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So E3 is Cancelled
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Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:25:56
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With the ESA already in full contemplation mode trying to turn it into a PAX-like do you think they will bring it back in 2021? Also should they?

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Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:33:34
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I think they'll go down kicking and scrreaming.  They're not going to just stop hosting it.

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Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:40:55
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Keep it going. I love it.

Even though I ignore most of it these days.

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Thu, 12 Mar 2020 23:34:55
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It hasn't really been as enjoyable as it once was with someone always missing from the stage, but I still liked watching press conferences.  Virtual presentations just don't seem to be as exciting, though.  

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Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:05:05
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I think they'll do it later in the year but at a smaller location, like San Diego conference centre. Too many of their members would have spent money on building sets etc... and at the end of the day ESA is for their members.

They'll still be able to exploit rubes into buying three day passes to sample energy drinks and have selfies with Tim Kardashion (3rd cousin).

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Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:29:32
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Remember when years ago they tried to shrink it down to keep it a specifically industy only event? I wonder if they might go back to that. There was a bunch of fan outrage afterwards, but PAX has some since entered the stage and positioned itself as a event for fans/gamers.
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Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:39:11
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Good, nothing of value was lost.

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Fri, 13 Mar 2020 22:36:37
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Very disappointing but certainly understandable given the circumstances. I really hope it bounces back in a big way next year. It’s just not the same without out that big live audience there. For instance the whole Keanu Reeves reveal was just so much cooler with that audience.

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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 06:49:12
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justplainlucas said:

It hasn't really been as enjoyable as it once was with someone always missing from the stage, but I still liked watching press conferences.  Virtual presentations just don't seem to be as exciting, though.  

The video's are not as exciting becuase there is nothing on the line in terms of the risks of live performance.

I just wish E3 was what it was in the 2000's -- and internet be damned there is no reason why it could not be other than the ESA lost control of it's members.

I learnt today that E3 is the main source of incme for the ESA, so it's definately going to come back.

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Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:17:17
I think we will get a whole load of net based coverage. N. Direct style stuff too. They could still do stage presentations without an audience. Korean music shows ARE doing this right now.

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