E3 E3 is canceled

[MisterBobbyPin]

I'm sad to announce that E3 is canceled. E3 will likely not come back and the gaming world will now change. Press F to pay respects.

"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. We appreciate and understand that interested companies wouldn’t have playable demos ready and that resourcing challenges made being at E3 this summer an obstacle they couldn’t overcome. For those who did commit to E3 2023, we’re sorry we can’t put on the showcase you deserve and that you’ve come to expect from ReedPop’s event experiences."- Kyle Marsden-Kish, Global VP of Gaming, ReedPop

Source: E3 Has Been Canceled - IGN

 

[Demon_Skeith]

 

[Artisan Vistra]

So what's better? No E3 and separate events, or no Game Awards and console wars?

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Whelp I doubt E3 will come back from this, guess I'll need to remove the tag and delete the E3 boards

 

[Burnsy]

It's fine. Its not like we're not gonna see the trailers. At least with individual shows of each company we viewers won't have to sit though the massive amount of shovelware and mobile games that E3 has been showing lately.

 

[Henrywrites]

This always cracked me up anywhere I view it. They must have taken time to practice those dancing steps.

 

[froggyboy604]

This is unfortunate news for people who planned to attend E3, or watch E3 online.

RIP E3 2023

 

[Demon_Skeith]

This always cracked me up anywhere I view it. They must have taken time to practice those dancing steps.

No way is that a one take lol.

 

[cm2]

Read this from VGC:

In an interview on the latest episode of the VGC Podcast, Keighley was asked how he felt about his reputation in some corners of the internet as “the E3 killer”.

“I think E3 sort of killed itself in a way,” Keighley replied. “I understand why people say [SGF killed E3], but I think if anything, we created Summer Game Fest, and I built Summer Game Fest because I saw the wheels falling off the wagon of E3.

“As someone who loves that time of year… for two decades, E3 was part of my life since I was a 15-year-old kid. [From] the first E3 in 1995, I went to every show. I loved it and it defined my summer.”

He added: “It was so exciting to me, and it was heartbreaking to see that start to fall apart. I think they had a relevancy problem, and then they also had a participation problem over the final years.

“So yeah, I think the question is, if we didn’t do Summer Game Fest what would happen? I think things would have just kind of really splintered apart this summer.”

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Read this from VGC:

In an interview on the latest episode of the VGC Podcast, Keighley was asked how he felt about his reputation in some corners of the internet as “the E3 killer”.

“I think E3 sort of killed itself in a way,” Keighley replied. “I understand why people say [SGF killed E3], but I think if anything, we created Summer Game Fest, and I built Summer Game Fest because I saw the wheels falling off the wagon of E3.

“As someone who loves that time of year… for two decades, E3 was part of my life since I was a 15-year-old kid. [From] the first E3 in 1995, I went to every show. I loved it and it defined my summer.”

He added: “It was so exciting to me, and it was heartbreaking to see that start to fall apart. I think they had a relevancy problem, and then they also had a participation problem over the final years.

“So yeah, I think the question is, if we didn’t do Summer Game Fest what would happen? I think things would have just kind of really splintered apart this summer.”

If anything he is keeping the spirit of E3 alive, because I agree, the E3 show runners are greedy as hell.