Yesterday Sony let it be known that it was canceling its plans to attend PAX East in the midst of growing coronavirus concerns. Today Sony has announced that it will be pulling out of GDC 20 for the same reasons.

Due to the world wide reach of a conference like GDC, the risk of spreading coronavirus is one that should be taken seriously. While the majority of known coronavirus cases have been contained to China it is still present in at least 27 different countries including the US. Once again I am bummed to see such an important member of the gaming community pull out of an important event like GDC, but I applaud the goal of keeping workers safe. It also seems that Sony isn’t alone this time as Facebook has also announced its plans to withdraw from the event for the same concerns. Hopefully the spread of this virus can soon be brought under control and the risks removed. To all those who have been affected by coronavirus, our thoughts are with you.