PlayStation Skipping E3 For First Time in Show’s 24-Year History

Sony Interactive Entertainment, currently riding high on record sales of its PlayStation 4 gaming console won’t be hosting its annual press conference or showing up at all during next year’s massive E3 expo.

The news was buried inside the Entertainment Software Association’s announcement of the 2019 show that quoted competitors Nintendo and Microsoft.

This will be the first time in E3’s 24-year history that PlayStation will not be attending the event, it is also the second major PlayStation event canceled by the company in recent months.

[slate91]

What does this mean? And they added, "Will not activate or hold a press conference around e3".

[elazz]

It's very unclear what it means. They might have an event to close their fiscal year around april and have the announcements then. When E3 arrives you trailer bombard youtube to remember what was shown and you got yourself a year. Or maybe it is some miscommunication. I believe they said this because it will get viral quick and then announce something.

[Skull521]

It’s clear it is bad news though. Being a no show at the years biggest gaming event means something isn’t right.

[darthv72]

It means MS wins E3 by default, seeing as neither Nintendo and now Sony will not be there.

Nintendo has skipped out on the last few E3's in favor of their own Nintendo direct presentation. Sony may not be there this time but I'd bet they will still have a presence. they will have latest builds of games to show off so even if they wont make a presentation... they will still have something to show on the floor.

[Realms]

@ Skull521

LOL. You know what it means it means E3 has become less and less relevant, Sony doesn't need E3 they can announce what they want in whatever manner they want just like Nintendo has been doing that for years now but they aren't going out of business. You sound like the chicken little guy the sky is falling end of the world, it could mean they will have their own show and announce what they need to in a venue like PSX.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

@ Realms

E3 was the show that propelled the PS4 to it's current success when it was announced, so to say that E3 isn't relevant anymore is foolish. It's like saying that CES and the Detroit Auto Show are irrelevant.

[DarXyde]

They'll probably hold their own event, honestly.

Other publishers and developers don't do E3 anymore either.

Not you, elazz, but the concern trolling is pretty ridiculous from these plain-as-day jokers with nothing better to do than act like Playstation is in dire straits.

[Ceaser9857361]

MS needs Nintendo and specially Sony to not do show to stay relevant .. Sony has dominated MS throughout this gen so i can understand the salty and butthurt some are going through... Sony is covered till 2019 on exclusive front.. It will cross 100 mil PS4 sold by coming fiscal year or before and Xbox one will barely be touching 40 mil at best 50 mil when its done and dusted.. lmao!!

[Ceaser9857361]

Sophisticated_Chap

If you look lately E3 is becoming less of a show.. Most devs are announcing their titles before or hosting a show before E3. Sony still does E3 and Sony has their personal show.. Its how they reach their customers Whether on E3 or PSX ... Personally i love E3 and i want it to be like old times not like now where everything is announced before..

[nucky64]

not that unclear - here is a excerpt from a gamespot article:
"Sony has confirmed it plans to skip next year's E3. "As the industry evolves, Sony Interactive Entertainment continues to look for inventive opportunities to engage the community," the company said in a statement to GameSpot. "PlayStation fans mean the world to us and we always want to innovate, think differently and experiment with new ways to delight gamers. As a result, we have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019. We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019 and can't wait to share our plans with you." - end quote.
i have a feeling PS fans aren't going to be disappointed.

[bouzebbal]

That's a strange decision.. Let's wait a little more before judging. Tbh I don't think they have more for PS4.
Every ressource has shifted to PS5 already and they will announce it before e3.

@skull:
Stfu will you?

[bluefox755]

What it means is e3 is dead. No one is gonna watch it just for Xbox, lol. Sony has completely dominated this ge, they don't need e3, frankly.

[mike32UK]

@darthv72 I mean, they gotta win something this gen... right?

[S2Killinit]

Lol at Skulls521, sure thing bud.

[steven83r]

@ Sophisticated_Chap
E3 is not the reason the PS4 was a success. Also i have attended E3 for over 12 years and it sucks now. It's overcrowded and more and more companies are leaving. Sony had a weak showing at E3 for past 3 years. Their section on the floor was basically for Media or you have to wait 4 hours to play a demo. This makes sense for Sony to not spend so much money on a floor display. They could however have a conference.

[Dragonscale]

@Skull, your desperation is really showing with that comment.

@darth, Sony won't be there and xbox will still lose to nintendo lol.

[deafdani]

@darthv72: Nintendo never left E3, they just stopped having press conferences in favor of videos like you said.

But Nintendo's actual presence on the show floor has always been huge, comparable with Sony's booth.

And this year, Sony won't even have floor space at all at E3. Nintendo will probably have a huge booth as usual, along with their E3 Direct, as well as their Treehouse presentations that are on the actual floor.

Saying that Nintendo isn't at E3 is ignorant. They make their presence felt, always.

So yeah, Microsoft won't "win E3 by default". We just have to wait and see, and just hope that both companies have good stuff to show.

[kneon]

I expect it means a ps5 announcement next year at their own event.

[derek]

No way, they would be at e3 if they were launching the ps5

[SpringHeeledJack]

@derek Not necessarily. They held they own event to announce the PS4

[deathtok]

@derek

Why? I understand that’s the traditional route however companies don’t need E3 to have an audience anymore.

[derek]

@deathtok if they were launching late 2019 they would have their own event early next year and use e3 to show of launch titles like they did with the ps4. This ends any hope 4 a ps5 in 2019

[Skull521]

The don’t need e3 to show off launch titles. If they have their own event they can do it there. It’s possible no PS5 in 2019 but I hardly see this as any indication that it WILL NOT make a 2019 appearance.

[overrated44]

This is definitely what it means, they basically have no games to show at E3 because all their "new" games will be PS5. They probably want the limelight to themselves when they reveal the PS5 and E3 is not the place for that. Mid next year I would bet we get a PS5 event, then a blowout at PSX next year with a bunch of launch window games.

[GtPawnSacrifices]

That was my assumption. And want MS to announce the new Xbox first. (To make sure the PS has better specs i’m guessing)

[conanlifts]

I agree. I think psx in Nov/Dec 2019 and a ps5 launch early 2020.

[NarooN]

They said they're gonna interact with fans in a new way and they can't wait to share details, seems a big announcement is coming next year and a PS5 reveal isn't out of the question.

[I_am_Batman]

@derek: Not if the PS5 announcement event is scheduled after E3. Most unannounced games that they are working on are probably PS5 games which they can't talk about before announcing the PS5. They also probably took the negative feedback from last year (about the lack of new announcements) and came to the conclusion that they just don't have enough of a reason to be at E3 next year.

If it makes their PS5 event better I don't see much of a problem with that. This makes a 2020 release date more likely in my opinion. As you said if they were planning to launch in 2019 they probably would be at E3.

[Segata]

It means PS4 is done. PS5 is 2020 and they are not starting development on any more 1st party PS4 games. Whatever is in development now is it. How I'm taking it.

[-Foxtrot]

Wonder if Dreams will be a PS4 and PS5 release considering it's a huge creation game. People could easily share on both consoles

No point releasing it just on the PS4 when it's near the end of its life.

[Prince-Ali]

@Foxtrot

Aye what up good brother! DREAMS IS MOST DEFINITELY GONNA BE A PS4 & PS5 GAME!! That game isn't just a game its a literal game engine going forward so its most certainly gonna be cross gen and future proof.

