We might still be three months away from E3 season, but talk of the year's biggest gaming show is gathering pace. Earlier this year, E3 2022 was reportedly cancelled, however, that may no longer be the case.
Prominent leaker Tom Henderson says the ESRB, who rates each and every game launch, has begun sending out emails to developers. Those emails state that E3 will be digital-only once again this year.
As a result, any in-person happenings for E3 2022 seem unlikely. The rumour comes as gamescom, another huge gaming convention, just announced plans to bring back its in-person show for 2022.
Henderson also went on to say that he expects an announcement soon, if developers are now finding out about E3's plans for this year.
That'd be great because, if we're honest, we're more than ready to hear more about Xbox's plans. While May and September showcases are also rumoured, Xbox has delivered big-time in recent E3 showings.
Are you excited for E3 this year? Or would you prefer Xbox to start doing 'directs'? Let us know below.
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Christ! Never expected that. We will see though, I heard the orgs started to wind down on E3 years ago due to finances. I can understand making it all digital but previous Devs departures do make it difficult for them to contend.
I still love E3. It has been a huge anchor for fan expectations and I personally haven't enjoyed the move away from it. People never use to ask about what is in the pipeline because you knew they would tell you during E3. Now people have unfounded expectations for State of Plays and Directs that we get questions all the time about what publishers are doing.
Super excited it is back this year and I hope most of the big publishers will make an appearance.
I wonder whether the widely reported rumours of the shows demise spurred them on. Guess we'll never know. While it has it's problems I still love E3 a time to completely nerd out and get overly excited about Video games for almost a week. It's almost like Christmas as a kid but for adults.
This is kind of sad for me. As a kid, E3 was the biggest gaming show everyone looked forward to all year. Now it’s come to this. Hopefully something else spawns out of this to have that big week long convention style gaming show. I know the PAX shows and Gamescom exist, but man E3 was so huge at one point.
Bring on the Xbox and Nintendo show. Oh I mean E3...
Me and the wife both love E3 this is great news if true
Like everyone else here I’m hoping this is true and looking forward to it! E3 was always my summer party event with friends. It wasn’t even always about being the best show with the best reveals but all of us gaming together in between shows designed to build anticipation for the future. Some of the best times for me and I would like the celebrations to continue. Bring on E3!
@AdamCorela Yeah I remember when E3 was the biggest gaming event of the year, something you would look forward to reading about in all the magazines and later on gaming sites. Times sure have changed, streaming changed everything.
E3 has been getting worse every year over the last 4-5 years so I think it's time to shut it down for good and have individual developer shows throughout the year, more days to look forward to to instead of just a three day weekend once a year
Q) Are you excited for E3 this year?
A) I would be very much excited for E3 this year and a little nervous. The start of this year already had a plethora of games for me to pick up to the point that my Christmas list is probably going to be finished before Summer even begins. My year may have been rough so far but the games have not.
Q) Or would you prefer Xbox to start doing 'directs'?
A) Why not both? I'm a much bigger fan of the E3 showcasing of games news. It makes it easier to find and book time to watch the event when it's consistent and all within the span of one week.
That said, smaller bits of news springing up through the odd other video event do have their place. There are plenty of smaller games that can get overshadowed in massive E3 style showcases and it's helpful for some games to have decently dedicated 10-15 explanations and tours to properly present them.
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