The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which regulates E3;
But probably not getting the expected attention, ESA decided to cancel E3 alt-right this year. In other words, E3 2022 will be empty and no digital events will be held. ESA has announced that they will devote all their energy and resources to reviving E3 both physically and digitally next summer, but how much you believe this explanation is up to you.
“The exhibition in 2023 will bring together the player community, press and industry with a brand new format and interactive experience,” says ESA.
“We look forward to presenting E3 to fans around the world in Los Angeles in 2023,” the concluded press release.
In fact, although there have been changes in recent years due to the pandemic, the onset of blood loss in E3 was going further back than that. Giant publishers such as Electronic Arts, Sony and Activision were organizing their own events outside E3, followed by Ubisoft. In fact, Nintendo’s former boss, Reggie Fils-Aime, said the ESA needed to take swift steps to recover this important gaming activity.
E3 was once the most highly anticipated event of the year, where we looked forward to the day, and we stayed up until the morning. Now we just look at the E3 news, which is an indication of how much the fair has lost its identity.