[pyroxxx]

@ZXCPCA500 : how is PSVR ignored? It has probably the best library of any VR headset ever,.. and just got Tetris Effect which is 10/10 game even without VR,.. but in VR it is goty contender

[darthv72]

It means the PS5 reveal will take place at their own event and not one that is shared between others.

[slate91]

But with PS4 they revealed it in Feb and still had an E3 showing. They have to be planning something different.

[Gazondaily]

Yeah I sense Sony's own event

[milohighclub]

They'll most likely reveal at the end of the year at their own event, show more e3 2020, then launch holiday 2020.

[DarkVoyager]

https://www.gameinformer.co...

“As the industry evolves, Sony Interactive Entertainment continues to look for inventive opportunities to engage the community," the ESA stated to Game Informer. "PlayStation fans mean the world to us and we always want to innovate, think differently and experiment with new ways to delight gamers. As a result, we have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019. We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019 and can’t wait to share our plans with you.”

[Elda]

Fabulous!! Guessing their britches are getting too big for next year's E3 so their going to bring it their way on a grander scale!! Sony better do it!!! Can't wait to see what they have in store next year!!!

[darthv72]

@elda, that's nothing new to them though. they generally do their own thing a couple times a year but also make a presence at E3. Even Nintendo has a presence at E3 even if they aren't there in person.

When sony said there wasnt going to be a PSX it lead to speculation that it would be E3 for the PS5 but now this announcement gives the impression those plans had to change again. So... maybe they will bring back PSX in 19 for the big reveal.

[rainslacker]

Hopefully it's not the same more intimate show that they had at the past e3. Their actual conference wasn't bad, but the way it started killed any momentum they had before it even started.

[rainslacker]

Probably means that they have some big conference planned at another time. And the only thing I can think what could warrant that would be a console reveal.

Otoh, e3 is a good place to steal the competitions thunder with new console information.

[darthv72]

Remember earlier this year when Sony said there wasnt going to be a PSX...? And now no E3, so it must be big.

[nibblo]

Normally they have a separate reveal event and then use E3 as a way to showcase features and games of the new system so they effectively have two bites of the cherry before the lucrative holiday season. They may intend on skipping E3 to focus on a reveal event but it would be weird not take advantage of the publicity of E3 unless they were hoping to release the console early in 2020 which is unlikely as it's so far away from the holidays.

[UltraNova]

I m seeing this as a strategy play. Let their competition announce their plans then take their time to restructure accordingly then come back at them at their own event.

Also ps5 will most likely be out Nov 2020 or even earlier in March/April if they announce in 2019 PSX.

One thing's for sure though, Sony is cooking some fine crystal meth and I have a feeling they'll be breaking really bad next year.

[rainslacker]

@Ultra

I might agree with that, except Sony hasn't done that all gen, so it makes no sense to start now.

I can see them not wanting to give MS a chance to respond....but the only way to do that during E3 would be to reveal the console at E3, which isn't typical for them.

Anyhow, it's all speculation, and I feel my original thoughts may have been kind of knee jerk assumptions. Could be any number of things.

[UltraNova]

Rain,

They know we wont like this and they know better than to displease us with arrogant decisions. What I've stated above is no blind fanboy wish its my sense of things knowing Sony. Why else would they make such a decision after 24 years? Did they suddenly forget that they are the center piece of E3 and said what the hell, who cares if we are there or not?

Don't forget that MS announced the X and its 6tf output 15 months prior to release and that Sony may have had enough with MS and their endless power advantage chest pounding so the wait might be worth it this time around.

You and I know Sony knows better than this. I'm sure they are cooking something big.

[rainslacker]

Most of ms announcements this gen have been to try and curtail the announcements Sony has been making. Sony hasn't made a single announcement those gen the was in response to something ms has done. At least not that I can recall. Maybe the, "used games are still free" thing, but that wasn't a reaction to MS, just a confirmation of what they always had.

[neutralgamer1992]

Ps5 announcement February 2019. Ps5 release in November 2019.

https://youtu.be/iM_DqP5DG7...

If true sounds awesome. There is a reason Sony went out of their way to say they will only show already know exclusive games at last year's E3. They are ready for ps5

[porkChop]

If they were going to announce the PS5 in February then they would be at E3 to promote the system and its games. E3 is still the biggest gaming event. The PS5 is not being announced before E3, otherwise Sony wouldn't be skipping the show.

[Master of Unlocking]

Thanks for the link. Save for the form factor the infos he got from that supposed insider seem legit to me.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

I think it means that they don't have anything to show. If they did, they would obviously want to advertise it to the public and generate buzz around upcoming products. Last e3 was a really disappointing showing by Sony, only because we already knew about everything that they were showing. This is a bit concerning in my opinion.

[scofios]

This is MS chance to finally win E3

[paintedgamer1984]

If something has to be given it cant be won...

[rainslacker]

Isn't Nintendo going to be there this year though? Ms just can't catch a break

[KratosKonundrum]

@Sophisticated_Chap

The gamesharing video with Shu and Boyes that propelled the Playstation 4 into the stratosphere was a video at E3 that was followed by raucous cheers from the packed crowd. That was at E3.

The only reason why I think Sony would pull out from E3 is due to them knowing that the next Xbox will be just as powerful or more powerful than the PS5 and they would like to control the messaging of their console and its capabilities at their own event.

E3's have been known to screw a launch of a console even though a company's messaging is well intentioned.

Imagine if Microsoft announces that Scarlett is going 2x more powerful than the PS5 and is priced at $300 because they don't care if they sell at an extreme loss how would Sony counter that with their conference if they technically can't? The press would go ape shit and all the good things the PS5 offers would be overlooked and goodbye to those initial sales due to hype that was out of their control.

Of course I used an extreme example, but Sony knows MS is very aggressive right now, and I think it's smart that they would use their own conference to highlight and announce the PS5 in a controlled and friendly environment without the hoots and hollering of fanboys that could influence the press.

[Twinblade]

It means there's no ps5 announcement next year.

[FyBy]

It maybe means they dont have anything (big) new for PS4 and they will focus on PS5, which will be announced later that year, which will take focus totally out of PS4 and therefore makes any PS4 E3 conference useless.

[conanlifts]

I am going out on a limb and predicting they will hold a psx in the latter half of 2019. Here they will unveil the ps5 for launch early 2020.

[andibandit]

It means we wont see Fluteman next E3 :(
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[KukwesGaming]

It means that even Microsoft will pull out of E3 eventually and only do XOs.

[DanteVFenris666]

It means ps5

There was a leaked that leaked that Sony was going to announce cancellation on this day. He also said it was to make a reveal in mid 2019 and then a giant psx 2019

[Orionsangel]

Sony is probably gonna do their own press event. Nintendo and Bethesda started it and now other big companies are also leaving E3. It's the beginning of the end for E3.

[Segata]

Sad to see. I wanted PS4 to lead at least 3 more years. Been such an amazing system.

[VendettaGamer]

They will still lead for the rest of the gen. Thing is we forget how many games they have announced in their future pipeline.
-Final Fantasy 7 Remake first on PS
-Shanemue 3 first on PS
-Concrete Genie
-The Wild
-The Last of us Part 2
-Days Gone
-Ghost of Tsushima
-Death Stranding
to name a few. A slew of VR titles. Trust me they will continue to dominate this console generation.

