Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are all skipping the revitalized E3 conference in June, in accordance with a new report from IGN. E3 can be again as an in-person conference in Los Angeles after not happening at all in 2022, and I personally was hopeful that the massive three console makers could be on the present when it takes place from June thirteenth by way of sixteenth to assist make it really feel like the massive occasion of years previous. However in accordance with IGN’s reporting, that’s not the case.
That stated, it’s not completely surprising. Sony first skipped E3 in 2019 and hasn’t been a part of the conference since. Microsoft stated final week that it would be doing a showcase in LA this summer however didn’t outright say the phrases E3. Nintendo has confirmed time and time once more that it might drive big information cycles with its can’t-miss Direct video shows, so it could not really feel the necessity to share the E3 highlight. And for the reason that present can be going down a couple of month after the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo could need to preserve the eye of its followers on what could possibly be one of many greatest video games of the yr.
As E3 has grown smaller, different digital levels have sprung up for recreation publishers to make their massive bulletins — most prominently, The Sport Awards and the Summer time Sport Fest, each hosted by Geoff Keighley. He spoke to us in 2022 about the place E3 does — or possibly doesn’t — match into the gaming panorama. By the way, the Summer time Sport Fest account just tweeted that it’s going to even be returning on June eighth, just a few days before E3.