Sony, Facebook pull out of GDC 2020 due to coronavirus concerns
(Android Central)

Sony also announced it wouldn`t be attending PAX East earlier this week. What you need to know Sony and Facebook announced they`re pulling out of GDC 2020. This is the second conference that Sony has canceled plans for this month. The Novel Coronavirus (COVID19 or 2019-nCoV) situation in China has caused a lot of upheaval across the tech industry. Just one day after announcing it wouldn`t be attending PAX East, Sony confirmed that it also won`t be attending the Game Developers Conference (GDC) this March in San Francisco also due to coronavirus concerns. In a statement sent to press, including GamesIndustry.biz, Sony reiterated that `concerns related to COVID-19` led to the decision. We have made the difficult decision to cancel our participation in Game Developers Conference due to increasing concerns related to COVID-19 (also known as coronavirus). We felt this was the best option as the situation related to the virus and global travel restrictions are changing daily. W...