this if they had their own event outside of E3 but we aren't even getting that. Despite E3 not being as important as it was in the past, it was still a great way to reach publications that would normally ignore gaming. This would trickle down to the more casual or mainstream audiences too. On top of all of that, it has been the host of some of my favorite "holy shit" moments. I will never forget how I felt and how awesome it was when Shenmue 3 was announced. Sure we can get those moments from MS, Nintendo, and 3rd parties but those chances go down when one of the big players pulls out.
Hopefully we find out about their playstation event soon. I would hope they'll have at least one major conference before PSX.
Hopefully we find out about their playstation event soon. I would hope they'll have at least one major conference before PSX.
Cool. There will def still be a big reveal event for PS5 at some point. They can accomplish the same thing as an e3 presser without actually being at e3.
What year was the PSX where Sony went "We got any fans of the PS Vita in here?" and got a big cheer from the crowd? I liked that one. Got me all tingly.
Pretty smart. E3 coverage has way too much news and announcements going on.
Sony is on their own terms and won't have other guys taking their spotlight.
Sony is on their own terms and won't have other guys taking their spotlight.
I'll agree to disagree. The last 5 E3's I've gone to seem like one big party. From everything inside to everything outside. All E3 and video game related.
Late edit... I also need an E3 badge to get in to the MS theater for Xbox E3. People can't just walk in without an E3 ticket.
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Oh boy, Bethesda is going to have to at least double the amount of people to put in their obnoxious crowd if they want to save E3 now
I guess that still doesn't make sense to me why not to attend. Works fine for Microsoft. And no matter what you get eyes on your product around the world beyond your own market. Playstation fans watch Playstation events. Everyone watches E3. It's more likely you're going to appeal to more people and more kinds of people given that every gamer and news outlet including those outside of gaming are tuned into gaming news early June every year. Everyone wants E3 news. Not being there just makes it a self fulfilling prophecy that it dies. And I don't feel like that's adequately made up for with fan events. No one except fans care about them. That seems like such a weak excuse to not want to be there. I feel like there has to be more.
Sad to see E3 go down the drain. So now when do I spend my holiday time to sit around, eat pizza and have companies advertise to me?
Because the announcements that would been at E3 would now be at PSX.
They don't have to split content between shows .
There are international events that have a far greater reach around the world than E3.
I didn't use the word scared though. Would you rather show off the PS5 and Horizon 2 on your own event and venue....or on the one where MS just unveiled Halo a couple hours earlier or Nintendo showed of the Switch Pro and BotW ?
They don't need the e3 - so why be one of many players when you can run your own thing ? Nintendo decided years ago that they don't need a e3 press conference....it worked out very well for them and was the right move.
It's almost as if console warriors have double standards!
Oh that would be perfect. But even then, I don't think it can compete with the coverage form sun up to sun down for 4 days :(
I'm with you here, I don't think they'll have a problem with reaching people especially with the way people consume entertainment today, but don't give them ideas. This one would be so true. They could stretch this out for a whole month or two in some weird ARG game. Torture.
The time between the announcement and occurrence of the PlayStation Meeting in 2013 was less than three weeks.
Memorable to nerds on gaming forums. The general public buying the majority of these consoles don't know or give a damn.
What if Sony cancels PSX 2020 and only have PS meeting State of Plays. Would that be enough for their fans?
Kinda taken aback being that a new generation is literally on the horizon but if the ESA is that incompetent, so be it I say.
I at least hope something like PSX is happening around the same timeframe. Just don't have a sofa on the stage and talk for three hours about games that already been shown off.
I at least hope something like PSX is happening around the same timeframe. Just don't have a sofa on the stage and talk for three hours about games that already been shown off.
The venue is in LA, though. So you probably want some LA people to be there to get more of the locals in.
they've been sitting on their hands on changing for a long ass time now
They also canceled their Gamescom, TGS, and PSX Conferences last year didn't they? Really sounds like their new leadership straight up doesn't want to do any kind of traditional press event.
Yes. However, 2020 & 2013 are definitely different times and some info should have leaked. Also those in the press would probably know before we do. The real question is that when is the big info dump now that they won't be at E3 such as price & launch titles.