Gamescom 2020 first exhibitors announced (Nintendo & Xbox present, Playstation missing)

[Deleted member 2791]

Didn't see a thread for that little piece of news.

Gamescom 2020 first confirmed exhibitors announced

The organizers for Gamescom 2020 have announced the first confirmed exhibitors for the event, which will run from August 25 to 29 at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany.

www.gematsu.com

• Astragon Entertainment
• Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Bethesda Softworks
• Capcom Entertainment
• CD Projekt RED
• Electronic Arts
• ESL Gaming
• Kalypso Media
• Koch Media
• MediaMarkt
• Microsoft / Xbox
• My.com
• NCSOFT
• Nintendo
• Sega
• THQ Nordic
• Twitch
• Ubisoft
• Wargaming
• Alternate
• Aorus (Gigabyte)
• BenQ
• Caseking
• Corsair
• Kingston Technology
• Medion
• Omen
• Samsung
• Trust

The list is what you'd expect really, no big surprises except perhaps for the absence of Playstation (Sony). Note that it's only the first exhibitors signed in yet and not a definitive list.

 

[LewieP]

Presumably because the PS5 has been cancelled.

 

[Lant_War]

Wonder if it'll even happen with Corona.

 

[Dimple]

Sony not being there is crazy, considering how popular PlayStation is in Europe.

 

[Rösti]

If I recall correctly, this has happened in the past more than once. Sony has been missing from the first version of the list only to be added later. As you said, Passing Assassin, this is not a definitive list.

 

[brokenswiftie]

Because they don't have anything to show
/s

 

[mute]

How close are we so far to Sony being at "hundreds of events?"

 

[modiz]

They are probably just worried of corona and waiting to see what will be the situation before committing to showing up

 

[Yuntu]

Wonder if it'll even happen with Corona.

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Gamescom is still a long way off, but I'm curious about that as well. No well in hell will Germany allow that to happen if that thing is still a topic.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

is geoff doing a show this year too? i hope it's better than last year, it has potential imo.

 

[Soul Lab]

Gamescom is still a long way off, but I'm curious about that as well. No well in hell will Germany allow that to happen if that thing is still a topic.

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Let's see.
They didn't cancel the Hannover-Messe (a big industry fair). They delayed it from April to July.

 

[Frost1800]

How close are we so far to Sony being at "hundreds of events?"

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They will just put up kiosks at hundreds of Best Buys.

 

[Stoopkid]

Sony being weak again.

Spoiler

its a joke from the embarrassing pax east thread

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[Windows-PC]

Awesome! Looking forward to visit the Booth of Nintendo and Microsoft :)

 

[Thiago]

is geoff doing a show this year too? i hope it's better than last year, it has potential imo.

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Yep.

 

[entremet]

Sony not being there is crazy, considering how popular PlayStation is in Europe.

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Alternatively, they can coast. People still buy their new machine.

 

[Glio]

There is much left for August, we cannot know how the situation of Covid-19 will be. If it is like other coronaviruses, it is possible that the high summer temperatures cause it to decrease considerably.

 

[Yuntu]

Let's see.
They didn't cancel the Hannover-Messe (a big industry fair). They delayed it from April to July.

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They did cancel the Leipziger Buchmesse, right? Or did they just delay that one as well.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

Yep.

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just after making that post i remembered that i actually made a thread about it... i'm getting old :(

 

[Deleted member 437]

Man, Sony peacing out again?

Were they are gamescom 2019?

 

[DidactBRHU3]

Gamescom is really close to the launch of next gen, Sony not being there is not a good move imo.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

Man, Sony peacing out again?

Were they are gamescom 2019?

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death stranding was heavily featured in the opening show.

edit: they also exhibited that predator game.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Before anyone reads too much into this, Sony weren't part of the first round of signups last year either

Press information of gamescom

www.gamescom.global

 

[Turkoop]

The list is not final. More publishers will join Gamescom in the coming months.

 

[Toumari]

Man, Sony peacing out again?

Were they are gamescom 2019?

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Yeah. They had Erica, Death Stranding and Predator.

 

[Soul Lab]

They did cancel the Leipziger Buchmesse, right? Or did they just delay that one as well.

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Had to check. It's cancelled yeah. I'm not from Germany. I just know what's up with the Hannover fair because I work in a company, which is an exhibitor there.

 

[Windows-PC]

I just realized that I'm probably 1 of 300000 people who will play the sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Awesome, this made my day :D

 

[DeadmansTheory]

Presumably because the PS5 has been cancelled.

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[defaltoption]

How many shows again? Kinda annoying...

Could just be that they haven't finalized their gamescom plans yet though gotta give them the benefit of the doubt. I dont think they'll skip gamescom even though I joke about it.

 

[Deleted member 18161]

Sony really aren't in any rush for PS5 are they 🤣

Why should they with Dreams, Ghost and TLOU II aswell as all the big name third party games in 2020.

They could easily wait until Spring 2021 to release PS5.

 

[Edge]

At this point the PS5 will probably be a shadow drop that will be in the store from one day to the other without us knowing it.

 

[Sleve McDichael]

I'd be surprised if they weren't there.
This is only the first batch of devs/pubs that are confirmed (if the show happens at all).

 

[PucePikmin]

Is...is Sony alright? Seems they just don't want to leave the house anymore.

 

[Acquiescence]

Hard to care when you consider there's a good chance Gamescom won't even happen this year.

 

[Jade1962]

Seems like we have a Sony is skipping Gamescon thread every year.

 

[Thiago]

Seems like we have a Sony is skipping every event thread every year.

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Fixed.

 

[Tyaren]

I think Sony is filing for divorce with us gamers...and they are taking the PS5 with them. :(

It needs to be stressed that this is only the initial list and that Sony has been usually missing from it. Gamescom is the biggest gaming event in the world with the highest number of companies/exhibitors attending. Last year a whopping 1037. That initial list is super limited in comparison.

is geoff doing a show this year too? i hope it's better than last year, it has potential imo.

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Yes, they are planning to make this a big thing in the future in addition to the Game Awards.

 

[Spicy Noodles]

At this point IDGAF

 

[Moebius]

Presumably because the PS5 has been cancelled.

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It's a shame. I was really excited for it. Oh well, at least the new xbox sounds powerful.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Sony just doesn't seem interested in taking part of conventions these days. Perhaps they're going to be doing their own thing from now on

 

[mangochutney]

Gamescom is really close to the launch of next gen, Sony not being there is not a good move imo.

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They announced the PS4 release date at gamescom.

As others have said they weren't on the initial list before. And I except some 'wait and see' approach in regards the virus.

Sony ditched E3 because they wanted it to be more open to the public. gamescom is the public game event. So there's no chance they skip it outside of the virus.

 

[Deleted member 11479]

The list of exhibitors is available on the website. Sony Interactive Entertainment Deutschland GmbH is clearly listed there, with big booths in Hall 7.

Edit: Might be old list from 2019 though.

 

[Deleted member 2791]

The list of exhibitors is available on the website. Sony Interactive Entertainment Deutschland GmbH is clearly listed there, with big booths in Hall 7.

Edit: Might be old list from 2019 though.

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It's the 2019 list.