half the reason i'm working toward starting my own game studio is to get exhibitor badges for PAX instead of having to beg for regular tickets like a Dickensian street urchin
I'm hoping that with South a success, the "increasing supply" part will finally start to take hold here in the US. It would probably help if South could attract the same exhibitors Prime does, though. (I heard East was kinda scarce in this regard as well this year, but I'm not sure if that's normal or not for East?)
January and March are right after the big holiday season where most devs have nothing major to show or announce until closer to the next holiday season.
Prime, on the other hand, is right before the holiday season hits, meaning they can announce big stuff that either will be sold that season or just miss it. Further, a lot of the crap that got announced at E3 will be playable on the expo floor. It's just a matter of how the industry works each year.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it means South and East can give indie developers a greater opportunity to be noticed since they don't tend to let the holiday season affect their schedule as much. Not to mention non-electronic stuff like board games and RPGs get to shine a bit more.
Also, I feel like going to PAX to play the next big AAA title is spending a lot of time and money to sit in a line for six hours just to play a maybe thirty minute demo is not all that wise?
At both PAXes I've been to, most of the Exhibition Hall was an inconvenience I had to endure on the way to more important places. And then there was some cool stuff in the Indy sections.
If I'm hyped enough for a game that I'd be tempted to wait in line for longer than 15 minutes and play a demo, then I've probably already pre-ordered it, and therefore the value of the demo is wasted.
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I've never been to the other PAX locations, but South was fun. I have zero desire to stand in line for a AAA games with a hour plus wait. I could be checking out indie games, or attending panels!
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I'm hoping that with South a success, the "increasing supply" part will finally start to take hold here in the US. It would probably help if South could attract the same exhibitors Prime does, though. (I heard East was kinda scarce in this regard as well this year, but I'm not sure if that's normal or not for East?)
January and March are right after the big holiday season where most devs have nothing major to show or announce until closer to the next holiday season.
Prime, on the other hand, is right before the holiday season hits, meaning they can announce big stuff that either will be sold that season or just miss it. Further, a lot of the crap that got announced at E3 will be playable on the expo floor. It's just a matter of how the industry works each year.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it means South and East can give indie developers a greater opportunity to be noticed since they don't tend to let the holiday season affect their schedule as much. Not to mention non-electronic stuff like board games and RPGs get to shine a bit more.
Also, I feel like going to PAX to play the next big AAA title is spending a lot of time and money to sit in a line for six hours just to play a maybe thirty minute demo is not all that wise?
Don't get me wrong, I had a ton of fun at South. I just sort of missed the, well, spectacle of Prime. It's not even that I necessarily care about huge AAA titles. (I mean, thinking on it my most anticipated thing for Prime is that I'm really hoping Harmonix will be there with Rock Band 4.) But it's neat to see the Big 3 and the big publishers there with their metaphorical guns blazing.
I'm (probably) going to Prime this year, but considering where my usual PAX buddies are located I suspect South will become my main show. It'll be interesting to see how it evolves.
I really enjoyed the one PAX I went to, but I think I had more fun outside the con then in the convention hall itself.
I haven't even tried to get tickets these last few years though, too much work for me. I've shifted into boardgames over videogames anyway, so small local boardgame cons where I can still get tickets a week before they start ard muxh more my speed.
Going to PAX east these past two years on Sunday, with the main intent of checking out indie-developed games, has been relatively hassle-free and resulted in a decent amount of time spent playing new/upcoming games that I otherwise would have never bothered to learn about. Granted, I have the luxury of being less than an hour from Boston proper.
I've only ever gawked at the massive displays for big-budget titles when I attend, but waiting in lines to play those seems more tedious and chore-like than what the event is intended to be.
honestly i enjoy just walking through or by the main exhibit hall but never really to browse in it. seeing the spectacle is fun from a distance. maybe going through some of the less trafficked vendor areas.
definitely was cool to check out stuff like Spy Party though, in part because @World as Myth is (was?) part of their team.
