Nintendo and Sony embracing direct-to-audience streams, added to the pandemic, led to E3's demise; fan conventions and networking events have survived the shift (Megan Farokhmanesh/Wired)

Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired:
Nintendo and Sony embracing direct-to-audience streams, added to the pandemic, led to E3's demise; fan conventions and networking events have survived the shift  —  These days, video game companies can just promote their hardware and new releases via prepackaged livestreams.  Why would they bother with a trade show?