Today (31st), 15 days before the Tokyo Game Show 2022 (hereinfollowing referred to as TGS) event, the official streaming schedule was released along with information on the list of newly registered exhibitors.
This year’s TGS is expected to be a ‘hybrid event’ with offline exhibitions and online streaming, which will be resumed for the first time in regarding three years. CESA said that it will be able to meet various online projects such as VR, free play of various trial version builds, and special steam venues through official broadcasts as well as offline field exhibitions where you can taste the sense of realism.
As of the 6th, the number of exhibitors was 465, but as of the 31st, the number of exhibitors increased to 605. Of these, 312 are Japanese companies, and the remaining 293 are overseas exhibitors. CESA showed an expectation that TGS would be able to revive once more along with offline exhibitions that were resumed following regarding three years, with the participation of companies much larger than the scale expected at the time of the initial announcement of the event. At this event, a total of more than 1,400 titles will be introduced through multiple platforms such as home consoles, smartphones, and PCs. The final title lineup will be confirmed on September 15th.
The timetable of the official online program that anyone can watch on the official page during the TGS event was also revealed. A total of 38 official programs will be introduced for regarding 4 days from the 15th to the 18th. In the published timetable, you can check various official programs that are tightly packed from 10 am to midnight.
Notable sequences include Microsoft’s session on the first day of the event, and sessions with major game companies such as Capcom, Square Enix, Koei Tecmo, Sega, Konami, and Hoyo Bus, which were intensively deployed in the evening. The session of ‘Project Moon’, a domestic indie developer, assigned separately on the third day of the event, is also noteworthy.
The official TGS online program will be available on the official website as well as a special page on Steam. Simultaneous interpretation in English and Chinese is provided for those who are not familiar with Japanese.
Finally, guidance on precautions followed. This year’s TGS offline exhibition will only be available to purchasers of tickets sold in advance online. This is a policy decided to limit the number of people in the venue in order to prevent the spread of the Corona 19 virus. Tickets that can be purchased in advance are 1,300 yen (approx.