UPDATE 14/1/20: E3 organiser the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has now responded to Sony’s decision to skip the show during PlayStation 5’s announcement year.
In a blog titled “ESA Statement on Sony E3 2020 Announcement” issued last night, the ESA made no mention of the hows or whys behind Sony’s departure. Instead, it gave a vague description of “new experiences” and “activations” – things like new Monster Energy stands, presumably, left fill the gaping hole in E3’s show floor evident last year when Sony bailed back then too.
Here is the ESA’s statement in full:
