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On the one hand I'm happy that gaming is gaining recognition in a way that makes it a more sustainable career option; on the other hand it's clear that once enough money starts flowing in, more or less organic & authentic community endeavors like E3 are going to be the first to go, all in favor of siloing (I'd wager big players not attending is more of a management decision than anything else).

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> organic & authentic community endeavors like E3

??? From my understanding E3 became irrelevant years ago. Most indie-video game announcements are coming in at like, PAX instead... or other conventions that are more authentic.

E3 was a gaming-news icon, but it just hasn't kept up with the times. It has no niche and was pulled apart by more specialized conventions. Organic authenticity is better from smaller conventions... while corporate news would rather be Nintendo Direct or other such Youtube/Direct media and marketing.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but E3 was always run by and for big companies. It's never been an organic or community-led effort. The ESA is not a collection of indies or average folk.

I didn't mean to say it was a grassroots effort, just that it brought people together without too much of an artificial facade. Sure, at the bottom it was an advertisement event, but it's still fun when everything is in the same place. Now it feels like the big companies are at each other's throat and there's somewhat less of an ability to just have fun. Then again, maybe I just contracted a case of rose-tinted glasses.

It wasn't really a public convention. It is only designed to bring in people from the industry. This isn't comic-con.

it used to be like almost 20 years ago lol, at some point it went invite only or something more exclusive. i remember it seemed like a big event when i was a kid and used to get hyped for content

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