The ESA president and CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis spoke with GamesIndustry.biz and stated,” We have been off to a robust begin. There was curiosity amongst exhibitors, business gamers, media and definitely the followers. Finally, nonetheless, there have been challenges that proved too giant to surmount.”
Within the assertion to GameSpot, ReedPop additionally confirmed that digital showcases scheduled round E3 will nonetheless happen; these embrace Summer time Sport Fest and Xbox and Bethesda showcases. The corporate additionally stated that it’s going to proceed to work with the ESA on future E3 occasions, suggesting that although E3 2023 is canceled, this isn’t the top for the enduring business occasion. E3 may probably seem once more in future years.
ReedPop and the ESA introduced E3 2023’s cancellation after months of uncertainty surrounding the occasion. Huge publishers like Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo stated they’d skip the occasion, and only recently, Ubisoft additionally stated it was pulling out in favor of holding its personal Ubisoft Ahead showcase.
