In the wake of news that game publishers EA and Activision will have reduced presences at this year’s E3—both will show off their games at various press conferences, but neither will have booths—analysts and Hot Takers across the web have been asking a simple question: Is E3 still relevant?(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); This semi-backlash led Rich Taylor, a senior vice president at the E3-organizing Entertainment Software Association, to ufa888 defend their showcase to MCV in an riches777 article published this morning. “The ‘is E3 still relevant?’ question gets asked every year, and then gets answered in June of that same year with a resounding ‘yes’,” Taylor said. Is he right? Well… June 15, 2015: Is this the End of The World as We Know It For E3? – USGamer June 11, 2015: Is E3 Still Relevant? – Nintendojo June 8, 2014: E3 2014: Is the game industry’s most important trade show still even relevant? – Financial Post May 30, 2014: Does E3 Still Matter? – Kotaku June 21, 2013: Is E3 still relevant? – GamesRadar June 21, 2013: Is E3 still relevant? The g2g1bet alternative view – GamesRadar June 1, 2012: E3: Not What It Used To Be – GameSpot May 24, 2012: Is E3 Still Relevant?– GamesIndustry.biz June 7, 2011: Is E3 still relevant in an evolving market? – MVC June 6, 2011: E3: Is the video game expo past its prime?– BBC We look forward to this year’s round of questions about E3’s relevance. We also look forward to E3. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @jasonschreier