Sony will also skip E3 again this year, which is a big hit at the annual video game conference that will see the next PlayStation release. Instead, Tony said today, the agency will be attending "100 events throughout the year to talk about the next PlayStation 5. (It's safe to say it will also host its own events.)
"We have great respect for the (Entertainment Software Association) as an organization, but we do not feel that the E3 2020 vision is the right place for our focus this year, ”said a spokesman. GamesIndustry.biz.
Sony was a regular piece of E3, with a large stadium floor and an annual media conference full of game announcements and hardware. In 2019, Tony skips the show, saying he wants "think differently. ”Critics and reviewers have found that Sony has released it because it doesn't have much to show and that it will return in 2020 to build PlayStation 5's Buzz, which will be this time. But now, it's clear that Sony no longer recognizes the importance of attending a major video industry trade show.
Maybe it's a sign of the times. Microsoft has been separating us from E3, instead holding Xbox events and talks at the LP. Last year, E3 also increased its addresses and phone numbers thousands of journalistic visits.
UPDATE (8:15 pm): In a statement sent in response to today's news, ESA hyped up the show and they are promoting their new "make-up" – virtual shows, they say, though they wouldn't be so obvious.
When asked by Kotaku what kind of monitoring they plan to receive take the beginning of last year's leak, a An ESA spokesman said they had overstepped it exhibition website:
“ESA, in partnership with outside cybersecurity experts, is taking steps to improve our data protection practices at E3 registration. We have partnered with a new company to develop and build a new E3 website. To instill confidence in the new website, we plan to be involved in rigorous security testing of the new site before launch. And going forward, we will change our practices to collect only the minimum information needed to complete the media attendance. "
