It is considered one of the top three game shows along with Tokyo Game Show and Gamescom.
Consecutive cancellations after COVID-19… This year, it was canceled due to major game companies declaring that they would not participate.
E3, one of the world’s three largest game shows held in the United States every year, will be officially discontinued after 28 years.
On the 13th, ESA, which hosts E3, said through its official SNS, “E3 has grown every year for over 20 years, but now it is time to say goodbye. He declared the abolition, saying, “I am grateful for the memories of the past.”
“E3 has been a central showcase for the U.S. and global video game industry for more than 20 years, but ESA has decided to abolish E3,” said ESA Chairman Stanley Pierre-Louis. I know you have a lot of passion for it. “It’s difficult for us 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 our fans and partners.”
E3 is a game show held in Los Angeles, USA every June since 1995. It is an exhibition where hundreds of game and entertainment companies participate to unveil new games and devices, and is called one of the three major game shows along with the Tokyo Game Show and Gamescom.
However, it faced a crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the event was completely canceled and moved online in 2021. Last year, it was canceled again due to COVID-19, and this year, the event was canceled as leading game companies such as Sony, Microsoft (MS), and Nintendo declared their absence.
The reason why large game companies declared their absence from E3 was because, as the global economic downturn deepened, game companies shifted to holding their own online showcases rather than spending a lot of money to participate in E3. As the status of E3 has been reduced, it is interpreted that it has finally declared its official abolition.
Source: Donga
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