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[RecRoulette]

No press days, no media lines. RIP

 

[Mushroomer25]

The question has always been is there going to be sufficient shit for the public to do. Really looking forward to post E3 podcasts for the stories.

I figured the panels in their 'E3 Colosseum' was their solution to thin out the crowd on the show floor, but that's apparently already full-up.

This is looking like a huge disaster. What are the odds people at the back of that crowd even play a single demo on the first day?

 

[AHA-Lambda]

yeah this was always going to be a disaster, but to keep the booths the same and make no allowances for press? Idiotic.

I await twitter and the various upcoming podcasts/videos from press to explode on this topic soon enough.

 

[MadLaughter]

As someone who has gone to SDCC for the last 15+ years, it's crowds like these that sapped the fun out of it. I expect a bad time will be had by all.

Devs: Might not be fully prepared to manage/guide these infinite lines
Journos: Infinitely more hectic, tougher to get hands on or get attention of devs, harder to get from appointment to appointment
Fans: lines lasting 3+ hours to play 10 minutes of a game

 

[McDougles]

No media lines? WHAT?!

There could be a secret line for bigwigs, but not for me.

 

[buttery fistful]

looks like my worst nightmare

 

[Permanently A]

I've always wanted to go to E3 but... not like this.

 

[SargerusBR]

I wish I was there.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Definitely would have needed a press-only day or two.

 

[JetSetRadio]

It's beautiful.

 

[Shaanyboi]

I feel really fucking bad for anyone who has to actually work at this show, whether covering it or dealing with the insane amount of attendees.

 

[Bergerac]

I guess now I know about the Pro enhancements I asked about in the other thread.

Maybe you can use the horde to drive people away from a demo booth and clear it? XD

 

[Alienous]

I wonder how people like Miyamoto are going to get around.

Kojima's going to have to wear a disguise.

 

[FZZ]

I'm so happy I didn't go this year lmao

 

[jett]

 

[GarthVaderUK]

E3 only had 15,000 tickets available for the public, right?

Gamescom had 345,000 visitors last year, lol.

 

[Anth0ny]

the fuck did they expect? opening up gaming christmas to the public...

 

[ClosingADoor]

I wonder how people like Miyamoto are going to get around.

Kojima's going to have to wear a disguise.

Not. They'll stay in the meeting room areas.

E3 only had 15,000 tickets available for the public, right?

Gamescom had 345,000 visitors last year, lol.

Gamescom has 4 halls for media and business only though, and separate lines for media to get in there.

 

[hobozero]

Oh god.... imagine the line for a toilet...

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

It's as if all the basements in the world emptied out at once..

 

[the_sun_king]

How do you not allocate a press only day (or two) for this?

 

[Merchandise]

If there are no press days why are there journalists like Jason Schreier going around saying "I played 30 minutes of Odyssey - here's an in depth article about it" before the floor even opened? Maybe some press aren't important enough to get in early? IDK.

 

[McDougles]

Just confirmed from someone who scouted the doors. Security yelling "There's no special line for media. There's no special line for industry."

 

[TimeEffect]

What a mess

 

[chubigans]

Oh god.... imagine the line for a toilet...

those poor bathrooms... *shudder*

 

[SilentRob]

Welcome to gamescom. Only...multiply this by 30.

 

[zephervack]

 

[Bsigg12]

If there are no press days why are there journalists like Jason Schreier going around saying "I played 30 minutes of Odyssey - here's an in depth article about it" before the floor even opened? Maybe some press aren't important enough to get in early? IDK.

They opened the floor this morning for like 3 hours or something? I think that was select outlets though.

 

[kadotsu]

Welcome to gamescom.

Gamescom has a press only area and press days.

 

[KentoMaiku]

way too much people wonder how they control traffic?

 

[zelas]

Looks like a typical line at Otakon.

 

[Draft]

at least the press will have something to 'vlog' about.

 

[Lambtron]

This looks about as insane as Anime Expo was in 2014. I'm glad I'm not dealing with this again.

 

[chubigans]

If there are no press days why are there journalists like Jason Schreier going around saying "I played 30 minutes of Odyssey - here's an in depth article about it" before the floor even opened? Maybe some press aren't important enough to get in early? IDK.

They likely played it at Judges Week and can only now talk about it, or saw it before E3.

Just confirmed from someone who scouted the doors. Security yelling "There's no special line for media. There's no special line for industry."

wowwwwwww.

 

[ClosingADoor]

Just confirmed from someone who scouted the doors. Security yelling "There's no special line for media. There's no special line for industry."

Ehm, what? Are they expecting the guys who paid hundreds of dollars for a business pass to wait in line for hours?

Welcome to gamescom. Only...multiply this by 30.

Gamescom is a lot bigger venue though. Still too busy and a nightmare to get around the public area.

 

[DogDude]

Oh no the poor press

 

[FHIZ]

I figured the panels in their 'E3 Colosseum' was their solution to thin out the crowd on the show floor, but that's apparently already full-up.

This is looking like a huge disaster. What are the odds people at the back of that crowd even play a single demo on the first day?

On top of that thing being full, if we assume a lot of people have the naive perception of what a fan may think E3 was and is, the last thing I would want to do is go to panels. LET ME AT THOSE UNRELEASED GAMES!

But yeah... that's not the case at all.

 

[gconsole]

Can't really see the point of game show like this in the age of internet. I mean for testing new machine or accesorries, sure. For testing a new game? Why don't just release it to the public straight away.

 

[Kolibri]

Dead Rising 5 looks amazing.

 

[BitStyle]

That's ridiculous

 

[hobozero]

Ehm, what? Are they expecting the guys who paid hundreds of dollars for a business pass to wait in line for hours?

Yeah, but the idea of the CEO of Gamestop having to wait behind an Employee of Gamestop is kind of delicious.

 

[Gai Murakumo]

If there are no press days why are there journalists like Jason Schreier going around saying "I played 30 minutes of Odyssey - here's an in depth article about it" before the floor even opened? Maybe some press aren't important enough to get in early? IDK.

Depending on how big you are I am sure developers have pulled the press aside to a private area where they can play the games or they were shown it earlier this morning or over the last couple of days to them.

 

[ShiftaDeband]

Oh my word. That's incredible and terrifying at the same time.

 

[Orochinagis]

His job is to snatch things?

Thats a lot of sweat

 

[PeskyToaster]

Chaos, beautiful chaos.

 

[Merchandise]

They likely played it at Judges Week and can only now talk about it, or saw it before E3.


wowwwwwww.

He didn't go to judges week. So clearly there's some kind of press thing at E3 - those who didn't get in just aren't important enough.

 

[Alienous]

It's like watching a swarm of ants.

It's making my skin crawl.

 

[Prophane33]

They definitely need to do thr TGS thing of having business days and public days.

 

[roytheone]

Oh no the poor press

I mean, if they can't actually do their jobs because of this, yeah, that sucks for them and is a very bad thing.

 

[MrMephistoX]

Shit I was just about to Lyft down there from work...I guess I'll provide live commentary on the madness. You would think that with a $900 ticket it would be less crowded? Then again people spend more on a week at Disneyworld so there's that.