@lelo2play

"Sony skipping the biggest gaming conference in the world is a mistake, no matter how you put it."

Yeah, some idiots will sugarcoat and try to turn into positive every dumb decision made by those companies. Microsoft and Nintendo included.

@Brave_Losers_Unite

"PS4 wasn't unveiled at E3 and look at how dominant it is. Take your opinion into the dump"

You don´t even know what you´re talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Is a mistake only in the eyes of Xbox fans. They will cast their usual Doom and then eat their own poison like always.

So how's it a mistake? When Sony has nothing to show this gen. Also they chose not to reveal the PS5 on E3 but do it separately .. Sony aint loosing anything. Once everything is clear and the PS5 is announced Sony will be back at E3

Serious question. To you and Obscure.

How exactly do you think Sony will be affected by skipping E3?

I mean, sure, fans will try to sugar coat it, but I haven't seen anyone say why or how it's actually going to affect Sony negatively.

Most of the conjecture seems based on what we think is actually gained by E3, or how we personally feel about the conference, and I feel that any objective analysis of what these companies gain, versus what they spend to gain it is put on the back burner. I enjoy E3 conferences because I've been conditioned to do so. But I don't see the lack of them to be really that detrimental to these companies marketing efforts.

@rainslacker
"How exactly do you think Sony will be affected by skipping E3? "

It won't affect Sony in any way... Sony will simply be ignored during the conference because there are not there. It's publicity on magazines, online sites, TV, webcasts, etc that Sony could have during the conference and won't have.

Yes, Playstation will still be the most popular console, but Sony is throwing away a opportunity to promote their product (even more). Do you see where I'm getting at?

@CarlDechance

"lol.....you've been cheerleading Xbox One from the beginning of this gen. Are you an idiot?"

Cheerleading? You´ve been a member for only 3 months trying and pretend that you know me? Lol.

Look at my comment history and you will see that i have no shame on criticize Microsoft whether i think they deserve. The truth is that Microsoft has been improving on a lot of ways since the original Xbox One reveal thanks to Phil Spencer! Like it or not.

But i recognize that they need to drop their BS Live Gold Paywall policies ASAP!

@rainslacker

"How exactly do you think Sony will be affected by skipping E3?"

The last first party game announced by Sony was in 2017! At the time of E3 2019, it´s gonna be almost two years without any new first party game announcements for the PS4. That means 2 years (in a row) out of 6 (1/3) in the current generation without talk, show or reveal any new PS4 first party game!

Meanwhile, competition will continue to announce new games, services, features and devices for their current consoles owners while PS4 only gamers will have nothing to looking foward to.

Yes, it will impact Sony´s perception negatively since it doesn´t require a genius to percieve that Sony is done with the PS4 and the only reason they will not reveal the PS5 at E3, is to no hinder PS4 and PS4 Pro consoles sales which will impact on the sales of new games like TLOU 2, Dreams, Ghost and Death Stranding.

And since those studios are working on current gen games, summed up the fact that PS5 is just around the corner, those games will probably made into the PS5´s innitial line up as well.

Anyway, imo, to not give PS4 gamers something to look foward around E3´s season after showing nothing for almost two years will undoubtely have a negative impact on Sony´s image/perception among gamers.

Fanboys will defend Sony to the end, and to see them try and downplay anything that Microsoft and Nintendo will show at E3 2019, will be nothing but expected since they will have nothing to talk about regarding their console if Sony decides to not host a proprietary event at the same time as E3 next year.

They have their own big event.

Is there some rule that states they must come to E3?

E3 is over rated these days and they can skip they have done way too good and if they skip this it wont hurt them.

I mean.. lelo isn't wrong. It's the biggest gaming convention in the world. Millions of people go, millions watch on TV. All the press are there. It is a mistake - but it won't really cost them. I think it comes down to money.. with how widespread the internet is now a days, they just have to post a "show" on youtube and millions will see it.

Couldn't do that 25 years ago.. hell, even 10 years ago.

I'm gonna trust the professional industry people at Sony over the opinion of some random on N4G.

LOL. It's a huge mistake for Sony but not Nintendo right? Some of you are so funny, the fact is that PSX has been successful and they have already proven that they can announce big news at other venues. The PS4 wasn't revealed at E3 it was done in a press event. I suspect that they could potentially host a similar event to announce the PS5 and reveal it at a venue like PSX. E3 is no longer what it used to be it may suck for gamers but that is the truth.

@Obscure

MS can barely announce new games now, and you think they're going to announce more games this gen. Enough to really make a difference? Are MS services really going to make a dent against Sony?

Nintendo will continue to announce games, because we know they're working on them, and will have them ready to announce when they're ready. But is that really going to affect Sony and their future plans that much?

We know what is coming for PS4 for at least a year or two. We can probably even assume they don't have any more PS4 games to announce, or at least not have enough to warrant spending all that money on an E3 press conference. People have optimism for Sony for at least the next year or two, because they already have plenty of games announced. To put it in perspective, Sony has more high profile 1st party games coming out in the next two years, than MS has announced in the last three.

