Man, everyone is jumping on the "E3 sux" bandwagon. Didn't the event become what it is because everyone had a problem with it being too loud, epilepsy-inducing, and hard for the "real" journalists to get their work done. Maybe they should just compromise and have 2 days of the show for press only and then maybe one or two days for the public.

I think this would make a lot of sense personally:

Extend the duration of E3. Keep the first four days invite only, then open up the next three to the public. The first four would be for press purposes (including hands-on demos), next three for letting people experience new games. Also, eliminate E For All. This way, only one expo needs to be scheduled, but it still gives the press a little more room to breathe.

I wouldn't be surprised if E for All becomes bigger due to E3 this year. It seems like EA and Ubi aren't very fond of what E3's become, and I'm sure they could make a noticeable presence at a public event like that.

He looks soulless in that image.

Finnaly someone makes sense. latley all I've heard is how E3 sucks but no one has come up with a good solution! Heck if they open it up to the public then finnaly the big 3 will get of their lazy butt and start the spectacle again! This would be a great way to finnaly get rid of the power points and bring in more games, something that seems to be sorely lacking.

Isn't TGS 2 days press only then open to public on day 3?

That seems like a successful enough model, why not copy that?

Also, like others have said. I'm all for adding a price for entrance if it covers the costs and adds incentive for the developers to show up and hold panels where they can get useful information for free from gamers.

"Of course, it would likely be too crowded for any of the attending press to get any work done, but that's beside the point. Right, Pete?"

Who gives a crap? WE could be the press. No offense guys, but I'd much rather experience stuff first hand than read a blog.

my my 'real journalists'. someone is indeed full of themselves.

seems like joystiq and other 'real journalists' should figure out that their articles mean nothing to anyone outside of the fan base and game players. big companies release their press everywhere else at any given time. these so called game review sites are little more than glorified blogs that are legitimized through 'advertising revenue' that any peon on the internet can earn simply by finding a way to get people to read their stuff. far cry from being valid journalism.

without the fans and the public, these events are nothing. without fans expos become giant circle jerks with tons of ass kissing and no criticism. *some* sites, and bloggers who consider themselves journalists weren't even included in the initial idea of professional only, as they're not considered 'industry professionals'. basically this creates a recipe for selling out and generating publicity, little else.

the "attending press" just passes on info we could get from LIVE. Well of course the press has to sprinkle it with lame ass inside jokes and rumors that serve no point. Maybe an event without website press would be better.

I thought it used to waste a load of EA's money? Ah Well.

if he doesnt like things to be soulless, why the fuck is he working at EA, the most souless game company inthe world

The whole point of making E3 press only was that smaller companies felt like they were spending too much money on booths, money that could be used to develop games...but the quality in games now seem unaffected by E3 (the big titles are still big and the niche titles are still niche, or on XBLA), so it seems like making it private was a big waste of time.

Yeah! The public sucks! Demos and schwag should be reserved for elite blogger type people--not the dirty peons who read their three paragraph masterpieces.

The press actually do work at E3???

Whatever... Jason.

I think the main problem is besides business, the only people actually WATCHING e3 are the gamers. So why announce all the casual stuff that only the casual will buy at such an event? Keep it hardcore.

These sorts of events have always been soulless. The brilliant lights and rent-a-go-go dancers distracted everybody from that fact in the past, now we can see the truth.

I really hope this is the last E3 topic on Joystiq, until next year, of course. Frankly, E3 2008 was such a sick disappointment, from all parties. It doesn't deserve the endless coverage it has received. In fact, this coverage is legitimising the farce that is E3. We, the gamer, should let the conference die a dignified death. Let another take it's place as the showpiece event; Leipzig.

How ironic.

Considering the fact that Peter Moore *eats* souls, I find the whole thing bemusing.

Maybe he just went hungry?

and i guess him joining EA is a an eternal spiritual journey, eh?