The Annual E3 General Discussion press conference thread, 2017 edition

[BRiT]

Here's the thread for discussing general E3 news and announcements and general interests (photos of a specific gender of game-demonstrators) not covered by the platform specific threads.

EA: 2017-06-10 @ 12:00 PST, 16:00 EST, 20:00 BST, 21:00 CEST -- https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/the-annual-e3-ea-press-conference-thread-2017-edition.60147/

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Microsoft: 2017-06-11 @ 14:00 PST, 17:00 EST, 22:00 BST, 23:00 CEST -- https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/...t-press-conference-thread-2017-edition.60146/

Bethesda: 2017-06-11 @ 19:00 PST, 22:00 EST, 2017-06-12 03:00 BST, 04:00 CEST -- https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/...a-press-conference-thread-2017-edition.60148/

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PC Gaming Show: 2017-06-12 @ 10:00 PST, 13:00 EST, 18:00 BST, 19:00 CEST -- https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/the-annual-e3-pc-gaming-discussion-thread-2017-edition.60153/

Ubisoft: 2017-06-12 @ 13:00 PST, 16:00 EST, 21:00 BST, 22:00 CEST -- https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/the-annual-e3-ubisoft-press-conference-thread-2017-edition.60149/

Sony: 2017-06-12 @ 19:00 PST, 21:00 EST, 2017-06-13 02:00 BST, 03:00 CEST -- https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/the-annual-e3-sony-press-conference-thread-2017-edition.60150/

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Nintendo Spotlight: 2017-06-13 @ 09:00 PST, 12:00 EST, 2017-06-13 17:00 BST, 18:00 CEST -- https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/...017-edition-nintendo-spotlight-e3-2017.60151/

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Interesting to look at schedule times to see to an extent how important different parts of the world are to each company.

All them are weighted towards the US as the event is taking place in the US. What is interesting that is that US is roughly in the middle between European and Asian (Japan most importantly WRT consoles) time zones.

MS chose a time that is right in the middle with the US emphasized. 6 AM Japan time, 2-5 PM US time, 11 PM central European time.

Sony chose a time that is weighted towards Japan. 9 AM Japan time, 5-8 PM US time, 3 AM central European.

Nintendo chose a time weighted towards the Europe. 1 AM Japan time, 9-12 AM US time, 6 PM European time.

Sony makes sense as their home market is important to them even if it is their smallest market by far (only PSP and PS Vita were competitive with the rest of the world). Also means it's convenient for Chinese viewers. They'll focus on Europe in other trade shows.

I'm kind of surprised at MS balancing Japan into their time consideration. However, while Japan is almost insignificant to MS, they are competitive in Australia which is in a similar time zone. Also, it makes it a little more accessible to China, a potential growth market.

Nintendo is kind of interesting. Japan is far more important to Nintendo than it is to Sony. Their strongest and most consistent market by far is the US. However, unlike Sony, Europe and Japan switch importance depending on platform (Wii and DS was stronger in Europe, but 3DS and Switch was stronger in Japan while Gamecube and Wii-U were similar in both). But they ignore Japan, their home territory, and instead focus on a time convenient for the US and Europe. Then again, this isn't a big show for Nintendo, so they probably feel it's safe to not to have a convenient time for the Japanese market.

EA is 4 AM Japan, 12-3 PM US, 9 PM central Europe. They don't care much about Japan. It's a very small market for them.

Bethesda is the same as Sony. This one is strange as Japan is also a small market for them while Europe is a large market for them. However, they may view China as a very important growth market as PC is very strong there and their PC titles do quite well.

UBIsoft is 5 AM Japan, 1-4 PM US, 3 PM central Europe. Focus on US and Europe their largest markets.

Lot of time on my hands for once (it's nice), so used this as just an interesting thought exercise.

Regards,
SB

 

[Shifty Geezer]

All them are weighted towards the US as the event is taking place in the US. What is interesting that is that US is roughly in the middle between European and Asian (Japan most importantly WRT consoles) time zones.

It's more than that when you factor in day and what people are doing when the show is on.

MS chose a time that is right in the middle with the US emphasized. 6 AM Japan time, 2-5 PM US time, 11 PM central European time.

MS picked a Sunday when everyone's free to watch. Everyone lies in on a Sunday or does Religion, meaning the afternoon is the sensible time.

Sony chose a time that is weighted towards Japan. 9 AM Japan time, 5-8 PM US time, 3 AM central European.

Sony are on a work-day so need a time where people will have finished work in the US. Most will be commuting home at 5pm but Sony are always late and add lots of boring, pointless filler at the beginning so these folk can get home and enjoy the actual content.

Nintendo chose a time weighted towards the Europe. 1 AM Japan time, 9-12 AM US time, 6 PM European time.

