Sony's Decision to Skip E3 2019 Is Starting to Look Really Smart

PushSquare: “When will we learn not to criticise Sony too hastily? Our first reaction to the Japanese giant’s decision to skip E3 2019 was one of horror, but we later took a step back and pointed out that the platform holder couldn’t (and probably shouldn’t) be judged until we see how everything transpires. On the basis of this past weekend, the firm has once again proven that it knows best.”

[Jin_Sakai]

I agree. They got the word out about PS5 and also Death Stranding gameplay with a release date. Much better than sitting through nearly 2 hours of CGI trailers.

[naruga]

also FF VII trailer and date......current consoles slowly walk to their death and their big hit games are starting dwindle ...Sony wisely didnt spent not even a dollar and managed to hype their audience far more than anyone in E3 ..and in someway scaled back the importance of this ultra expensive-little substance show .

[bouzebbal]

That Kaz troll laugh.. I love it.
Some heavy hitters are still coming to PS4, and I think the fact Sony skipped e3 is another great move.
All 1st party studios have switched to PS5, and we'll for sure be getting a massive e3 next year

[Saigon]

Because of that, we are now going to hear how E3 will be revamped to be more inclusive to the gamers and the developers. Not saying they already aren't it just that media will now make a bigger deal about the situation of Sony making the right choice and why does E3 exist again to force the hand of change. This is just a loop that never ends with this conference. No other conference goes through these many highs and lows each year.

[_SilverHawk_]

Sony playstation won e3 .

[Potnoodle999]

I’m not sure they will ever be at e3 again, it worked for them this year why not every year?

[UltraNova]

That meme though....haha

[kreate]

I feel like maybe they weren't ready for the E3 so skipped it until they are ready for a proper presentation. I really Sony to not abandon E3.

[mkis007]

Still cant believe after E3 2016, where sony revealed games like God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn with live gameplay on stage, we are still getting pure cg trailers.

[Hardiman]

I agree and Sony's E3 16 was one of my favorites! Absolutely killer show and really the way it should be done.

Be great if others could at least do that but I also wish others would take a hint and deliver games like PS does.

[Nintentional]

And live flute playing during e3 2018 😂😂

[mkis007]

Nintentional

Personally, the art that goes into games is what makes me love playing single player games. The flute set the mood, and then another gameplay demo followed.

[RosweeSon]

Thing is you know when their presentation would be due in a couple of hours they’ll drop some big guns somewhere Twitter their own websites it’ll happen 2-3 hours time last of us 2 gonna be getting shown off ;)

[--bienio--]

Agree what a boring e3 come on . Big disappointment.

[Mystogan]

Lol please shut up 😂😂😂

[100_SavAGe]

Now say that without crying

[Nintentional]

Really smart until Nintendo kills it tomorrow :)

[KickSpinFilter]

Ya last year with the flute, and moving people around to different rooms, and the taking heads while moving people around to the other rooms played awful as a conference. But what you saw in each room for game play was amazing. TLOU2 and Ghosts of T, Spiderman etc

[Ceaser9857361]

Jin Sakai
Agree I don't know why the dislikes. because Sony had nothing new to show. So its was a good decision.

[FanboySpotter]

I hope you didn't think halo infinite was cgi. That was straight from the game and confirmed

[StoneyYoshi]

It said "Game engine footage".
Yeah the game could look like that but its definitely gonna be a bit more polished up compared to gameplay. Sony did the same thing with Uncharted 4 back when the ps4 first was announced. It was in-engine, but the full game wasn't identical in the fidelity the original trailer had shown.

I do have high hopes for games to finally look as good as the cutscenes for this new generation so let's hope in game does look as good as whet the had shown us last night.

[Kumakai]

so giving the impression you have nothing new to show is better than showing trailers of new stuff coming... got it. #fanboy logic.

[strifeblade]

I actually think its really stupid. Its better to have some sort of e3 than nothing. Honestly its a tradition. No amount of sony fanboys defending the fact the sony failed to show up is better. Thats downright disrespectful- sony is just comfortable in this position and had nothing to hype

[Christopher]

I bet opinions would be completely different if they did have a show, though.

