Sony has today revealed it will be part of the Tokyo Game Show in September, but it'll only be exhibiting with indie titles rather than any AAA projects from PlayStation Studios. Instead of being listed as part of the "General Exhibition Area" ā alongside the likes of Capcom, Level-5, SEGA, and Square Enix ā the Sony booth will be found in the "Indie Game Area".
Sony's positioning at the event both limits and expands its exhibiting possibilities. This means there won't be any first-party titles to play on the show floor like Marvel's Spider-Man 2, but some of the independent games it's been pushing might be. This could possibly include Little Devil Inside, Lost Soul Aside, Neva, Pacific Drive, and Ultros. For a complete list of exhibitors, click the link.
Of course, Sony keeping itself to the indie section of Tokyo Game Show doesn't mean it cannot host some sort of event around the same time. It's been suggested PS5 console exclusive Rise of the Ronin is targeting a release in early 2024, and a full reveal in Team Ninja's home country seems like the perfect opportunity for more details. In addition, games like Helldivers 2 still need to be dated.
What do you hope to see out of Tokyo Game Show this year? Speculate in the comments below.
[source tgs.nikkeibp.co.jp]
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To be fair, they don't have any to bring, do they? (Someone had to say it! )
bro, you linked the list that you downloaded to your own computer as source up in the article!
Iād rather see those indie titles than Spider-Man or Helldivers anyway. Surely some of these indies have impending release dates, right?
Not surprising since Sony First Party doesnt have anything appealing to the Japanese market anymore
@Magnus_Selene Anything like Ghost of Tsushima selling over 1m in Japan making it one of the most successful games published by Sony ever?
@koreiajr yeah that's odd. @LiamCroft I don't think anyone should put as a source something that downloads to your computer. Straight up thought I was getting a virus downloaded to my PC
This and Nintendo not doing a public show at the gaming event of the year in thier "home" country seems off to me.
Wonder if xbox will have a show?
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@theMEGAniggle That was the only source I had at the time, I'm obviously not going to link you to a virus. I've swapped the link out for an online page now, though.
@LiamCroft of course not but stealth downloads are always scary, appreciated š
PS5 is dead in the water for me. With whatever game time I have, I'll probably just continue to replay the great games from the PS4 days.
PS5 truly is the best PS4 Pro.
@Magnus_Selene it's called an example. Look it up.
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@Magnus_Selene DS2, Rise of the Ronin, Stella's Blade, Lost Soul Aside are all 1st party/2nd party titles. Plus whatever From has been cooking with Sony next , oh and there's also FF7 Rebirth + Silent Hill 2. Plus Spiderman is a huge brand in Japan too.
@Magnus_Selene You said "Sony First Party doesnt have anything". I provided an example. The easiest thing to do is to say: "You're right. My bad. Forgot about that one" and carry on with your day. You won't lose any internet point. I promise.
@LiamCroft it still shows your local link for me Even after ctrl+f5
And once again, Genshin was an indie ... now it's something else.
Everything is fluid in this industry, the multi million dollar game is anywhere and it's way better for them to make relationships with new and small developers than showing something japanese people don't care about.
Sony's lineup: so secret, even they don't know what the hell they're doing.
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@get2sammyb true but also you have always loved to trash them don't you? So you win double lol.
@Magnus_Selene In case you hadn't noticed this yet Sony invested a minority share into From last year, the primary purpose of which was " game development collaboration" - This was said by Hermen Hulst himself. Probably means we won't have to wait that much longer for a new game. ( it will most likely be a exclusive).
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@get2sammyb Sony will probably do what they did last year, that there's also a 3rd party focused State of Play just before TGS that ends with a Spider-Man 2 trailer.
@Magnus_Selene final fantasy, dragon quest, Ys, tails of, demon and or dark souls, front mission, final fantasy tactic or similarā¦ they are stupidly popular games, all from 3rd parties.
Tell me a first party game that was ever as popular as I have mentioned?
The only company with popular first party games, not only in Japan, has been Nintendo and sega!
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@Magnus_Selene You clearly hate PlayStation, so why even bother commenting on this site? Wait, you're not an IonMagi alt are you? Oh, suddenly it makes sense.
Nothing to see here. Please disperse!
@Magnus_Selene I told you to tell me something not by Nintendo!
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What are the chances of Stellar Blade possibly making a appearance?
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