Why is PlayStation Skipping E3?

@DavidtheWavid Which no one but the gaming news outlets will cover.

@GrisellJumpTJDit's ALL about the qualiry!! 😂🤣😂

@GrisellJumpTJD LOL, you actually think that quality has had any impact upon Sony's decision? Also, something that Brian and Jenn seem to have purposefully ignored is the fact that Sony also canceled their own PlayStation specific convention as well.

@RiverRunning It seems you've fallen for the false narrative that E3 is only about announcements and nothing else as well as the ridiculous idea that Nintendo doesn't have a presence there still. E3 has NEVER been about the announcements unless you are in the gaming news media. It has always been about interacting directly with developers, enthusiasts, and regular consumers (the last has expanded mostly in recent years).

@Kalilaila And you seem to be under the impression that the term "interacting" is not not replaceable with the term "shmoozing" (oops I typo'd the original ;) and seeing it from the public side of view doesn't change what's happening... it's also worth bearing in mind history - history says in big thirty foot high neon lettering that as soon as a conference starts giving more access to the public it is because it is having trouble convincing the industry it still has a purpose... it's no surprise that the opening up to the public happened as it started dying - so, like I said, it is about feeding the hype train which is clearly a problem when your titles can't catch up to the hype - however good they are, god forbid they be bad because in that case you'll get your studio shutdown; so devs at E3 become subservient to the whims of marketing - often not part of their own studio in the case of the big publishers and console makers so... well shit. And if you don't believe the hype train isn't a problem with E3 then how come people are so commonly keeping track of the broken promises that E3 produces every year and why some of the material shown would also be in direct breach of the law (both Trading Standards and Advertising) in the UK were the con held here (it's true they don't sound like much but both agencies are kinds like Bulldogs rather than Rottweilers; they've a nasty bite that they just won't let go of and if you don't know that then that's your fault for breaking the law).

@CiarasStuffagreed

@CiarasStuff You seem to be under the mistaken idea that them not showing is going to at all affect how they choose to make money. If anything, them not appearing at E3 will result in them accelerating the rate at which they do those things. Events like E3 allow for the interaction between the developers and the consumers (both regular and enthusiasts). Not attending E3, as well as not having their own PlayStation convention, means that they get to avoid that interaction as well as any negative feedback about their products (new and old).

@RelativeEnigma yeah, the lead console manufacturer is skipping an event in June because of a game the previous October.

@Dr.Greene This is my favorite analogy for this news.

@malebolgia And on a completely unrelated note: Are PA Guardians slowly infiltrating and taking over The Know? :)