Overall, I think there's some rose-tinted viewpoints out there and E3 hasn't changed nor has Sony shown a light on what it is to the gaming community, as it's been a known for the last decade.

[The Wood]

'I bet opinions would be completely different if they did have a show, though.'

You could say that about most things in the gaming industry but you must admit the decision to skip e3 doesn't look so careless now. I think Sony will rely on their own functions or other smaller shows to twist the blade or reveal more info on this gens games and next gens hardware and games.

Shout out to that commenter that kept saying 'see you at e3' how ***** does he feel now. . It's not to offensive to call Microsofts showing as a damp squib is it? I've been restricted for less.

[sixthelement]

Did you watch Sony's E3 last year and how poor it was? The only reason Sony's decision to skip E3 this year being seen as a good thing is because if they did another show this year, it would be even poorer.

[Eonjay]

So, if you follow what has happened since last E3, Sony stated that they would shut some shows down because they didn't have anything to show meaning quite obviously that they wee working on Next Gen. So when PSExperience comes it will be jammed packed with next gen content. Microsoft has been doing the same thing.and that is why their E3 is lack luster.

[AspiringProGenji]

You know what would have been different? MS wouldn’t hold back. I am sure because Sony didn’t attend MS may have not showed everything they have, and that is something smart to do too

We have been saying that E3 is a joke even with Sony attending there. Sony’a no show is actually showing that it would not affect any company that doesn’t go there. They have not been showing up at Gamescom either and despite all the fuss about that, it didn’t matter in the end. They have their own show as well, they can have their own show to reveal the PS5 and more ganes like they did with PS4 reveal as well, and that actually works better for Sony.

I mean this article wouldn’t exist if MS didn’t hold back and capitalized on their no show. They would have proven otherwise, but they didn’t. MS is the one who should be trying harded to get on top. Sony is already poised to have another great gen in their hands with all the greatness they delivered this gen, sonthey have the luxury to not try as hard or do something different , at least for now

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

You can't believe that, ms should have gone for the kill. They need all the momentum going into next gen. They've been stuck in 1st gear all gen, looking back, looking forward - all the while not addressing the problem right in front of them.

[PowerOfTheCloud]

Ms seems to hold back on e3 for years now. This is waiting!

[Christopher]

***You know what would have been different? MS wouldn’t hold back.***

That's not how marketing typically works. Marketing is reactive and you need to make sure you have something to use when someone else gets something good out there. They showed enough, IMHO, to tell me that 2020 and beyond is going to have a lot of new games and content. That's a good thing for MS.

But, I don't expect them to hit much harder until Sony starts talking about their upcoming 2020 games.

[sixthelement]

This guy gets it

[Brazz]

Depends on the show, if you talking about E3 2018 2.0, than no, better to just keep things close to the chest and find the correct time to deliver megatons.

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

Christopher - If they did they would've shown Death Stranding and release date, FF7, Iron man VR, Nioh 2. Anything of note shown at other conferences wouldn't have come close. The best thing shown at E3 is also playable on PS4.

It was inspired decision at the end of the day, no wasted money. And look what everyone is talking about? ms should've hit a home run, they had their chance.

[Christopher]

***Christopher - If they did they would've shown Death Stranding and release date, FF7, Iron man VR, Nioh 2. Anything of note shown at other conferences wouldn't have come close. The best thing shown at E3 is also playable on PS4.***

So, one game we already know about, one VR game, and otherwise multiplatform games?

How is that better than the multitude of exclusives MS showed in addition to multiplatform games?

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

Because that one game is by an industry legend, and the trailer revealed so much. If it was shown on the show floor it would've been HUGE. They chose not to and look at the reception it received.

Everything shown by ms was ho-hum at best, the one exception being CP2077. And that's also coming to PS4.

So you would've had average cinematic trailers VS release day and info on the biggest game releasing this year. Update and info on one of most anticipated remakes being FF7.

At the end of the day Sony felt that wasn't enough to put on a huge show. And it was the right decision at the end of day. They're still riding high from the critical success of their last few game releases, they have huge faith in Kojima and rightly so. It seems he's delivered big time.

The momentum is all Sony's.

[The Wood]

'How is that better than the multitude of exclusives MS showed in addition to multiplatform games?'

Numbers verses substance Chris. If ms's showing is being called in to question then they obviously didn't have a stella showing on the exclusive front which has been their weakness for the majority of this gen. They needed to do better but flustered that opportunity despite Sony's absence. Their biggest takeaway was my boy Keanu's appearance in a multiplat.

[JackBNimble]

Oldboy
Your comment shows your bias .

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

JackBNimble - I wear it on my sleeve buddy, I don't mince words and have no trouble admitting it.

Am I wrong though?

[OB1Biker]

E3 changed a bit but more importantly Sony spent a few years experimenting with psx and proved the press gave more attention and better report on what was going on there.
Media reports of E3 are focused on the conferences.

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

There's a lot to cover, unless your dropping megaton after megaton - your message gets lost in the crowd.

[darthv72]

Sony should be there. Even if it is games we already know about, at least we could see updated footage and details that had not yet been shown. Maybe I'm selfish but I like it when a company has a show and tell of the stuff they have in the works and soon to be released. In this day and age of information updating so rapidly... you sometimes forget about things that have already been announced. It's good to see a recap now and then.

[Nyxus]

That's what they did last year and everyone complained...

[darthv72]

Not everyone. I enjoyed it and was hoping they would have more details of the games still yet to come.

[spicelicka]

I don't think anyone that complained would've wanted to not have an E3 at all. People were complaining by comparing the E3 presentation to their E3 expectations.

Hopefully they have their own conference though, that would certainly be better.

[DeadManMMX]

Everyone complained because they went off the deep end with their presentation. Changing stages with commentary in the middle it was so disjointed. The games they showed were good and that saved it.

[The Wood]

They'll show at other shows. They'll move to their own beat. Time will tell if it pays off but from the consensus it seems Sony played it smart.. . . I mean how can this discussion even be a thing if there wasn't some element of truth

[sixthelement]

Last year they had shows, all of which sucked...moving to their own beat as you say.

Not showing anything isnt playing it smart. Neither was them having a limp show last year.

[NarutoFox]

Wait for PSX and Paris Game week.

[TKCMuzzer]

Sony has made a good move. The industry needs to move away from the pressure of E3. As can clearly be seen you just end up with fill for two hours and nothing really to show.
The way forward is to show when you have something to show instead of preparing gamers for disappointment which is what E3 has become.
The chances are we will now get a fully focused Sony presentation in the future with a nice PS5 reveal and plenty of game footage to go along.

[starchild]

There's no reason any of these companies shouldn't have enough to show each year to spread between a couple events. People just need to have more reasonable expectations. Seeing more of some games we already know about, along with a few surprises, is all we should reasonably expect. And a collection of many companies doing that is plenty enough reason to have an event.

[Prince-Ali]

You people are ridiculous lool.. they dont HAVE to do ANYTHING! You WANT them to be there.. theres a difference ¬_¬ lool

[porkChop]

Nah. People were already sick of seeing the same few games year after year. If Sony doesn't have anything new for this gen then it's better they didn't go to E3. Showing the same games again would have just pissed people off, which is why they also cancelled PSX.

[xX-oldboy-Xx]

As true as that statement is - Sony said so themselves - if they did go, what's been revealed the last fortnight would've destroyed anything else. The exception being CP2077.

[PhoenixUp]

I felt people were blowing this out of proportion like it’d be the end of the world. Sony still has other conferences it’ll attend throughout the year even moreso than its competition. E3 isn’t the end all be all even though it’s very prolific.

Plus we got release dates for Death Stranding & Final Fantasy VII Remake along with some PS5 details so it wasn’t a total bust on them skipping out.

[telekineticmantis]

It's never smart to skip the Superbowl

[Razzer]

That comparison makes no sense. E3 is a PR event. Not a sporting contest.

[RememberThe357]

And winning E3 nets you exactly nothing. Plenty of games have shown out at E3 then bombed when they launched.

