DerNebel said:
AEGRO said:
The date of the Paris Game Week is not decided by Sony. The reason for missing the Gamescom according to a Sony rep was:
"A Sony spokesperson has told IGN the decision was made due to the proximity of E3 and Gamescom, before emphasising a more meaningful event could be held during October's Paris Games Week."
"We're delighted to announce that we will be hosting an international media briefing at Paris Games Week on 27th October," they said. "With the changes this year of E3 taking place a week later and Gamescom taking place earlier, we feel that both PlayStation and the wider industry would benefit from a major news milestone later in the year, during the most important period for gaming."
It makes sense. Microsoft already blew their load this year, and Nintendo is MIA when it comes to conferences since some time ago.
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That's really just an excuse imo, the conference was pushed back for purely strategical reasons
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Strategical and marketing reasons IMO. Gamescom was in the middle of summer, PGW is in the early holiday rush season. It's a lot more interesting to be seen in October than in August... And as we saw already with the TGS, everyone will be talking about Sony late October. The fact that everyone will be talking about Sony during Halo 5's release is just a big and enjoyable bonus.
