the Los Angeles show will be back in 2023, here are the first details

“We are excited to return in 2023 both digitally and physicallyhe explains. As much as we love these digital events that reach large audiences around the world, we feel the urge for people to come together to see each other and talk about what makes games so great.“The main challenge for ESA will therefore be to find the perfect balance between the two formulas, knowing that the organizers have had plenty of time to think about it during the period of COVID-19. And perhaps even before, since players such as Nintendo, Bethesda Softworks, or even Sony Interactive Entertainment did not wait for the pandemic to hit the entire planet to take the tangent in previous years.

Either way, with Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest gaining momentum over the years, E3 has lost its status as a must-attend event, which is certainly likely to play into some negotiations.