WILL FANFEST BE CANCEL??

In light of E3 & other events being cancelled because of the coronavirus, FanFest is 8 months away, do you think they may cancel it or atleast wait a couple of months to make thier decision?

I think it highly likely that it will be at least delayed, if not outright cancelled

Potentially, yes.

Though even if it is cancelled, all of the information planned to be revealed can be relayed through other methods such as Youtube videos and news pieces on this very site.

Eight months from now, the next apocalypse will be storming the headlines.

If FF was coming up soon, then you might have something to worry about. In the meantime, let's cross that bridge when we get there.

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Originally Posted by dangadget

I think it highly likely that it will be at least delayed, if not outright cancelled

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At this point I would be very surprised if it went on as originally planned.

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Originally Posted by Penthea

At this point I would be very surprised if it went on as originally planned.

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We'll see. It could go either way and could even vary by country based on the number of cases in the coming months as well as the policy of event cancellations.

Currently it wouldn't surprise me if it was cancelled, considering many other things are being delayed or worse. But we also have a long while until Fanfest starts, so hopefully this virus will have largely tired itself out by that point.

E3 is only three months away while Fanfest isn't for another eight. That's far enough out that cancelling it now seems premature vs waiting til the summer and seeing where things stand at that point.

The way the overreaction keeps escalating...probably.

I can foresee fanfest just being a stream this year.

It's really going to depend on how things unfold with the Corona virus. If things are as they are now, or worse, in five or six months, I'd expect to hear about a cancellation.

I sure hope they don't cancel. I already did my vacation bidding, and trying to get anymore days at this point is a no go, union seniority. :(

You're asking if an event 8 months away is going to be cancelled? Really?

People these days.

Personally, I don't think so. There is a good probability this virus will burn off during the summer months like the flu does. I work in the trade show industry and most of my shows are being postponed until the fall. I think by November we'll be fine.

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Originally Posted by MoonPhaseAlpha

Personally, I don't think so. There is a good probability this virus will burn off during the summer months like the flu does. I work in the trade show industry and most of my shows are being postponed until the fall. I think by November we'll be fine.

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God willing, we'll have a vaccine by then at least. I know it takes about a year for them to get through all the clinical trials and what not, but here's hoping it'll be out and safe by then.

I wondered the same, but I think at worst they'll delay the ticket sales til closer and then make a choice depending on the pandemic is panning out. It's also going to come down to airlines and if the venue itself doesn't reach out to SE to cancel it. Finding one big enough (if they sell tickets prior) might cause them to cancel the physical aspect, anyway.

For people saying it’s several months away, don’t tickets usually go on sale in the summer? I can see how this is a problem in that case. I hear those tickets are pretty expensive and with people worrying about the virus and buying a bunch of supplies in case of self-quarantine, they probably wouldn’t have the money to even afford the tickets.

And I get it. If it’s outright cancelled, they can just issue a refund, but I still think it’s a little unfair to sell tickets during a time like this. People who simply spent money on can-foods and whatnot would miss out on the Fanfest if it turns out not to be cancelled.

Idk I just think they should say something at the very least regarding the schedule for tickets and the event, instead of radio silence.

Fanfest won't be cancled. Its 8 month away. In like 2 Month nobody speaks about Corvit anymore

Might be depends how long takes to stop the out break. I know in Washington state all schools is closed for at least 6 weeks now from it.

If any game is set up to not have a floor show its 14. Would be way less work for them as well just to stream a show from the offices in Japan.

Expect the next 6 months in the USA to be a little dodgy. Experts don't seem to think it will take any longer than that. With that said, given how the USA currently isn't doing much about coronavirus it may take a bit less/more time depending on how you look at it (everyone gets infected super fast and the curve flattens, or it takes longer for the country to fight it off and flatten the curve). I would still assume that the date stands.

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Originally Posted by Nighthawky2010

In light of E3 & other events being cancelled because of the coronavirus, FanFest is 8 months away, do you think they may cancel it or atleast wait a couple of months to make thier decision?

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Maybe delayed , just because of the nature of viruses, and people..the more time passes the more it spread area gets affected. Until they have a vaccine.

If society is still calling off events and such in half a year we'll have got bigger things to worry about.

So, I'm not sure if San Diego is doing the same as we are, but here in San Francisco the mayor has banned any event that consists of more than 100 people to limit the spread of the virus. So.... if things don't improve, or if there's a relapse in the fall as some are anticipating, it's possible that fanfest NA will be canceled because the state won't allow that kind of convergence of so many people into one of its major cities.

We will just have to wait and see.

It's 8 months away.
No, it won't be cancelled. The main risk of this virus spreading will have passed by then.
If not, then we'll all have far more important things to worry about.

I wonder if the virus could have effect on game development?

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Originally Posted by Nighthawky2010

In light of E3 & other events being cancelled because of the coronavirus, FanFest is 8 months away, do you think they may cancel it or atleast wait a couple of months to make thier decision?

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Who knows. Tennocon (for Warframe) canceled theirs and it is in June I think.

People just going nuts for some reason.

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Originally Posted by AngelCheese77

People just going nuts for some reason.

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The current pandemic is worth the caution. But yes some people take it overboard as is demonstrated by the current (empty) state of supermarkets.

If SE policy again says YoshiP and company shouldn't leave Japan again like could not for PAX East then it obviously won't happen, remember they cancelled that visit. I bet they have around June to make the decision to go/no go, since this kind of stuff takes months to coordinate along with the ticket sales.

I had a feeling that the NA would be cancelled when I started this post. Not really shock when Yoshi P announce it. 1st of 2021 is a possibility but a digital conference wouldn't be too bad either.