I mean, E3 was a business tradeshow. That's why people like me who never went have rose colored glasses, because we didn't see how dry it was, just the press sh

I mean, E3 was a business tradeshow. That's why people like me who never went have rose colored glasses, because we didn't see how dry it was, just the press show excitement leaked to us. It was retailers and publishers making shelf space deals and some annoucement press conferences. A lot of the industry cross pollenation was taken up by GDC for devs, and I'm not sure how it is these days but I went to Penny Arcade Expo in 2015 and it felt very much like the indies and fan conventions. Pandemic changed things, but I"m not sure how these expos are these days.