I was wrong — E3 is dead | Kaser Focus

You might remember, last year when ReedPop announced that E3 2023 would be a live, in-person event — a return to the before-times — I had the absolute temerity to describe the event as “far from dead.” Well, this week will teach me to open my mouth, because it turns out I was quite wrong. E3 is dead. Erect the headstone now. She’s dead, gone and buried. We even know who the murderer is: That old hobgoblin, indifference.

To be honest, I can see where the predictions of imminent death came from with regards to E3. I was just hoping it could hold out for one more year for selfish reasons. Despite having been in the games (and games-adjacent) industry for 10 years now, I’ve never actually attended E3 in person. For a plethora of reasons, I never actually got to experience the event when it was at its peak. I was hoping (not expecting, mind, hoping) the event would go on this year so I could at least say that I’ve gone, even if it was a shadow of what it once was.