Sony had outlined its plans for E3 2019 as early as November 2018, when it confirmed that it would not be attending the Los Angeles convention at all. True to its word, the organisation completely skipped the famous show, allowing third-party partners like Square Enix to do the talking for it. Consequently, exclusives such as Final Fantasy VII Remake ended up dominating the headlines, without the Japanese giant needing to lift a finger.
But what of E3 2020? It’s already mid-January and the organisation is yet to say a word about its plans. Many are expecting some kind of PlayStation Meeting to be announced imminently, with boss Jim Ryan pointing out at CES 2020 earlier this week that it will share more about the PlayStation 5 in the relatively near future.
The company now has State of Play, of course, which has been growing in popularity since its divisive first edition. E3 2020, meanwhile, will be a rebranded show, which will apparently cater to “fans, media, and influencers”. It’s going to be interesting to see which direction the PlayStation maker eventually adopts; we’re on the cusp of a new console generation, so you’d think the organisation would want to take advantage of any opportunity it may have to get in front of consumers. But it can control its own message these days, and maybe that’s how it prefers to do things.
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Considering how different this year's E3 will be, I'd rather see Sony come up with their own conference instead.
E3 is in a steep decline and Sony jumped the flaming ship without getting hurt, so no need to get back on it as far as I am concerned!
I would rather have a fully focused Sony Event with none of that E3 bullcr*p we see nowadays!
Just what i wanna see. Ninja on stage talking about Mixer lol E3 is easily becoming the most irrelevant gaming "conference" still happening
I think Sony will have some kind of presence with the PS5 around the corner. Sony will probably use it's own event to unveil the system proper, but I think Sony will use E3 to build hype.
With "fans, the media, and influencers" being present, I think it would behoove Sony to have space for some hands-on time with the PS5. By E3 timeframe, there should be plenty of games in enough of a finished state to provide demos - if not, people should be worried about a holiday 2020 release!
Like Don said, E3 has lost its edge due to the power of social media and the likes of streaming channels like twitch and/or youtube.
Companies have realized it's more beneficial to stream to a much wider audience the upcoming additions to their brands they're bringing to the table. Rather than take to an expo such as E3 where the exposure is miniscule compared to the online audience.
Saves on costs as well.
Maybe they could hold a PSX event during the same week. I'd be surprised if they did nothing around that time like last year. With a new console to sell I can't see allowing Microsoft to hog all media attention at that time.
why not using PSX event but this time for a real Annually event in June? everyone know that PSX events had major effect for PlayStation fans around the world...
One thing at a time maybe?
Sony to fully reveal the PS5 and THEN wonder what's next.
If Sony do ditch E3 this year when they’ll have a new console to promote then it’s got to spell the end of E3 as we know it ☹️ I’ve always enjoyed watching the Sony and Microsoft conferences online
I'm starting to wonder if the constant leaks that occur to E3 news is what is leading Sony to looking at their own event. This year is too important, and I'm sure they want to make a massive splash...and leaks always seem to kill that vibe.
"State of Play, of course, which has been growing in popularity"
Popularity as in more people watching it or liking it, b/c a lot of people on here seem to hate it as it's always over-hyped and it turns out being nothing more than a bunch of indies and games we already know about.
Now I do think SoP will be great once the PS5 is officially revealed and they start talking about those games, or even GTAV is 4k and HDR, but so far all I've read is disappointment.
Sony bailed on E3 last year, no need to mention it this year, you only need to dump your ex once. YT is a thing, nobody needs E3.
Their theater did close 2 weeks ago though so no events there.
Just forget e3 and make psx a yearly event, for ps5 make ps5 event just like ps4.
I’ve watched 1 E3 bad it was thoroughly unimpressive on all fronts. I think “winning E3” is more important to the respective console fans than to the console makers themselves.
It's unfortunate if they don't attend E3, as I've always really enjoyed the various E3 shows.
You let me down push square, what was it that yous said about Foxy UK? Man he’s on a rant! And whatever you accused him of apparently you guys have been doing the same thing before he even started his YouTube channel? Oh dear.........
Sad to say, but E3 is a relic of the pre-internet era. Back in the day that was the only way you learned what was coming up, but now everybody knows everything that's going to be announced beforehand, sometimes months in advance.
They skipped last year, did the awful 4 tents thing the year before. It's clear Sony no longer wants part of E3 and Microsoft will have it to themselves. But, if they have already announced the system fully at a state of play maybe the come just go show some games and steal some of Xbox's thunder.
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