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Sony's skipping E3. Again.
Shaymin:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-11-playstation-will-not-participate-in-e3-2020
--- Quote ---"After thorough evaluation SIE has decided not to participate in E3 2020," said a Sony Interactive Entertainment spokesperson. "We have great respect for the ESA as an organization, but we do not feel the vision of E3 2020 is the right venue for what we are focused on this year."
--- End quote ---
Remind me again why this show continues to exist?
broodwars:
This move just baffles me. Sony skipping out last year made sense, since they had nothing to show. But this year, they not only have a new console to show off, but a console to dissuade people FROM buying in the Xbox Ranger Operator Series X ( ;) ). For whatever it's worth, Microsoft's going to pretty much have E3 to themselves to show off their (worthless) console that won't have any exclusive games for 2 years.
Between Sony's continued silence on the PS5 and this, I'm starting to wonder if Sony actually has a plan this time with PS5. It feels like nothing is ready to show any time soon.
Now watch Sony announce a PS5 reveal event for 2 weeks from now. :rolleyes:
ShyGuy:
Arrogant Sony? Sony Exculsive conference? What are the game leaks for PS5?
nickmitch:
It baffles me that Sony is skipping E3. It makes me think the console isn't ready/might be pushed back. Even if they reveal it early to get ahead of Xbox, having it on the floor at E3 gets it more hands. But if it's not ready and E3 comes and you've got nothing, you're effed because MS will be there.
Assuming Sony isn't totally pooping the bed, I'm gonna assume there's an event they'll announce soon for sometime in the spring.
Khushrenada:
Nobody thought there could be a bigger win at E3 than the Wii vs PS3 2006 show with people stampeding to get to Nintendo's stuff but then Nintendo curbstomped everyone in 2018 and Sony knows they'll never be able to outdo them so they've packed their bags and left E3 for Nintendo. To the victor goes the spoils!!
Althoooooouuuuugggghhhhh, Nintendo never debuted the Switch at E3. They had a brief clip of the console in September 2016 and got people hyped on the concept. Then they had the Jan. 2017 Switch launch Direct and launched the darn thing two months later in March. Maybe Sony has been looking at Nintendo's Switch success and decided to copy in that regard of not using E3 to debut the PS5 at the same time Microsoft will be talking about their competing console. They may want to generate their own hype when there isn't much else happening in order to dominate the gaming conversation when it happens and have the gaming world sort of focused on them and their plans alone. The way Nintendo handled the Switch release (along with their handling of E3 the past 6 years) may have changed how companies now handle when and how they inform the public of their products.
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