NOTE: This collaborative article was co-written with our special correspondent Wayne Beck.
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will bring more details about the highly anticipated new consoles from Sony and Microsoft, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, while Nintendo looks to bolster their WiiU game library. The used game market, high-profile games, and independent sleep hits will also be on our radar.
The main festivities of the E3 show occur on-site in California on Tuesday, June 11 (noon to 6 p.m.), June 12 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), and Thursday June 13 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
Here are some major press conference events:
Thursday, June 6
Konami – Pre-E3 Show (10:00 a.m. PDT)
Monday, June 10
Microsoft (9:00 – 11:00 a.m. PDT)
Electronic Arts (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PDT)
Ubisoft (3:00 – 4:00 p.m. PDT)
Sony (6:00 – 8:00 p.m. PDT)
Tuesday, June 11
Nintendo (via an Online Nintendo Direct@7:00 a.m. PDT)
We’re likely not to be on-site this year, but look for our continuing coverage and analysis on these companies plus many other electronic entertainment areas. Enjoy all the latest updates, surprises, and anticipated entertainment!
What game and console coverage will most interest you?
It will be very interesting to see how things develop out of E3, since:
– Most people have already forgotten that Nintendo launched their ‘next gen’ console.
– Sony failed to show much of anything, but what IS known hasn’t gotten much excitement, which is better than …
– Microsoft’s announcement has been met with reactions somewhere between yawns and SMH (so much hate).
So … should be fun to watch how they spin it all 🙂
Yes. Nintendo likely will increase the high profile game cache. I think Sony will be the eventual winner this time. LIke the Share button option coming on PS4. Microsoft’s Xbox One will influence the media market the most. Console cost and the used game market will be big factors. Great games like Watch Dogs, Madden NFL 25 and Call of Duty: Ghosts coming too.