[--Onilink--]

Considering it's Square Enix we are talking about, I would not be surprised at all it FF7 skips PS4 and launches like in the 3rd year of the PS5

[Segata]

All I have pre-ordered for PS4 next year is Left Alive,DMC5 and Shenmue III but I know I will get more when more smaller Japanese games are announced. Not to mention Limited Run which I have good few of LRG releases. Likely be my first console in my collection to reach 100 retail games. Over 60 atm.

[Sirk7x]

Nomura admitted he hasn't even started working on FF7 yet. And they pulled it from the other studio that was making it. Gonna be another 10 year game. Square Enix is a dumpster fire right now.

[Omnislashver36]

Sirk7x

Nomura has said NONE of that. He's repeatedly said he's working on both FFVIIR and KH3 at the same time.

And in case you haven't realized, since moving to Unreal Engine they've made serious progress with KH3 and FFVIIR's system already looks far more complex than FFXV.

Crystal Tools/Luminous Engine were a dumpster fire, but aside from the one game they've messed up on that engine(FFvXIII/XV) they've been pumping out games.

[Omnislashver36]

Disagrees with objectivity. You all will make up things Nomura hasn't said and refute things he has said. What parallel universe are you kids from where you get to make up your own facts? Amazing.

“So right now, it’s like I’ve been putting in 100 percent into Kingdom Hearts, 100 percent into Final Fantasy VII, 100 percent into Kingdom Hearts... just going back and forth,” he says. “It’s just like [working on] two titles is just going to be one [after Kingdom Hearts III’s launch]. That’s pretty much how I see it.”

-Tetsuya Nomura

https://www.theverge.com/20...

[Muzikguy]

@Onilink

I said pretty much the same thing that FFVII will probably be on PS5 but I don’t think many believed me. Seems more and more likely all the time

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Not going to E3 doesn't just pull the system and it's games off the shelves.

[MoshA]

Enough downgraded games with way more potential like Horizon & Gow.

[frostypants]

There will still be endless third party titles, plus those first party titles already in development. They'll support the system through a 10 year cycle, like they always do. But the newer gen system (PS5 in this case) will dominate the last few years of that cycle, as *they* always do.

Look at the PS3. The servers are only now getting shut down...12 years after it launched. PS4 will have the same legs.

[Matrix6]

I'll wait for confirmation from Sony themselves, it's quite early to "announce" these kind of "news".

[ziggurcat]

this is from the article:

“As the industry evolves, Sony Interactive Entertainment continues to look for inventive opportunities to engage the community,” according to the statement. “PlayStation fans mean the world to us and we always want to innovate, think differently and experiment with new ways to delight gamers. As a result, we have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019. We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019 and can’t wait to share our plans with you.”

[anonymousfan]

I actually enjoy the more frequent and light doses announcements format of the Nintendo Directs... Although two full presentations on Smash Bros alone was overkill.

[Matrix6]

Ok thanks for that. My bad. My sad. Looking forward to what Sony has planned for 2019.

[Lionalliance]

They already confirmed it, hence all the articles talking about it.

[Matrix6]

Thanks man. To me, it now creates hype of 'the nothing before the storm'! Sony probably has an Ace up their sleeve for 2019 *me speculating*

[Sharky231]

The PS4 is 5 years old! The next system will be announced sooner rather than later!

[Matrix6]

Can you feel it too?

[MyVoiceForN4G]

Sony used to stream show theaters and now, it’s be no show. That’s a big jump. I hope they don’t go Nintendo direct style.

[ninsigma]

I'll be so disappointed if they go Nintendo direct style. It's awful. The stage shows are far more entertaining.

[King_Noctis]

What are you talking about? Nintendo Direct are usually very entertaining.

[ninsigma]

I'm talking about the fact that they're boring.

[mark_parch]

this is going to save Microsoft a fortune in 3rd party marketing. All the big 3rd party games outside of EA and Bethesda are going to be fighting for screen time at the Microsoft conference now that sony aren't there.

[AnubisG]

No PSX and no E3. What us going on? Is Sony done in the video gaming industry? WTH???

[CaptainOmega]

How could you draw that kind of conclusion??

[AshleeEmerson]

What a horrible artist he is...

[AnubisG]

No showing of anything what so ever. They said they have nothing to show that is why no PSX and now they announce, no E3 which is really far in the future. How could you not think that there are problems?

Unless they will have their own show between now and E3 where they announce something special, but than again, why would they not hype that special thing at E3 2019? I don't know. I guess I'm just really dissapointed. No reason to watch E3 for me now.

[CaptainOmega]

Anibus...

Or. They don't want to announce anything in 2019 because that's not when they want to announce the ps5. PS is Sony's biggest product.. they aren't just going to throw it away. You're being irrational if you seriously think there's no more PS

[MWH]

Take a chill pill kid, it's not even remotely close to that.

[AnubisG]

You have absolutely zero idea what is going on at sony. Unless you work there in which case, do tell, kid.

[Potnoodle999]

AnubisG

Shush kid 😜

[frostypants]

@AnubisG, some of us have been following this industry for longer than you can probably imagine. It's sort of plain to see that Sony is targeting PSX 2019 to reveal a ton of things. Saying we "have zero idea what is going on" would be like saying we "have zero idea that it's about to rain", even though the wind is picking up and black clouds are rolling in. I mean, it's sort of an obvious safe bet. Sony isn't getting out of the game...Playstation is Sony's revenue golden child.

A Sony-less E3 is gonna be a drag for sure though. But that just sucks for E3...it's no skin off Sony's back. A PS5 announcement at PSX will get massive coverage. They don't need the E3 pulpit to get attention for that.

[rainslacker]

Except instead of having 20 games shown all at once, and having only a few.get attention for a week, coupled with countless articles about who did e4 better, and competing with all the general news about the industry and other publishers, they can control better the flow of information without spending several million dollars for whatnot essentially a way to.make their hardcore fan base have a feel good coulke.of hours.

These conferences haven't really been necessary for years now with the way news is distributed nowadays.

I didn't give Nintendo grief for not holding a conference, and I don't intend to give sony grief for it. Ms can have e3 to themselves, and we can still cringe at the other publishers who have their conferences. But without Sony or nintendo attending, e3 is quickly becoming irrelevant for me....Since I can still get the news either way. Incident watch xo18 yet all the news came out for me.to peruse without wasting my time on things i don't care about.

[darthv72]

their initial plans to reveal PS5 at PSX (rumored) had to be scrapped so it was logical they would announce at E3. but now that has changed again. So it's anybody's guess when it will happen in 19 but it will happen.

[TheGoodestBoi]

Sony could skip e3 and still be the market leader. There's a reason you don't see adverts for Ferrari Lamborghini and Rolls Royce. They sell themselves. People know where to go for quality

[MWH]

Calm down Anubis. It could be that what you said, preparing their own show and also maybe to cut cost, E3 stages are expensive and Sony is very comfortable this generation.

I understand the disappointment for not having the usual E3 treat, i feel the same way and many others do but there's nothing to be concerned about other than that.

[AnubisG]

I'm so calm. If I was any calmer, I would not have a pulse.

[Potnoodle999]

Lol. Triggered. Where’d that come from 😂 don’t be silly mate

[AnubisG]

Yes I'm so triggered. Let me run to my safe space.😁

[frostypants]

The takeaway is they won't have any new **first party** PS4 titles to announce, and they don't want (and or won't be prepared) to use E3 for their PS5 announcement. They also cancelled PSX 2018 for the same reason. They're the opposite of "done"...they have a ton going on, but it's all for a system that they will announce at PSX 2019 next December. Bank on that. That's when the floodgates will open. They are trying to make damn sure they have a very strong release catalogue of games to announce with it.

