When E3's organizer ESA originally cancelled E3 2020 in early March they stated they were "exploring options with our members to coordinate an online experience to showcase industry announcements and news in June 2020". However since then nothing more has been said about the online experience.

Now after announcing the dates of a reimagined E3 2021, set to be the 15th - 7th June 2021, the ESA confirmed to PC Gamer that the organization no longer has any plans to present an online experience in lieu of the E3 2020 event originally scheduled event originally scheduled for this June. This comes after several major players have announced they would instead host individual online events for their communities.