It’s size rivaled (and maybe even overtook) the AAA space by 2020.
Holy crap, is that open floor I see down there beyond the indie booths? In year’s past, this area devoured more and more space until it was battling the PC tournament and board game areas for real estate. Oh… cool.īut it’s not until I spin around and inspect the indie show floor on the opposite side of the room’s straddling sky bridge that the changes truly dawn on me. The AAA booths were extravagant and humongous.Īs I look out over the AAA floor this year, I see that a good third of the space is occupied by Intel. It has a first year feel to it, except even our first trip to PAX East back in 2013 had the likes of Behemoth, Microsoft, Sony, Bethesda, and Blizzard in attendance. Smaller than I’ve seen it in a long time. My first glance over the vacant showroom floor before the doors open today is my first sign that this will be an unusual year for PAX East.
