The coronavirus has caused several disruptions in the gaming industry over the past few weeks. PAX East was severely impacted by the virus since several developers skipped the event<\/a> to avoid putting their teams at risk. The Game Developers Conference<\/a> was also postponed due to health concerns after most of the studios and publishers backed out of the event. <\/p>
The Entertainment Software Association organizes E3 and confirmed it’s still moving \u201cfull speed ahead\u201d with the event in a statement to Vice<\/a>. <\/p>
E3 is scheduled to take place from June 9 to 11 in Los Angeles. The yearly event has allowed publishers to announce their next big title or console over the past few years and has recently shifted toward a more fan-centric environment. Sony has confirmed it won’t make an appearance<\/a> at E3 for the second year in a row because of the shift in focus of the event. <\/p>