Originally posted by: ricarleite
The E3 is not for general public viewing, even though about 20% of the attendance is made of non-industry related people (invited guests, influential people from other industries, people who got contacts and managed to get in). Allowing anyone to get in would not generate only crowd the whole convention center, but would miss the whole point of the E3, it's supposed to be an industry showcase, not an entertainment spot for videogame fans. I am pretty sure there are other gaming conventions on the USA in which general audience is admitted.
Originally posted by: MWThomas
It's not a problem for the Tokyo Game Show. That is not a valid excuse.
Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Excuse me? Have you seen how crowded E3 is even with industry-only admittance? Letting the public in would simply NOT work. The LA convention center doesn't have unlimited space.
Excuse me? Have you seen how crowded E3 is even with industry-only admittance? Letting the public in would simply NOT work. The LA convention center doesn't have unlimited space.
It's not a problem for the Tokyo Game Show. That is not a valid excuse.
The E3 is not for general public viewing, even though about 20% of the attendance is made of non-industry related people (invited guests, influential people from other industries, people who got contacts and managed to get in). Allowing anyone to get in would not generate only crowd the whole convention center, but would miss the whole point of the E3, it's supposed to be an industry showcase, not an entertainment spot for videogame fans. I am pretty sure there are other gaming conventions on the USA in which general audience is admitted.
Bull, the industry doesn't need to show itself what it's developing. Besides, they have the GDC. E3 is a hypocracy! They say that no one under 18 is admitted, yet I hear reports of the children of game developers running about the halls. What gives those cretins the right be at E3? And what's this about afluent members of other industries being at E3? Surely they have no business there. It's all bullcrap! Children at E3, celebrities who have business being there, members of other industries, a third-rate cable network crowding the palce with camera crews to film everything but the games, and idiots like you who defend it. Stop kissing the hypocritical ass of E3 and wake up! The gamers deserve a whole helluva lot better!