Summer Game Fest organizer Geoff Keighley said 2023 will be the first time the event will be held in person.
The next Summer Game Fest will be a live event for gamers who want to see Keighley and the reveal announcements live.
Few people in the video game industry have had as much influence as Geoff Keighley, whether it’s his ability to bring industry giants together for the annual The Game Awards or a remarkable long-standing friendship. his with Hideo Kojima. He reprises his role in 2022 with the third Summer Game Fest, which has become a sister program to The Game Awards to help kick off the buzzing summer for gamers stuck at home. However, this looks set to change in 2023 as the next Summer Game Fest will be a live event for gamers who want to see Keighley and the reveal announcements in person.
Summer Game Fest is set to begin in 2020 to serve as an alternative to the annual E3 show canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event proved to be successful enough to expand into 2021 with a dedicated stage and run at the same time as E3, effectively kicking off a summer of new game showcase events. The 2022 event once again took place online and showcased games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Street Fighter 6 and The Callisto Protocol.
As mentioned above, however, one of the biggest news to come at the end of Summer Game Fest 2022 is Keighley’s schedule for upcoming events, including Devolver Digital and Xbox live broadcasts. & Bethesda Showcase. Along with the digital hosting, Keighley said, Summer Game Fest 2023 will be a “live event to bring the gaming community together” in June 2023. He provided no other information and will likely reveal more details at The Game Awards 2022.
Given Geoff Keighley’s history and connections in the industry, it’s unlikely that his event will be intended to compete directly with the E3 relaunch.
Keighley’s announcement is a big deal for the video game industry because, as GamesIndustry’s James Batcosystem has pointed out, it comes shortly after ESA president Stan Pierre-Louis said that E3 would return in 2023. Pierre-Louis told The Washington Post that ESA is currently planning to hold E3 2023 as a digital and in-person event in June, marking its first full E3 event since 2019.
It’s worth noting that no specific date has been set for both events yet, and given Geoff Keighley’s history and connections in the industry, it’s unlikely that his event will be purported. in direct competition with the relaunch of E3. It wouldn’t be surprising if ESA works in tandem with Keighley, using either program to kick off one of the biggest months of gaming as the two did in 2021, on a larger scale. much.
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