E3 is more NFL Draft than the Superbowl.

[telekineticmantis]

I was really hoping not to have the burden of educating people on simple terms.

"Superbowl" is a term used in modern language to describe the biggest competitive event in a particular industry. For example if you type "The Superbowl of" in google, the results you get are The Superbowl of Bookkeeping or Linguistics, or Chess, and none of those are sports either but it is a competition.

E3 is a competition as well, that's why every year Journalists and Fans alike declare and make videos/articles declaring the ---------->WINNER <-----------
of E3.

[RememberThe357]

We know what you meant bro. It didn't correlate. Winning the Superbowl is huge, winning E3 is meaningless.

[-volt-]

The Sony fanboys here think so.

[toxic-inferno]

The competition is about how much money their hardware and software brings in - nothing to do with how much hype they manage to drum up.

[PurpHerbison]

Winning E3 is definitely not meaningless. The biggest gaming show of the entire year. Winning = money.

[ALMGNOON]

dude what are you smoking ?

[Razzer]

"E3 is a competition as well, that's why every year Journalists and Fans alike declare and make videos/articles declaring the ---------->WINNER <-----------
of E3."

Uh.....in chess, like in football, or other real competitions.....there is a CLEAR winner. There is no such thing at E3. There is no scoreboard or point system. You come away from this even with million different outlooks on what happened. It is a PR event, Einstein. In the world of PR it is often better to just STFU if you have nothing of value to say. So educate yourself first instead of making up bullshit analogies that don't apply.

If you really want to talk about keeping score then you need to yapp at MS about releasing their sales numbers. The closest thing to the Super Bowl of video game consoles is sales numbers.

[telekineticmantis]

Well it is a Marketing event so the winner is not decided by points but fan favor clout.

That's why People say the Microsoft E3 2013 ruined the Xbox one launch.

But let's not argue about this, since it's about Marketing or PR as you all call it let's leave to the Professionals to declare if it's the Superbowl or not:

https://www.joe.ie/amp/tech...

https://www.dailystar.co.uk...

https://m.facebook.com/E3Ex...

http://gamingillustrated.co...

https://www.synthesio.com/b...

Please direct the rest of your arguments to these Journalists.

[badz149]

Superbowl is ever relevant only in the USA. it has no worldwide appeal. of course MS won't skip it. over 60% of their console sale come from there.

I wish Sony will still be there because I would totally watch their conference and be more entertained but after all the talks of doom and gloom over Sony's decision to skip this E3, all we have now is articles on how MS disappoint LOL.

MS...the master of dropping the ball!

[Razzer]

"Well it is a Marketing event so the winner is not decided by points but fan favor clout. "

Fan favor clout...yeah..that's how "Superbowls" are won. lol

"That's why People say the Microsoft E3 2013 ruined the Xbox one launch. "

lol......Microsoft would have been better served by skipping that E3 and rethinking their entire strategy this gen. Again....you are not exactly backing up your own argument here, pal.

"But let's not argue about this, since it's about Marketing or PR as you all call it let's leave to the Professionals to declare if it's the Superbowl or not: "

You seriously put faith in that bullshit list of "professionals"? No wonder you are confused.

"Please direct the rest of your arguments to these Journalists."

Well.....that's one way to beg your way out of a confrontation. Good luck with that tactic in life.

[telekineticmantis]

It's called a source my friend, no confrontation needed when you have evidence to show you're right, please read the articles from ---'>THE PROFESSIONALS<-----

[TKCMuzzer]

Super Bowl is a trademark, superbowl does not exist in the English dictionary, that is just lazy journalism in getting that wrong.

Rest assured my friend, millions and millions of people on this side of the pond give the 'Super Bowl' a miss every year and it has little to no effect on their life just like missing E3 won't effect Sony, mainly because their main competitors failed to take advantage

[telekineticmantis]

You can call it the World Cup of Gaming if you want, it all means the same thing.

