Tokyo Game Show 2023: organization discloses the date and news of the event!

Big companies from the electronic games industry and famous cosplayers will be present in this new edition of TGS.

If you're a fan of the gamer universe, then you can be excited that the organization of one of the biggest electronic games conventions has already announced the date of its next edition. Tokyo Game Show 2023 will take place from the 21st to the 24th of September and will feature both online and face-to-face mode.

In addition to an exclusive physical space for virtual reality devices, the Tokyo Game Show will provide booths for developers to promote their products.

Incidentally, the Tokyo Game Show VR space will allow public access through devices such as PCs and smartphones. Remembering that the live broadcast will take place on multiple platforms, such as Youtube and Twitch, with translation into English. So, there are no excuses for not following the event!

What is Tokyo Game Show?

The Tokyo Game Show is a video game convention that was born in 1996 in the Chiba region of Japan. As a kind of fair, TGS provides a space for large companies from the gamer industry promote their products both to the press and the public.

Currently, the event is annual, however from 1996 to 2002 the Tokyo Game Show took place twice a year in the spring and autumn seasons.

Tokyo Game Show 2022: what happened in the last edition?

Tokyo Game Show 2022 was held as a hybrid event (both face-to-face and virtual), which attracted around 138.192 visitors over the four days of its holding.

In this edition of the electronic games fair, 605 companies from 37 locations were able to exhibit their newest products. And the coolest thing is that the event managed to reflect the current scenario of the constantly rising game industry. Numerous titles from different genres and platforms were displayed for all tastes and player profiles.

The space dedicated to each of the companies in the gaming market is a way of promoting this universe that is constantly evolving with each passing year. By the way, when attending the fair, expect to find giants as well as unofficial stores.

In the last edition, for example, developers like Capcom and Square Enix were present to show the news of their productions. In addition, through TGS, many unofficial stores have also secured their space for the sale of gamer products such as peripherals.

Another space that drew a lot of attention from visitors was that of teams from eSports, which promoted meetings between pro-players and fans.

In addition, TGS opened the doors to the virtual reality, bringing an area of ​​its own where titans like Meta, perhaps the biggest company dedicated to the metaverse, were in the spotlight. Another constantly growing market is mobile games, which also gained a dedicated space.

In addition, around 37 online streaming programs could be watched by the official accounts of major platforms, including Youtube, Twitch and TGS itself. One of the most anticipated programs was Japan Game Awards in which the winners of each category were exposed to the general public.

What can we expect from Tokyo Game Show 2023?

With the theme 'Games in motion, the world in revolution', Tokyo Game Show will bring special guests and participants in this new edition. In addition, it will have an exclusive area of ​​hardware for games, in which state-of-the-art peripherals will be displayed.

In addition, programming tends to rely on more interactive activities for mobile and streaming. Incidentally, it is important to say that in the online space, TGS will allow the public to play independent games and games from large companies through the Steam website.

The educational space will receive the name of Game Academy Area and will feature the display of educational institutions, such as secondary, vocational and technical schools, as well as universities that develop resources and research for the games industry.

Also to encourage the gamer universe, TGS will have an area dedicated to families. With a programming teaching-learning section, the area in question will allow the public to be more aware of the game creation processes, as well as the job market involving jobs in the gaming industry. In addition, families present will be able to experience various game titles at the stand.

Moreover, the event will revive the cosplay booth and already aims at the presence of both streamers and famous cosplayers. For those who like it, this can be a great opportunity to take pictures with great idols.

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