E3: Once world's biggest gaming show permanently axed - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
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autotldr@lemmings.world on 13 Dec 2023 23:15 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Industry body Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which ran E3, confirmed to the BBC that the event will not go ahead in the future.

It started as a trade show in LA in 1995, just after the launch of the PlayStation and the year before the Nintendo 64 was released.

Its 2005 event unveiled the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and a prototype of the Nintendo Wii.

But as big players such as Nintendo, Ubisoft and Sony began launching new games at their own in-house events, E3 became less relevant and struggled to attract the exclusive announcements it once had.

He added that gaming companies running their own events “are a cheaper, flexible, and more effective way to reach an audience and control the release of news”.

"In its heyday E3 was viewed as an unmissable event and was hugely important for pre-launch buzz and the reveal of upcoming games and products.


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Fredselfish@lemmy.world on 14 Dec 2023 00:18 next collapse

Going miss this. Use to watch it live on Twitch it was awesome and exciting. I always wanted to go guess won’t be able to do that.

cestvrai@lemm.ee on 14 Dec 2023 08:58 next collapse

For my generation it was the E3 edition gaming magazines. Also never got to go.

cbarrick@lemmy.world on 14 Dec 2023 14:00 collapse

For me it was G4TV

mojo@lemm.ee on 14 Dec 2023 20:15 collapse

It’s the exact same thing with the big companies doing their own events, and even more frequent.

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works on 14 Dec 2023 00:58 next collapse

I think this is kinda sad. I’d wish for something better to come along and replace it, but that doesn’t seem to happen anymore.

DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee on 14 Dec 2023 12:32 next collapse

Only liked it for the cringe.

FeetinMashedPotatoes@lemmy.world on 14 Dec 2023 13:01 collapse

Crowbcat FTW

DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee on 14 Dec 2023 13:03 collapse

Man’s out of a job now :-(

BloodSlut@lemmy.world on 14 Dec 2023 20:01 collapse

i thought they already announced this when they called it off earlier this year?