E3 Officially Over After 28 Years
Dec. 12, 2023E3 Officially Over After 28 Years
Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 has officially been confirmed to be over after over two decades of the show.
After more than two decades of serving as a central showcase for the video game industry, ESA has decided to end E3. ESA remains focused on advocating for ESA member companies and the industry workforce who fuel positive cultural and economic impact every day.…
E3 began as a trade show back in 1995, being a way for retailers to come across what’s new for the holiday season. A premiere event would attract press from all over the globe to cover the happenings. This became larger and attracted more attention. Over the years, the way people purchase games and gaming consoles changed. Many retailers went online, and games started shipping outside of the holiday season. Having one show that only existed once a year didn’t quite match fit the industry, thus further gaming show events began to spring up. The major ones being Gamescom, Summer Game Fest and The Game Awards. Of course, there are others across the world such as Tokyo Game Show, ChinaJoy, G-Star in Korea, Paris Games week and more.
Livestreaming platforms such as Youtube and Twitch aren’t the only factors. Other game shows have since risen such as Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, making E3 more obsolete and essentially pushing it out. Publishers have also created their own digital showcases to promote upcoming games such asNintendo and Microsoft. The absence of major publishers such as Sony has contributed to E3’s overall popularity decline and irrelevancy.
Although it seemed inevitable looking back on this, the expo has given a number of historic moments in gaming. Reveals such as the announcement of the Playstation 4 as the rival to the Xbox One.Keanu “you’re breathtaking” Reevesrevealing he was inCyberpunk 2077which was a surprise and met with a wholesome response from the audience.The Elder Scrolls 6finally confirmed to exist, although further evidence has been rather slim since its official teaser but hopefully with Starfield now launched, Bethesda will show us more.
TheFinal Fantasy 7 Remakewas a huge reveal for FF fans, transforming Cloud and the cast’s low polygon look into full 3D glory.Fallout 4‘s unveiling was a return to the highly acclaimed series, with plenty of Fallout humour. These were just some of its key highlights. It still seems sad that something this long-running finally coming to an end. What were your favourite E3 moments? Let us know in the comments below.
Yuria
News Editor at Fextralife. Yuria is an avid PC gamer and Twitch streamer who enjoys online multi-player games and believes games should have amazing storylines not just great graphics.
