Sony cancelling PAX East 2020 attendance due to coronavirus concerns

[VAMatt]

twintail said:

VAMatt said:
My guess is that Sony 1) wants to avoid talking about PS5 as long as possible for a host of reason, and/or 2) is starting to confront the possibility that they won't be able to ship PS5 this year due to supply constraints that may or may not be related to the virus.

They were going to PAX to show off PS4 content and presumably paid for all the fees related to logistics.

Does that mean they're not milking it ?Now they have a convenient excuse to avoid going to an event where they have less stuff to show than usual.  No company wants to be in that position.  

My other points stand.  If you follow business news (as I do) you'll see that all kinds of companies are jumping on this virus to excuse all kinds of things.  It basically buys them all a 3-6 month period where they don't have to account for any kind of underperformance.