twintail said:
The issue was that E3 had become neither a trade show nor a consumer event but an amalgamation of the two. That was the problem that Layden (and I guess Sony) had with the event. Trying to focus on both the trade and fan aspects of the show was a mess for everyone involved (press have even mentioned it being far more difficult to get to appointments, demo games and do interviews then it used to be before the shift) Layden suggested that just moving to a consumer show made more sense, because E3 is too late in many cases to work with retailers to stock product, something Sony does is February anyways. Whether there is behind the scenes drama is something I cant verify from any source. I would assume that isnt the case because E3 has being moving to being more consumers focused. But at this point, when they finally commit, it will be too late I feel. Sony are out and I doubt they are going back if Sony's current plans work out. |
I kinda doubt this debate only started in 2017, when they opened to the public in a limited capacity. Personally, I think that was a move to try to appease the group that wanted it to become more consumer oriented. But, it turned out a to be too little too late.
