Rumor: E3 2020 may be canceled due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns
One of the biggest gaming events of the year may be canceled as new consoles are on the horizon.
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The Entertainment Software Association may be announcing E3 2020’s cancellation tomorrow morning due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns, if rumors are to be believed. This comes aftermultiple games industry eventslike GDC and SXSW were either postponed or canceled as well. If true, this would mark the first time in the show’s history that it won’t take place.
The floodgates opened up on Twitter Tuesday night afterDevolver Digital tweetedthat people should “cancel [their] E3 flights and hotels.” This ledothers in the industryto confirm that sources speaking with them had indicated theevent would indeed be canceled.
Though Sony had already announced it would not be attending E3 this year, much like how it skipped out last year, Microsoft had big plans to detail the Xbox Series X even further. With the PS5 and Xbox Series X expected to come out next holiday, all eyes were on any next-gen announcements. I’d wager that many companies will be looking to make their announcements over livestream now.
It will be interesting to see the fallout of E3’s possible cancellation this year. Many have described the event as a sinking ship that was becoming irrelevant to publishers and consumers alike. Now that publishers may have the chance to see what they stand to lose (or gain) from not attending the show, it could possibly lead them to pull out next year. We’ll need to wait and see what changes the event may or may not undergo as a result.
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Jennifer Locke has been playing video games nearly her entire life, and is very happy Xbox is growing a stronger first-party portfolio. You can find her obsessing over Star Wars and other geeky things on Twitter@JenLocke95.
