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[Draugoth]

Sony Interactive Entertainment has reportedly decided not to attend Gamescom 2024.

In recent years the company has opted to showcase its games through its own digital events, rather than host conferences or have a significant physical presence at major industry conventions like the expo in Cologne, Germany, which comes at a considerable expense.

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[Lokaum D+]

remember when Sony was all about hype and first party games ? now we just need to wait for another patetic SoP or Showcase... fuck you Sony

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[DR3AM]

Nothing in the pipeline

 

[Danjin44]

It doesn't make much difference for me since this year 3rd party have been delivering better games than 1st party so far.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

 

[LordOfChaos]

This ye?

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Sony Interactive Entertainment has reportedly decided not to attend Gamescom 2024.

In recent years the company has opted to showcase its games through its own digital events, rather than host conferences or have a significant physical presence at major industry conventions like the expo in Cologne, Germany, which comes at a considerable expense.

Source

No Nintendo or Sony this year. Gamescom will be so boring

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

I guess they are keeping the content for PS Showcase

 

[SlimySnake]

Just skip everything. Sell the business to someone who cares about video games instead of just posting profits.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Doing their own thing

 

[ManaByte]

No Nintendo or Sony this year. Gamescom will be so boring

Nintendo is blowing up the internet in October.

 

[Tomi]

Sony is going down
Too bad for gamers

 

[Dr. Claus]

Probably trying to find new ways to disappoint fans.

 

[ProtoByte]

I'm fine with fewer PR drops, but they have to be somewhat frequent and predictable, and they have to be substantial.

Next showcase has to be a blowout. Like, 2015+2016 combined in terms of significant games getting shown off.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Nintendo is blowing up the internet in October.

What does that have to do with his Gamescom will be boring statement?

 

[Sanepar]

Doing their own thing

Well they didn't last year, I'm starting to believe poor communication will stay until they start to lose consumers.

 

[TheKratos]

Shit bony

 

[Bond007]

I expect whatever Sony does in this timeframe- has to be bigger than what we have seen.
It's time.

 

[ManaByte]

What does that have to do with his Gamescom will be boring statement?

Sony isn’t there due to the September Pro reveal and Nintendo didn’t there due to the October Switch 2 direct.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Sony seems to have given up on big showcases and just resorted to shitting out bland State of Plays. Their shift in communication this gen has been very disappointing. I don't mind that they are doing shows closer to their game's releases instead of showing off CG trailers 5 years off, but their strategy as now with all this secrecy is just too much fart sniffing for my taste.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Sony isn’t there due to the September Pro reveal and Nintendo didn’t there due to the October Switch 2 direct.

Neat.

 

[Punished Miku]

Mainline / Experimental / Support / Fuck Off

Gamescom is in group #4. Makes sense if you're following their current strategy. No changes really.

 

[JaksGhost]

It’s been 4 years since Sony was at Gamescon, why would that change now?

 

[The_Observer]

I want the ps4 dreamteam back. This current leadership is the worst ever. Even the first years of ps3 was much better than this

 

[RCU005]

It seems like PlayStation went all in on live service games, but then when many games started getting very bad reception (like Marvel Avengers, Suicide Squad, etc), they went like "Oh shit!" and had to correct course somehow. The fact that even their own live service game is getting mixed to bad reception says it all.

Hopefully, the upside of all this, is that we will get a good constant flow of games on PS6 (if they ever did something to fix it)

Another consequence of all this, is that the PS6 will never have the reception the PS5 had. The PS5 launched when everybody was loving Sony games and wanted more. The PS4 had game after game after game, and many people were just hooked on the hype. While the PS6 could sell good or great, will have a much much slower pace than the PS5 because Sony made a lot of damage when it came to software this gen.

 

[Varteras]

It’s been 4 years since Sony was at Gamescon, why would that change now?

Because despite E3 dying, people don't seem to have made the realization yet.

