Yes, we?re a PlayStation site, but this big move by Microsoft could be writing on the wall for the video game industry as a whole in 2020. Through a series of tweets and clarifications, it looks like Microsoft won?t be holding any physical events for the rest of 2020, and possibly as far as into July 2021. The news began with a tweet from Ginny Caughey, who posted a screenshot of some Microsoft guidance that seemed to indicate all Microsoft events?internal and external?would be all-digital through July 2021.

It?s official: All Microsoft conferences will be digital-only through July 2021. pic.twitter.com/wTBb7Z6pQB
? Ginny Caughey (@gcaughey) April 6, 2020

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