Your premise also assumes they have no plans for big announcements elsewhere. Which is counter to almost every piece of speculation that's been done to date about why they aren't attending E3.

It is probably safe to assume that we're on the cusp of a new gen. But, in no way is there any reason to be skeptical of Sony, and what they have coming will keep their momentum going, because Spider-Man is probably their last huge system seller. TLOU2 may see a bump, but that's going to sell to primarily sell to PS4 owners.

This being the case, MS would have to announce quite a bit to get people to buy into the X1, or X1X, if they think that Sony is about to release the PS5. If their future games become cross generation, then how will it affect Sony negatively, or the potential for PS5? That makes no sense. If anything, having them available on both will keep both systems alive, and shows Sony is continuing to support the PS4.

I don't have to defend Sony here, because I think they'll be fine. They've been fine all gen. You're saying they're making a mistake because somehow they're ruining any potential they had for the rest of the gen....and that somehow, MS will be able to capitalize on this with what exactly? A bunch of games that will likely release for next gen? They're in the same position...the only difference is Sony isn't going to spend a bunch of time at E3 acting like a dead system is somehow still relevant this gen, and Sony will likely continue to outsell X1, and Nintendo will keep on doing its own thing like it always has.

Wait until E3!

-cricket chirp-

Wait until next E3!

@rainslacker

"Also....another year of "wait for E3"? Really?"

All in due time, man. :)

Enhanced OG Xbox Backwards compatible games on Xbox
Adaptative Controles for disable people
Native Keyboard and Mouse support
Day One Xbox One games on Gamepass
Power of the Cloud is REAL!
X Cloud
Seasons on Forza Horizon 4
Crossplay between Consoles
Acquisition/creation of EIGHT NEW FIRST PARTY STUDIOS.

All of that in 2018! You NEVER saw such innovative and agressive stance in a single year from a gaming company regarding development of first party games, services, features and devices in your life!

You can continue to play coy all you want. The reality is that all of you haters will get is more and more disappointments to see your arguments debunked.

"Cloud Power doesn´t exist"
"Day One Games on Gamepass is a lie"
"Xbox One X is not a True 4K console"
"Phil Spencer is lying about acquire/create new first party studios"
"Xbox is only about Halo, Gears and Forza"

All arguments debunked by Phil Spencer! This year!

You love your rethorical about how Microsoft will not support Xbox on long term. It´s gonna be really heart breaking to see you came with lame excuses in case (IF) Sony drops PS4 support before Microsoft drops support for the Xbox One.

Time will tell. ;)

I can see you're easily impressed.

You know what I don't see on that entire list of yours? AAA Games. So much innovation and aggressiveness from them for sure!!!

But, just for the record.

-Never said cloud power didn't exist. I said it was technically possible back in the day. I said it wasn't likely to make much difference this gen. I said it'd be 2-3 years before CD3 released, and it was about 4, and what happened with that? They showed the tech works, and it won't be relevant for this gen. Spencer proved me right, especially since the last game play showing of CD3 wasn't anything like they talked up.

-Never said day one on game pass was a lie, I said it wasn't a sustainable model for high profile AAA games to release on them regularly. At least not without a high subscription rate. That hasn't changed, and MS long term plans, and the level of the games still hasn't been proven, so he hasn't proven me wrong yet, and Spencer is saying point blank they want more service based games, and more intimate games, which means smaller games.

-As with most talk of resolution, I have always maintained that if a game is "true 4K" is dependent on the developer. Most talk about it was more about MS claiming it would be "uncompromised". I said that most devs weren't going to bother with taking full advantage of the X1X. During some of the criticism, I also said that MS had made a great console design which could come close, but there were many technical reasons why I felt they were talking it up to much, and Spencer didn't prove me wrong, R* did. To date though, most devs haven't taken advantage of it, so Spencer hasn't proved me wrong, and plenty of games are compromised.

-Never said Spencer was lying about acquiring new studios.. Didn't care if MS brought studios, or paid for 2nd party games. All I wanted was for them to produce more games. Said they need to shut up and actually do something and deliver. None of those new studios have delivered. Spencer hasn't proven me wrong, but to his credit, it looks like he's at least doing something to deliver in the future. Doesn't change how completely pitiful this generation has been for them.

-MS is mostly about Halo, Gears, and Forza. 3 gears games announced last E3. Halo Infinite announced. A forza every year. Heavy implication that a new Fable is being made. No other AAA exclusive since Quantum Break except Gears and Forza. With the new acquisitions I assume they're going to expand their portfolio, which is good, but hasn't changed anything this gen...thus Spencer hasn't proved anything.

So, at least for my part, he hasn't actually debunked anything, and MS proved I was right about the cloud compute not being relevant this gen. Unless you think we're going to see a huge influx of cloud based games physics after CD3 releases. But with cloud, It took its due time, but I was proven right on what I said.

But let me guess...you're going to say I said something completely different because that's what you do when I shut you down....every time....without fail.