E3 2023: video game industry’s biggest expo cancelled

[Heroine of the Dragon]

Have you been, or have you ever wanted to go to E3?

E3, the video game industry’s biggest annual expo, has been cancelled.

The show had been due to make a return after years of Covid-19 disruption this June in Los Angeles, but in a joint statement, the US’s Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and events company Reedpop announced it would no longer be going ahead.

Known as “video game Christmas” by fans, E3 has been a fixture in the games industry calendar since 1995, and has traditionally been where game publishers and console manufacturers announce what’s next for players.

The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U are among the consoles that have been announced at the event. Its cancellation leaves the games industry without a dominant focal point for marketing new titles; instead, since Covid, the trend has been towards live-streamed shows where publishers announce and show new titles virtually.

“This was a difficult decision because of all the effort we and our partners put toward making this event happen, but we had to do what’s right for the industry and what’s right for E3,” Reedpop’s Kyle Marsden-Kish said in a joint statement with the ESA.

-https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/ ... ustry-expo

[CaptHayfever]

I've never been really interested.
For clarity this year, though: The event cancellation happened after several publishers pulled out of the expo earlier this week.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

I wanted to go when I was young. It didn't help that it became a shadow of it's former self, so there's definitely no interest now. The last one was legendarily bad, what a way to go out.

[Shane]

I've been pretty much ignoring it for a while, though at some point a long time ago it might have been something I would have wanted to attend. I think it's been fading for some time, but in recent years, they've established the show is no longer relevant or necessary.