E3 2020 "Moving Ahead Full Speed" Despite Coronavirus Concerns

It's just going to have "No coughing" warning signs all over the place as a precaution.

Hopefully the coronavirus will be gone by the time June hits this year.

Coronavirus has still yet to reach my area, and I hope it stays that way

(UPDATE: It has, whoops)

I don't think that E3 2020 preparations would continue unless they were absolutely sure that no one would get sick, so I have high hopes that they actually know what they're doing

Just as long as they are careful. Lord knows I don't want someone to catch this when presenting something.

If it gets canceled, Nintendo could still release their Direct. I hope they do this.

Everyone just needs to dress as a Stormtrooper to the event if the concern worsen.

@Dark-Luigi I can only imagine the chaos that would ensue if Phil Spencer coughs while presenting the Xbox Series X

I fear that people and developers are going drop out of this year's E3 which, along with Sony's recent standard of absence, will make this event pretty dry.

Of course I fear the virus' spread more, it's just that this is the kind of rock and hard place situation where there's no favorable outcome.

The Coronavirus is overhyped. Yes its affecting people but people are being unreasonable about it. I

Todd Howard walks onstage.
TH: "We hope you've all had a great year with video games. This year, we want to immerse you like never before."
A panel opens on the back wall, revealing an entire silo of activated nuclear missiles.
"We're going to eliminate coronavirus - AND you're going to get to play a REALLY LONG game of Fallout."

@DFaceG_Rebooted Eh, still better than 76

Just give free Samus masks away at the entrance to take care of corona

The Spanish Flu in 1918 was also just a flu. That doesn't mean it wasn't a big deal.

So far the coronavirus has been better contained, but the death rate among people who have been infected is getting up there. On the order of 20 times more deadly than the normal seasonal flu is no small deal. (Also people are seriously underrating how much regular flu sucks, anyway.)

@CoastersPaul A lot of serious underrating is going on as people try to downplay the severity of the issue.

I don’t think America has come to grasp just how prevalent this will be yet, or how impactful.

My sister works in a top end private hospital. They’ve been told to triple the number of ICU beds immediately, because within 2 weeks the virus will be widespread. Many of the surgeons are stockpiling certain provisions too.

If e3 goes ahead, I’ll be shocked.

@HappyMaskedGuy - Real talk, I actually stocked up a bit my passed paycheck. Got mocked for being a "prepper" type.

But honestly, even in the best case scenario you're beating out the panic shoppers. Worst case is you're prepared.

And even if it dies out. You got food to eat, no biggie.

@Paraka Yeah, my thoughts too. Handy to have extra essential meds like Paracetamol and Ibuprofen as well.

If it all comes to nothing, great. But if not, getting everyday items could be impossible. Scouts motto and all that.

If the virus hasn't died down before the end of May comes, I will actually be disappointed that they decided not to cancel, it will just make them look like greedy money hungry jerks who don’t really give an eff about the people working for them and specially about all the ignorant people going to this event regardless of danger.

Not all of them people attending are ignitant (or idiots) but the majority obviously don’t care enough about running the risk of getting the coronavirus. I love E-3 but the safety of the people should have priority, I mean how the hell are they going to be “vigilant” about it? They can’t just simply “see” the coronavirus… is obviously an excuse to cover up for the fact that they just don’t want to loose money!

I really hope this virus gets contained and controlled long before E-3 so we aren't forced to miss out on it.

Be pure. Be vigilant. Behave.

The quarantines haven't worked (just see the infection rates in Iran, Italy, and South Korea), and so we can assume that this pandemic will get worse. Unless a vaccine is found soon, then we will all be affected irrespective of where we live (and a vaccine isn't expected for at least twelve months). My guess is E3 will be cancelled, along with big gatherings of people around the globe.

My advice: wash your hands with soap and water often (and make sure you do it correctly), if water isn't around then use a high-alcohol hand sanitiser (like Purell). Avoid touching your mouth, nose or eyes. If you work in a public space (shop, bar etc...), then spray a high alcohol sanitising surface spray regularly on counter-tops and door-handles. If you're feeling sick, then self-isolate

@HappyMaskedGuy How do they know it's going to be widespread within 2 weeks?

@Entrr_username Apparently it’s what major health authorities are being advised by the WHO. Here in the UK, anyway.

@Bondi_Surfer A vaccine isn’t expected until next year.

The floodgates have opened with regard to quarantine. I think the numbers will start to gather pace in the coming days.

It is better to be safe than sorry, but frankly I still think people very much are over-reacting. And I blame the media. They're making this sound like the end of the world! This is it, it's the super virus we can't stop!

It's not. It's dangerous, it's at most, 5% lethal as the highest estimate I have heard. Yes, that's horrible! but it's not the end of the world level of event that the media is making it sound like.