[RememberThe357]

You definitely caught an unnecessary amount of crap for this comment 😂

[Realms]

@ telekineticmantis

WTF? E3 is not a competition it's an industry trade show always has been just because fanboys make into a competition doesn't make it so. It has always been about presenting information that in past could only be done at E3 that's why it was so hyped but now that can be done anywhere any time.

[telekineticmantis]

WE already settled that, read the articles from the Journalists I posted.

[Father__Merrin]

i would have preferred an e3 by sony. used to love them when tretton presented it

[badz149]

Jack is the best!

[NiteX]

For realz.

[Benficaman]

I think it was a very Smart move from Sony.

[mamotte]

Today, in things that Sony copies from Nintendo: Skip the E3, make your own digital show.

[Smokehouse]

Tfw you’re such a fanboy that you praise them for giving you nothing lmao.

[Razzer]

Hilarious that you think any of these conferences "gave" you something you wouldn't have gotten anyway.

[Smokehouse]

Lmao I was entertained. They “gave” me more games to be hyped for. I’m not praising the people that didn’t show up for no apparent reason, that’s hilarious.

[badz149]

Sony giving nothing?? LOL where have you been this whole gen?

and did you just forget Sony released tidbit info on PS5 last month and actually showed the fast loading in action (MS was just all talk) which just neutralized any hype from the Scarlet announcement? Sony already announced those and Scarlet announcement was just a bunch of "me too"s LOL

[Smokehouse]

And there is nothing wrong with giving nothing lmao. My point is the praises for nothing. Saying “Thanks for nothing Sony, such a class move” in a serious way, not ironic at all. That is hilarious to me, that’s all. Is it really that hard to understand? Why am I trying to rationalize with fanboys?

Carry on with the cradling and ignore my post.

[ApocalypseShadow]

We all know Sony is the reason why we watched E3. To react and see reaction to what they did or what they showed compared to the competition.

But Sony also showed that they don't need to be there. And, not spend all that money and still provide us with the same information with the Internet, YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, etc being avaliable for them to use effectively in the same way as E3.

We knew more about Days Gone before release. We knew more about the upcoming VR games and the Iron Man VR exclusive. We know about Death Stranding and a release date. We know tidbits about PS5, backwards compatibility with PS4/PSVR and a few technical details. As a gamer, you're not missing anything from them not being there.

Only the flash and confetti that Microsoft still thinks is important like cars, celebrities(Keanu was great though. But that was CD Project really) and a list of 3rd party games that are still coming to their competitor's machine.

But when and if they return, you know it's going to smash the Internet in views because they are the market leader anyway. Like Muhammad Ali stepping back into the ring.
http://dujye7n3e5wjl.cloudf...
They run this. They own this.

[rainslacker]

I watched to see what games were on offer. The competitive spirit borne from the different conferences was just a bonus and spring board to argue with others.:)

I still watch the conferences to see the trailers, but I can watch trailers anytime they come. The conferences do add some sense of community to the whole thing that you don't get as much in forums, especially nowadays where everything has to be be contentious.

It is kind of ironic that Sony is one of the leading companies that created that competitive spirit with E3 conferences, all the way back when they first announced the PS1 price and pitted themselves against Sega in a big way. in more recent years, they just seemed to do their own thing, but still had those jabs at the competition at times. Those were some good feel good moments for us console war warriors, but ultimately just gave us a reason to bicker some more.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Trust me. Those jabs will definitely be tossed at their competition soon enough.

Microsoft got caught in a rope a dope last time and paid for it. This time, Sony is being tactical like Sugar Ray Leonard.

[franwex]

Speak for yourself. Sony is not the reason I watched E3. This year or last years, or last 20 years for that matter.

I know Sony can do nothing bad in here, but cmon.

However E3 has been lackster in the last few years anyway. I think the hype for the show is what everyone gets pumped for ever single year. The actual show is alway like, meh...

We really do not need E3 if we are honest.

[gleepot]

After last year, and them knowing they had nothing relevant for this year, yes it was very smart to skip it. We don't need another dude playing a pan flute and taking thirty minutes to swap stages

[starchild]

If they just showed the known games again I'm sure many people would paint that as a negative, but for me personally I would have still preferred for them to have a conference and show us more about Ghost of Tsushima and other upcoming PS4 games.

