When E3 goes to the Los Angeles Convention Center for the first time since the start of the pandemic, Microsoft won’t be on the show floor. “We are looking forward to hosting our Xbox Games Showcase on June 11 and will share more details later,” an Xbox spokesperson said. on Friday (). “We also hope to co-broadcast our event as part of E3 Digital and will not be on the E3 show floor.”
Questions about Microsoft’s presence at E3 2023 began circulating in early February when reported that the company, along with Sony and Nintendo, would not have a presence on the show floor. There was some hope that Microsoft would still be at the event after the company announced it would air a dedicated stream. star field showcase in , the same day that E3’s “Digital Week” kicks off. Microsoft’s decision to skip the in-person portion of E3 comes after Nintendo said last month that it would not attend the event. Sony has yet to say if it will be at E3 2023.
The absence of a single console maker from the E3 show floor is a blow to the Entertainment Software Association. The program has lost much of its luster since 2019, when the ESA inadvertently neglected more than 2,000 journalists, analysts and content creators. The pandemic and the appearance of competitive events such as E3 have not allowed it to recover its balance.