[The_Sage]

I read the entire article and do not see where Sony announced that they would not be at E3. Seems suspect to me.

[TekoIie]

Probably because the article tells you in the first paragraph that they will be skipping the press conference.

[The_Sage]

There is no official word from Sony. I can say, November 16th Microsoft has decided that they will no longer manufacture game consoles, and that they will be gifting their first party franchises to Nintendo. That doesn't make it true.

[TekoIie]

The outlet reached out to Sony and they quoted the response in the article. That's your source.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say otherwise.

[The_Sage]

I don't know how I didn't understand that they were quoting what was said to Game Informer in the article. Following is the full quote.

“As the industry evolves, Sony Interactive Entertainment continues to look for inventive opportunities to engage the community," the company told Game Informer in a statement. "PlayStation fans mean the world to us and we always want to innovate, think differently and experiment with new ways to delight gamers. As a result, we have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019. We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019 and can’t wait to share our plans with you.”

[TekoIie]

@The_Sage

Are you actually struggling to rap your head around the idea that an outlet has gotten a statement from Sony? Does everything have to be in tweet form from the original source for your to believe it?.

"Sony confirmed their absence in a statement to Variety."

If you don't believe this news the next logical step is that you're saying Variety is lying? Its not out of the question but if they were why hasnt Sony set the record straight yet? They've had more than 24 hours to do so.

News like this: https://www.google.co.uk/se... doesn't just spread without being refuted if it's false. Sony coming out and saying it's not true would make bigger headlines.

[Ausbo]

This is surprising to say the least. I wonder what events they will attend instead. They haven’t been at gamescom the last few years either. Maybe they will be making gamescom a bigger deal

[Christopher]

They haven't had a stage conference, but they have been at gamescon every year with their games and developers.

[Donnie81]

You actually have people trying to spin this as a positive. You gotta be kidding me. There's only one reason you skip e3..... You have nothing new worth showing

[StormLegend]

Really? Are you dumb? They can easily show more of the last of us, Ghost of Tushima or even death stranding. If you mean new games then I’m more than certain they could show off multiplats like MS does at every E3

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

So? Death Stranding, The Last Of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Days Gone and Dreams are more than enough to finish off the PS4 era. Let's be honest - the XB1's final exclusives aren't even going to come close to touching this lineup. Hell, these games are better than the XB1's exclusive catalog right now.

We already know that Halo Infinite is a next gen game and MS is eager to move on. Sony are probably just going to pool everything into a single event next year where they get all of the spotlight (a PSX in December this year would be too early)..They're opening things up so they can be flexible

[kneon]

Sony is in such a dominant position that they have no need to share the spotlight with others at these industry events. They can hold their own event and still get all the press they need.

[Sirk7x]

Or they are viewing E3 as being obsolete and a waste of time.

[DexSun]

E3 2018 with a record breaking 2.9 million concurrent viewers on Twitch alone with 69,200 people attending...yeah deffo becoming obsolete.

[King_Noctis]

Maybe for you, but for myself and alot of other people, we always looking forward to E3 each year.

Also, if a gaming show is a waste of time for you, then what is not a waste of time then?

[rainslacker]

Nintendo has been skipping it for a few years now...at least the conference. Hasn't seems to been that harmful to them.

[King_Noctis]

But they do have big Directs in place of conferences. And they have never skipped that.

[rainslacker]

I know. And it seems Sony is probably going to do more stuff like that. Or just have their own events where they don't share the spotlight.

[mark_parch]

come on guys, the games that sony have left look pretty good especially the last of us 2 and ghost of tsushima but how can anybody say sony not even showing up at e3 is a good thing lol. It's my favourite time of year when I get to see all the biggest gaming news in one go and now we wont even get any sony news at all. They shot their load to early just like when they won e3 with Shenmue and final fantasy 7 remake. You can slag Microsoft off all you want but the truth is they haven't announced one game beyond 2019 apart from maybe halo infinite. I'm predicting this will get many downvotes, we all know how n4g works lol

[Christopher]

That's not true at all. But, that's what you want to believe.

[Darth Gamer]

Being a fan of all 3 of the main consoles, this is a huge disappointment to me. I look forward to watching all of the major press conferences, good or bad as they may have been in the past, and will surely miss PlayStation.

[Kashima]

Welp..no reason for me to watch E3 at all

[Elda]

I feel the same but I'm always curious to see what the competition is up to

[Blu3_Berry]

Whoa, this is rather surprising a maybe even a bit hard to digest. Was not expecting this in all honesty and still not sure how I feel about it.

At the same time though, the way I look at it, PS4 is indeed entering it's final phase. So here's my guess, they will hold their own conference or event maybe early next year for the last few titles like Days Gone, Last of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima and Death Stranding. In a way, I can see why they wouldn't want these games to carry e3 2019. They been at e3 many times now and as they said, they don't want to set expectations high.

So yeah, they may hold some sort of event early next year for the last few years, and then probably late 2019 or even early 2020 they will start talking about PS5.

[NXFather]

I really thought PS5 would be 2019. Seems like everything pointed to it. I guess this means 2020 instead.

Edit: I did not see any proof in the article. NVM

[NXFather]

Actually there are sources on google.

[Spurg]

I think Sony have shown too much of their cards and are now worried they are going to underdeliver. There are some stuff going on at Sony right now that we don't know about
Skipping E3 is something I have never heard before. It's gaming's biggest show and one that attracts all kinds of media attention and not being there will hurt them quite badly. This spells bad things for Sony going into next gen as they are pretty much giving Ms all the reigns at next year's E3 with a potential reveal for Xbox' future.
There is also another aspect that has me worried and that the way they chose to skip it. There will without a doubt be a show that year where they will show something but this might make most publishers want to back out and produce their own event like Nintendo directs.

[BehindTheRows]

It doesn’t spell anything but a change. E3 isn’t going to magically put their competitors ahead of them.

People need to stop jumping the gun. Wait and see what happens next.

[Christopher]

If you look at their press conferences the last 3 years, they've been pretty much moving away from the traditional E3 conferences as it is and wanting to make things more about moments than conferences.

I have no clue what they have planned otherwise, but I hope they will continue to promote their games and give people a chance to talk to developers and try demos in a similar fashion as was had at E3.

[Sirk7x]

These companies don't need E3 anymore. It's not like it's 2004 again, and we get most of our gaming news from EGM and G4 lol.

[MrBeatdown]

Why do you assume this means something bad?

It's pretty clear MS is gearing up for next-gen. They even referenced that this year at E3. All those promises Microsoft made weren't about beefing up Xbox One. And despite showing plenty of PS4 content, Sony's show was still not received as well as Microsoft's. Microsoft's strategy is all in on the future, and you don't have to be too smart to figure that's gonna include talking about a new console soon. Probably at E3.

If Sony is passing, that tells me they don't want to be included in the "who won E3" pissing contest which could very include a next gen reveal from Microsoft. No matter how strong Sony's content is, it wouldn't hold a candle to a next gen reveal from Microsoft. We know PS5 is coming. They don't need E3 to make the reveal a huge deal, so they can do it on their own terms.

Or you know.... Dooooooom!!!

[MWH]

I doubt it. Unless Sony themselves announce it it's just rumors.

