The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has officially announced that there will be no E3 2022 conference this year. The popular Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game show was supposed to otherwise happen in June this year. Here’s what happened.
This news was announced by Razer PR Will Powers and was later on confirmed by ESA to IGN. While there isn’t a proper explanation for this decision, ESA reveals that it aims to take a break so that it can better prepare for next year and come back with a bang next summer. Hence, E3 2023 has been officially canceled.
Just got an email… It’s official, E3 digital is official cancelled for 2022. Lots of mixed feelings about this…— Will Powers 🛫 NYC (@WillJPowers) March 31, 2022
It appears like ESA wants to only conduct a physical event, considering the scale at which E3 has usually taken place. Hence, it needs time to prepare for the event. Events like these have been severely affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic as organizers had to take them online and cancel the in-person ones. Many participating companies have also withdrawn from E3 and more big-scale shows to announce their products independently online.
