Nintendo will not be the only one absent from E3, Microsoft in turn announces that it will not participate in the video game fair. The group that takes care of the Xbox prefers to do its own event on its side.
“We look forward to hosting our Xbox Games Showcase on June 11 and will share more details later. We are also looking forward to streaming our event as part of E3 Digital and will not be present at the E3 booth.”Microsoft said toIGN. As a reminder, the show will take place this year from June 13 to 16.
As we can see, Microsoft will be offering an Xbox Games Showcase on June 11, the same day there will be the conference for the game. Starfield. The group prefers not to have a physical presence at E3.
Two of the three biggest players will therefore skip E3 2023. The third is Sony and it hasn’t announced anything yet. But it is very likely that the group will be absent. Indeed, Sony stopped its participation since 2019. Moreover, a January rumor had already revealed that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo would be absent. Two out of three have since confirmed.
It is certain that these absences will hurt E3. Especially since the 2023 edition will be “special” since it will be a return to normal with a physical show, whereas it was only online in recent years because of the Covid-19. We can also remember that the general public will be able to participate, whereas it was until now reserved for members of the industry, journalists and popular YouTubers.
