Also this year: The E3 conference will be held as an online event only

For the third year in a row, the annual gaming conference will be broadcast on social networks and streaming.

The reason?

You guessed it: the Omicron variant

Matan Nishi, the gaming channel system

08/01/2022

Saturday, 08 January 2022, 19:35 Updated: 19:38

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The E3 conference is considered one of the biggest gaming events in the industry, and every year the various keys and distributors gather in the city of Los Angeles to present the games, innovations and big exposures for the coming years.

During the last two years, the event took place in a limited format and included only the possibility to watch the corona eruption delayed network, and it seems that the situation will remain the same this year thanks to Lorient Omecron. To the place.

ESA's management made its statement to VentureBeat magazine: "Out of medical considerations and public health concerns surrounding the risks of the Omicron variant it has been decided that E3 for 2022 will not be held as a physical event".

The organization also said that over the next few months it will provide additional news and updates, in addition to the date of the event.

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Although E3 switched to an online viewing event format, even before the Corona outbreak around the world companies like Sony or EA abandoned the annual conference and began holding their own private events where they did not have to share the spotlight with distributors and other developers.

Quite a bit of criticism has been heard about the annual event over the past few years and quite a few actors and viewers claim it has lost over time from its charm.

On the other hand, an event like the annual Gaming Aw Alls ards ceremony grew in reverse.

While it started out as a limited event, over the years it has become a much more glorious event where companies come to announce new games - a glory that once belonged to E3.

The question therefore arises as to whether E3 is still needed in the physical format, and whether it is possible to reduce its scope and turn it into an event for online viewing on a regular basis, and perhaps make room for newer events in the industry.

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