[stupidusername]

I guess they don't have much left to show until PS5 is revealed late 2019 or E3 2020. We'll probably get some more showcases of games like Days Gone, Last of Us and Death Stranding at the other conferences throughout the year. I guess it's safe to say that at least FF VII will be a PS5 game. Last of Us and Death Stranding might be a combined PS5 and PS4 release too, though that maybe reaching a bit.

[Xavi4K]

What! But everyone here said that they will have short briefings in 2018 to birng the huge guns in 2019...

[Sm00thNinja]

Is this a joke???

[mezati99]

Holy shit

they're getting ready for PS5?

[rainslacker]

It's possible. A big reveal event, maybe after e3 so ms can't react for their conference.

Otoh, skipping e3 when you have something that big happening would make me qyesrio if that's a wise decision. Especially since announcing it at e3 out of the blue, would pretty much be the only news that gets any attention.

However, on the flip side, they still have ps4 games to market through at least the end of next year, if not longer.

[Master of Unlocking]

Coming to think of it...Sony has probably gotten wind that MS's intent is to reveal the NeXbox at E3 2019, and they could be thinking of stealing MS's thunder by doing the same as they did with that PS4 reveal in NYC in February 2013, yes. If true, that would indeed preclude them from having also an E3 showing, and leave room for another, more in-depth showing of the PS5 by the end of 2019, right before the winter holidays and the release, just to make sure the hype level is in overdrive mode for Christmas, lol.

[Sm00thNinja]

Damn I know Sony is in the driver's seat they sense NO THREAT FROM MICROSOFT OR NINTENDO. If there was any a time for Microsoft and Nintendo to blow the roof off now's the Time. Is this legit real though?

[Christopher]

Microsoft can announce things in the coming year, but it won't be ready for a minimum of two, likely almost three. Everything they've shown other than GoW seems very far off and not even in production in some cases.

[Sm00thNinja]

I can't agree with that statement. I'd much rather see the promise of new games and a glimpse at the future than Microsoft say we're calling it in because we have suprises down the road. You're also assuming Microsoft has shown their entire hand up to this point. I believe the Xbox s current lineup has been lacking BECAUSE Microsoft has been putting all their cards into next gen. Just my opinion. E3 is to show whats coming and what we have to look forward to. Not to say this game is releasing in August.

No matter what way you spin it Sony calling it a day is depressing af

[King_Noctis]

You might have missed the news that most studios that MS has acquired are already in deep developing their own games. You can’t expect devs like Obsidian and Ninja Theory to sit on their ass doing nothing while waiting for company like MS to acquire them. So the wait is not that long.

[Christopher]

*** can't agree with that statement. I'd much rather see the promise of new games and a glimpse at the future than Microsoft say we're calling it in because we have suprises down the road.***

Agree with what? I didn't make an opinion on whether they should or shouldn't, I only explained that if they do show something, it won't be ready for at least two years. I never said if they should or shouldn't announce, I just said they would be far off.

***You might have missed the news that most studios that MS has acquired are already in deep developing their own games.***

Not really unless you count continuing to develop the games they had.

PlayGround Games - making an open world RPG but just finished FH4. Game won't see daylight for at least two years.

Ninja Theory - just coming off Hellblade and it took them at least 3 years to develop that game (announced trailer in 2014, was in "deep" development then as well). They're at least two years out.

Compulsion Games - Was still working on their 3+ year Indie game. At least two years out, likely more if it's similar to We Happy Few.

Undead Labs - Just released State of Decay 2 and will be working on that for a while.

Obsidian - Worked on Torment and Pillars of Eternity: Deadfire and are still working on the ports of that last one to console. No new game is known to be in development and if they were hurting for cash, they wouldn't be working on three projects at once. Still, at least two years out. At least.

inXile - Have been working on Wasteland 3 but just finished Bard's Tale 4. This is the only studio that can claim to have something to release soon. The only one.

So, no, you are wrong in that examination of the situation, IMHO.

[Jls1]

my guess is they are getting low on ps4 games so they dont have anything left and are preparing for ps5 still hope ps5 isnt untill 2020 though even if its Jan 2020 lol I think its same reason they skipped PSX plus name change wasnt ready yet.

[Christopher]

Dreams, Days Gone, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, TLoUP2, multiple studios working on other AAA games not announced as well as sequels. Definitely getting low.

[King_Noctis]

So so those game then. Show their gameplays. Even in a short Direct style presentation. Not having a present at E3 at all is not good for the fan.

[Christopher]

@King_Noctis: I doubt this has anything to do with having something to show and more with Sony not liking the E3 set up for how they want to show those games.

And I doubt fans will miss out on however Sony decides to show their games off.

[Jls1]

those are old games we already know are coming nothing new

[Christopher]

@Jls1: That's kind of how it works until they announce new games, and then those new games become "old news". But, the person I replied to said "they are getting low on ps4 games so they don't have anything left" when those games are more than what both of the competition have been putting out this year and last for first-party exclusives.

[DerekTweed]

Isn't days gone released date before e3?

[WillyC009]

@Jls1

Kind of like if Crackdown 3 in 2014 eh?

[derek]

Ps5 November 2020

[Fraggle1987]

That's a real shame as Sony have always shown the best stuff at e3. The only console maker that actually had surprises to show.

[Switch4One]

What surprised you at the last E3?

[Fraggle1987]

You know what didn't surprise me? The fact nintendo didn't have any new ip or Microsoft showing some quality exclusives. Sony wins by default in this regard.

[TripleCs]

This is why I want Microsoft to do good next gen and I'm kinda glad they're making acquisitions. I've been telling people for a while now that since Sony has been dominating this gen they have been getting more and more arrogant and cocky as this gen has been going on and moves like this prove it. Sony needs some damn competition next gen..

[Christopher]

Just so I get this right.

For years, industry people have been saying E3 is dying and a poor way to show games. But, because Sony is not showing up now, now it's arrogance?

I have no clue why Sony is doing this, but this seems like finding an excuse that suits your bias and not much else.

[P_Bomb]

This proves what? Bottom line, conference or not, we know what’s in their pipeline. Dreams, Death Stranding, TLOU2, Ghost of Tsushima, Days Gone, Medievel, 13 Sentinels, MLB The Show etc. None of that’s changed.

The point of Microsoft’s acquisitions and E3 itself, is to be in that same boat one day. With half a dozen quality AAA’s ready to drop. It’s been just as arrogant showing up with nothing.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Interesting if true.

Sounds like an incoming "SONY DIRECT* next year.

Nintendo, Apple, Facebook, etc, control their own messages through having their own conference. Wouldn't surprise me if Sony went that route too while also saving money but still allowing actual Playstation fans to be there and stream the event.

[Elda]

It's evident that Sony has shown most of it's exclusive offerings for the PS4.If this is true I'm guessing Sony is not ready to show off it's next gen exclusives at E3 2019,so they're using the extra year off to make their reveal of the PS5 along with new next gen exclusives in 2020!!! I'll miss Sony at E3 2019 but E3 2020 will be worth the wait!!!!

[MrSec84]

People were saying how E3 isn't as important as it once was, Sony were a major part of keeping it going and making it what it was, but it seems they don't feel the need to do that anymore.

Most likely they're going to do their own thing, at their own discretion and probably hold a reveal for PS5 in the spring of 2019, no need to be at E3 for that.
Maybe they'll also have their own event outside of E3.

It's surprising to some degree, but only because it's being announced now.

