Criticism of the event may be warranted, but expectations of its imminent demise should probably be curbed. Do people still care about E3 and the game news revealed during the event? It's clear they do. Criticism isn't a killer for a major event, irrelevance is.Ĭould E3 be better? Absolutely, and the first correction there is reconvening in person, which seems more or less solidified for 2022. Part of the reason there was so much criticism of the event over the past four days is because pretty much everyone in games media was focused on E3. While E3 may not be as grand as it once was, with companies like Sony and EA shying away, there is still a critical mass to the event. In fact, the first major news delivered at this year's E3 was that Los Angeles was preparing to host the event again in person next year. Given that video game fans tend to be a tad critical (the original 'Halo Infinite' contributed to a year-long delay as the developers reworked the look of the game) companies may not have thought their top titles, on which they're depending for big returns in revenue, were ready for public scrutiny after a year of working from home or in otherwise compromised fashion.Īs flat as the event felt, it's hard to see this as any kind of dagger for E3′s future. It also hindered developers working on their titles. Covid-19 forced E3 online and muted the usual crowd reactions from in-person announcements. The dearth of news and game reveals is likely due to a double whammy from the pandemic. The linear stream was a bit numbing overall, a stark contrast with in-person E3 events. Monday was almost completely devoid of gaming news, even with Capcom's event. There was confusion around what certain presentations would deliver. In particular, the event did not generate much excitement outside a handful of instances over four days. Take a quick survey of the Twitter accounts of most games journalists following E3′s conclusion and you'll see the all-virtual event did not go over well.

Evaluating E3′s future: Perhaps as notable as any announcements or reveals was what the showcase means for the future of E3 as the premier event on the game industry calendar.

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