@davillain:
Yeah man there was a time when I thought E3 was pretty hype. Can't even remember how long ago it's been now lol. At one point, attending E3 was something I really wanted to do. Now you'd have to pay me to go.
Just think a number of factors have dragged it down. Tons of trailers and announcements with no gameplay, for games that are likely years off. Big releases just move at a much slower pace than they used to, and I find most of the big games way less appealing these days. And then the fact that yeah, all these companies can now announce/show games on their own timetables. Makes way more sense, and makes E3 seem like an increasingly dated platform.
Seems more like a fading tradition at this point. One that's become a big hollow commercial for the most part, only having the occasional highlight here and there.
E3 was never a show for gamers, but for businesspeople. I went to E3 once, and all the best stuff was behind closed doors and you needed to make an appointment to see it.
That said, I did get to play PS Vita and WiiU six months before they came out, so that was nice.
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