CraveOnline: "Can you think of a single instance where your console maker of choice unequivocally “won” E3 consecutive years in a row? I can’t. I’d wager that it’s almost impossible. The nature of an E3 press conference is such that it requires showmanship, bombast, and an unwieldy heap of software and hardware designed primarily to bury the competition under its sheer size and weight. Somewhere along the line, the goal of press conferences became not to promote yourself, but to defeat the opponent, and any company foolhardy enough to believe it can win E3 every year has serious arrogance issues. I’m looking at you, Sony."
Skewed and Reviewed kick off 2024 with a look at the need for in-person game conventions with the End of E3 and compares the cost-cutting methods of Hollywood who still value in-person events.
so, this article didnt tell me why we NEED to have in-person shows like e3, other than the authors nostalgia and remembrance of covering one of these shows.
but it also doesnt mention everyone outside of america who have never had the chance to see it in person either haha
we had to watch the darn livestream, if they had it available, at 3am in the morning haha with lags amd crashes (not all the time)
while i think these shows are great and all, i dont really "need" to have them. people are busy, im busy. id rather watch a livestream than to book a flight, a hotel etc.
but theres still pax and all of that.
I'd rather publishers send out closed betas to garner gamer concern and interest like how we had demos back in the day.
I don't miss E3 as much as I loved it at one point but that era is long gone.
Sad to see it go. It was a great event for gamers and developers all around the world getting together and celebrate gaming as a community.
The announcements of new games/hardware, hype, surprises and seeing live audience reactions, it's something only events like E3 are able to bring. It will be missed...
if its going to be anything like the game awards where celebrities that dont even play games are there and its just full of fluff and commercial crap than no we dont need in person shows. we just end up watching the trailer montages the next day anyway.
To be honest E3 was one of my favorite times of the years when I was younger. I couldn't wait for all the big conferences and new announcements. It was hype even if nothing good was announced we had cringe moments to laugh at.
Rest in peace, E3. It may be easy to understand why you wasted away, but you will be missed.
E3 pre-2005 will be missed, everything after than ain't even close or worthy of mention to be missed. Late 90's E3's were phenominal, especially the after parties.
Those that scoff and hand-wave it away are kids that were never there. Peak E3 was peak gaming.
It already IS missed.
Pour one out for E3; it's finally deader than the dodo.
No.
Because E3 is where developers show case their games on each individual platforms.
As much as people can acclaim Nintendo for being "for the gamer". On a business side, not showing off 3rd party games that aren't exclusives is a mistake on their part.
For third-parties; showcasing their games even if they are multi-platforms is a way to market their games. Free marketing in an event for gamer that is the equivalent of the super-bowl.
So yeah, it was entertaining, but they really need 3rd party support.
I hope so. Nintendo's digital event made me want to pick up a wii u.
It helps get rid of broken stage demo's, mics cutting out and awkward stage fright. Also, helps to focus on games.