One of the largest arenas for the videogame industry has been canceled.
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, reiterated this plan in a tweet following the cancellation news.
“E3 has always been an important moment for Team Xbox,” he wrote.

People experience Virtual Clubbing wearing Redpill VR goggles at the 2019 Electronic Entertainment Expo, also known as E3, in Los Angeles on June 11, 2019. - Gaming fans and developers gather, connecting thousands of the brightest, best and most innovative in the interactive entertainment industry and a chance for many to preview new games. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images).Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images
Details on timing and more in the coming weeks."
The entertainment landscape, frommusictoHollywoodto gaming, continues to change as the COVID-19 respiratory virus spreads to more territories.
Of the larger events,the South by Southwest film and music festival was canceledandCoachella was delayed to October.