thisgengaming:
The time has come again, it’s like Christmas for gamers. We get to see the games we will be playing in the Autumn and holiday seasons. Yes, that’s right, E3 2015 is upon us, and it’s shaping up to be one of the best in years. But with so much to see and take in and so many games and DLC’s set up for reveal, who is going to “win” the battle of the conferences? T
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.
The million dollar question.
The cop out answer is gamers win. Thats a given, but it sidesteps the question, for sake of not picking a flag....The question is; which of the big three will win onstage?
On paper. Ill say MS. But E3 could surprise. But based on what we know. MS have the most to show.They have the most noteworthy AAA exclusives being released this year. That is not opinion, but fact. You may personally not like halo, but that doesnt stop it being the biggest FPS this year. You may not like forza...but that doesnt stop it being the most talked about racer coming out this year. We all know whats up with TR.That game gets talked about more than any other, even here on N4G, because of its exclusivity( whether timed or not...we may even here a reactionary response at E3 from MS and square telling us its a lifetime windows/xbox exclusive. You never know....
Fable legends will be available in july/august.A gears remaster (if you are into remasters)and gears 4. Below,inside and cuphead are promising exclusive indies. Scalebound, crackdown, phantom dust add even more AAA variety. Then there is whatever rare is working on. We dont know what it is, but we know its an AAA exclusive. Smite is already available on early access in the form of the 'founders pack', full game comes this summer. Gigantic and elite with cross play. Joe montana, potentially getting an NFL licence making it officially 'Joe montana NFL2k.
And thats just what we know know of....
we dont even know what their other studios are up to.
We dont know what other 3rd party timed exclusives they have snapped up
We dont even know what they have held back for gamescon, but we know they have promised it will be quiete a showing with more new announcements.
Love of hate MS.....these things cannot be denied.
I feel like MS will have strong E3 but less surprises and Sony will have an E3 with more surprises. I guess it comes down to what those surprises are but at the same time it will still be preference. Halo and gears fans will say MS. Uncharted and Ratchet and Clank fans will say Sony. fallout fans will say Bethesda. Battlefront fans will say EA. rainbow 6 and Assassina creed fans will say Ubisoft.
It's preference
Fingers crossed for Sony, cause y'know, I own a PS4.
If everyone would stop announcing things BEFORE E3... maybe the conferences would be more impressive
I am going with the "Gamers Win" because it's true. Plus I am just looking forward to seeing the new games. I don't care which business makes more money. We're not making any money off of it. SO enjoy and stop caring so much.