Bethesda may not put on another E3 showcase, the company says.

“I don’t know if we’ll do one next year,” Bethesda Softworks vice president of PR and marketing Pete Hines told the Telegraph.

“I don’t know if we’ll do one again. This year felt like the right time to do this kind of thing.

“Honestly, that’s where my focus is: (a) execute on this stuff that we’re talking about and (b) work with the MachineGames and Tangos and all the other studios to say 'okay, how do we do the next thing with you guys even better?' What does that look like? And how do we push ourselves forward?'”

Bethesda ran a showcase this year as it wanted to reach more people than just those who managed to get into its E3 booth, said Hines.

“No matter what we do in our booth, we only get a subset of people that attend E3,” he said.

“I’m not sure what the attendance is this year but let’s say 40,000. There’s no way we’re getting 40,000 people to our booth to see everything. You’re lucky to get four.

"So part of it was if we do have this line up and feel good about it we need to do it in a way that everybody can see it whether they’re here or not. Anybody who wants to can see what we have to show about Fallout 4,” he added.

“There’s no mystery, we’re not trying to hide anything or exclude people. Whether it’s press or retail or fans or whomever.”

Even so, Hines hopes E3 remains predominantly an industry event.

“I hope E3 doesn’t become another PAX,” he said.

“We already have PAX, we already have Eurogamer, Paris Games Week and Gamescom and lots of shows that are for the public.

“I think taking a show that still has a very important role as a trade/industry event needs to maintain that. And not suddenly say: here’s another 20,000 fans to throw in. It’s already kind of a mess. There are already lines and it’s difficult to get around.”