There are many sources confirming that Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft will not be a part of E3 2023, but that doesn’t seem to stop the celebration. The head of the new company in charge of the event (Lance Fensterman, from ReedPop) stated that they’re “moving at full speed” and everything is going according to plan, so the video game industry’s most important event gearing up to return with swords was high in June. His words were a relief after recent comments from Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft who questioned his celebration. The past few years have been a nightmare for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, with two editions (2020 and 2022) canceled, one celebrated in digital-only format due to the coronavirus (2021) and a scandal in 2019 in the form of a serious security breach that led to the personal data of all the journalists who signed up to visit being compromised. In Los Angeles. Will the fifth time be the charm?
“E3 is moving at full speed and we are thrilled with the progress and participation from the community. As we emphasized to the exhibitors, we are keen to share more as details solidify and participants prepare their detailed plans. About the absence of the big three, the president of ReedPop did not comment directly, but let it drop that they will adapt to what is there and confirms that he has “news to share in the next few weeks about some exciting new additions to Remastered E3 2023.”
In any case, the fact that certain names won’t be going to E3 in 2023 doesn’t mean gamers will run out of classic summer presentations and announcements. Microsoft has already revealed that it will be livestreaming around those dates (whether or not it’s part of the event) and Geoff Keighley is still keen on going and has also confirmed a new Summer Game Fest 2023. The Game Awards presenter has taken over E3 for the past few years and staged his own live shows in an effort to emulate the LA show, but far from retirement now that he’s back, Keighley wants to become his competitor and has been preparing for it for several months. So there will be ads for all tastes, although it seems that ramping it up for three days and one place will never happen again.
Source | Gamespot
