The Los Angeles fair, which Sony will not attend for the second consecutive year, will try to renew itself so as not to lose its appeal.
Countdown to E3 2020, the new edition of the most powerful fair in the video game industry. The event, wounded after Sony's decision not to attend for the second consecutive year, seeks new ways to face the future. Although PlayStation 5 will not be presented at the Los Angeles fair, Microsoft will be present next to its new generation machine, Xbox Series X. The list of companies is not yet complete – in fact, those of Redmond do not they appear, like Nintendo—, but companies like Ubisoft, Bethesda, Activision, Bandai Namco or Square Enix have already said yes.
Microsoft conference at E3.
All officially confirmed companies
- Activision Publishing, Inc.
- Amazon Game Studios
- BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
- Bethesda
- Capcom USA, Inc.
- Epic Games Inc.
- Kalypso Media Group
- NCSOFT
- RDS Industries Inc.
- SEGA
- Square Enix, Inc.
- Take-two
- TENCENT
- THQ Nordic
- Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- UnnamedVR by Paracosma
- Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
- XSEED Games
The ESA (Electronic Software Association) has promised great changes, which will begin to be reflected in the 2020 edition. "We have heard the feedback from our media partners, attendees and the industry in general," they explained in a statement. “We are committed to keeping the E3 at the same level as you expect. For E3 2020, we are collaborating with industry insiders and new creative partners, ”something that will give them the opportunity, according to the organization, to seek fresh approaches.
Before the leaks of the personal data of the attendees that occurred in recent years, the association has moved token and announced that it has modified the security protocols. This will entail changes, since they will not request as much data as before. In addition, the information will no longer be stored on the website. Do not forget that the previous leaks were carried out through the E3 website.
2020 is an important year for video games because the new generation of consoles will be released at the end of the year. Traditionally, the E3 had been the scenario chosen to present the machines, but this time, Sony will use its own events to bring its proposal to its potential customers.