Most companies are getting ready for next gen and as far back as I can remember the E3s prior to when companies are ready to show their next generation offerings are always a bit weak. Publishers aren't ready yet to show off what they're working on for next gen, so we're left with the last remaining games for the current gen and some smaller indie games that aren't really defined by generational hardware capabilities.

[The7Reaper]

To be fair his name is Cornelius Boots and he is one of few experts of that specific flute

[KickSpinFilter]

To be fair it was still nails on a chalkboard expert or not.

[KickSpinFilter]

The conference layout was awful with flute, talking heads and moving to different rooms. But what they showed in game play and games last year was amazing.

[Dizzy11523]

The Last of Us 2 will have less sales now.

[Knushwood Butt]

Yeah, nobody is gonna buy that now.

[Elda]

LOL!!! Just stop!!

[Lighter9]

That picture. 😂

[RosweeSon]

It was always a smart move only so many games you can take in in such a short period of time, let Ea Ubisoft Bethesda etc reveal all their games... which are coming to PS4 then when that’s all settled down boom bring out their big guns ;)

[xRacer74x]

Rubbish, least other companies who are in the process of changing to next gen showed up and tried to make the show.

[Silly gameAr]

Give them the prize and a cookie for trying.

[WelkinCole]

Sony knows gaming and the gamers.

If they had done another E3 and just talk about Death Standing and TLOU2 they know fans would not like it because it would waste their time. Core gamers hate it when their time is wasted. Sony understands this. They learned this in last years E3.

[Elda]

Of course it was. Sony already dealt it's cards on their exclusive line up for the rest of this current gen which most Sony PS4 owners know already including Sony saving a ton of money not attending E3 this year. Next gen starts late next year & some of Sony's next gen exclusives are more than likely will be ready to reveal including Sony's new console & they'll have a conference at E3 2020 or they'll have their own event.Sony was smart to sit the conference out this year.

[jjb1981]

Johnstradamus predicts that Sony will still win e3.

[No Way]

How is it a smart decision? Regardless, there are millions who tune in to E3. If they just didn't have the quantity of things to show, that's fine.. that's understandable. But, if they have the content (and im sure they do) I don't see how it's a good idea to skip out on it.

I'm sure there are people who know what E3 is, that don't get on this site and don't know what Sony's press conferences are.. I'm sure it's cheaper for them not to go, though.

[Razzer]

lol.....MS didn't have the content to justify a show and look at the reaction.

[Hardiman]

I don't get the shock and judgement they got. I mean Cerny's Wired interview gave a lot of info about the PS5 and built up a lot of hype. Death Stranding got the 8 minute gameplay trailer and we know TLOU 2 and Ghosts of Tsushima are coming so I'm not sure why Sony would've wanted to spend millions doing E3.

Sony has built up a ton of goodwill and I think they know what they are doing.

[Master of Unlocking]

Why do people keep saying "millions" when it comes to being at E3? How expensive can it be to organize a keynote and have some booths on the show floor? A few grands at most...?

[Hardiman]

It's expensive! Just google how expensive is it to put on an E3 conference. The more you know💫

[-volt-]

There is a difference between smart and not prepared. I would go with they are not prepared at this time.

[-volt-]

Come on Sony. Sell this PS5 at 599.

[KickSpinFilter]

LOL not gonna happen $499.99 USD at most

[-volt-]

Didn't stop them in the past. :)

[KickSpinFilter]

No way they would do that again {:/

[neomahi]

Agreed. Microsoft had every opportunity and when I completed the show, sort of, I thought: It's easy to present such a mediocre show when you know the competition isn't going to be there. For the first time, ever, I got so bored watching it, I was skipping ahead just to see what they were talking about, what game, etc until the end when they revealed Scarlett and I said: This next generation isn't going to be a hardware War, it's going to be a software War. This is what happens when Kutaragi isn't behind the wheel, youre pulling parts off the shelf and your console is exactly the same as your competitors, lame..... They went and sat through the same conventions and said, sounds good we want this in our console, I hate this. I want Kutaragi back.

