For the first time in its storied history, E3 2017 will be open to the public. Previously only open to those in the industry, the Entertainment Software Association – which organises the event every year – has announced that an initial allocation of 15,000 tickets will be made available to the public starting Monday, 13th February.
The tickets will be sold for $250, but if you get in on the aforementioned date then you'll only have to pay $150. Entry will include access to the entire show floor, as well as panel discussions and various other events starting on the Tuesday through Thursday of the E3 week. Geoff Keighley's annual livestream bonanza will also be incorporated, with attendees invited to see live developer interviews and more.
While it isn't exactly hard to get an E3 pass, this is an unprecedented move, and it's undoubtedly going to change the way that the media covers the event. But the show has been battling against irrelevancy for some years now, with companies like EA opting to host its own get-together away from the flashing lights of the Los Angeles Convention Centre.
Despite comments from the ESA alluding to "incredible attendee enthusiasm", this could be seen as a last ditch attempt to prolong the convention's usefulness. With consumer-focused events like PlayStation Experience and PAX gradually increasing in importance, this seems like the right move for E3 to take – but exactly what kind of toll it will take on the convention's traditions remains to be seen.
[source gamespot.com]
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Being reminded of E3 in February... It's too soon!
@ShogunRok it's never to soon for E3
@ShogunRok Well if trends continue it may not be so difficult to cover in the not-too-distant future.
15,000? That sounds crowded. And it was already crowded.
And it's never too early for E3, it's a year round event: 6 months preparing, event, 6 months rehashing, on and on and on.
And really, what big holiday PS4 games are there? We just had U4, R&C, FFXV, GR2, and H:ZD is weeks away. Does 2017 have anything yet? I know there are several games that "Could" come out - KH3, Gran Turismo, Dreams, God of War, Days Gone - but are any of them officially "holiday 2017"? I like being excited for the holidays.
So yes, it's too early right now for E3, I'm not ready for holiday games yet, but it's never too early to talk about E3.
Good luck to whoever's trying to cover E3 now.
@rjejr I think Sony are going to increasingly shift the big exclusive releases to the Spring, as with this year and last. This winter will all be about Red Dead Redemption 2 I reckon, and it would be a brave studio to try and compete. The uncharted spin off will probably be around September'ish I would think and iwould expect gran turismo to be released for the holiday period aswell.
Wouldnt be surprised to see GOW in march-april next year.
Holiday will be the usual COD, FIFA. Pes releases and battlefront 2 will be out in time for episode 8 to hit cinemas. Would love insomniacs Spiderman to make 2017 but things seem quiet there, and not expecting to see ni no kuni, ff7 or kh3 this year.
E3 is already crowded as is, I can't imagine adding the general public to the mix. One thing that bothered me last year was how funky the PlayStation area was - it was like being a school locker room :/
250 to go to gamers heaven? Worth it
@rjejr 15,000 sounds crowded? Gamescom had 345,000 visitors last year! That's the only reason why E3 is doing this, companies started pulling out of E3, because they are better ways to reach your audience. And an expensive conference that is closed to the public isn't the best way.
oh well, Great, but sadly I personally can't go to any of these events in a almost far future! despite of region and political problems, the tickets are a bit expensive...and I'd rather spend that money on buying games
anyway, good for the people who can go there, it might be a little bit too soon for E3...but I was also thinking about it a week days ago. so excited to see what Sony has got to show us in E3 XD
@Rob_230 "and not expecting to see ni no kuni, ff7 or kh3 this year."
If we don't get any of those in 2017 I'm going to have to buy a switch for Christmas for XC2. Well if it actually comes out in 2017, I have my doubts. And I keep forgetting about Spiderman. So many games, so few dates. I think your probably right about GoW, seems like a late winter early spring release for 2018.
My problem is I don't play FPS, sports or racing games, so I don't play any of those big holiday games and there are actually very few games for me to get excited about, really only JRPG, 3D platformers and action/adventure games, but only the easy ones.
@Octane "Gamescom had 345,000 visitors last year!"
Holy cow really? Well then, uh, yeah nevermind on the 15k, that's not going to be enough to scare any journalists away.
@rjejr totally agree with you tbh, im so bored of the traditional holiday games, but they seem to bulldoze everything else out of their way these days. Fortunately, PlayStation plays host to so many exclusive jrpgs and Japanese curios that I am happy. There is a pretty great line up for the first six months of the year that will keep us going. We have already had gravity rush, Yakuza 0, kh 2.8 and tales of berseria; with Kingdom hearts 1.5/2.5, digimon new order, final fantasy 12, Tekken 7, Dragon Quest heroes 2, ys origins, danganronpa, Yakuza Kiwami, and the mighty persona 5 all on the way. Thats before you even consider games like red dead, horizon and mass effect and many of these are exclusive to PlayStation!
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