With Gamescom soon to be over, there are only a few industry events left in the year. There’s The Game Awards 2022 which will be held later in December, among others. There’s also theTokyo Game Showthis September, which is set to involve a number of Japanese developers.Capcom’s Tokyo Game Show scheduleis already confirmed, which is going to feature many highly anticipated games from the publisher such asStreet Fighter 6,Exoprimal, and evenMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection. Sega and Atlus have also recently confirmed both will be taking part in the show, with a lineup consisting of some similarly high-profile games.
Sega and Atlus previously confirmed that both companies would be present at the show, but now the full schedule has been revealed onTokyo Game Show’s official website. While TGS will be taking place from September 15-18, 2022, there will be a special livestream known as Sega New, which will be giving the latest details on new Sega and Atlus titles. The runtime of this broadcast is going to be around 50 minutes and will be held on July 22, 2025. In regard to the games that will be highlighted at TGS, Sega confirmed them to be highly anticipated releases, such asSonic Frontiers, along with a number of titles in partnership with other third-party companies.
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Sonic Frontierswill be heading the show, being one of the company’s highly anticipated releases since its reveal a couple of years ago. Discussions about the blue blur’s open-world debut have been in flux throughout the past year, with the game even being featured at GamesCom with a new Story Trailer and an in-person demo. Another game that will be featured at this showcase isVirtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, the remake of the PS3 original for the PS4 and PC utilizing StudioRyu Ga Gotoku’s Dragon Engine.
Alongside that, Atlus will be giving out more details about the highly anticipated remastered ports of thePersonaseries on other platforms, including PC, Xbox, and Switch. This includes the exhibitions of the remasteredPersona 3 Portable,Persona 4 Golden, andPersona 5 Royal, complete with a booth. This booth will feature three life-sized models of iconic Personas in the series, Thanatos, Izanagi, and Arsene, which were previously at thePersona25th FES anniversary event.
This year’s event will mark the first time since 2019 thatTokyo Game Show is an in-person physical event. The event was entirely digital in 2020, while TGS 2021 had a mix of physical and virtual showcases. With this year’s TGS allowing for hands-on exhibitions of the aforementioned lineup, it should be an exciting time for fans.
