The Electronic Entertainment Expo is officially no more.
The future of the convention was in doubt after the 2023 event was cancelled and Reedpop, owner of events such as PAX and EGX (as well as Eurogamer), said in September it would no longer work with the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) to relaunch the show.
"After more than two decades of E3, each one bigger than the last, the time has come to say goodbye," reads a post on X, formerly Twitter, by the official E3 account. "Thanks for the memories."
Stanley Pierre-Louis, president and CEO of the ESA, confirmed the news to The Washington Post.
"We know the entire industry, players and creators alike have a lot of passion for E3. We share that passion," said Pierre-Louis. "We know it's difficult to say goodbye to such a beloved event, but it's the right thing to do given the new opportunities our industry has to reach fans and partners."
"There were fans who were invited to attend in the later years, but it really was about a marketing and business model for the industry and being able to provide the world with information about new products," he continued. "Companies now have access to consumers and to business relations through a variety of means, including their own individual showcases."
Indeed, Nintendo's Direct showcases - beginning in 2011 - bypass big conventions and go straight to consumers, a format PlayStation and Xbox have since adopted.
E3 was known as the biggest gaming event each June, partnering with the biggest game companies to reveal brand new hardware and software. However, the show struggled to find an audience in recent years and was particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest now seems poised to hold the June industry news slot unopposed, alongside showcases from other companies. That continues with The Game Awards in December - though that show has been criticised for not fully representing the industry.
Summer Game Fest pretty much the new E3, but better and more focused. While the Game Awards is E3 in the winter, but worse.Free bar at the wake, all invited.
(It's dnb, you're still safe to party)
I only ask SGF to not go down the way E3 did. I mean it's Geoff Keighley, but there's also Amazon.Summer Game Fest pretty much the new E3, but better and more focused. While the Game Awards is E3 in the winter, but worse.
"If they had a huge team, they'd just have one team work on the PC, one team work on the Xbox, and the whole time they'd be trying to optimize all three versions," York says. "But it just doesn't work that way. We don't have the money, we don't have the resources, we don't have the manpower. So we just prioritize what's best for the company's money. So let's put all our money into the PlayStation, then the Xbox, then the PC.
Ok, it's an ex employee, so maybe he's talking out his ass, butWe don't have the money, we don't have the resources, we don't have the manpower.
And god knows what happened to those shark cards earningsGTA 6 PC version may come later to "prioritize what's best for the company's money," ex Rockstar dev says
After the GTA 6 trailer, the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 6 remains in doubt, but one ex Rockstar dev explains why it may arrive later.www.pcgamesn.com
Ok, it's an ex employee, so maybe he's talking out his ass, but
Lamborghinis don't wax themselves.And god knows what happened to those shark cards earnings
Why is Fortnite still not playable on Steam Deck?
You had a few more programmers. Then you fired 900 people.If we only had a few more programmers.
Are there that many people stanning for Fallout 4?
Sigh.... They're really trying to create another "Skyrim on everything" case, aren't they? At least it's free for PC (not sure about consoles), and I know I'll be getting this. At least it will be still bettter than Starfield
Well, IIRC FO4 was a relatively successful game, and still seems to have an active community base. I checked the Nexus mods, and Skyrim SE currently has about 60k user mods, while FO4 has 48k. I'm also willing bet once the update gets released, more people will flock towards it for the first time or return after experiencing how disappointing Starfield was.Are there that many people stanning for Fallout 4?
The sounds of a settlement in need of my help are echoing in my ears again.Well, IIRC FO4 was a relatively successful game, and still seems to have an active community base. I checked the Nexus mods, and Skyrim SE currently has about 60k user mods, while FO4 has 48k. I'm also willing bet once the update gets released, more people will flock towards it for the first time or return after experiencing how disappointing Starfield was.
There's a mod for that, although I feel if it wasn't for the crappy radiant quest design mods like this aren't even necessary in the first placeThe sounds of a settlement in need of my help are echoing in my ears again.
Ey Sony, ya goin' all in dat LIVE SERVACE still, or are ya gonna take da hint?An Update on The Last of Us Online || Naughty Dog
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Good riddance. Guess they figured it really wasn’t worth the effort.
Well, at the very least they're hopefully not going to drag single-player studios into it.Ey Sony, ya goin' all in dat LIVE SERVACE still, or are ya gonna take da hint?