Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz about the cancellation of E3 2023, Stanley Pierre-Louis, president and CEO of the organizer ESA, said that coronavirus, economic headwinds and online events were the main reasons and that these huge challenges could not be overcome.
Stanley Pierre-Louis said: "First of all, since the start of the coronavirus, some manufacturers' game development plans have been affected. Second, economic headwinds have led companies to reassess how to invest in big marketing campaigns. Third, game makers are trying to find a balance between offline events and online marketing. ”
Stanley Pierre-Louis was asked whether the E3 would return in 2024, how the E3 would continue to evolve, and whether the E3 would be inseparable from Microsoft's Sony Nintendo, but none of these questions were answered directly.