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Despite the PS5’s launch in the horizon of Holiday 2020, Sony has confirmed with GamesIndustry.biz that they will not be appearing at E3 2020, marking the 2nd year in a row that Sony will not be at the show.
“After thorough evaluation SIE has decided not to participate in E3 2020,” Sony said. “We have great respect for the ESA as an organization, but we do not feel the vision of E3 2020 is the right venue for what we are focused on this year.”
Sony still says that they will be “participating in hundreds of consumer events across the globe” in order to promote PS4 and PS5 games. “Our focus is on making sure fans feel part of the PlayStation family and have access to play their favourite content. We have a fantastic line up of titles coming to PlayStation 4, and with the upcoming launch of PlayStation 5, we are truly looking forward to a year of celebration with our fans,” the company said.
After Sony confirmed their absence this year, the ESA released the following statement:
“E3 is a signature event celebrating the video game industry and showcasing the people, brands, and innovations redefining entertainment loved by billions of people around the world. E3 2020 will be an exciting, high-energy show featuring new experiences, partners, exhibitor spaces, activations, and programming that will entertain new and veteran attendees alike. Exhibitor interest in our new activations is gaining the attention of brands that view E3 as a key opportunity to connect with video game fans worldwide.”
While we expected Sony to come back to the show this year to reveal the Playstation 5, it makes more sense than Sony would hold their own major press conference earlier than E3, as they’ve done a similar strategy with the reveal of the PS4. Sony started revealing the first bit of information about the PS5 in May and has been giving small details away about the next-gen console, but has not provided a price or release date at this time.
Microsoft took this time to confirm that they will be at E3 2020 with their own press conference with Devolver Digital strongly hinting that their “show” will also happen.
