twintail said:
People said similar things last year and it didn't change Microsoft's conference much imho |
None of the big 3 launched a console last year either. Timing matters.
Bandorr said:
Depends on the details. A bad or boring conference not under your control - is not good marketing attention. What I remember from the last Xbox conference is Keanu. A random guest star in a third-party game that will sell better everywhere else. I rather see Sony take control of their conference. !00% control. Control the day, control the time. Control what you show, how to show it when you show it. No forced fan interaction etc. The same people that watch Sony E3 will watch Sonys own conference. This isn't like TV programming where whatever follows the super bowl gets a big boost. You have to find where to watch E3, and when to watch what. As long as Sony does a good job marketing when their conference is etc - they will get the same crowd. Probably more with no competition and better timing. |
(referring to bold) That is not necessarily true. E3 is an event. People take special time out to watch an event. If 1/3 of the Oscar awards broke off and did their own thing another month out of the year, then it would get a lot less attention. Oscars get a lot of attention just because it is an event: lots of celebrities in one place, people like to see what they are wearing, people want to see the best jokes and Oscar highlights, etc....
E3 is the same way. Lots of games are shown off at E3. Lots of developers are there to talk about their games. Many youtubers make special videos about going to E3 and such. It is an event! People pay more attention, because it is the biggest gaming event of the year, by far. It is really dumb for one of the big 3 to just skip the biggest gaming event of the year, especially a year when they are launching a new console.
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