Following reports that E3 would be returning this year as a digital event, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has now officially confirmed that E3 2021 will be an online-only affair: and it will be free to watch.
Taking place between 12th to 15th June, E3 will return as a “reimagined, all-virtual” event allowing developers to showcase their latest games and news. “The ESA will be working with media partners globally to help amplify and make this content available to everyone for free,” the ESA said.
“We are evolving this year’s E3 into a more inclusive event, but will still look to excite the fans with major reveals and insider opportunities that make this event the indispensable centre stage for video games,” said ESA president and CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis.
The show has so far been backed by Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games and Koch Media. That’s already a solid lineup, and the ESA promises there are “more to come”. Although it’s worth noting Sony appears to once again be absent, suggesting the company may be skipping the show for the third year in a row.