EA: E3 2012 Felt Like "Half A Show" With No Next-Gen
See Full ImageNo new hardware, no huge excitement.
Or so says EA. With no next-generation hardware announcement from either Sony or Microsoft, EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau said E3 2012 was "only half a show", and third-parties were allowed to shine.
"You're only really getting half a show this year. You're getting Wii U but you're not getting the other half of the story so it's a bit awkward. Within that context I think a lot of the third-parties definitely stand out and command more of the spotlight because it's a clear and more broad-based message."
As for EA's next-gen projects, Gibeau said now isn't the time to talk about them. He said that "gamers are smart" and they'll sniff out a pre-rendered movie or something like that. So it's important to give them something realistic; Gibeau cited last year's 14 minutes of Battlefield 3 gameplay as an example of what they'd want to deliver to the fans. Until they can, they'll keep their fancy futuristic titles under wraps.
Tags: e3 2012, e3, ea, electronic arts, ps4, xbox 720, next generation
6/7/2012 10:41:26 PM Ben Dutka
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, June 07, 2012 @ 11:37:13 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, June 07, 2012 @ 11:11:49 PM
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SaiyanSempai
Thursday, June 07, 2012 @ 11:40:57 PM
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Beamboom
Friday, June 08, 2012 @ 1:02:28 AM
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Friday, June 08, 2012 @ 5:01:41 AM
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no one expected and wanted next gen systems this year!
all we wanted was a few more new games to be announced, and something that we cant see coming from 100KMs away!
i mean dead space 3 was not exactly surprising everyone saw it coming, and not only because so much of it had been leaked!
if EA were to reveal BLACK 2 for instance everyone would of been sh*tting bricks!
if ubisoft were to reveal beyond good and evil 2 everyone would of been sh*tting bricks!
if M$ was to reveal a new banjo kazooie game everyone would of been sh*tting bricks!
if $ony was to reveal 8 days and the getaway 3 everyone would of been sh*tting bricks!
E3 was a massive disappointment because of the lack of new game announcements.
and the few that were there were not exactly surprising!
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Rogueagent01
Friday, June 08, 2012 @ 6:12:34 AM
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I take that back I remember fast forwarding threw Madden coverage.
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DeathOfChaos
Friday, June 08, 2012 @ 11:33:33 AM
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BikerSaint
Friday, June 08, 2012 @ 9:51:41 PM
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Ubisoft's presser actually put yours to shame!
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LimitedVertigo
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Thursday, June 07, 2012 @ 10:54:10 PM
BTW rather late update, I'm hoping you were too busy watching Lebron destroy the Celtics.