The news kind of hit as a bit of a surprise, but Sony has just announced it will not be attending next year's E3 -
“As the industry evolves, Sony Interactive Entertainment continues to look for inventive opportunities to engage the community,” said Sony in a statement. “PlayStation fans mean the world to us and we always want to innovate, think differently and experiment with new ways to delight gamers. As a result, we have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019. We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019 and can’t wait to share our plans with you.”Rumors have been floating about the Next Gen (PS5?) system being announced soon...this may be connected to that announcement but so far, nothing's concrete.
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Kotaku]