spiderman123
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I would never go to that, all those stinky people rubbing up against you.....
You sure you don't mean friday? I went thursday and Vita took about 20 minutes and about half hour for Skyrim.Steve McQueen said:We were taken by surprise thursday. We were last last year and the year before, but it was never as crowded. 2 Years ago we were in at 10.00 , waited about half an our to play at the Sony stand ( I remember we played Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2 and GoW3 ) and waited for about 1,5 hour for Mass Effect 2.
But last thursday the lines for Vita and Skyrim were 4 hours long at about 14.00.
It's just crazy that they let more and more people in.
Fortinbras said:Another video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k21jUlorGmo
Yes but PAX has a cap as to how many tickets they sell. And they usually sell out in a matter of days. If it wasn't for that I am sure it would rival gamescom in size.GBX_AdamF said:PAX East 2011 is officially the biggest PAX in history and they had 69,500 attendees.
So yea.. Gamescom is huge
PAX doesn't cram people into the show floor like sardines. There's a lot more to do.GBX_AdamF said:PAX East 2011 is officially the biggest PAX in history and they had 69,500 attendees.
So yea.. Gamescom is huge
Why not berlin? I think the Messe Berlin is big enough(not sure how it compares to cologne). Berlin itself is big and beautiful. Of course you are right about the personal preference! It would take me only a few minutes to get there. The infrastructure is great as well. I visit the IFA every year and i definitely see a possibility for a gamesconvention.Xater said:It's his personal preference. It makes more sense in Cologne for international press and it is in the state with the highest population. The location is also great. I don't think Berlin ever was on the table.
Mergesort said:Why not berlin? I think the Messe Berlin is big enough(not sure how it compares to cologne). Berlin itself is big and beautiful. Of course you are right about the personal preference! It would take me only a few minutes to get there. The infrastructure is great as well. I visit the IFA every year and i definitely see a possibility for a gamesconvention.
sony's and ea's german/european headquarters are in cologne...Donos said:But i guess there are also a lot of other things which play into proceedings for such an event.
Nome said:Why are people praising Gamescom for this? If people are fainting because your venue is unfit, that's a disaster = /
Hopefully they plan properly next year.
Mergesort said:Why not berlin?
Messe Berlin is way smaller than Koelnmesse (160.000 m² vs. 284.000 m²). Frankfurt or Hannover would have been good choices as well. Both of them offer enough space and a good infrastructure.Donos said:Messe Berlin is definetly huge enough. I visited every IFA in the last 10 years and there are so many emtpy halls and alot of ways to leave and enter every hall. Berlin is under the TOP5 for the most international congresses/conventions worldwide.
But i guess there are also a lot of other things which play into proceedings for such an event.
Mr. Snrub said:
waiting longer then 20-30 minutes to try a game is a huge waste imo, if the line is that long i'll just watch thxAlx said:Who would wait 9 hours in a line ? That's you whole day gone, only to try a game ?
What an elitist, anti-social, contemptuous and inconsiderate thing to say. I like it.spons said:I'd rather have gamescom disappear and have more local events with presentations for the public by developers like with Duke Nukem Forever last year (and many more actually).
I like how they changed it from 1 > 4 > 9. Or that's what it looks like at least. :lolMr. Snrub said:
It has always been like that. People bring their kids. Kojima always brings a bunch of nice ladies with him (not sure who they are) and no one cares.hiro4 said:I was there on Wednesday and I found to be already busy enough. And let me tell you there were already a lot of people who werent from the industry or the press. I saw children as young as 8 walking around there.
SCED´s headquater is located near Frankfurt.S1kkZ said:sony's and ea's german/european headquarters are in cologne...
omg.kittens said:I like how they changed it from 1 > 4 > 9. Or that's what it looks like at least. :lol
S1kkZ said:not really. e3 matters, gc doesnt.
hiro4 said:I was there on Wednesday and I found to be already busy enough. And let me tell you there were already a lot of people who werent from the industry or the press. I saw children as young as 8 walking around there.
Also press and industry only have one day. Thursday to Sunday is open to the public.
only in amount of visitors, since gamescom is open for public from Thursday till Sunday. while E3 is only for press and industry.Lo_Fi said:Gamescom is bigger than E3? Huh, I never knew.
EVIL said:only in amount of visitors, since gamescom is open for public from Thursday till Sunday. while E3 is only for press and industry.
snap0212 said:Messe Berlin is way smaller than Koelnmesse (160.000 m² vs. 284.000 m²). Frankfurt or Hannover would have been good choices as well. Both of them offer enough space and a good infrastructure.
Another thing is that you have about 11 Million people living in that "area". Way more than you have in Berlin/Brandenburg (about 6 Million).
I don't think anyone's praising them. While the event becomes more popular every year, it has now reached a size where the experience for the visitor gets worse and worse. They have to change something or else the gamescom might eat itself in the long run.Nome said:Why are people praising Gamescom for this? If people are fainting because your venue is unfit, that's a disaster = /
Hopefully they plan properly next year.
Amazing burnCheesemeister said:Surely there's a more efficient way to get game demos to people.