E3 2022 Has Been Cancelled - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 April 2022 / 3,278 Views
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) in an e-mail announced it has decided to cancel E3 2022.
Previously, the ESA said E3 this year would be once again online only due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just got an email... It's official, E3 digital is official cancelled for 2022. Lots of mixed feelings about this...
— Will Powers ? NYC (@WillJPowers) March 31, 2022
Geoff Keighley, the creator and host of The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest, in January announced Summer Game Fest will once again return in Summer 2022.
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WHAT!!!???
I thought April Fools was tomorrow?
This has got to be a joke, right?
I know that there has been a lot of "Oh well, who cares about E3" from people over the last few years but it has been the "superbowl" of our industry for quite some time and has brought in tons of gamers all around the globe into one venue to celebrate and get hyped over what we all love and enjoy.
I know the "powers that be" behind the scenes are saying that they are going to focus on 2023 but with something like this I wouldn't be surprised if it never comes back.
-VIDEOGAME NINJA DISAPPROVED-
I watched my first E3 back in 2012, and it became a tradition to me. I like to watch the trailers, the announcements and the updates. I also like to share opinions with my friends.
I know a lot of people don't care about E3 anymore, but I still do. That was sad news to me.
I remember all the way back in 2014 when nintendo backed out of live press conferences, and started doing theor pre recorded nintendo directs, the gaming customer base stated that nintendo was done, the company was going 3rd party, nintendo were fools for not fully participating in "the biggest gaming event" the gaming industry has.
Fast forward to 2022, nintendo is still here and the future of E3 is in question
No matter your allegiance Nintendo is bigger and more important than E3 =p
I don't understand why anyone would be happy of this. The E3 was not about how it beneffited the game companies but how it was so entertaining for us gamers.
I will keep my E3 hat on long after E3 is officially dead.
Holy crap! A talking dog!!!
That's too bad. My guess is it never comes back. I always liked the big news dump that came along with it. But, I guess times have changed and we'll all have to change with them.
We don't need E3 anymore. All the important companies do their own shows anyways.
No surprise. I thought it was already a fact. I loved the big live shows. Summer Game Fest isn't a full replacement.
Well at first I thought this mean it’s canceled period but if it’s online then it’s fine I understand. With my work schedule I can rarely go take time off to see it…… already used my vacation days:(
Pretty sure it is cancelled period for this year. Not even digital.
That sucks. Despite what people say E3 was something I genuinely looked forward to every year. But I understand why though. Hopefully we still get Nintendo's E3 Direct around the same time.
E3 is dead.
Won't miss it. But if they made it digital before not sure why they are cancelling, no sponsors?
Its April Fools for me today so im taking this with a grain of salt.
This really sucks yea. But well for me honestly i mostly anticipate Nintendo stuff during that time of year and they will have a Direct anyway.
I've been saying it for years. E3 was dying and E3 is now dead. E3 outlived its usefulness. Each year was already cluttered with big gaming conferences but Nintendo led the charge going all digital. Then slowly after that more followed. Last few years people complained how bad each E3 was and esp last year as a digital event. Aside from Nintendo, no one had jack shit to show. E3 was fun in the 2000s even if it was still slightly more business-focused with sales charts.
I'm not really bothered by this, considering the past 2 years we've seen publishers spreading out their game ads and also using TGA show to give us a few surprises, and that show atm feels like one of the best times of the year to show off a new game.
That and devs are now using other outlets to show off their games via Nintendo's treehouse, Sony's show, MS's own show and Steam (I guess the PCG show will still happen this yr, but I'm imagining it'll once again be bought out by Epic and used to show off the exclusives they bought).
And why is that a problem? This way you'll always have something to talk about instead of a splurge in a week then months of nothing to talk.
