Why Sony is skipping E3 (again)

[Joystiq]

For the second year in a row, Sony

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, the video game industry's largest annual trade show.

The reasons why are numerous. For one, many believe that E3's influence and cultural relevance is slowly evaporating. Roughly

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last June, down from 69,000 the year prior. For comparison, Gamescom -- Europe's largest fan festival and industry-focused gaming convention -- has stood firm with

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the past two years.

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