Nintendo can do there's any time they want because it's digital. It's only a good time for Europe as US working and Japan sleeping.

Ultimately I'm not sure there's as much world-wide consideration as you think because the times don't really make much sense. I don't think MS could factor in EU any better without being less accommodating to their US audience. I think they all picked a US time more-or-less knowing the press would cover it and people would pick up through the day/week as they can.

 

[Rangers]

So by now 3 games are mainly standing out to me above the rest, so far: Anthem (not coming out forever though, yawn), Battlefront 2 (actually pretty excited for this suddenly, campaign should be a fantastic showcase for my new X1X, and it's actually coming in 2017. Pretty much among the best graphics around IMO.) and The Last Night (looks stylish, I like Blade runner).

Oh and I guess if you count Destiny 2.

Overall star of the show for me X1X, if it counts. Hardware is kind of different.

I really haven't paid any attention whatsoever to what Nintendo is doing though.

 

[dobwal]

Any game with a 2017 release date tied for my game of the conference.

RDR2 also tied for my game of the conference because it did me a service by not having me drool over a bunch of marketing and then force me to wait 8-11 months for it to show up.

Release date:

2017..."Yay"
Early 2018..."I don't like it but I understand"
Late 2018 of no release date at all..."If I was any primate other than human I would be chunking feces at the screen!!!"

 

[Silenti]

I think I should go change my vote for best conference to Devolver Digital.

I understand Anthem is visually stunning if you have 4K, HDR. Read that in several places so far.

I am such a tool though. I actually went and signed up for the Space Monkey program. Forced sign-ups of any kind are generally something that gets your company put on my "Block-site" never buy a game from them list.

 

[Sigfried1977]

Yeah, Devolver taking the piss out of the big conferences and the pathetic hype machinery that is the press was very refreshing.

 

[Deleted member 13524]

Overall star of the show for me X1X, if it counts. Hardware is kind of different.

Different from what, exactly?

That's the kind of sentence I'd be expecting to see regarding a Nintendo console, or even the Xbone because of "mandatory" Kinect and HDMI-In for PiP.
But the XboneX is literally just a box with USB ports and HDMI out.

 

[zed]

Any game with a 2017 release date tied for my game of the conference.

Heres a list of the 2017 games shown, bold = exclusive

Assassin's Creed Origins PS4, Xbox One, PC 27-Oct-2017
Life is Strange: Before the Storm PS4, Xbox One, PC 31-Aug-2017
Middle–earth: Shadow of War PS4, Xbox One, PC 10-Oct-2017
FIFA 18 PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch 29-Sep-2017
Madden NFL 18 PS4, Xbox One 25-Aug-2017
The Evil Within 2 PS4, Xbox One, PC 13-Oct-2017
Need for Speed: Payback PS4, Xbox One, PC 10-Nov-2017
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus PS4, Xbox One, PC 27-Oct-2017
Star Wars Battlefront II PS4, Xbox One, PC 17-Nov-2017
Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar (DLC) PS4, Xbox One, PC 1-Sep-2017
Just Dance 2018 PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U 24-Oct-2017
South Park: The Fractured But Whole PS4, Xbox One, PC 17-Oct-2017
Steep: Road to the Olympics PS4, Xbox One, PC 5-Dec-2017
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen PS4, Xbox One, PC 29-Aug-2017
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite PS4, Xbox One, PC 19-Sep-2017
Destiny 2 PS4, Xbox One, PC 6-Sep-2017
Call of Duty: WWII PS4, Xbox One, PC 3-Nov-2017
Fortnite PS4, Xbox One, PC 25-Jul-2017
Project CARS 2 PS4, Xbox One, PC 22-Sep-2017
Vampyr PS4, Xbox One, PC November
Agents of Mayhem PS4, Xbox One, PC 15-Aug-2017
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita 1-Aug-2017

Cuphead Xbox One, PC 29-Sep-2017
Crackdown 3 Xbox One, PC 7-Nov-2017
Super Lucky's Tale Xbox One, PC 7-Nov-2017
Tacoma Xbox One, PC 2-Aug-2017
Minecraft 4K Super Duper Graphics pack Xbox One, PC Spring 2017
Player Unknown's Battlegrounds Xbox One Late 2017
Forza Motorsport 7 Xbox One, PC 3-Oct-2017

Skyrim VR PS4 November 2017
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy PS4 22-Aug-2017
Knack 2 PS4 5-Sep-2017
Horizon: Zero Dawn The Frozen Wilds PS4 2017
MATTERFALL PS4 15-Aug-2017
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV PSVR 1-Sep-2017
Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back PS4, PC Spring 2017
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age PS4 11-Jul-2017

 

[BRiT]

I could use that same list and have it look entirely different if I leave out DLC and bold the console exclusives, but let's not get into a list war as it won't end well.