Sony cancelling PAX East 2020 attendance due to coronavirus concerns

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drkohler said:

VideoGameAccountant said:

I think they are thinking they can't get the PS5 out in time at their target price so they are quietly avoiding events while blaming the virus.

Can we please stop this nonsense? It's beginning to feel like being in a meeting of the flat earth society...

A company has to look for the health of thir emplyees first and foremost in such a situation. If I were managing a large corporation like Sony, I'd also stop any flying around of "my" people, and meeting at conventions where you have no clue as to where the people would come from and what people they would have interacted with before. 

Consider the inverse. Let's say Sony had already announce the PS5, showed some games and say it's definitely coming Holiday 2020. Would they bow out of numerous events even with the virus? Probably not. Moreover, Sony (as far as I can tell) didn't stop going to events when Bird Flu and Ebola were an issue. But they have canceled numerous events due to "lack of announcements." So now Sony is canceling more events. Are we really going to say the only reason they are bowing out is because of the virus, especially when it's right now worse in Japan than the US?

When we have reports saying Sony is struggling with the price and supply chain break down across numerous industries, it's hard to say everything is hunky dory at Sony and this is just that they didn't want people to get sick.