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August 1, 2020 at 9:34 pm #1554980

limburger

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In ancient times a convention was the only place to get any info on new things.
These days there is no need to wait for a big convention to do so.
In fact … by spreading the news across the year there is a much higher chance of being seen as the information overload during conventions is a real problem.

I think it is why things like the E3 were on life support *before* the Event ™.
The conventions that do survive all of this are likely to re-focus on the social aspect of gaming.
Forget about telling people about ‘the latest’, because chances are we’ve seen it already thanks to websites like OTT or the official company news.

I’ve noticed that some companies have managed to embrace the move to the digital realm.
The Event (stay indoors!) probably accelerated any plans they had.
Others look like they were caught off guard (*ahem* FFG and their stream of death)