Is anyone heading to E3 2023? Ubisoft has officially withdrawn from the gaming event and will host its own independent showcase during the conference.
Ubisoft confirmed to VGC confirming that it won’t be in attendance, stating, “while we initially intended to have an official E3 presence, we’ve made the subsequent decision to move in a different direction and will be holding a Ubisoft Forward Live event on 12th June in Los Angeles.”
Ubisoft won’t be the only one ditching E3 2023. Xbox will also have its own showcase instead of attending the conference. Further, PlayStation and Nintendo also reportedly plan on formally ditching the event. It’s unclear when those publishers may have their own showcase.
Even though these publishers will not be attending E3, Microsoft and Ubisoft will have events that week, with Xbox/Bethesda’s happening on June 11th and Ubisoft’s on June 12th. Xbox will dive deep into Starfield, but Ubisoft will likely show games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage, other upcoming Assassin’s Creed projects and, potentially, Beyond Good and Evil 2.
E3 2023’s physical event will take place from June 13th to 16th, with an industry-only event on June 11th and 12th.
Source: VGC