E3 2024 and 2025 Still Scheduled to Take Place
Since 2019, the Electronic Entertainment Expo has not been conducted in person and it seems that it will not be returning to the Los Angeles Convention Center for 2024 or 2025. As per a planning document shared on ResetEra by the LA City Tourism Commission, the video game trade show has canceled its live event for the next two years. The Convention Sales data in the document clearly mentions that it includes E3 cancellations for 2024 and 2025.
While a city document suggests that E3 2024 will not be hosted at the LA Convention Center, the Electronic Software Association itself seems hesitant to confirm the cancellation of the entire event. “ESA is currently in discussions with ESA members and other stakeholders about E3 2024 (and beyond),” the group told ReturnByte.
It’s unclear what this means for E3 itself. While the Electronic Software Association has not hosted a live trade since the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of E3 2020, the group held a digital-only event in 2021. The in-person or digital versions of the program did not return in 2022.
After the show was canceled again in 2023, ESA CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis told GamesIndustry that the fair may have to relocate to survive. “E3 is iterating to ensure it meets the needs of companies looking to market on this global platform.” Pierre-Louis said. “That means it’s going to be repeated in how people interact with E3. We want to meet the needs of the players who see this as an important platform, and it’s going to evolve over time.”