If PAX demand is so huge, then why not do the "make it worse" option, but good, in the form of a compartmentalized mini PAX? Some aspects of PAX should be modular right
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I am going to the pax prime thing for the first time in ever this year and I'm pretty excited I guess! I've never been to a convention for fun things!
Well except one time when I was a kid and my dad took me to IAAPA and I played Q-Zar before anyone had ever heard of it and my friends didn't believe me until I showed them a picture of 12 year old me and the Q-Zar booth ladies my dad took but I digress.
I don't really care about standing in line to play videogames, but after meeting a few pax-ers over the years, I'm really looking forward to meeting people with similar interests. As much as I love all my friends, no one I know gives a fig about gaming, and I rarely (if ever) find an opportunity to bullshit about games.
I love going to the various PAXes to spend time with my friends. What ever we end up doing, whether it's hanging out playing board games, grabbing drinks, telling stories, etc. it's always been a blast with you guys.
I guess if I didn't have E3 to go to every year, I'd be a lot more interested in the expo hall games. But for me, PAX is completely about being with and catching up with you great folk.
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Prime, on the other hand, is right before the holiday season hits, meaning they can announce big stuff that either will be sold that season or just miss it. Further, a lot of the crap that got announced at E3 will be playable on the expo floor. It's just a matter of how the industry works each year.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it means South and East can give indie developers a greater opportunity to be noticed since they don't tend to let the holiday season affect their schedule as much. Not to mention non-electronic stuff like board games and RPGs get to shine a bit more.
Also, I feel like going to PAX to play the next big AAA title is spending a lot of time and money to sit in a line for six hours just to play a maybe thirty minute demo is not all that wise?
Tabletop at PAX is great!
If I'm hyped enough for a game that I'd be tempted to wait in line for longer than 15 minutes and play a demo, then I've probably already pre-ordered it, and therefore the value of the demo is wasted.
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Those are neither 24/7 nor anything like PAX
Don't get me wrong, I had a ton of fun at South. I just sort of missed the, well, spectacle of Prime. It's not even that I necessarily care about huge AAA titles. (I mean, thinking on it my most anticipated thing for Prime is that I'm really hoping Harmonix will be there with Rock Band 4.) But it's neat to see the Big 3 and the big publishers there with their metaphorical guns blazing.
I'm (probably) going to Prime this year, but considering where my usual PAX buddies are located I suspect South will become my main show. It'll be interesting to see how it evolves.
The past couple primes have been that by default because I couldn't buy passes anyways.
Also, maybe everyone at the office should shave their heads?
I haven't even tried to get tickets these last few years though, too much work for me. I've shifted into boardgames over videogames anyway, so small local boardgame cons where I can still get tickets a week before they start ard muxh more my speed.
I've become an old man. :P
I've only ever gawked at the massive displays for big-budget titles when I attend, but waiting in lines to play those seems more tedious and chore-like than what the event is intended to be.
definitely was cool to check out stuff like Spy Party though, in part because @World as Myth is (was?) part of their team.
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Well except one time when I was a kid and my dad took me to IAAPA and I played Q-Zar before anyone had ever heard of it and my friends didn't believe me until I showed them a picture of 12 year old me and the Q-Zar booth ladies my dad took but I digress.
I don't really care about standing in line to play videogames, but after meeting a few pax-ers over the years, I'm really looking forward to meeting people with similar interests. As much as I love all my friends, no one I know gives a fig about gaming, and I rarely (if ever) find an opportunity to bullshit about games.
At Prime there's this really nice place with like...food and smoothies and stuff.
I have no clue what it was called, all I remember is the spice/herb smell and delicious fruity cold drink.
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I guess if I didn't have E3 to go to every year, I'd be a lot more interested in the expo hall games. But for me, PAX is completely about being with and catching up with you great folk.
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