Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020, major events such as the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, have had to shift to digital formats or cancel their plans. In 2020, E3 was canceled entirely due to COVID-19 concerns, and in 2021, it was held completely online. This year, there were plans to bring back E3 as an in-person event, but in January, this was changed to an online-only format.
However, for unknown reasons, the event has now been canceled altogether. According to Will Powers, the PR head of gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer, the company received an email informing them of the event’s cancellation without any replacements, neither in-person nor online.
BREAKING: E3 will not hold a physical or digital show in 2022. pic.twitter.com/tYpHjQII8P
— IGN (@IGN) March 31, 2022
According to Stephen Totilo from Axios, the ESA, the organization behind E3, is looking to reintroduce the event in a full-scale hybrid in-person and online format in 2023. In the meantime, major game publishers are likely to follow the trend from the past few years by hosting their independent presentations around the usual E3 timeframe.
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