A new report from a trusted outlet indicates that the on;ine event of E3 2022 could also be canceled this year although the event will return in 2021.
Kodoani.com – Since the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out in 2020, gaming industry events have turned online to share the latest information on releases and release schedules. upcoming development, which is not only causing major delays. to games but also to the events to which they are featured. One of the first events to receive a delay in 2020 was , the annual exhibition organized by the Electronic Software Association (ESA) but after a seemingly successful comeback in 2021, it seems E3 2022 may be canceled a second time.
E3 is an annual electronics show held in Los Angeles, California where many publishers and developers from the video game industry gather to showcase upcoming releases and conduct meetings. . Until recently, the show was primarily for the mass media to cover games that were still in development. However, in recent years, the ESA has allowed fans to purchase tickets to attend the show. This was mainly due to the increasing costs of hosting the show, which prompted major companies like PlayStation and EA to pull out of the event.
After it was announced that the show’s 2022 event would not be physically held due to concerns surrounding the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, a VentureBeat reporter stated in a TikTok video (reposted). on YouTube) that E3 2022 “probably” won’t be held as an online-only event this year similar to how it was held last year. Instead, it looks like the show could be canceled altogether in 2022, with developers and publishers instead turning their attention to Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Festival or the organization their own presentations.
The ESA has yet to comment on whether E3 2022’s online event will be cancelled. When discussing the cancellation of the live event a few weeks ago, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat “We remain extremely excited about the future of E3 and look forward to announcing more details soon,” not committed. associated with the idea that E3 will return to the online platform this year.
It’s unclear whether giants like Microsoft and Nintendo will return to online demo platforms this June even without E3. In 2020, Microsoft waited until July to hold a game launch in the summer while Nintendo spent most of the year being quiet except for a few Nintendo Direct Mini events held near the end of the year. Hopefully this sporadic form of communication won’t return in 2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the gaming industry.
