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PlayStation will not host a conference for E3 2019 (No off site event either)
- Thread starter AlexFlame116
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Well Sony's conferences where driven by their exclusives. If they got nothing new to show,then it was gonna be empty anyway. And Microsoft's show this year was way more enjoyable to view than Sony's
They can't use the last of us as a staple of another e3. They know it, and apparently there's just not enough to justify an e3 this year.
At one point people say show games only when they are close to ready, and next people are pissed at Sony to show anything just for the sake of having a presence at E3 ?
That's a bold move from Sony and from the outside looks the best one. Rockstar doesn't even do conferences and still manages to get across the news. What's wrong with Some having the good balance of both of the worlds.
And who are we kidding. This year's Sony E3 was lacklustre. Better do it like Christmas or don't do it at all. I take leave from office for E3's so I say good decision if they aren't confident they can out up a 2015 like show.
That's a bold move from Sony and from the outside looks the best one. Rockstar doesn't even do conferences and still manages to get across the news. What's wrong with Some having the good balance of both of the worlds.
And who are we kidding. This year's Sony E3 was lacklustre. Better do it like Christmas or don't do it at all. I take leave from office for E3's so I say good decision if they aren't confident they can out up a 2015 like show.
I'll actually play it but from what I've been reading even on big publications, it isn't a new game let's say.
I would imagine Microsoft is pretty thrilled with this news. They have their own theater across from the convention center, will get access to a ton of third-party reveals, will have much more compelling third-party marketing deals, and will dominate the news cycle. As their first-party studios get cooking, they should be able to deliver pretty outstanding press conferences. I understand wanting to control your message, but there was something pretty damn magical about E3. In what other entertainment industry, other than sports, do the three biggest competitors all agree to go head-to-head in a format like that.
It would only be two months prior to when they announced the PS4.
You mean cross-gen games?
Because I imagine that all launch Scarlett games will at least run on the X in some form.
You don't let people get their hopes up too close to E3.
You get them used to the idea that Sony won't be at E3, so their disappointment will have faded by then.
I was just going to post that the timing of this seems odd. It could of been that the people running E3 had a deadline for the big exhibits and instead of word getting out that way they just decided to let people know now. It just seems a bit odd with the timing.
There's nothing wrong with this approach. Games are still releasing throughout the year as they always do. And there's nothing special about E3 for it to be the one and only say that publishers can talk about their games. Now Sony does not need to wait to talk about stuff until June if they do not want to. And likewise, they don't have to talk about stuff too early in fear of having to wait another year before sharing new information. If information is ready in May, we'll hear about it in May. If August, then we'll hear in August. And if that also means the following January or February, then so be it. We shouldn't be locked into one arbitrary day for game news.
Do we really want to see TLOU PT II, Death Stranding, and Ghost of Tsushima without a release year/date/window again? The real answer is no.
Sony showed too many games way too early this generation. Now they have to suffer the consequences of that. But this consequence might lead to a new and better way of managing their portfolio. The only way Sony will learn if E3 is necessary or not is if they skip a year and see if the engagement from consumers is better or worse, or possibly unchanged.
It could also be a case of them just really needing to reload before PS5.
Do we really want to see TLOU PT II, Death Stranding, and Ghost of Tsushima without a release year/date/window again? The real answer is no.
Sony showed too many games way too early this generation. Now they have to suffer the consequences of that. But this consequence might lead to a new and better way of managing their portfolio. The only way Sony will learn if E3 is necessary or not is if they skip a year and see if the engagement from consumers is better or worse, or possibly unchanged.
It could also be a case of them just really needing to reload before PS5.
That's gotta be Japanese localization, too. It's not like Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen are learning Japanese for this.
of course they can, what a silly thing to suggest
it's The fucking Last of Us Part II, the sequel to one of the most acclaimed games of last gen. how many E3's did spider man show up at?
After this year's E3 Press conference, good. That was one of the worst ones I have ever sat through. The games were opposite of bad, but the flow and presentation was so fucking bad
My assumptions from this
- All Sony first parties have shifted to PS5 development, and Sony can rely on third parties to announce PS4 games themselves, so a Sony E3 conference is somewhat uneccessary.
