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The coronavirus has been impacting everything we hold near and dear, and the video game industry is not immune to it. The giant gaming expo known as E3 has been cancelled in lieu of prerecorded presentations and socially-distanced livestreams.
E3 is one of the biggest video game events of the year, with thousands upon thousands of people flooding the convention center to try highly-anticipated games and hear about new ones from the horse's mouth. With COVID-19 taking away everything we love, will that "is" turn into a "was?" Also, would we even miss it?!
Big players like Sony and Nintendo continue to pull out of the event in order to better control their spending and their narratives. When looking at their numbers and data this year with E3 cancelled, everyone will get to see if that was the right move or not. If enough companies decide to stay home from the expo in the future, E3's earning curve might flatten too.
The guys discuss their thoughts about the expo, as well as their concerns over whether this event will continue to be in existence when all of this is over. Is E3 too far gone to be saved, or is it something truly needed in the games industry that will rebound?
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The coronavirus has been impacting everything we hold near and dear, and the video game industry is not immune to it. The giant gaming expo known as E3 has been cancelled in lieu of prerecorded presentations and socially-distanced livestreams.
E3 is one of the biggest video game events of the year, with thousands upon thousands of people flooding the convention center to try highly-anticipated games and hear about new ones from the horse's mouth. With COVID-19 taking away everything we love, will that "is" turn into a "was?" Also, would we even miss it?!
Big players like Sony and Nintendo continue to pull out of the event in order to better control their spending and their narratives. When looking at their numbers and data this year with E3 cancelled, everyone will get to see if that was the right move or not. If enough companies decide to stay home from the expo in the future, E3's earning curve might flatten too.
The guys discuss their thoughts about the expo, as well as their concerns over whether this event will continue to be in existence when all of this is over. Is E3 too far gone to be saved, or is it something truly needed in the games industry that will rebound?