This is what they were accused of doing 10 years ago, but only now does it appear to be true.
If E3 returns, it doesn’t seem like it will be held with Nintendo at the LA Convention Center.
Multiple sources confirmed IGN Nintendo, along with console competitors Sony and Microsoft, will not attend the 2023 event scheduled for June 13-16 in Los Angeles. It was to be run by ReedPop (which operates PAX Expo, among other events, and its own distributors such as Eurogamer) in partnership with .
E3 2023 was set to return to in-person events after being absent for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors, but ESA has set out to host a series of online showcase events in 2021. Sony wasn’t on board for his final pre-pandemic E3 show in 2019, and at the same time, Microsoft has set up an Xbox show floor at the Microsoft Theater, which is located in the same complex as E3’s host venue, the Los Angeles Convention Center. I had Microsoft has already announced plans for in-person events for the summer, but has yet to reveal details of locations.
Nintendo may choose to hold a Direct to coincide with the June event, but this is not guaranteed. The last “E3 Direct” from Nintendo was in 2021.
