As announced, Sony was not present at the E3 2019. However, even though they opted out of attending this year, PlayStation 4 was still a hot topic – at least according to Twitter.
Why was Sony not at E3 2019? Already at the end of 2018, Sony announced that they would not participate in E3 2019. They were exploring new and known paths and looking for original ideas to collaborate with their community, the company said at that time.
How did E3 go without Sony? Although they were absent from the world’s most significant gaming convention in 2019, comparatively, a lot was said about Sony.
Thus, Sony was the third most popular publisher at the event with its PlayStation. According to Twitter, the main topic was Nintendo, followed by Microsoft with its Xbox in second place.
Only these two publishers had more conversation than Sony. After that came Square Enix and Bethesda.
However, Microsoft and Nintendo were present in their usual capacity at this year’s game fair. PlayStation and Sony, on the other hand, had no event of their own.
Why was there so much talk about PlayStation? The reason for this was likely that most of the games shown at E3 2019 will be released for the PS4 and PS5. While they did not have their own conference, almost all major titles of E3 are coming to PlayStation 4.
It will be interesting to see if Sony might return to E3 next year, in 2020, and present their new next-gen console. Because the data from Twitter shows: Interest in Sony and PlayStation is high – even when they are not present.
The biggest topics of E3 on Twitter
What were the biggest topics of E3 2019? What moved fans, players, and the press the most around E3 2019? What was talked about the most on Twitter? This was revealed by Twitter exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Nintendo ranked number 1 with its press conference
- Number 2 went to Keanu Reeves, who was introduced as a character in Cyberpunk 2077 and announced the release date of the game at the Microsoft PK
- Following that were Marvel Avengers and the remake of Final Fantasy VII
The most tweeted about newly announced games of E3 2019:
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
- Animas Crossing: New Horizons
- Marvel’s Avenger Project
Where was there the most talk about E3 2019? In the following 5 regions, Twitter reports that the most was said about E3 2019:
- USA
- Japan
- England
- France
- Spain
This is where the current fair was discussed the hottest. Interestingly, Germany is not among the top 5.
