E3 to return to an in-person show next year, gives dates for 2023 event
The state of video gaming's biggest annual trade show has been up in the air for the last few years. In 2020, 2021, and 2022, E3 had been canceled due to the COVID pandemic. This year, the ESA was due to make an all-digital E3 event, but that also ended up being canceled. Following all this, the ESA decided to put ReedPop--the organizers of events like PAX, EGX, and New York Comic Con--in charge of putting together E3 2023.
We'll be able to expect E3's return during the traditional June timeframe, with the official dates being given through Gamesindustry.biz, courtesy of a briefing with the ESA. E3 2023 will take place from June 13-16th. In recent years, E3 had allowed non-media to also partake in the trade show, though things will function a little differently next year; the first two days will be for industry and media only, while the third day will see consumers allowed in alongside them, and the fourth and final day will restrict business and media and only allow in fans/consumers.
The ESA has three core objectives in order to make E3 2023 more manageable for everyone:
- Make a better business event where it's easier to connect, meet and conduct interviews
- Make a better consumer experience where there are things for fans to actually do
- Partner, support and be friends with everyone announcing games in and around E3, irrespective of whether they're actually in the convention center
Source