- Sony will likely want an E3 where people can get hands on with PS5 prior to launch, regardless of if they use PSX 2019 to announce the system. So PS5 launch is probably late 2020.
- If both 1 and 2 are right, the PS5 will have a decent launch library.
- Even if it's not much further along, Microsoft is almost certainly going to announce Xbox 4 at E3 2019 to dominate the conversation. Nintendo will almost certainly announce switch 2.0 as well.
Unless I am mistaken, Sony revealed that they will not be holding any events in 2019. Radio silence in terms of press events from Sony in 2019.
The majority do tho, and TLoU 2 was already announced so your comment about about how there's nothing exciting until TLoU 2 is confusing to say the least and imply releases not new announcements. The PS4 is at the end of its life and have quiet a few exclusives yet to be released so it's expected (still stupid tho not to string some 3rd party contents with new trailers and gameplay of their games)
They will just not around E3 time.
I was going off this:
How am I making it weird?
You're probably right that they don't care much about it. I only saw one twitter post.
https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/11/14/sony-interactive-entertainment-is-not-attending-e3-in-2019
Seems like its happening
There might be a chance they are starting their own thing like Blizzcon etc
Seems like its happening
There might be a chance they are starting their own thing like Blizzcon etc
I think MS's situation is a little different... they still need to show more from Halo Infinite,and Gears 5 and Ninja Theory's next game that Phil said will be unveiled in 2019 while also pushing and building the Xbox/Win 10 ecosystem.
In short,they need to 'prove' themselves more than Sony does because they were the underdog this gen.
Also,Sony simply announced probably 99% of their 1st party games they had for the PS4.
Hmm. Not sure how I feel about this.
One part of me wants them to show something, even if it's pre-alpha concept work on whatever their core studios are working on. I imagine you could do a 45 minute show, a live demo of TLOU2, some dlc trailers, some VR announcements, a couple of early announcements that are still not ready to be shown - that would fill out the time just fine.
Alternatively, I do like the idea of Sony just holding off and then just melting faces with the PS5 announcement - showing the hardware and The stack of new exclusives their studios are working on. It would leave 2019 a bit dry but there's a few big games still to come that we all know about.
One part of me wants them to show something, even if it's pre-alpha concept work on whatever their core studios are working on. I imagine you could do a 45 minute show, a live demo of TLOU2, some dlc trailers, some VR announcements, a couple of early announcements that are still not ready to be shown - that would fill out the time just fine.
Alternatively, I do like the idea of Sony just holding off and then just melting faces with the PS5 announcement - showing the hardware and The stack of new exclusives their studios are working on. It would leave 2019 a bit dry but there's a few big games still to come that we all know about.
As others said, seems as if PS5 for 2020 is pretty much a lock now. They'll probably have their own huge event for that in late 2019.
The Last Of Us Part II has been at exactly one E3, and that was this year.
What in the world are you talking about?
This is not at all how E3 is.
I mean this is also the last year the event is probably going to be held in Los Angeles.
If this is true it's almost certainly because the PS5 announcement is coming next year.
Guess 2020 is a safe bet.
Guess 2020 is a safe bet.
So Ghost of Tsushima and Death stranding will be launch titles for PS5..
Interesting development.. but not being in E3 can give MS quite the PR advantage. MS "reveals"/shows of XCloud at E3 2019 and perhaps a glimps of Scarlet at 2020..
Interesting
Interesting development.. but not being in E3 can give MS quite the PR advantage. MS "reveals"/shows of XCloud at E3 2019 and perhaps a glimps of Scarlet at 2020..
Interesting
...it most definitely is a new game. Absurd amounts of new content and different game feel more or less make it a new game. Reusing assets doesn't change that.
Smart move. E3 will breath a little more, 3rd party games will be given more space.
Aaaand, hype builds up, as we all know they are cooking something huge. They'll get A LOT of press with the PS5 announcement next year and won't be caught or distracted by a flood of other news. :)
Aaaand, hype builds up, as we all know they are cooking something huge. They'll get A LOT of press with the PS5 announcement next year and won't be caught or distracted by a flood of other news. :)
that makes a bit of sense, i wouldn't have known that the planning for next year's e3 would start around this time of year tho.