“We had to do whats right for the industry”
E3 2023 has been cancelled.
The Entertainment Software Association announced the news to its members earlier today and confirmed it publicly shortly thereafter.
The ESA’s email was shared by several sourceswith IGN.

A joint statement has since been released by the ESA and this year’s event organisers, ReedPop.
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo was to be the first held in-person since 2019.