[Felix_Argyle_Catbro]

“Now that we have ‘Spiderman’ out the door, we’re looking down in 2019 to games like ‘Dreams’ and ‘Days Gone’ but we wouldn’t have enough to bring people altogether in some location in North America to have that event,” Layden said.”We don’t want to set expectations really high and then not deliver on it.” - Shawn Layden via the article.

[SkippyPaccino]

I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft follows suit... I really love E3 and this comes as a big shock, but we've been seeing the writing on the wall for years and when E3 biggest Domino falls the rest will follow and the show will crumble.

[Switch4One]

MS won't skip it. They have the most to prove and E3 us the best platform for it.

[SkippyPaccino]

Microsoft basically side stepped it this year. They had their conference off campus and before E3 officially started, they didn't have gaming booths on the E3 floor. All they had was mixer booth... Sony leaving probably spells the end of E3 as we know it

[ElementX]

Good idea after this year's absurd theater performance, shuffling the media through rooms and basically making them miss a portion of the conference.

[WitcheRivia]

RIP Sony.

[Srhalo]

All this says to me is that PS5 is a lot closer than people thought. A 2019 announcement or even launch seems far more likely than it did before.

[jcole97]

Please no!

[2pacalypsenow]

Wow

[Platformgamer]

WADDAFFACK?
they're planning something really big for PS experience 2019... or they actually showed everything they got for ps4 until the end of his cycle.

[Fishy Fingers]

Can’t genuinely see why they wouldn’t attend. They have plenty to show even if they only focus on already announced games.

I hope their success isn’t going to their heads, getting too big for their boots and becoming complacent.

A real shame if true either way.

[franwex]

E3 isn’t really needed anymore. It was an I dusted press conference to get retailers excited for the year. EA doesn’t attend either.

[Skankinruby]

That's intense, and a little nerve wracking. I really hope there's a logical reason why. They have at least 7 major exclusives coming up, either none of them are gonna be ready or they're holding some of them off for a major ps5 launch.

[airshiraz]

sad news .e3 means so much to me and those 3 days of e3 i remain awake and enjoy it .sad sad news

[Einhander1971]

Like it or not E3 isn’t as important as it once was. PS5 don’t hold your breath.

[SegaGamer]

This is not true. If anything, E3 has been bigger than ever these last couple of years. Just look at the reaction online during every E3, it's always massive.

[Elda]

E3 isn't like what it use to be it seems all 3 have enough resources & money to do their own thing now.

[Rambokind]

Hopefully FromSoft will showcase more of Sekiro. I couldn't care less about PS4 not being there. IDGAF

[polow got sol]

And the fanboys here will still say Sony won e3. Hopefully ms can save gaming.

[Kashima]

Save gaming with milked halo, gears and forza?

[King_Noctis]

What happen to their 7 new studios? Were they closed down?

[Sirk7x]

Nintendo gonna be focusing on Metroid and Pokémon at E3. I'd put money on a Switch revision and a teaser for a new Zelda.

[gamer7804]

its odd to not attend e3 or an event year it like nintendo. MS should probably capitalize on this. I think this is a huge mistake on Sony's part, even if you don't have new exclusives, you still find a way to show new stuff even if its 3rd party and market your product

[Sirk7x]

Called this awhile back. E3 is absolutely unnecessary now. Although I honestly thought Nintendo would be the first to ditch it. When you can interface directly with your customers online, and reach millions within an hour, shows like E3 are just obsolete. Don't expect it to be around much longer.

[HaVoK308]

Big mistake.

[Sirk7x]

Eh, give it a few more years, E3 will be canceled entirely.

[King_Noctis]

And how is that a good thing for gamer and gaming in general?

[Livecustoms]

They spread themselves too thin by announcing certain games to early. There is a gap between PS4 last games (TLOU2, DS and Ghosts) and the Ps5.

However they can turn it into a positive by having a massive PSX next year at the end of 2019 with it being the 25th year anniversary of PS and announce the PS5 for its 2020 release with masses of new game announcements.

[PhoenixUp]

The balls on this company

E3 has defined so many elements of PlayStation’s identity in its history

[King_Noctis]

And we have some people wish for the death of E3 just because Sony won’t attend it. A shame really.

[SegaGamer]

The fanboys are idiots. How they can see this as a good thing just shows how blind they are. As a fan of gaming, not some company who is only really interested in my money, this news really blows. E3 is something I look forward to every year, Sony pulling out of it spoils the one time where gamers all come together to see what we have to look forward to.

[battlegrog]

No reason to if you have presenting everything for this gen. Ms will heavy be showing new stuff at e3 next year. Since they will be revealing big progress worth xcloud and debut a bunch of games . But to be fair that is only becuase they just bought 7 studios .

[Casepb]

Nintendo hasn't been at E3 for years now. Xbox wasn't in the same building last year they just did their own thing, should just completely abandon E3 and start doing their own thing independently.

[victorMaje]

I like it, these events cost time, money & preparation, it feels like Sony would rather use their resources on what they’re working on for next-gen.
I know 1 thing, they’ve given gamers an unforgettable gen.
I think something big may be coming for PS5, announcement in 2019, release in 2020.

[mkis007]

The days of us getting game announcements before they are ready are gone. This is catch up.

[Mr Logic]

Interesting. I'm assuming Sony is reading the tea leaves like EA and is just abandoning the dying E3. With skipping PSX and E3 they have now positioned themselves to have a yearly PSX starting next year. An event that would essentially be their E3 and PSX consolidated and would potentially draw all attention on the PS brand for 1 week/weekend a year.

We'll see what happens.

[mkis007]

OOOoo!!!! and it could be many times bigger with all the money the save from E3!! What if it was a week-long thing too!

[Artemidorus]

Truth is they can do their own shows as we have seen.

[gravedigger]

Good! MS caught off guard again!

[-Gespenst-]

Maybe they'll have their own big show or something, rather than compete for viewers with the other companies.

[josh-eh]

Initially this bothered me when I first read the title, but then realized this just means they're not having their own conference (Obviously a little disappointing as I love Playstation). But it's literally the end of this gen, and they have a few AAA titles still coming (Last of us, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, Dreams, Days Gone) It's not enough to make a whole conference around. We've seen all these games and they know people will just complain if they make a conference with just these titles. I bet these games above will still have a presence at E3, but they're holding their big guns for their PS5 Reveal at their PS Event just like the PS3

[Smokehouse]

That’s weird. It seems like they are gearing up for the gen change. Instead of wasting time and money on specific content for these elaborate events they are saving it for a massive dump all at once at some point later in the year. Possibly psx 2019 or a new event.

This isn’t a bad sign, the PlayStation and their software has had unrivaled success. It’s a little weird that they wouldn’t use e3 for this but they probably just need more time. Sucks though, e3 will be worse without them.

[Prem8tuaProcrastin8a]

Nobody can say this is a good thing. It devalues the conference for one, and hoping it's because they will have a separate event to announce ps5 is no excuse. They announced PS4 at a separate event in 2013, but they still "won e3" according to many on n4g. The whole industry goes to e3 to strike deals and network, dont they think that's something they need to do anymore? this move screams of arrogance.

[SegaGamer]

It's a terrible thing from my point of view. E3 is different from the rest of the year when it comes to games. There is a reason why people say that E3 is Christmas for gamers.

The Sony fanboys shouldn't be defending this decision, it should be about the gaming, not about some silly loyalty to a company, and as a gamer, they should be feeling disappointed about this.

