Xbox Officially Skipping E3 Showfloor This Year, Reveals Other Plans for Event

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Xbox has officially confirmed that it will not be involved in E3 2023's showfloor this year, though it won't be entirely uninvolved with E3's digital plans. Prior to the pandemic, E3 was seen as one of if not the most important video game convention every year. Frustrations with E3's organizers, the ESA, combined with the pandemic leading to events going online, led to E3 alternatives taking root. Now, Xbox is just one of many companies that appear to be forgoing the E3 showfloor going forward.

E3's return in 2023 was officially announced in June 2022 after last year's event. Even before then, there were reports that the ESA would be returning to a physical event in 2023. It was described as a «Hybrid» event with both a physical showfloor and digital presentations, which has since proven accurate. The response to the E3 convention's return has been lackluster, however. In late January, it was reported that Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox were all going to skip E3. Sony hasn't participated in E3 for some time, Nintendo officially confirmed the report shortly thereafter, but Xbox had yet to confirm until now.

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In an official statement made to IGN, Xbox has confirmed prior reports that it would not be participating in the physical convention side of E3 2023. The statement explicitly clarified that Xbox «will not be on the E3 showfloor,» but also made clear that Xbox isn't splitting from E3 entirely. Still, the lack of Xbox, the last remaining of the big three yet to confirm its participation in E3's showfloor, is a huge hit to E3's convention plans for this year.

While Xbox won't be part of E3's physical presence, it does have plans to associate with E3's digital