The ESA president and CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis spoke with GamesIndustry.biz and mentioned,” We had been off to a robust begin. There was curiosity amongst exhibitors, trade gamers, media and positively the followers. Finally, nonetheless, there have been challenges that proved too massive to surmount.”
Within the assertion to GameSpot, ReedPop additionally confirmed that digital showcases scheduled round E3 will nonetheless happen; these embody Summer time Recreation Fest and Xbox and Bethesda showcases. The corporate additionally mentioned 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 tip for the enduring trade occasion. E3 might probably seem once more in future years.
ReedPop and the ESA introduced E3 2023’s cancellation after months of uncertainty surrounding the occasion. Massive publishers like Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo mentioned they’d skip the occasion, and only in the near past, Ubisoft additionally mentioned it was pulling out in favor of holding its personal Ubisoft Ahead showcase.