E3 3 continues, but it will be a little different from previous years. The games conference will be only online, from June 3 to 3, and ensures that developers "will bring their latest news and games directly to enthusiasts around the world" and, despite speculation Initially, E2020 is going to be "accessible to everyone for free." Following the cancellation of E3 2021 due to the Covid-3 pandemic, it was unclear if E2021 XNUMX would still take place in one form or another. A digital event was scheduled to take place in XNUMX, but due to a lack of support, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) decided to scrap the event altogether: Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest takes center stage for announcements of games. But this year is shaping up to be different and a handful of publishers have already confirmed they'll be attending EXNUMX XNUMX, including Xbox and Nintendo. But there are also notable absences. Read on for everything we know so far about EXNUMX XNUMX.
What is E3 2021?
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(Image credit: ESA) The name E3 stands for "Electronic Entertainment Expo" and it has been operating in one form or another since 1995. Hosted by the Entertainment Software Association, E3 is a three-day convention to celebrate and showcase everything related to entertainment. to publicize upcoming games and consoles. - with a handful of panel discussions and keynotes alongside the excitement of the living room. E3 2021 will be the 3th time the event has been held, and E19 2009 will be canceled by ESA due to the Covid-3 pandemic. But this year, instead of being held in person in Los Angeles (his home since 2021), EXNUMX XNUMX is an all-digital event.
When will E3 2021 take place and how much will it cost?
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(Image credit: logoboom / Shutterstock) E3 2021 will take the form of an all-digital event running from June 12-15, 2021. ESA has confirmed that the event will consist of live press conferences and a broadcast of four day video Digital attendees will also be able to keep up with everything that's happening through the E3 app. Despite speculation that parts of the event are behind a paywall, the ESA has confirmed that E3 2021 will be completely free to attendees.
Who will attend E3 2021?
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(Image credit: Microsoft) Xbox, Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two, Warner Bros. and Koch Media have all been confirmed to appear at E3 this year; However, Sony is conspicuously absent from ESA's list of initial commitments, along with EA, Activision. Blizzard, Sega, Bandai Namco and Square Enix. It's an impressive show of support for E3 2021, with many speculating that the online-only event would be largely ignored by the biggest companies in the industry. The presence of Xbox and Nintendo is a boon for ESA, whose event was considered by many to be "the Christmas of game announcements" and has been scaled back in recent years. In a press release, Stanley Pierre-Louis, ESA CEO, said: “For more than two decades, E3 has been the premier venue for showcasing the best of the video game industry, while uniting the world through of the games. E3 of the year in a more inclusive event, but will always look to excite fans with important reveals and insider opportunities that make this event the preferred gaming scene. "
Sony's absence from E3 two thousand twenty-one
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(Image credit: Sony) When the ESA first announced its list of early commitments, Sony was conspicuously absent. After TechRadar contacted the organizer to confirm Sony's absence, ESA sent us the following statement: “While, as in previous years, Sony has no plans to attend E3, we continue to focus on creating the showcase. leading and redesigned for the news, announcements, disclosures, networking, and gaming interactivity that have made E3 a popular experience for decades. This isn't the first time Sony has abandoned E3 - the company again opted out of last year's event (before it was cancelled) in favor of its own State of Play and PS5 events, which closely mimic the Nintendo's successful Nintendo Direct style of presentation.Sony also skipped E3 2019 altogether.So what does Sony's likely absence at E3 mean for PS5?Well, we'll always see new PS5 games from other publishers on the show like Ubisoft and Capcom, but that means first-party exclusives that many PlayStation fans need information on won't be in. Sony will likely host its own E3-style event, where you can control messaging, format and cadence. news without the kind of investment needed to be there at E3, but you could also choose not to share anything at this time like last year, which would give Microsoft and Nintendo a week of almost unrivaled attention for gamers. Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch announcements. We've seen a number of publishers, including EA and Square Enix, making the transition to hosting their own custom events. Again, we wouldn't be surprised if these publishers still plan to release a whole bunch of gaming news in June, but we'll ultimately have to wait and see if they save the juiciest reveals for E3 itself. It's a shame Sony isn't present at E3, as it's always been a celebration of major announcements and exclusive reveals, and with the platform owner not directly involved, that slightly dilutes the game's sense of timing. It also means we have to speculate on when Sony might reveal more information about its upcoming games like God of War: Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7, and Horizon: Forbidden West.
