E3 2016: 5 Ups & 4 Downs From The PC Gaming Show

7. All That E-Sports & AMD Filler

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While the show did cram a ton of games into its 100 minute presentation, we also had to put up with the usual filler nonsense that only a small portion of the viewer-base cares about.

In addition to the usual spot from AMD (who sponsor the show) to pimp their latest hardware in the most clinical and tedious manner possible (because in honesty, who really cares about what a graphics card looks like?), there was also a montage about the prevalence of eSports over the last few years. It was basically just preaching to the converted and telling viewers everything they already knew anyway.

The only remotely memorable part of this 15-minute snooze-fest was the ridiculous Alienware VR backpack so you can play VR games in a field...which sounds totally sensible and safe.

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