E3 2020 has been canceled

A tumultuous few months ends with founding organization the ESA making the call.

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[Moriendor]

I'm sure we'll live. E3 hasn't been any fun since they got rid of the booth babes and started their "games are serious business" crusade. Most big companies now have their own events anyway and as a PC gamer there has been very little to take away from a mostly console-centric E3 in the past few years. It had become a very stale and boring event in my opinion.
They can still reveal games and have live streams to make up for the cancellation. It might even get better and spur creativity compared to a live reveal on stage.

 

[Moriendor]

If you think E3 stopped being fun because they got rid of booth babes then maybe you need to reevaluate your life, and join us in the 21st century. It's not that great right now, granted, but it's where I keep all my stuff.

Allow me to clarify. "Booth babe" should be read as synonymous with an E3 era where it was still a fun, loud, crazy and gamey in-your-face consumer event. No exhibitor skipped E3. Everyone went, even the smaller gigs. Everyone was vying for attention and literally hundreds of games were revealed. Buying the print gaming magazine of your choice the month after E3 was the absolute gaming highlight of the year. Those were the glory days of E3. The modern E3, where everything leaks on the net before the show anyway and many big gigs aren't even going, has nothing on that glorious era and I will not miss this show one bit if it doesn't take place this year or ever again even.