E3 two thousand twenty-one: what we want to see
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(Image credit: ESA) Xbox, Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two, Warner Bros. and Koch Media have all been confirmed to appear at E3 this year; However, Sony is conspicuously absent from ESA's list of initial commitments, along with EA, Activision. Blizzard, Sega, Bandai Namco and Square Enix. We hope that at E3 6 Microsoft will give us a solid release date for Halo Infinite and officially announce that a new Forza Horizon game is in the works. We also hope to learn more about Fable, which was confirmed to be in the works last year. We also expect Bethesda to give us more details on Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 3, and clarify whether the two games will be exclusive to the Xbox platform. Here's hoping Nintendo uses E2 to give us a Breath of the Wild 3 release date (and more details), gameplay footage of Splatoon 3, and perhaps a closer look at Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes. And Pokémon Legends: Arceus. We're still unaware of Capcom's sci-fi adventure Pragmata, which was announced last year, so we hope to see it better at E6 2. It's also possible that we saw Konami announce the long-rumored Silent Hill games. it would have worked. Ubisoft will likely give us a new release date for Far Cry 6, plus a closer look at Rainbow Six Parasite, as well as an update on some of the games we haven't heard much about since its announcement: Skull & Bones and more. there. Good vs. Evil 5. While we don't necessarily expect Take-Two to announce GTA 5 (who knows though), it's more like we have a firm release date for GTA 2 on PS22 and Xbox Series X and news on the upcoming updates for GTA Online. We will likely hear more about NBA 4KXNUMX as well. What we're really hoping for is more news on BioShock XNUMX, and maybe even a glimpse. We hope that Warners Bros will give us a new trailer or gameplay for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Gotham Knights. Finally, we're not sure what to expect from Koch Media, which means Deep Silver's parent company Saber Interactive and Focus could have a few surprises up their sleeves.
E3 2021 vs Summer Games Festival
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(Image credit: Summer Game Fest) Summer Game Fest was hosted by Game Awards host Geoff Keighley and debuted in 2020, filling the void left by E3 2020. Last year, Summer Game Fest was a season of events. online that brought together 16 of the biggest publishers in the industry, including Microsoft, Sony. , Activision, Valve, Bethesda, and Blizzard in a four-month cavalcade of game news, previews, and demos. From May through August, Summer Game Fest partnered with these publishers to post game plan updates and announce new titles on social media platforms, as well as playable demos for attendees. Microsoft shared some staggering gameplay demos of “75-100” in total. This year's Summer Game Fest is apparently going to be more "condensed," according to Keighley. While we don't know the exact dates for Summer Game Fest, we do know that it will also take place in July. It's unclear how long this year's Summer Game Fest will last. This will be the first year that E3 and Summer Game Fest have been held in the same amount of time, so it will be interesting to see which publishers and developers choose to present at E3 and which choose to present at Summer Game Fest. It's as if others, probably Sony, chose to host a separate conference.
E3 2021: what happened at E3 2019
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(Image credit: CD Projekt Red) Since E3 3 was cancelled, the last E3 to take place was E2019 2019. Even without Sony, there was still a long way to go to make 3 a great year for the E2077. We had this wonderful appearance by Keanu Reeves, and the news that he would appear in Cyberpunk 2 (as seen above), new specs for Xbox Series X, and that brilliant BOTW 2 teaser. We also had a full reveal. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and EA's Apex Legends Season 3 updates, and the announcement that Dark Souls developer From Software and Game of Throne's George RR Martin are collaborating on the upcoming game Elden Ring. Square Enix had one of the best press events we've yet to see at E8 XNUMX, which contains tons of new information about Marvel's Avengers, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Final Fantasy XNUMX Remaster. Not that, though. it was good news, with Animal Crossing: Horizons delayed, and the…