4 Facts That Will Make E3 2023 Different From Last Year

E3 stands for Electronic Entertainment Expo, which is a world exhibition event, where the contents are exhibitions on all kinds of entertainment in electronic form, especially video games. E3 2023 is also coming soon.

E3 has been running for 23 years since 1995. Usually this event is held in the city of Los Angeles, California, United States.

E3 is often filled by a great many developers nor publishers which has indeed produced many AAA class games. Not only that, developer console Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft also attended.

Many “phenomenon” occurred at the end of this year, it seems that E3 2023 will not be the same as E3 in 2023 yesterday.

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So, this time we will discuss various facts that might make E3 2023 different from last year. Come on check it out!

1. Sony Will Not Be Coming

A surprise from Sony, which is often the dominator in circles console gamers. Usually Sony floods various exclusive games every E3 event. Unfortunately, at E3 2023, Sony decided not to attend.

What is the reason? There’s no official word yet on why Sony won’t be at E3 this year. This lack of clarity has led to a lot of speculation circulating among circles gamers. One of them is Sony wants to surprise with the presence of Playstation 5.

There are also those who speculate in a negative direction. Speculators who give negative arguments tend to think that Sony has run out of ammunition to show off their various exclusive games for the event later.

2. Square Enix that lost its director

Not long ago, there was “sad news” from Square Enix, regarding the resignation of the director of Final Fantasy XV, Hajime Tabata on October 31, 2023. Tabata resigned from both Square Enix and the developer studio Final Fantasy XV Studio Luminous Productions.

Final Fantasy XV itself is one of the various Final Fantasy series. Even so, Final Fantasy has a different storyline, so you don’t need to have played the first Final Fantasy series to understand the storyline of Final Fantasy XV.

Final Fantasy XV (FFXV) was quite successful when its PS4 version was released. Square Enix also promised a DLC that would surprise FFXV fans. Unfortunately, the promise will most likely remain a promise because of the resignation of the director.

3. Kojima and his “affairs” Death Stranding

Hideo Kojima, who is famous for various Metal Gear series last year, has always been in hot news, regarding his dispute with Konami.

The dispute seemed to be due to Kojima’s idealism which no longer matched Konami’s, so Kojima finally withdrew from Konami.

The retreating Kojima didn’t just stop there. Instead of retiring from the game world, Kojima actually formed his own game studio under the name Kojima Production.

Kojima Production is developing a horror game (maybe action) called Death Stranding. Kojima is full of mystery and riddles, it is indeed very suitable when developing a horror game full of mystery and riddles.

Death Stranding has only appeared so far trailers which also caused a lot of speculation but still left a mysterious impression. Maybe the game will be showcased in full at E3 in 2023 later.

4. Xbox Scarlett, which is predicted to be a PS5 competitor

Source: ExtremeTech

Xbox Scarlett is a project console latest from Microsoft. Consoles This is indeed predicted to be a PS5 competitor, there is also a lot of speculation regarding the specifications of this Xbox Scarlett.

More real graphic display until it disappears slots For disc. Sony’s absence at E3 will give Microsoft an advantage in introducing Xbox Scarlett!