The very same, Ninja Theory was there. I didn't have much faith in them anyway as their past few games weren't all that great but, true to form, once Microsoft picks you up, it's a bad omen, a sign you're dying out. Microsofts big emphasis on online gaming is tragic, it kills the potential of creating something truely amazing, Sony almost always or at least more timed than not lands in spades.

Microsoft had a shot, and they blew it. Most boring E3 Press Conference I've ever seen.... Ever. There's clearly a reason Sony stayed home this year, but, Sony does need A LOT of work on their State of Play, because those are pretty boring too

[wastedcells]

Was thinking the same thing. Sony must have an agent in Xbox lol.

[Thundercat77]

"Starting to Look Really Smart"
Is starting to look like that for you. For Playstation fans, we already knew it was a calculated smart move.

"Xbox had 60 titles on its stage, but without being disrespectful, we bet you’d struggle to name 15 of them off the top of your head"

I can only name 2... Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring 💍.

Sony's move was brave and smart. Microsoft, even with the show for themselves, failed to deliver a substantial or impressive E3.

[HighlyDoubtful]

Push square.com LMFAOOOOOOO totally not biased

[Xavi4K]

Well they got nothing to show why would they spend millions?? Just to show someone play on instrument 🎷

[Master of Unlocking]

They had more to show than MS though

[Xavi4K]

so they decide not to come to E3 where is the logic behind that

[Tross]

At the very least they managed to show us what we wanted to see anyways, and what they didn't show, third parties did. For example, the new Persona 5 Royal trailer has me excited for next year. It's kind of amazing that MS had a conference and still didn't manage to show nearly as much worth talking about.

[BadElf]

No. Every company should just have amazing things to show. Nintendo is the last hope I guess...

[The7Reaper]

This (imo) has been the worst E3 in recent years, been way too many CGI trailers and ads for mobile games.

[DaveZero]

I would say any dev skipping any event is a bad idea.

I really enjoyed Ubisoft showing to be honest and there were a few showings from xbox that were good.

The giggle though goes to watchdogs legion for the granny, watchdogs legion looks insane.

Ghost recon breakpoint and did they reveal some terminator content I was like WHAT???

The Fact that keanu reeves and Jon bernthal were at E3 was one of the highlights, at a time where gaming needs everyone at events, I think Sony gave a slap in the face to everyone, gamers especially.

[MrSec84]

Well they have delivered a huge amount of announcements with both the State of Play events, the Death Stranding release date trailer and the Wired PS5 article.

It's a fact that Sony didn't want to hold back their info until E3, so they let rip earlier in the year and nailed it once again.

Square also had that amazing FF7 Remake stuff and added to Sony's roster of awesome exclusives.

If all of this was condensed into an hour or so long event it would have been one of the best E3 show in recent times.
We still have another Sony show coming soon, likely focused on TLOUP2 and another for Ghost of Tsushima, God knows what else.

E3 isn't needed anymore.

[franwex]

E3 is expensive and it’s actually for the media and industry insiders and to get retailers interested in carrying your electronic products.
It morphed into something else over the years. Into a big show!
With the internet why have a big presentation when a press release will suffice? It accomplished the same thing.

[HardcoreHDGamer]

It is very clear that what Sony did was to help its developers, which in that stand, is respected. Considering they did get all the information out that they needed to without being there bothers me somewhat to the notion that this could effect Companies showing for E3 in the future. E3 is a great coming together of parties and companies and the gaming community. I would hate to see this diminish because of one butterfly effect move.

[XisThatKid]

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Sony decided to just opt out of E3 all together. There are other cons out the year and they have their own events as well. I think they should just drop a few tidbits around E3 season and stay on their own schedule

[Mr_Writer85]

I really enjoyed Square Enix's showing. FF7 looks really good and FF8 finally!

Avengers also looks good.

For me personally SE stole the show, with MS coming 2nd

[gamer7804]

Agreed, they honestly didn't have much to show, a little bit of ps5 info and a strange death stranding clip. Best to save the money and prese t when they have more to tell.