[Prem8tuaProcrastin8a]

Just imagine the shitstorm if it was Xbox skipping the biggest gaming conference on the planet.

[mkis007]

Xbox isn't outselling the competition 2 to 1.

[Prem8tuaProcrastin8a]

Wtf does that have to do with anything? E3 is about networking and showing upcoming games, not a circle jerk about sales figures.

[mkis007]

Your comment is accurate. Xbox not showing up would be a much bigger deal based on what they have to prove.

[BlaqMagiq1]

They're gearing up for something big. Could it be the PS5?

[Prem8tuaProcrastin8a]

Cancelling an appearance at the biggest gaming conference on the planet means they are "gearing up for something big"? So if they cancel all announcements at all events does that mean they are planning something bigger? /S

[BlaqMagiq1]

You don't cancel big events for no reason. Especially when they are not going to have either E3 shows or PSX or the first time ever.

[ocelot07]

I personally have been saying this for a few months now. But I don't think Sony have any more plans for the PS4 after the likes of Days Gone, Dreams, Last Of Us 2, GoT. So there is no real point having a conference just to show of these 4 titles and some multiplatform games (microsoft will have that covered).

I think Sony's focus is now firmly on getting those last few PS4 games released and developing games for the PS5. Now I thought maybe we would hear something about the PS5 in early 2019 with a release for late 2020. But I assume this is not the case. Maybe a late 2019 reveal and early 2020 release?

[MattE]

They are going to hold a big 25th Anniversary event in 2019.. Still sad to see them missing E3 though. Maybe they think they are above it all now..

[AK91]

Good their last two pressers were pretty bad, hopefully it means they will stick to their own pressers from now on

[jelloaceomega]

Thats really weird, and playstation is nearing the 25th anniversary.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Maybe that means a 25th anniversary event. The wouldn't back out for no reason. We'll just have to wait and see.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I am sure they have their reasons but as a gamer it saddens me to see the bail out on the show as E3 still holds a bit of Xmas gamer magic for me. I always look forward to watching the events from the various companies in this condensed window of time. Hopefully this is just a 1yr blip and we can look forward to Sony coming back to E3 in some fashion in future years.

[optimus]

it could mean a number of things. maybe they plan on doing their own thing outside of e3 like ea has done. maybe the games they have planned won't be ready to show by then. regardless, this is bad news for e3 if the big 3 keep dropping out...

what we'll have left are publishers showing off their own games. as it stands, Microsoft has the whole stage to themselves so they should make good use of it.

[oricon]

It is not a big deal, i think they all should adopt nintendo direct style presentation that way they can show games coming out for each region. Unlike the e3 presentations are focused on games coming out in america and american release dates.

[deno]

It means E3 is dying. You guy's will see.

[Smokehouse]

I’d rather the devs make a demo to put online like the 360 arcade days. Every game had to have a demo. All we really need are some behind the scenes developer diaries. Show us what you want to show instead of us watching 10 different journalists ask the same questions you can’t answer. With these platforms there should be no reason why everyone can’t be involved. It’s much cheaper than making some laser presentation with musical guests and giant sculptures lol.

[Wulfer]

No, MS and Nintendo just got a bigger microphone! Furthermore, 3rd parties will turn to them at E3 for reveals. Think Sony is waiting for MS to announce the X2? Think again, MS has no need to do this and now they have XO to reveal new hardware! Phil said "we will be the most powerful hardware going forward" should we believe him? Well MS has strategically set themselves up where they can have reveals in May-June or Nov. This is good timing to avoid getting surprised by a competitor.

[deno]

I hope you're right. The way things are in the world, and what nations are rising, Shows that Sony and other companies are looking toward the future and stability in other nation's.

[Nodoze]

It is NOT a good sign. They are pinching pennies when they are rolling in dough. Perhaps they are still bruised and hurt at their god awful show last year. Which point of note was not really much of a show at all - showcasing already announced titles. When do we get to see what is being worked on?

[Chaosdreams]

This is like finding out Santa isn’t real.

[Tross]

Interesting...I guess they figure no matter what kind of press conference their competitors have, they still have the lead, and not by a small margin either. I guess someone else needs a chance to win E3 for a change. Also, they're gearing up for something big, whether it's the PS5 or something else. A lot could change between now and next E3 too, so I guess we will wait and see what happens.

[TheGamez100]

Guess they just dont have anything to show at e3, only years I thought they did a great showing was '13 and '15. This might be a good thing since im always let down by them because of all the hype i always put myself at expecting too much from them.

It is the near-end of the generation so I dont see much gaming news compared to previous years for 2019. Perhaps ps5 teases if we're lucky.
We still have juggernauts like Death Stranding, last of us 2, Days gone, Ghost of tsushima, and dreams that are mostly likely coming out that year though, and not to mention great 3rd party too. So once those release, sony will keep quiet then come back out with good ol next gen news 2020 and beyond.

[Mr Marvel]

Very curious as what Sony are playing at.
It’s really not even worth holding an E3 without Sony. Nintendo can just hold a direct, while no one even gives a crap about what MS has to say.

[m2stech]

This confirms they have no new games and ps5 is closer than anticipated.

[GamingSinceForever]

One thing is for sure. This will be E3’s lowest attendance in 24 years.

[zodiac909]

Who the hell is in charge of calling the shots at Sony these days?! First the half assed Ps1 classic, then cancel psx, now this. Its like ever since Andrew House stepped down, it all went down hill.

[zodiac909]

"We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community..." by not taking part of the biggest gaming community event of the year...makes sense.
I hope this is just a diversion on their behalf, and they do like a surprise show still.

[timlot]

Came here for the spin. Wasn't disappointing.

[Last_Boss]

Look at the rats scurry, cause there's no gourmet cheese in the trap. Now you're left with moldy old bread to nibble on. Enjoy bunk E3 now. CRUMBS

[plmkoh]

This is what happens when people praise pre-canned streams and streams with the highest entertainment value rather than true conferences with real information and reveals.

The game has escalated too much in the last 10 years.

[ApexWolf22]

Perhaps E3 is going the way of the dodo? first Nintendo, now sony...maybe they're tired of the venue? probably way cheaper to host thier own events...lord knows...

[ILostMyMind]

No reason to follow E3 2019 so... for me.

[Majin-vegeta]

Next year is PS 25th anniversary(feels like 20th anniversary was just yesterday)most likely planning something big to skip E3.

[WelkinCole]

This only means 1 thing. They are preparing for the PS5 while winding down on the PS4.

[neomahi]

Sticking it to the media exclusivity and engaging the community moreso then PSX. Look at technology today. Do you need to crowd people and ostracize others when you have PlayStation Now? All of your demos can now be played by the masses and with VR you can recreate the floor experience. Maybe this is better.

Betcha, in typical Microsoft fashion, Microsoft cancels too, that's how they work. Watch what the competition does and mimic that, Microsoft can't think for themselves.

[Ulf]

Sony is so cool, they don't even have to show you the greatness.

/s

Heck it'll be some footage from games we've seen, and are gonna buy, anyway. All the new stuff they need to save for the 2020 E3 reveal of the PS5.

The hubris reminds me of 2005, though. Hello $800 PS5 -- hey you pay more for your phone every 3 years!

[Twinblade]

Saving E3 2020 for Ps5 announcement.

