I feel like that's not a good idea. All the excitement would used up at the beginning and so much of the conference would pale in comparison when inducing excitement. If you save it for the end then everyone walks away from the conference on a high note.
Yeah and like I said, waiting till the end will erase all the bad moments in the show prior. Opening with it will just make evrything after not as exciting and will make the missteps feel even worse.
And while I agree that the "end of the show surprise" is cliche and expected, I feel like TLG is in everyone's mind, so unlikely to happen (due to all the delays), that it would blow everyone's minds.
You end with persona 5. The hypest hype.
Persona 5 is the most hyped I've ever been for any game. Persona 4 is my favorite game of all time. Persons is my favorite series. It's really, the one thing I care the most about at E3....
But could it really close the entire show? TLG might not be a mainstream seller, but it has a massive legacy and so much hype that it would make sense to do it as a crowd pleaser and its pretty much a guarantee to work finale.
I know for me, Persona 5 would be the best thing ever to open or close the show.