Will Wright on E3

I'm catching up on some of my readings (stuck at work) and came across this piece:


http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/08/29/will-wright-e3-quotthe-walking-deadquot

It almost feels like a zombie at this point; it's the walking dead. It's such an abrupt end to what was E3, which had been this huge escalating arms race.



I understand why they really pulled the plug on the big E3. Looking at the amount of money a company like EA would spend on it, it was ridiculous amounts of money just to be present and competitive with everyone else, so I think they were looking for a way to sign the arms treaty and de-escalate the whole thing.



Right now we're in this kind of dicey, do we have an event, what event is it, which one do we go to? I think we're in an uncomfortable transition zone when really the real E3 died a couple of years ago.

I'd have to agree with Wright. I think the last E3 were I was really excited was 2005/2006. PS3/Wii/Xbox360 news galore!

E3 is dead.

Shame too. The one I got to go too was a blast. A friend of mine was a manager at an eb games and hired me part time just so I could get into E3. I worked a whopping 3 hours there:lol:

We had a mutual understanding;) He hires me for a day to get the E3 pass, I pay for the hotel.


E3 05 btw.

E3 was OK not great to me. Personally I got sick of the media circus, self-important game "journalists", booth babes, game dorks, etc of past E3s. Once I wanted to go, but now I really have no interest. I'd rather go to a real trade show, CES, NAB, etc.

E3 was OK not great to me. Personally I got sick of the media circus, self-important game "journalists", booth babes, game dorks, etc of past E3s. Once I wanted to go, but now I really have no interest. I'd rather go to a real trade show, CES, NAB, etc.

E3 was a blast with the booth babes and game dorks! Trust me. I felt like I was in gaming heaven! (It was on the eve of the 'next gen' console launch, so there was a lot of tech to be excited about. It made me go home and buy a HDTV.

Anyone with an inkling of video game interest would of had a blast at E3's of past. This years was a stinker because they changed the entry requirements.

I would have loved to have been at the 2000 E3 show when Sega were on absolute fire. So many exciting looking new games and all completely different. Sonic Adventure 2, Samba De Amigo, Jet Set Radio, Shenmue, Phantasy Star Online, Skies of Arcadia, Headhunter, Virtua Tennis and so many more all on display all as 1st party lineup for a single console! Really puts the Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony lineups atm to shame :p

Tbh, 2000-1 was a very exciting time to be in gaming as well though as we were getting the first glimpses of what content consoles truly capable of impressive 3D visuals were going to be bringing. Metal Gear Solid 2 Video on show too :D hehe

A lone tear falls for the booth babes.

Gamespot's excellent coverage of E3 is about as close as I want to be there. But I do plan to go to CES next year. Gaming is having a larger presence there as well. I need some excuse to escape chi's brutal winter....