E3 2022 Will Once Again Be Online Only - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 January 2022 / 1,830 Views
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) in a statement sent to GamesBeat announced the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will once again be online only in 2022 due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Due to the ongoing health risks surrounding COVID-19 and its potential impact on the safety of exhibitors and attendees, E3 will not be held in person in 2022," the ESA said. "We are nonetheless excited about the future of E3 and look forward to announcing more details soon."
E3 2021 was also held online in June 2021, following a cancellation in 2020. There are no exact dates yet for E3 2022.
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As long as E3 stays where it is I don't think gamers can expect much of a change.
I understand them wanting to be safe but it really makes you wonder when people are going to move on with life.
That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft pulls out at this point. Sony and Nintendo have forgone E3 (technically they still have a presence but I digress.) over the last few renditions I don't anticipate them suddenly coming back anytime soon with news like this.
For years gamers have been saying that E3 is dying but I have always been a huge supporter as it is our industries superbowl. However, with decisions like this seemingly ongoing perhaps those calls were right.
-FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN? NINJA APPROVED-
I really hope this doesn’t become the new normal for E3. The remote presentations have been consistently lower quality.
In 2021 Nintendo and Microsoft were the only two I actually enjoyed
What is the real issue here? is it because the organizers really care about people catching covid? i mean look at all the sports continuing.
bring it to Texas, but leave the politics behind!
Damn that's really disappointing. After how E3 2021 went I was looking forward to it hopefully being back in person this year but now my excitement for it will be easily the lowest it's ever been.
Sad, but understandable.
E3 is a relic of the 5th and 6th generations. Companies are better at curating their own pressers. If a game company is really wanting to do a big show, they might consider CES, which is where video games were exhibited before E3.
The only trouble with CES is games become just another part to be lumped in with the rest. at least E3 gives games a central spotlight , the problem with E3 in its present format is it no longer fit for its original purpose of being a trade show Sony has said time and again June is far to late and modern stock management now means that 90% of holiday trade deals are now completed in the first quarter of the year and that just leaves E3 as a media event and that turns it into a very expensive exercise and they feel they have done that in a better targeted and more cost effective manner by holding their own showcases throughout the year.
E3 DOES seem passe now, but I don't think we're better off for it. There is nothing in gaming now that rivals our collective imagination like E3 use to. It was our super bowl or world cup. Gamers, regardless of their preferred platform, all looked forward to it with bated breath and tuned in together. We don't have anything like that now, and I think it's a real shame.
the trouble with E3 is that we are in the social media age where every gaming story rumour news is out there and pretty much all the games are known dissected and talked about and available 24/7 , I like you still feel there is a place for E3 but they need to sit down with the industry and come up with a complete overhaul.
Remember the "E3 Business and Media Summit" from mid-7th gen?
I mostly enjoyed E3 at console unveilings. The last E3 I enjoyed was E3 2013, with Jack Tretton zinging Microsoft after all of the blunders of the X1 launch. For games I preferred TGS or Shoshinkai. E3 delivered the promise of new consoles, while TGS delivered on those promises (or hit us with cold hard reality, case depending.)
Covid is never going to end.
Pain
E3 is one of those things whose reputation has always been WAY bigger than its reality. Prior to coronavirus, it wasn’t even in the top 10 gaming conventions anymore. At a time, it used to be one of the three big events for game announcements, but that has changed drastically over the past 15 years. Companies, like Nintendo, have long since moved their announcements into digital events across the year.
