2Bits: E3 - Open, Closed or Who Really Cares?
Welcome to the latest installment of Gamertell’s 2Bits, where writers debate opposing sides of video game issues.
For this round, Gamertell writers ponder the Entertainment Electronics Expo (aka E3) and whether or not it should be an industry-only event or open its doors to the public.
While most debates have two sides, we’re adding a third for your reading pleasure because, let’s face, some people simply don’t care if E3 is open to the public or not. Sure, we should probably call it “3Bits” this week but, hey, who ever said we have to follow the rules?
E3 - Open, Closed or Who Really Cares
- E3 should open its doors, let the people flow
- Keep those E3 doors closed
- It doesn’t matter whether E3 goes public or not
2Bits: E3 should open its doors, let the people flow
E3 2008 was an unmitigated disaster.
This singular sentence summed up the reaction that gamers felt towards this version of the long-running video-game based trade show. Once an event celebrated as much for its extravagance as its large variety of video games on display, the 2008 version of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, now known as the E3 Media & Business Summit, was a shadow of its former self, stripped of its style and verve which resulted in its popularity with gamers plummeting faster than the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The reason E3 lost its luster can be attributed to…
2Bits: It doesn’t matter whether E3 goes public or not
Honestly it really wouldn’t matter. The entertainment industry is built on information and hype. Public or not, the information would get out to the public. It’s just a question of how quickly the word would actually get to the public. With E3 public, anyone who is able to go to the convention would get instant access to information on the upcoming “next best thing.” Without the convention going public, it’s a matter of seeing what the press shows the public.
Some people complain about…
2Bits: Keep those E3 doors closed
E3 should not be open to the public. It is a convention for people in the gaming industry. Period.
Though it would be nice to let anyone go to this convention, if they allow that to happen then E3 will basically end up becoming the next Comic-Con which means thousands and thousands of people, crowded around an already cramped convention center (many carrying pointy sticks, mind you).
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