It has been headed in a decline for a few years now. Unfortunately E3 became somewhat of a joke in recent years. Websites started scoring the conferences and pitting developers and publishers against each other. It became less of a celebration and more of a huge pissing contest.
The times have moved on. Companies could have done so much more with the move with the digital age in E3 by releasing demos and things so that the gamers outside of America could join in that bit more.

Putting it simply. Theres a million so called Journalists running terrible click bait websites that felt obliged to be there. In an age where they are becoming less and less relevant. It's as easy for the big dogs to make a digital showing and release it to the public around the world at once. That's where it's all headed. E3 wont die but it's certainly changing

I hope we get 1 more, so we can celebrate 1 last E3 which has provided so many memories since the beginning. 1 big mega blowout to say bye.

i really miss the great conferences all of them had going on bk in the day. watchin E3 all week .. fuuck, i remember watching the Zelda Botw gameplay for hours. it was soo good.
but... u know.

Before digital distribution and and streaming became widely prevelent and adopted, E3 was like how Christmas felt for kids. It's been in a huge decline for years. I bet ten years from now, when the technology is available and easier, it will return with VR events. We might end up seeing alot of things like that.

Let's look at the positive side without E3. Now we will be getting more game announcements spread out over the year.

I liked E3, I will miss E3 but any video related donated will do. Just give us the games when they’re ready. No need to fly thousands of journalists around the world for news that spread for free anyway.

I'd hate to see E3 disappear I like watching when Sony drops a bomb for a title or other companies that peak my interest like Namco, Nintendo, Sega and sometimes Microsoft. I know when Twitch was streaming E3 I always made sure to be on time when Sony announces stuff. I don't see E3 dying like swatting a fly after this COVID crap is gone it will come back the ticket numbers might even spike in sales due to people being cooped up. Gamers look forward to seeing and experiencing the feeling of E3 and trying out the demo of a game that peaks their interest.

The only ways E3 would die is if companies say ok the cost of marketing putting on a fancy show just to show a bunch of games is costing too much money. Or if the gaming industry died down and people lost faith in gaming companies like the game crash in the 1980's. Those are the only ways I see E3 taking a permanent vacation E3 is a giant commercial but its also a companies way to rub their game into another companies face and have fun with it.

Doubt it. Alot of other gaming shows won’t also be held this year as well (at least not physically), yet we have no “X game show will forever be canned” like we always do with E3.

The minute they start adding social media/twitch “influencers” it wasn’t E3 anymore.

I'll wait for official word from someone who works for the organization. I don't know if this is the last we've seen at E3, and I think there's a high chance it will return...but there's also a high chance that it will at the very least be somewhat different from how it has been in the past. Even without the current pandemic it was clear that the industry was (and still is) shifting, and if events like E3 are to continue, they should shift too.

The cost of entry is too much for developers they ate best doing a digital presser but I do miss the traditional conferences

E3 has been trash for awhile now.
Most companies are just going to have their own reveal presentation network online.