twesterm on 18 February 2008
| Dodece said: @twesterm I think the degradation of the E3 into yet another professionals convention has released a lot of bottled up assets that will be allocated to the other shows throughout the year, and more to the point thanks to where the GDC sits in the years calendar it most definitely has a stronger priority position. Companies much start stating their intent for fall releases, or holiday releases soon if they want to generate enough hype to get the kind of sales they are looking for. Perhaps thats what the GDC has been in the past, but last year the entire landscape was reworked. Now everyone has to play a game of positioning unlike before. Anyone can use any event as a media springboard not merely the E3. |
I do admit that it has become more of a media event since the death of E3 but that still doesn't change the fact it isn't a press event. It is still a place for networking, job fair, and a place to get hammered. There will be a few big announcements at each key note but it's going to be largely not spectacular.
I was at last years GDC and the year before and they were both just about the same. Last years was huge but it still served the same purpose. Sadly though I won't be able to go to this years, too busy/ don't want to spend the money on a plane ticket. ;_;
