It is often said that when the river sounds, water carries. This morning we woke up with the news that the THAT He was contacting different firms to stop their plans for E3 2020, and the situation with the Coronavirus would have put the entire organization of the event in check. Now it's official E3 2020 canceled or at least suspended until further notice.
It's official: E3 2020 is canceledhttps://t.co/nO885zt5OV pic.twitter.com/aZsge7S29W
– Nibel (@Nibellion) March 11, 2020
ESA appears to have forwarded a official statement to various specialized media confirming the decision of suspend the event
An expected move, seeing what happened with other video game fairs in recent weeks. The situation with COVID-19 it would have already been the lace for an event that this time was completely in the spotlight. From the departure of iam8bit, creative directors of the fair, to the promise of making great changes, the organization has had to deal with a different situation than usual.
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And so different. Chances are, right now, ESA is looking to carry out an alternative to traditional E3 later and also during the summer. In this sense, and in order to mitigate the risks of contagion of this virus that is putting so many sectors in check, it is possible that they give rise to a completely different format, based on online emissions and Streaming in true Nintendo Direct, State of Play or Inside Xbox style.
We will have to wait to see what is the alternative to which they manage to shape from ESA as a different proposal for E3 2020 or if, finally, this year we are completely without the biggest video game fair
