E3 2023 Officially Canceled After Numerous Publishers Back Out
screenrant.comE3 2023 has been canceled after the games industry expo was expected to make its return as an in-person event. The news comes shortly after multiple high-profile video game publishers announced their intentions to host showcases of their own. 2023's E3 was intended to be the Entertainment Software Association's first in-person event since 2019.
The news of E3 2023's cancelation comes from , which verified through two sources that an email was dispensed to the trade show's prospective members, relaying that the event has been called off.
E3 2023 was on the cusp of cancelation after Ubisoft backed out on March 27, opting to host its own Ubisoft Forward Live event in June instead. Ubisoft's exit was quickly followed by SEGA and Tencent, all three joining Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, who clarified they would not be attending E3 earlier this year.
Sources: IGN, IGN/Twitter
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