7 Biggest Reasons E3 Is Dying
The ESA's plan for E3's future sounds TERRIBLE.
Well that... was arguably one of the most disappointing E3s in quite some time. Now, obviously the coughing elephant in the room is covid-19; how every company scrambled to put together trailers, demos etc. for a showcase of millions, alongside dealing with a pandemic that ravaged the globe.
That said, E3 has been ailing for years now, and even if we go back to before 2020's cancelled showcase, 2019 had a notably flat reception.
With an abundance of CG trailers masking the reality of what was playable, zero surprise announcements and nothing from top-tier studios like Activision, Warner Bros or Capcom, even back then we were questioning the purpose of this once sought-after event.
Like with 2021's E3, it was both Xbox and Nintendo rolling together a slew of games with minimal talking in between that went down best, further highlighting the reality that all the pomp, circumstance and awkward bluster might be a thing of the past.