GDYARVE **Chapter 74: Who Can Be the Biggest E3 King of Promises?**
**Chapter 74: Who Can Be the Biggest E3 King of Promises?**
Tickets for the E3 Game Expo had been available for pre-purchase for a long time, but after Ivan announced that Old Thief would be attending, the tickets were quickly sold out.
The speed at which they sold out was astonishing.
At the E3 Game Expo, besides the world premieres of games for various platforms and developer introductions of major news,
there are also a plethora of exciting game trailers and actual gameplay demonstrations for players to enjoy.
E3 is one of the few opportunities for the global gaming industry to come together, work in unison, and showcase what it is creating to the world.
The vision of the expo is to reunite the entire industry by recreating the traditional E3 week, bringing back that spark, and restoring E3 as a truly magical global showcase event for game creators and consumers.
In the past, developers at the E3 Game Expo often talked about the games they would make in the future, showing one or two game pictures and models to draw a promising picture for the players.
Initially, players even held a vote,
“Who can become the biggest E3 king of promises?”
Later, the players stopped voting, because only things worth expecting could be considered promises. The half-hearted stuff they showed didn’t even qualify as promises.
Before the E3 Game Expo began, Ye Feng boarded a plane to the USA early.
Song Shan followed by his side, feeling extremely nervous.
This time, an exceptionally large number of people were paying attention to the E3 Game Expo, with many streamers opening their live channels early.
Some fans preferred to watch the live broadcast directly on the official E3 channel, while others chose to watch with their favorite streamers, enjoying the commentary and chatting with fellow fans in the live chat.
Today, most of the gaming streamers fixed their streams on the E3 channel.
The expo lasts for three days, but major companies like Sony, Microsoft, and other big game companies usually start first.
“Sister Zhou went to the venue? Impossible!” Yinzi looked at the chat, immediately denying the possibility of Sister Zhou attending E3.
Although he denied it, he still obediently clicked into Sister Zhou’s live channel.
Almost all streamers’ screens were tuned to the E3 channel, except Sister Zhou, who was streaming live from the E3 site.
???
She actually got a ticket?!
Yinzi was amazed in Sister Zhou’s live chat. Because of the hints from the chat, Sister Zhou noticed his arrival, “I heard someone couldn’t get a ticket, how unfortunate!”
“Ah, unlike me, who just happened to get one.” Sister Zhou laughed, wearing a smug smile.
“Damn, she’s so lucky. It’s like feeding ginseng fruit to a pig with her having that ticket.”
Unlike the official E3 live stream showing the main screen, Sister Zhou’s outdoor stream showed the actual E3 venue, filled with various media and ticket-holding fans. Flashlights constantly clicked at the stage.
Game companies sat in another section, and from her angle, Old Thief couldn’t be seen.
As the expo was about to officially start, the venue lights dimmed gradually. For a better viewing experience, Yinzi returned to the official live channel.
Stage lights illuminated the exhibition stage, with a massive multimedia screen and a high-tech backdrop where electric currents were visible in specially made glass tubes.
This was a gaming event, different from solemn conventions. Here, it showcased more of the virtual fantasy world.
The host stood on stage, dressed casually in jeans and a T-shirt jacket.
The first to take the stage wasn’t Microsoft but Sony.
Microsoft was scheduled after them. Although Microsoft had been gradually closing the gap with Sony over the past six months, it wasn’t something that could be done overnight.
“Huh?” Yinzi was startled, realizing this was an expo for all game companies, not just an Old Thief solo show.
“Sony, long time no see…” Yinzi said somewhat embarrassedly. He used to pay attention to their new game releases, but Old Thief had taken up so much of his time that he had none left for anything else.
The chat shared his thoughts,
‘Indeed, long time no see…’
‘To be honest, I played some of their games over the past year, but they felt lacking.’
‘I played too. Although the graphics were as beautiful as ever, it just felt boring.’
‘Old Thief said pixel games are a style, not necessarily pixel quality games.’
‘Wow! Sony is disappearing from my view; Old Thief is terrifying.’
…
Sony’s presenter took the stage with a smile. He was here to promote their next big launch title.
The competition between Sony and Microsoft had been ongoing for years, even timing the release of each generation of consoles on the same day.
Recently, Microsoft seemed to have allied with a small game company and valued it highly.
Microsoft’s slowly increasing sales hadn’t caught Sony’s attention until the day *Bloodborne*’s trailer was released, and Xbox sales skyrocketed.
Until that day, Microsoft and Sprout Studio, once unnoticed, appeared on the scene for the first time.
That day, someone at Sony joked internally that a thousand-mile dike could be destroyed by an ant hole.
Seeing the first termite at home already meant most of it had been hollowed out.
But they only laughed it off. Making games isn’t that simple.
It wasn’t just about making a few small pixel games. Even making a large-scale masterpiece wouldn’t shake Sony’s position in the gaming world.
Pixel-style games, their graphics could easily be handled by PC.
From time to time, small game companies would create breakout games, but they were only popular for a while.
A console needs countless new games and masterpieces to satisfy players.
Players need to feel that buying a console is worth it.
Moreover, most of the games Sony has released over the years are exclusive to their consoles, giving them confidence.
“This time, I’m here to share some internal news about Sony’s next-gen console. We’ve made significant breakthroughs in graphics. Besides, I’ll also present several major surprises.”
He stood proudly on stage, occasionally glancing towards Ivan’s position in the audience.
Flashlights from the audience flickered brightly,
“Thanks to our beloved fans, because of you, we have achieved what we have today.”
**(End of Chapter)**