For the third consecutive year, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted E3. The event will once again be an online-only event amid the rise of Omicron.
“Due to the continuing health risks surrounding COVID-19 and its potential impact on the safety of exhibitors and attendees, E3 will not be held in person in 2022,” said the Entertainment Software Association. Beat Games. “Still, we are excited about the future of E3 and look forward to announcing more details soon.”
ESA canceled the 2020 edition of E3 shortly after the pandemic took hold in the US. A virtual version of the event took place last year.
Earlier this week, the Sundance Film Festival dammed plans for a hybrid format as it moved the entire event online for the second year in a row. The Grammy Awards, which were also supposed to take place this month, have been postponed indefinitely. While CES is taking place this week with a face-to-face component in Las Vegas, the CSA has decided to close the show a day early.
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