E3 2016: 7 Ups & 5 Downs From Microsoft's Conference

12. All Those Damn Zoom-Outs

It's been a problem at E3 for years now that the conference producers and directors for some reason decide to cut to a shot of the crowd every so often while a clip is playing.

This reached a fever pitch of irritation in Microsoft's conference this time, occurring so frequently that players at home were being constantly pulled out of the experience of enjoying these awesome announcements and first glimpses of new games.

What could possibly be the motivation behind this? Is there a misguided belief somewhere that we'll forget what we're watching if they don't constantly pan out to remind us? It's so poorly thought out and stupid.