Welcome to yet another installment of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the annual gaming convention that began in 1995 with real gaming audiences in mind, and now spends more effort pandering to non-gamer skeptics, casual gamers, and families with children, none of whom are tuning in to watch a webcast about hardware specs. We, the dedicated audience that actually is watching, are a people of a singular but deep pleasure—remind us why we care. Maybe even surprise us. But we’ve had less to hope for ever since the Wii prioritized simplifying gameplay for the masses over making something truly impressive for the dedicated audience. The “newest innovations in gaming” presented at E3 have been less than impressive to the serious gamer. “Disheartening” isn’t the right word, but it’s the first that comes to mind.