Playstation Store Goes Down

**F9zDark** · July 10th, 2007, 23:58

Originally Posted by Tree

i wish i could go 2 E3

... wen i get my car i will get a job in Game nd hopfully i can go

E3 has undergone many, many changes. Its not what it used to be, and I don't think guests can attend now with a simple purchase of a ticket.

Kinda sucks that it changed so much, but really, E3 was a waste anyway. Developer/Publisher sponsored fan events are a much better expenditure of resources and allow for a much more personal communication between fans and media outlets.

I was part of a community for Lord of the Rings online for the last 4 years and Turbine sponsored an event for 2 years in 03 and 04, after that they couldn't handle it anymore with the company executives wanting them to goto E3 instead.

Since the developers for that game were on a friendly basis with members of my community, we coordinated an event by ourselves and it was far better than what I have heard from friends who went to E3.

Now with E3 being more an elitist venture than a fan venture, its even worse, but at the same time I am glad they changed it. Now companies can focus more on the fans with smaller events rather than one huge event.