[Master of Unlocking]

Only a focus with extensive gameplay for Dreams, Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Part II, Death Stranding, Concrete genie and Shenmue 3, as well as a short snippet (even smthg just like MS's) on the PS5 would've sufficed. And then some sizzle reel with the 3rd party-published titles maybe. But hey, what can you do...

[gamer7804]

sure it would have been nice, but hopefully they take that money they saved and use it on something else that benefits.

[KickSpinFilter]

That's what Sony did exactly last E3, we don't need to see anymore of TLOU2 or Ghosts, CG.

[william_cade]

Sony won E3 2019 without even showing up. But at least we know that the Xbox is powerful.

[Donnie81]

I understand they didn’t want to show ps5 launch titles yet but let’s not pretend it’s a brilliant move for Sony not to do a presser. I guess they didn’t want all the scrutiny after how bad last years e3 presentation was. It was awful

[KickSpinFilter]

Presentation was awful content was amazing.

[Donnie81]

I agree 100 percent

[Daz]

Licking arse I see.

[Saranya]

They have nothings to show us.

[Edito]

The other thing people need to accept is that he Japanese Console makers give relevance to E3 and without theme it's irrelevant... No offense.

[Donnie81]

The Japanese are less relevant in gaming today than ever. The west controls gaming and has for awhile

[isarai]

It really seems like this E3 was affected the most by next gen. I mean that in the sense that im sure there is plenty new they COULD show, but not till the new systems are officially announced, so what's left is the games that were lucky enough to hit that sweet spot of not so late as to end up being on the next system when they launch, but still being late life cycle releases where releases are slowing down.

[JesusBuiltmyHotrod]

And the narrative changes lol. Sony is one step ahead of MS at every turn.

[Universal 08]

That is a pretty interesting Sony propaganda article, especially since its on a PlayStation website.

[bangoskank]

They steal the show every year anyway. They're better off doing their own thing. E3 is lackluster as hell without them.

[Mister_Wolf]

I don't think they gained or lost anything by not attending. It is no secret that we are in a transitional period at the moment. Sony are in a nice position where they have done well enough this gen that they could skip this year's, we already know Last of Us, Death Stranding are coming. Beyond this I think the focus is next gen.

They have done really, really well this gen. I game on all the consoles, and Playstation had the game of this gen for me - God of War.

[MIDNIITE_Z3RO]

I honestly think the gaming industry is in a slump right now in terms of content. Part of that has to do with Sony and Microsoft about to jump to the next generation consoles. There was only a few really decent looking games at E3 this year, with Cyberpunk leading the way. Death Stranding would've been right there with it. Still think it was a good idea for them not to show up though. They'll have a big E3 in 2020.

[Phantom68]

Release date of FF7 remake and death stranding plus more news about Ghost and Last of Us c9ming 2020 and some solid info on PS5. E3 not needed this year.

[opc]

why even have e3 when we have the internet?

[FanboySpotter]

A copy paste e3 three years in a row(4 if there was one this year) vs no e3 ofcourse anyone would choose no e3. Common sense

[MWH]

Sony should've been there even on a the PR level to maintain their presence in the most anticipated gaming event in the year. but Fanboys will fulfill their purpose, that is; fanboying. so if Sony decided to join E3 next year they will make up a 1000 positive reasons to be there, if not, another 1000 reasons are ready to back it up.

[stupidusername]

Microsoft didn’t really take any advantage of the situation. Nintendo did great though, but I don’t see them as a direct competitor with sony. I wouldn’t say Sony benefited anything from E3, but they sure didn’t lose any reputation.

[Kumakai]

cuz its better to imply you have nothing new to show, then showing at least something? fanboy logic.

[slavish0]

lol smart move not to give fans more PlayStation smh. #stopblindfanboyism 🤭

[Shikoku]

I think PSX will be the show to be at this year because Sony has skipped E3 it gives them way more to talk about in Dec this year can't wait.

[leejohnson222]

I truly can't believe the MS actually said the words, wait till next E3 ! It should be on all there adverts and game boxes