Xbox, Nintendo, and Sony Won't Be Part of E3 2023

[Grand Conde]

Publicly microsoft was saying that they would be there.

As if anyone believes a word out of Phil Spencer's mouth.

 

[winb83]

Nintendo gave E3 the middle finger first.

Nintendo has consistently been at E3. Them not holding a pre-conference show doesn't mean they don't have a presence. Sony was the first to outright skip E3 entirely.

 

[Grand Conde]

Nintendo has consistently been at E3. Them not holding a pre-conference show doesn't mean they don't have a presence. Sony was the first to outright skip E3 entirely.

And then there were two? Nintendo skipping E3 press conference this year

Wii U maker will show off software at smaller, private events for distributors, press.

arstechnica.com

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

And then there were two? Nintendo skipping E3 press conference this year

Wii U maker will show off software at smaller, private events for distributors, press.

arstechnica.com

*Nintendo puts video on youtube around the time E3 just happens to occur.

Its like saying you went on a date with rihanna cause she ate at the restaurant across the street from you

 

[-DMP-]

Oh well

 

[winb83]

And then there were two? Nintendo skipping E3 press conference this year

Wii U maker will show off software at smaller, private events for distributors, press.

arstechnica.com

E3 is a trade show with exhibits on the floor. Nintendo not doing a pre-show press conference didn't mean they weren't at the show demoing their products. The press still got to go to the show and play Nintendo games so Nintendo was still at E3.

Sony skipped E3 entirely meaning no pre-show conference and no presence on the show floor.

 

[ORDER_66]

Then why even bother tuning in?!

Maybe they can bring in tons of mobile game makers and alot of PC games... That may work... fukk it try to fill the void with something else

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Then why even bother tuning in?!

Maybe they can bring in tons of mobile game makers and alot of PC games... That may work... fukk it try to fill the void with something else

 

[Why-Fi]

canned and direct is the wave now. yet another nintendo invention copied to hell and back

 

[Why-Fi]

that loud gaudy costly format been dated for a good long while anyway

 

[Rice N Beans]

I want Space World back to be honest.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I think Stadia might be there

 

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

Nintendo dropping their conference was the beginning of the end. I used to want to go to E3 as a kid but now

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Xbox Has Allegedly Canceled Its E3 Appearance Due To A Marketing Budget Cut

Xbox will not attend E3 this year. Their absence is reportedly due to a cut in Xbox's marketing budget. Xbox will have its own events instead.

exputer.com

Story Highlights

• Xbox will not attend E3 this year.
• Microsoft, Sony, and others will not be in attendance.
• It is the first in-person E3 event since 2019.
• According to an insider, the reason for Microsoft‘s absence from E3 is a result of a cut from Xbox’s marketing budget.

When it was announced that E3 would return in person this year, some questioned the future of what was once gaming’s most popular industry event.

E3 was once the event everyone in gaming would wait for all year. It is the event where studios would show off their newest projects. It was an event where people from the industry would get to network.

The importance of E3 has dwindled in previous years, being supplemented by Geoff Keighley’s summer game fest, as well as other events such as The Game Awards and publishers’ own individual events.

E3 has not been held in person since 2019. Its 2020 show was canceled due to the pandemic, and the 2021 and 2022 shows were virtual events. Ever since competing gaming events have only grown more popular, and E3’s importance has only shrunk.

It was rumored that multiple major publishers would not attend E3 this summer. Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo will be absent this year.

According to industry insider Idle Sloth, the reason for Microsoft’s absence from E3 is a result of a cut from Xbox’s marketing budget.

Microsoft has sought to cut costs in the company, laying off 11,000+ people in the last few weeks. These cuts have hit many Xbox studios hard, with 343 Industries laying off nearly a hundred employees and other studios canceling games as a result.

With the big 3 game publishers out, E3 could be barren. Ubisoft will likely be the headliner of this year’s E3 event. Some major publishers, like EA, have their own summer event, while others will likely have their showcases during the Summer Games Fest.

VGC games Andy Robinson suggests that it would not be a good look for Microsoft to attend this event in the wake of mass layoffs that have significantly affected its gaming division. However, Microsoft could have a presence in LA somehow, where E3 takes place.

Microsoft has its own summer showcase planned. Reportedly, Nintendo is a no-show because the company does not feel they have a strong enough lineup to justify a presence at E3.

Xbox Has Allegedly Canceled Its E3 Appearance Due To A Marketing Budget Cut

Xbox will not attend E3 this year. Their absence is reportedly due to a cut in Xbox's marketing budget. Xbox will have its own events instead.

exputer.com

Rumor: Microsoft decided not to participate in E3 2023 due to lack of money for marketing from Xbox

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www.aroged.com

Looks like Xbox is cutting back on marketing.

It would be very surprising if Nintendo really doesn’t have any bigger games aside from Pikmin 4 to market after the summer

 

[MrLogic]

E3


going out like the arcades mainstream wise