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Lets talk about the lack of conferences in June this year (EA Play, Sony E3)
- Thread starter Star-Lord
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E3 has been one of the biggest times of the year for gamers. To see it get slowly diminished to just another gaming conference is severely disappointing.
EA has typically had a weaker showing. But Sony will be a notable absence. Hoping to see Sony back next year. Directs are cool and all, but they don't match up with the best live conferences.
EA has typically had a weaker showing. But Sony will be a notable absence. Hoping to see Sony back next year. Directs are cool and all, but they don't match up with the best live conferences.
I still enjoy EA's conference for the train-wreck that it usually becomes, so I'd still miss it.
Sony not having one is understandable but still sucks that they won't show up. Hope it's only for this year.
Sony not having one is understandable but still sucks that they won't show up. Hope it's only for this year.
Sony's going all in on ensuring that the PS5 has the best reveal event possible.
EA's going all in on ensuring that they aren't humiliated at E3 for the sixth time in a row.
EA's going all in on ensuring that they aren't humiliated at E3 for the sixth time in a row.
I've been saying for awhile now with social media and being able to deliver news on games whenever that E3 is slowly going away.
Really should just morph into a celebration of gaming and not something that developers feel like they have to have something to show every June.
Now adays most of the big stuff gets leaked before E3 anyways so its had a lesser impact for some time now.
Really should just morph into a celebration of gaming and not something that developers feel like they have to have something to show every June.
Now adays most of the big stuff gets leaked before E3 anyways so its had a lesser impact for some time now.
As has been warned on here and otter forums these last few years, E3 isn't what it used to be. The reality is CES/E3 are a product of their time and they were a perfect way to show your products/software back then. Now, thanks to the internet and technology, you can announce your stuff and reach millions instantly where as before the press would cover it all at the shows and then you'd get those monster 400 plus page issues of EGM covering all of it. You had to wait until a month or so after to get all the news…make no mistake I loved getting those issues every year and I do miss that. But again times have changed.
It's crystal clear at this point both shows are going to have to adapt to the times and tech or disappear. In the case of E3, I think it needs to become a week long digital event where each company is still given a day to show their stuff but it should be in a Direct style video format along with any trailers or any other promotional stuff they want to do. It's so much cheaper this way. Also you can do as much as needed to get gameplay demos, etc exactly how you want it without having to worry about technical difficulties on a stage, Look, I hate to say it but these expos are for the industry, press and retailers. Not the fans. We're really damn lucky these companies have allowed the press to take pics and videos over the years. They could easily have all said hell no absoluteoy not.
Nintendo's got the right idea with the Direct format. Both Sony and Microsoft need to do the same. It's just time. Hopefully Sony's gotten that memo and are done with these press conferences for good.
I won't miss these specific conferences (EA conferences almost always suck, and Sony clearly have nothing worth showing this year) but I love the conferences in general.
Unsurprising. With how easy companies can set up venues and livestreams, I expect E3 to become less of a big deal over the years.
I've often wondered why EA had a conference in the first place. They were always my least favourite conference. Very few games, and always had a ton of interviews with footballers, etc.
From a cost point of view, the venue currently is just stupidly expensive. It makes more sense to have your own event that you can tailor however you want. :)
I personally wouldn't be surprised if more decide to not attend E3. In this digital age, exposure especially for the big companies is not a problem.
If another year goes by in which EA dropped the very heavy very big very bright looming ball called "Star Wars" and present FUCK ALL I think they would be in for an absolute shit storm.
Sony missing E3 isn't to bad they will end up revealing the PS5 when they are good and ready and they dropped the big titles I was interested in (God of War). MS look to have a HOT E3 planned.
E3 will be fine, but 2 more conferences wouldn't be so bad
Sony missing E3 isn't to bad they will end up revealing the PS5 when they are good and ready and they dropped the big titles I was interested in (God of War). MS look to have a HOT E3 planned.
E3 will be fine, but 2 more conferences wouldn't be so bad
Correct. Industry leaders have told me for almost a decade everyone has been considering dropping it.
So if they knew back then I can't imagine how ridiculous it must look now to keep doing it given the changes in the marketplace.
People don't realize it's not just venue costs but key members of leadership and development teams who's time is taken away from product focus to rehearsals, setup, prepping special builds, travel,etc.
I would hate to be the person in charge of showing any meaningful return on the budget sheet that's for sure lol.
You should make a thread. Title it "Let's talk about all these threads that start with "Let's Talk about...""
Sony will be missed, but EA's conference efforts have never been good. Sony should've pulled a Nintendo e3 2016 and have just made a smaller event focused on 2 or 3 highlight games.
Could care less about EA not announcing their next Battlefield game at e3. Sony's conference was pretty bad last year, but their games are always worth seeing, so I'll miss them at least.
I'd be happy with this in lieu of conferences. There still needs to be an event built around the announcements for people to get together for and share their excitement.
But you just can't replicate the magic of having a live event. The FF7R reveal, Kojima walking on stage, live orchestras, PS4 used games announcement, Konami's 2010 cringefest... this stuff is gaming legend and it'd be a shame to see it end.
Just off of what was shown last year: EA and Sony dropped the ball with both of their conferences. I'm not too torn up about it all, but I always felt E3 was a great place to showcase third party AAA and indies especially with all those eyes on the platform holder shows.
The less I see of EA the better so them not turning up can only be a good thing. Hopefully next year Ubisoft and Activision will decide to stay away too. Sony obviously haven't got much to show so there's no point in them turning up. It'll be interesting to see what MS are going to show
At first, I was disappointed that E3 was beginning to lose some of its conferences, but from what I read from devs and insiders about the stress and crunch involved in getting game presentations ready for e3, I rather them reveal things at their own pace and avoid getting overshadowed by other participants.