The media wants us to be scared. Not because of any evil conspiracy, but because they make loads of money off of this sort of thing! Whenever there is a catastrophe they report on it non-stop. Why? People say "sex sells" well, the next best thing is human tragedy. And the media never has, and never will, have any qualms about raking in the cash from it.

It's not that there's some evil corporate mongrels secretly saying "yes, let's spread the virus!" it's just that the whole system is set up to capitalize on it.

@Heavyarms55

It's the end of the world for those who die.

@k8sMum Yup. And for those who die every day of cancer, heart disease, stroke, influenza, in car crashes, from US air strikes and America military forces, from getting murdered by gang violence, by tripping and falling in an unlucky manner...

There are countless ways people can and do die, far more frequently. But those are normal, they've been happening for lord knows how long. So they aren't as scary anymore, not as news worthy.

@Bondi_Surfer Alcohol based sanitation doesn't kill viruses.

Generally, hard chemicals like bleach or Lysol type products do that.

@Elvie WHO (World Health Organisation) "recommends washing your hands regularly and using an alcohol-based hand sanitiser only if soap and water are not available."

And according to the CDC, "while alcohol-based sanitiser quickly reduces the number of microbes on your hands in some situations, the liquid doesn’t eliminate all germs." And so also recommends soap and water as the main defence, but a high-alcohol sanitiser in absence of soap and water.

High-alcohol sanitisers do kill some viruses, but the sanitiser needs to be used correctly and in the right volume. It is a secondary precaution, and so I use it - but each to their own. It's not like I make the stuff

@Bondi_Surfer Alright, I admit my error. I looked into and found 90% concentrations can kill viruses.

I only said it as I remember going through a portion of one of my classes regarding antibiotic resistance and how it wasn't a good idea to rely on hand sanitizers during flu season.

Good grief this comment section is a riot.

@DFaceG_Rebooted
And, I suppose, Trump's and/or North Korea's involvement is DLC or something.

@Fandabidozi

@retro_player_22
Yeah, because having Todd Howard accidentally ending up at the Xbox show floor sounds lots of fun!

@Heavyarms55

Our K8 was diagnosed with leukaemia at 14, died at 19. When we approached government representatives about getting more money for research we were told that not enough kids did from leukaemia. Breast cancer was the one that pulled in support and the big money.

Even today the survival rate for a teen diagnosed is 60%.

It's an interesting exercise to toss around numbers and percentages of fatalities. It creates a distance between us and the situation. So the danger level is only 5%, that's too small to include me and mine!

Except when it is you and yours.

@k8sMum I'm very sorry for your loss. My father died of multiple myeloma. (well technically he died from side effects of the medicine incompetent doctors used to treat him, but that's a different issue) It's a horrible way to die.

My point with mentioning percentages was not that "it couldn't happen to me and mine" my point was, there are all kinds of other ways to die, that happen as often or more, but there's no media panic, no special government actions, no school closings, no cancelled events for those issues. Why? Because we are used to them. When people hear of a major car crash that kills 20 people there's a 6 o'clock news story about it telling people to take a different road. No one seriously starts talking about fixing our ludicrously dangerous road and driving system - despite the thousands and thousands of people killed yearly. When an entire city is poisoned with lead contaminated water, it takes weeks and weeks and weeks of mass protest to get the government to do anything. Why are these issues no big deal? They are ordinary ways people's lives are destroyed and families are ruined.

But Coronavirus? The media can make millions or billions of dollars capitalizing on the fear factor. Politicians can tout their various positions in order to use the pandemic for their own or their faction's political benefit.

@Heavyarms55

Apologies for my remark seemingly addressed to only you when it was meant for others who are throwing out percentages.

What worries me most is people no longer trust the government or the media. The current occupant of the White House is vetting all news from the CDC and scientists. He thinks there can be a viable vaccine in 2 months. He put a man who thinks you can pray illness away in charge of it.

Due to travel the world is much smaller than when the 1918 flu decimated the world. They are now pretty certain that it's been simmering in Washington state for weeks.

Down playing this situation is every bit as dangerous as over playing it. Pretending some miracle is going to happen is idiotic. We have the right to expect honest evaluations from government agencies. I doubt we will get them.

I think common sense rather than panic is called for. I also think pretending the coronavirus is just a cold is stupid, especially for those with compromised immune systems.

@k8sMum I agree, we shouldn't brush off the virus as a non-threat because it certainly is a threat. But at the same time, it's not the world ending disaster looming over all our heads that many are making it sound like. The media and governments alike are using the pandemic for financial and political gain.

I don't mean there's some evil villain in a basement somewhere plotting to get rich off of the virus. Just that those in power and that includes the super wealthy who own most mainstream media, know they'll never have to worry, they can buy the absolute best medical treatment around on the off chance they get sick and thus they are okay with capitalizing on the panic and fear.

Those in power, the wealthy elite, do not care about the public. Not the leadership in America or China or anywhere else. They care what they can gain from manipulating the public or taking advantage of the public. And right now, they're doing the latter very heavily.