E3, the world’s largest exhibition dedicated to video games, will be canceled again this year.
As Ukrinform reports, The Guardian writes this with reference to the testimony of the exhibit organizers.
“It was a difficult decision given all the effort we and our partners put into the event, but we had to do the right thing for the industry and E3,” the statement said.
According to the organizers, they understand that “interested companies will not have ready-made demo versions, and sourcing difficulties are making attendance at E3 this summer impossible.”
The exhibition was to be held in Los Angeles in June. Since its inception in 1995, it has been the leading video game event of the year.
In 2019, E3 was visited by 66,000 exhibitors, but the next three planned exhibitions did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The show’s cancellation deprived the video game industry of a major event to market new releases, instead, since COVID-19 the trend has been dominated by online streaming shows where broadcasters announce and showcase new titles.
This year, most major development or publishing companies refused to participate. video games. It was previously known that Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft, SEGA and Tencent refused to attend E3 2023. Some of these companies announced that they will make their own presentations in June.