The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) will have to do without the presence of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo at E3 2023.
If the Electronic Entertainment Expo was to make a triumphant return next June as its first physical event in four years, it won’t end up happening as well-informed IGN media sources say Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have no intention of participating in conferences or even with booths at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
EXCLUSIVE: IGN has learned from multiple sources that PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo will not be attending E3 2023. https://t.co/bd3iVYOs26 pic.twitter.com/qJOwinltU0
— IGN (@IGN) January 30, 2023
If Sony and Nintendo are very careful about what they have in store for the next few months, Microsoft intends to take advantage of the summer to host a new Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase:
Our teams are hard at work and can’t wait to share with our fans what to expect when we return to Los Angeles for our annual event this summer.
The absence of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo is a blow to E3 2023
Representatives from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and ESA have so far declined to comment. However, ReedPop released the following statement:
E3 is a very important event for the video game industry and ReedPop does not take responsibility for hosting a major cultural event. Since ReedPop accepted the contract to host E3 six months ago, we’ve been hard at work with ESA members based on their feedback to create a new look for E3 that meets their goals and needs. This process has taken time due to the sheer volume of stakeholders that have provided us with feedback, although we recognize that we could be more transparent about questions where we are still finalizing responses. We continue to work tirelessly to create a show that will bring the global video game industry together. We believe that we have created a new format for the event that meets the needs of the industry and its fans, and we are committed to developing and developing it in the coming years. While we spent most of 2022 fine-tuning the form that E3 2023 will take, taking into account the feedback we solicited, we did not send any contracts to an exhibitor until early this month. We’ve received huge interest and word of mouth from many of the industry’s biggest companies, and when we’re ready to announce exhibitors, we’re confident it will be a range that will make the trip to LA worthwhile for the industry. as well as consumers. and we are determined to build and develop it in the coming years. While we spent most of 2022 fine-tuning the form that E3 2023 will take, taking into account the feedback we solicited, we did not send any contracts to an exhibitor until early this month. We have received huge interest and verbal commitments from many of the largest companies in the industry, and when we’re ready to announce exhibitors, we’re sure it will be a range that will make the trip to LA worthwhile for the industry. as well as consumers. and we are determined to build and develop it in the coming years. While we spent most of 2022 fine-tuning the form that E3 2023 will take, taking into account the feedback we solicited, we did not send any contracts to an exhibitor until early this month. We’ve received huge interest and word of mouth from many of the industry’s biggest companies, and when we’re ready to announce exhibitors, we’re confident it will be a range that will make the trip to LA worthwhile for the industry. as well as consumers. taking into account the comments we requested, we did not send any contracts to the exhibitor until the beginning of this month. We’ve received huge interest and word of mouth from many of the industry’s biggest companies, and when we’re ready to announce exhibitors, we’re confident it will be a range that will make the trip to LA worthwhile for the industry. as well as consumers. taking into account the comments we requested, we did not send any contracts to the exhibitor until the beginning of this month. We’ve received huge interest and word of mouth from many of the industry’s biggest companies, and when we’re ready to announce exhibitors, we’re confident it will be a range that will make the trip to LA worthwhile for the industry. as well as consumers. as well as consumers. taking into account the comments we requested, we did not send any contracts to the exhibitor until the beginning of this month. We’ve received huge interest and word of mouth from many of the industry’s biggest companies, and when we’re ready to announce exhibitors, we’re confident it will be a range that will make the trip to LA worthwhile for the industry. as well as consumers. as well as consumers. taking into account the comments we requested, we did not send any contracts to the exhibitor until the beginning of this month. We’ve received huge interest and word of mouth from many of the industry’s biggest companies, and when we’re ready to announce exhibitors, we’re confident it will be a range that will make the trip to LA worthwhile for the industry. as well as consumers.