Despite several top industry figures (and a lot of journalists) revealing their displeasure for E3 this year, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is still soldiering on, planning next year’s E3 Media and Business Summit.

An ESA representative said, “As we do every year, we’re beginning the process of surveying exhibitors and attendees to determine potential changes to the Summit. Once this is completed and shared with the ESA’s Board of Directors, we will make an announcement about the specifics of the 2009 E3 Media & Business Summit.”

While this isn’t really that surprising, it does go against the informal bets being made by the enthusiast press, declaring 2008 to be the last E3 ever. It all depends on those exhibitor and attendee surveys, then.