E3 2020: All The Game Companies Attending The Industry Event (So Far)

@sandstormmcd: I am gonna agree with the no one wins guy, it is like winning the bachelor or dancing with the stars, you see smiling faces but soul crushing humiliation behind the eyes.

At first there was the spectacle of E3 in the 90s and 00's, then console wars with set players offered some kind of commentary as to the waning relevance of E3. But here we are in a new gen console release and all three are either phoning it in or skipping it all together. When Geoff Keighley passes it by, as well as no commitment from heads of platforms like Spencer, Layden, or Furukawa is a tale tell sign of waning interest.

And can we even call a "winner", anymore as all three are not really attending - while Nintendo had the best showing other platforms, publishers choose to hold their pressers later in the year. Even the most popular games at E3 last year 2019 were FF7 remake, Cyberpunk, and avengers. So .... I guess if you want to single out one platform over another by default because the other teams only sent their mascots... then hey a win is a win.

FYI i went to E3 99' when the public was not really allowed in, though you could visit by invitation and or pity pre E3 days and or post E3 days after journalists and vendors/buyers. This was when it was back in L.A. and still on guard from some school shootings, including Columbine. It was when you had to shuttle back to your hotel with bags of 'swag', and when booth girls were apologetically pre- 'me to'. Dreamcast, PS2, gamecube, xbox all had rumors and rumblings - with curtains and room with huge 'do not enter- press only' signs. Knowing that was where the computers were, that had the demos and what must be glorious secrets.

Now it is barely what it was once was.