The industry reacts to the Death of E3

gamesradar.com:

E3 2023 is canceled, and after a rocky few years in which its intended audience has increasingly questioned the expo's place in the yearly calendar, some are already mourning the show as gone for good.

To be clear, the show's organizers haven't committed one way or another to a show next year. But with the departure of Sony and Nintendo a few years ago, the ongoing disruption caused by Covid-19, and the rising tide of competitors - both those run by publishers like Microsoft and Ubisoft, or those like Summer Games Fest - a clear sentiment has emerged: E3 is probably dead, and we should mourn its passing.

Since last night's announcement, reactions have poured in from developers and journalists reminiscing over their attendance of the expo, its importance to their careers, and the wild moments that could only happen on stage, from Reggie 'My Body is Ready' Fils-Amie to Keanu 'You're Breathtaking' Reeves.

Games have always held such a special place in my heart since I was a kid, and E3 was the highlight of gaming for me every single year since I started following along in 1999. The anticipation, hype, surprise...industry coming together. Can't be replicated.I miss it dearly. pic.twitter.com/wkibquHiKWMarch 30, 2023

genuinely quite sad about this, especially given the tone of the statement does not have me optimistic that it returns. E3 2017 was what made me want to do this for a career. I am sad I never got to do an E3 with IGN. I think media access will get worse as a result. Stinks.March 30, 2023

When I was a kid I used to bike to the library each day to catch up on all the E3 reveals (we didn't have high speed internet).Eventually started watching it live and it was always the most exciting time of the year. Sad that