E3 2022 gets cancelled, including the online edition
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oli3
Hmm, *looks at calendar date*... yup can't trust anything today. But if it's still cancelled tomorrow then oh no, where will Starfield gameplay be shown off for the first time.
nevcairiel
The initial news of this actually landed when both US and EU were still in March, and to be honest its a rather believable piece of news and not in any way a good joke. Of course, some companies have been known to make terrible April's Fools.
Its not that surprising if real, anyway. E3 has been going down hill for a while now, and COVID just accelerated that.
TheDeeGee
Even if this is a joke, does anyone care?
E3 has been a dead horse for years.
Undying
It was dead even before the pandemic.
Karl
Especially not after last year where they talked more about politics than showing the actual games. Like seriously, when I want to know about the world problems then I get that information from news and not game shows where they pretend to care and do something about it.
Horus-Anhur
I'm from a time when E3 still mattered. I remember buying magazines to see all the new announcements.
There were a couple shows on TV that showed videos from E3. And for the time, it was awesome.
But times change, and E3 has not been relevant for many years. So this cancelation is inconsequential.
Studios should just publish their trailers online, some info about the game and be done with it.
No point in spending thousands of dollars on a show, just to entertain gaming journalists.
mentor07825
Didn't Take-Two, owners of Rockstar, do a panel where they talked about inclusivity and diversity instead of video games? Aren't Take-Two and Rockstar also one of the worst places to work in regards to work/life balance? Their monetisation practices is also industry leading in just how much can you push a bad thing, with GTA+ now live.
Honestly, the only good show is the Steam Game Festival where you get to actually try and demo games.
Kaarme
Gaming journalism itself has suffered majorly over the years. Scandals, petty politics, and hypocrisy have become an inseparable part of it. I haven't read a single professional game review for years. Instead I just check a trailer, store page, user feedback, and maybe some Youtube videos to know if a game is worth buying, in addition to possibly hearing about it from friends.
Horus-Anhur
Like you, I also have greater trust in other gamer´s opinions, than in gaming journalists reviews.
Catspaw
E3 will probably just migrate to "mobile" game instead.
Cant wait to see raid: shadow legends to be the main event of E3.
Solfaur
E3 is one of those events that, while I never had the chance to actually ever visit, I remember fondly from the "good old days" of printed magazines. There always was some sort of special xxl editions coming out around this event with loads of exciting articles (from a time when gaming journalism was actually good) and photos from the announcements each year.
But just like magazines, I think events like these are a relic of the past. In this day and age there are simply a lot better/convenient (and cheaper) ways to announce stuff, especially in this industry.
Pryme
For me Gaming Industry are suffering heavelly with the bad practices of Developers, gaming journalists and even some reviewers sometimes (not their fault). The last example for me was Gran Turismo 7, the game had excelent reviews, and some days after received a new patch that restructed all the ingame rewards/nerfs turning it to a grind fest (almost a mobile game practices).
For me now is, wait a year until the game is playable, stable and after a good backlash of the comunity for bad practices you can have a good game. I'm having more fun with older games that have good suport from modding comunities (and sometimes I send them some money to suport the projects, like Supreme Commander) that newer games that are having a lot of trouble.
tsunami231
not joke this was reported the other day by other sites, not like really matters much
The Laughing Ma
Shhhhhh hear that.... that's the world's smallest violin playing.for anyone who thought E3 actually mattered any more.
You have two major factors that have rendered E3 redundant.
1). Publishers, developers or console makers know they can get a better deal using their own media channels. It costs them less, has a more engaged audience and they don't have to share the spot light with anybody else.
2). The average consumer is so bombarded with spoilers, teasers and vertical slices via their average everyday activities, it's shocking to think that publioshers / developers have anything 'new' that they could show at something like E3.
PPC
I get my news from memes, way more objective than any news network tbh.
Agonist
I have not watched E3 in years. Its been a sad joke, and after what I heard and read about last years political woke fest, this is not a bit of surprise.
I do miss the good days of E3. When it was exciting whether you were a PC person or console fan.
