Why do the games press dislike the general public attending e3?

Ok, so now that e3 2009 is going to be less jew-like (;D) with invitations (Yes, we're still not invited...unless you're a Game Stop employee) and that Booth Babes are supposedly being resurrected, why is it the press are pissed that this might become open to the public again?

I know I can't speak from their perspective, or understand the turmoil of having a collective of sweaty teens under the same roof, but I don't think they understand the thrill of the event back in its former glory for a neophyte like myself; I would have killed to have attended 'Back in the day'. I understand the almost Zen-like professionalism you gentlemen must uphold at Press Events, but you've got admit some aspects of the show were just downright cool.

I guess that having all those people there make their jobs a lot harder.  I'd rather have it not be open to the public and get all the latest announcements as fast as possible.  I really wouldn't care if I had the chance to go for myself.  Yeah, you get to see and play the games first, but I just think it would be a lot of waiting in line for just a few minutes of play time.

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 but I don't think they understand the thrill of the event back in its former glory for a neophyte like myself

*More frugal. Frugal means cautiously spending. To put it in laymen's terms, being a "Jew." I kid, I kid. I'm Jewish. As to the topic at hand, apparently the public make it a real bitch for coverage. That's about it, as far as I know of.

"*More frugal. Frugal means cautiously spending. To put it in laymen's terms, being a "Jew." I kid, I kid. I'm Jewish. As to the topic at hand, apparently the public make it a real bitch for coverage. That's about it, as far as I know of."

"BiggerBomb said:

"*More frugal. Frugal means cautiously spending. To put it in laymen's terms, being a "Jew." I kid, I kid. I'm Jewish. As to the topic at hand, apparently the public make it a real bitch for coverage. That's about it, as far as I know of."

I almost stopped reading at the jew part."

They could do a TGS and make the last day open to the public/ add an extra day after the current last day for it to be open to the public.

Because it makes their job easier.

I'd guess there are a lot less people at the show when it's press only. So they can actually check stuff out, talk to people and see what's going on. Once the general public shows up I'll bet the place gets a little...chaotic.

There's an article on the announcement over at IGN, plus they’ve got the senior editorial team sharing their thoughts on it.

Erik Brudvig kind of summarizes my views on the matter nicely:

'Stop calling people who want to attend "consumers" and let them be recognized for what they are: The lifeblood of the videogame industry. It is possible to limit access to some products to those you trust, and it makes sense for a business to do so, without cutting gamers out of the equation entirely.'

It's a weird decision. The industry drives on people buying games. Reward them with free tickets and brownies!

Because they get in the way.  By showing a member of the press a game, companies are also giving that experience to the thousands upon thousands of people who read that person's work.  When the public sees a game, that reach goes down to the person's friends they'll tell about the game later.  I think it's better when game conventions are press-only.  This past E3 is the first itme I think I actually was able to get all the announcements and information from one site.

I can understand why E3 is press / industry / invite only because having the public attend does make it more difficult for people attending E3 to provide coverage of the event and the games associated with it. I mean i imagine waiting in line for hours to get 10 or 20 minutes playtime of a game is an absolute headache, especially when you have a bunch of angsty and excited kids waiting infront and behind you. I suppose it also makes the event more pleasant and relaxed so you aren't rushed as much when you pen together a news article or review of specific segments of the E3 show so the quality and frequency of coverage is of a higher level. Overall i can totally agree and see why the press would wan't to have E3 as closed to the public, it makes their job easier basically.

But then having said that i think its somewhat arrogant of the press to say E3 should be closed to the public. What right do they have to say that? Its the public who are the consumers and the reason there is a games industry to begin with. So why shouldn't we get the chance to go to an event like E3 which has been more successful in the past as a public event?

It would be easier to provide a few days for industry people to have an early scoop of the event and report back, then open the doors to the public and let us in there to have hands on experience with the games. Instead of having the public sit behind their PC's and watch the same trailers and gameplay footage over and over on every gaming site covering the event. Both parties can be happier then and E3 gets a little more money by having all the public and everything associated with it attend.

The biggest reason that the general public aren't allowed at E3 is because of the amount of negative word-of-mouth that would come out of it.