E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by haunter » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:07 PM UTC

E3 2020 Cancelled
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Re: E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by rvz » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:09 PM UTC

> We look forward to bringing you E3 2021 as a reimagined event that brings fans, media, and the industry together in a showcase that celebrates the global video game industry.

Looks like the entire tech and game industries have put the future on hold for a year and a half.

Meanwhile, I suspect that Hollywood directors are scripting a COVID-19 film for box office success...

Re: E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by egfx » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:26 PM UTC

rvz wrote: post #2

> We look forward to bringing you E3 2021 as a reimagined event that brings fans, media, and the industry together in a showcase that celebrates the global video game industry. Looks like the entire tech and game industries have put the future on hold for a year and a half. Meanwhile, I suspect that Hollywood directors are scripting a COVID-19 film for box office success...

Yet the Smurf festival in Lombardy lives on https://twitter.com/chamILYAn/status/1237397658773286913?s=2...

As for the movie I think Contagion 2

Re: E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by smaili » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:52 PM UTC

With rumors of Sony and Microsoft's consoles coming out at the end of this year, does anyone know if this event would have any impact on that? I'd imagine being able to leverage this sort of event for generating buzz and interest helps with their sales to some extent so I'd be very curious to see if they decide to delay their release.

Re: E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by Dirlewanger » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:52 PM UTC

rvz wrote: post #2

> We look forward to bringing you E3 2021 as a reimagined event that brings fans, media, and the industry together in a showcase that celebrates the global video game industry. Looks like the entire tech and game industries have put the future on hold for a year and a half. Meanwhile, I suspect that Hollywood directors are scripting a COVID-19 film for box office success...

I honestly think that this will be the death blow for E3 as a whole. It's been on the decline for many years, with multiple publishers having already pulled out in recent years. Simple truth is that it's outgrown what it used to be: a convention for tradespeople.

Re: E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by gere » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:53 PM UTC

egfx wrote: post #3

rvz wrote: post #2

> We look forward to bringing you E3 2021 as a reimagined event that brings fans, media, and the industry together in a showcase that celebrates the global video game industry. Looks like the entire tech and game industries have put the future on hold for a year and a half. Meanwhile, I suspect that Hollywood directors are scripting a COVID-19 film for box office success...

Yet the Smurf festival in Lombardy lives on https://twitter.com/chamILYAn/status/1237397658773286913?s=2... As for the movie I think Contagion 2

Fake news with really bad taste given the current situation in Lombardy.

Re: E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by shados » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:54 PM UTC

rvz wrote: post #2

> We look forward to bringing you E3 2021 as a reimagined event that brings fans, media, and the industry together in a showcase that celebrates the global video game industry. Looks like the entire tech and game industries have put the future on hold for a year and a half. Meanwhile, I suspect that Hollywood directors are scripting a COVID-19 film for box office success...

As long as animal crossing still come out on time, we can give up on the real world and just permanently live in the digital one.

Re: E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by Trasmatta » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:54 PM UTC

smaili wrote: post #4

With rumors of Sony and Microsoft's consoles coming out at the end of this year, does anyone know if this event would have any impact on that? I'd imagine being able to leverage this sort of event for generating buzz and interest helps with their sales to some extent so I'd be very curious to see if they decide to delay their release.

Sony was already skipping E3 anyway.

Re: E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by grecy » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:55 PM UTC

smaili wrote: post #4

With rumors of Sony and Microsoft's consoles coming out at the end of this year, does anyone know if this event would have any impact on that? I'd imagine being able to leverage this sort of event for generating buzz and interest helps with their sales to some extent so I'd be very curious to see if they decide to delay their release.

Nikon delayed their D6 DSLR, and I imagine it will get difficult to even produce things like that at the volume they'd need for a launch.

Re: E3 2020 Cancelled

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Post by kick » Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:55 PM UTC

egfx wrote: post #3

rvz wrote: post #2

> We look forward to bringing you E3 2021 as a reimagined event that brings fans, media, and the industry together in a showcase that celebrates the global video game industry. Looks like the entire tech and game industries have put the future on hold for a year and a half. Meanwhile, I suspect that Hollywood directors are scripting a COVID-19 film for box office success...

Yet the Smurf festival in Lombardy lives on https://twitter.com/chamILYAn/status/1237397658773286913?s=2... As for the movie I think Contagion 2

...why not just link the YouTube video? I don't get what the twitter link adds.