[lociefer]

Shouldn't have dissed the flute guy, now suffer the consequences

[DimensionalSound]

It was fun while it lasted...

[NoWayOut]

They gave it everything they had this generation.. The downward spiral begans.. Lmaooooo

[Master of Unlocking]

So, no Gamescom for Sony this year, no Paris Games Week, no Playstation Xperience, and no E3 2019 next year either... They have either decided to commit a commercial suicide, or they really have nothing more to show when it comes to Ps4 games and don't want to repeat themselves with more footage of The Last of Us II, Days Gone, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding or Dreams, or that rumored buyout of Quantic Dream is really costing them a fortune to the point they can't even afford shelling out a couple million dollars to attend E3, lol.

That or they just have something really big cooking in terms of personal event, the kind they know is going to keep them on top of the headlines in 2019 even without making themselves available at the biggest game shows._. hmm, wonder what it could be...

[ShamefulJosher]

Considering how bizarre last year's E3 was for them maybe this is a good thing.

[Seraphim]

I understand it's much easier to reach fans these days but E3 is still a major deal for a lot of gamers. As are TGS and the European Show; forget it's name. For Americans E3 is that one time of the year we get bombarded with interviews, videos and updates on games in production. Granted it's also a great platform for announcements which are also exciting but.... if there aren't bells and whistles for the show simply state that before hand to curb expectations. Come in and show games in production such as Last of Us 2, Ghosts of Tsushima, etc which both will likely come Summer-Fall at the earliest. Surely there's others in development as well.

At the end of the day this show is one of the best moments annually. Alongside the World Series I'd say E3 is my second favorite event or at the very least one of a handful of moments I truly look forward annually. Just because they lack a mind blowing lineup doesn't mean they shouldn't attend and show off what they're still working on.

Most of us do realize this gen is winding down... Perhaps this shows just how little time is truly left. If I recall when the PS4 dropped my estimation was 2020 for PS4. Based off this it appears a PS5 launch is inevitable for 2020. Having little to show at E3 sounds to me that a vast majority of PS development teams not currently working on announced projects are already working on PS5 titles. Which is why Sony/PS decided to skip E3 since they don't want to show next gen content yet. Regardless it kind of pisses me off they're skipping the show.

[Saijahn]

Means they have nothing to show to waste money on an event as big as e3. They shot their load already with at least another 3 or 4 years left in the PS4 lifecycle.

[Braxmapoutras]

That's actually very intriguing...since now I feel that in 2020 they will for sure show ps5 ...

[THC CELL]

This is quiet scary for ms. Watch this space

[Good-Smurf]

They starts to brewing something in the you-know-what and I like that,some enos,you're not red e level right here.
This is their leap of faith and taking risks,exactly what the market leader do there's nothing wrong sticking to E3 but once Sony's in position it give them a chance to experiment while keep public anticipate they did similar thing with PS2 just before they revealed it in Japan.
Whether this move work or not it takes balls to do it.
And it made sense as well since we knew what's coming already it's easier to just put trailers online instead of spent millions on event just to show the same old.
It can be as simple as that they just want to save up money and blow it onto the development of PS5 and none of the ballsy stuff I mentioned on top.

[--bienio--]

Good!!!

[DafunkyRebel]

Are they hosting PSX next year cause if not I’m gonna be pissed. I know last year’s PSX was trash but maybe I’m hoping they’ll double down on games and make PSX good since they won’t be doing E3

[Poiulkjh0987]

Sony is trolling. There going to let Nintendo and Ms think they have E3. Then during EA, Ubisoft or maybe even CDProject Red Sony will walk out pushing a trolley with the PS5 on it and go onto explain this game is running on PS5 and show small snippets of next gen games.

[demonicale]

arrogance plain and simple. I'm a fan of Sony but this is what it speaks to me.

[Profchaos]

Nothing to announce might be a ps5 announcement at psx 2019 at the end of the year

[sagapo]

Kinda strange news, unless Sony has absolutely nothing new to show. So no PS5 anouncement at E3 I guess?

[Vetgamer]

Reckon they will still anounce ps5 next year. Or a least I hope..

[PrinceVegeta]

Sony has already stated, they don't have enough games to show.

[bellome]

Will Microsoft finally have the best conference of the show?

[Kaygamer]

Come one now, have some faith. 2018 was a great year for Sony and 2019 will be no different......Days gone, Kingdom hearts 3, Left Alive, Death strading, The last of us 2 and so much more....

[Kaygamer]

Stranding*

[Hedstrom]

So an own event and they will show ps5?

[jznrpg]

Interesting . I believe some of their info gets leaked at E3 and they will do their own show at their own time for PS5 . Or they just want to announce PS5 alone

[tigertron]

They'll be holding their PS5 announcement event instead. Shame they won't be at E3 though.

[Thunder_G0d_Bane]

It just means PS5 reveal and release is 2020. No point doing E3 2019 when the games you want to announce are going to be PS5 launch titles.

[techmen]

It’s clear it is bad news though.

[akaFullMetal]

I wonder why they are not going? Most likely a ps5 announcement is being made but their not ready to show it at e3 in jine. Maybe they will have a show after or before e3. Going to be weird not having a Sony show though.

[CyberRekkr]

Not sure what to think about this..I don't understand how this is a good move for the PlayStation brand at all.

[JonTheGod]

I actually kinda like this. Let MS throw all their cards on the table at E3, then counter-plan for anything that hadn't been foreseen.

[timlot]

Throw all their cards? MS isn't going to be showing next gen hardware at in 2019. Whats to counter?

[JonTheGod]

They announced the X1X about 18 months before release, so who's to say!

[djsilke45]

You guys know what this means....PS5 is coming soon babyyyyyyyy

[Thundercat77]

Personally I think this means something big is coming. Sony may be preparing their own event for the big news.

A category 5 Playstation hurricane may come..

[madpuppy]

WOW, I get the feeling that PlayStation fans are going to get some really interesting news when Sony Hosts it's own show next year.....Really looking forward to a next gen reveal.....

[Imortus_san]

WTF are the moaning after the bad PSX last year and the desastrous E3 this year? Or are they getting Coky again, because not being at Paris, no PSX, and no E3, really, WTF.

[InTheZoneAC]

Would not be surprised if this was a tactic to make m$ move earlier than they hoped into next gen. I have a feeling Sony announces ps5 during the next event they attend, whichever event that is and once again m$ is caught with their pants down.

[pinkcrocodile75]

or they have finished their current run of production and have a gap between the ps4 and ps5 gen. That makes more sense than a corporation being a tw@t just for the hell of it

[Drithe]

I predict they will have their OWN conference somewhere and reveal the PS5. If not then ........wow. Not good.

[Vithar]

That's really strange, they are having an amazing year!
Granted their last E3 was a little weird with only 4 big titles

[pinkcrocodile75]

My guess is that they have spent years getting the big hitter out for last year and this year and next and that there is now a gap in the production between ps4 and ps5. So basically they have come to the end of their production cycle a year early.

[GamingInFrames]

I'm not necessarily a Sony fanboy, but they should at least show up for their fans. This is THE show that gamers anticipate every year. And while each company's event can turnout to be bad, good or great, anticipation to the lead up is a hell of a lot of fun.

[ShekMaijul]

PSP is going to make a history let see.

[SixFragz]

That's how you know you got the sauce.

[KTF26]

Better than wasting our time and not showing anything exciting

[microgenius]

PS5 incoming
cant wait for my new wife
:-)