 

[JerryinSoCal]

remember when Sony was all about hype and first party games ? now we just need to wait for another patetic SoP or Showcase... fuck you Sony

Why so dramatic? lol when the games are ready to show they'll show them. Unlike their competition I'd rather they wait until the game looks great and will be out within a year and not keep showing "in engine" stuff or game we won't be able to play for 2-3 years or in some cases longer.

 

[Hrk69]

Why so dramatic? lol when the games are ready to show they'll show them. Unlike their competition I'd rather they wait until the game looks great and will be out within a year and not keep showing "in engine" stuff or game we won't be able to play for 2-3 years or in some

Someone on this forum actually called the Sony output unacceptable

Unacceptable

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Remember the hype leading into all of the big conferences?

Miss those days...

 

[fallingdove]

remember when Sony was all about hype and first party games ? now we just need to wait for another patetic SoP or Showcase... fuck you Sony

If Sony is planning their big Playstation Pro showcase for September as rumorred, why would they spend the money for an event in Europe a couple of weeks earlier?

Total waste of money and something I would much rather them spend on game development.

This extreme fascination with game announcements over game releases is bizarre.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Nintendo is blowing up the internet in October.

I'd rather they wait til January. We all know it's not coming out til March, why show us something 5 months early and then make us wait. All it does is hurt current Switch sales.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Remember the hype leading into all of the big conferences?

Miss those days...

The Xbox shows under Mattrick were never good. Quite honestly, this year's Xbox showcase was better than any E3 presser from them I can recall, possibly ever.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Because despite E3 dying, people don't seem to have made the realization yet.

With E3 gone, if anything it would make Gamescom more appealing as an alternative major venue to show your lineup to the public. Not the opposite.

Buuuut when you don't really have a substantive lineup for second half of the year, definitely makes sense to skip.

 

[Schmendrick]

Why does it matter if you watch the stream of a stage presentation of a trailer or the trailer directly?
Makes zero difference.
Sony is right about ignoring those events.

 

[Perrott]

Attending GamesCom doesn't mean shit to anyone other than the attendees of the convention.

Sony pretty much always has some sort of presence at Geoff Keighley events though, so expect them to still show up at Opening Night Live in some capacity, regardless of the fact that they're not attending the actual convention.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Why so dramatic? lol when the games are ready to show they'll show them. Unlike their competition I'd rather they wait until the game looks great and will be out within a year and not keep showing "in engine" stuff or game we won't be able to play for 2-3 years or in some

well, thats you, i didnt pay U$499 for a multiplat machine, if i wanted a multplat machine i would've bought a Xbox. I bought a PS5 for first party exclusives and guess what ? we are 4 and half year into this gen and we have nothing ( first party related ) to be hyped for, if wasn't for Sony moneyhating a lot of third party devs we would be in a worst situation that PS3 was in the beginning of its life cycle.

About showing "in engine" stuff this is the annoucement of GoW 2018



it was 2 years of waiting and pure hype, thats part of gaming too, not that shadowdrop shit that has being happening nowadays.

 

[GrayChild]

They're saving all the bangers for the next SoP.

Right, guys?!

 

[Lions Gate]

good, keep all the juicy stuff for the showcase

 

[JimRyanGOAT]

It’s okay we’ll get a 40 minute SOP in September to make up for this

Why so dramatic? lol when the games are ready to show they'll show them. Unlike their competition I'd rather they wait until the game looks great and will be out within a year and not keep showing "in engine" stuff or game we won't be able to play for 2-3 years or in some

my brother in Christ even when they reveal them in 2025 you’ll still wait 2 years


This isn’t even 4-5 years to make games anymore excuse, this is just confusion

 

[Reaseru]

SIE is more about showing at Oscars now.

 

[Varteras]

With E3 gone, if anything it would make Gamescom more appealing as an alternative major venue to show your lineup to the public. Not the opposite.

Buuuut when you don't really have a substantive lineup for second half of the year, definitely makes sense to skip.

Sony has skipped both for years. Big companies like being able to choose where they show up. When they show up. Not being beholden to deadlines other than their own. Not having to fit into a timeslot. Not spending many millions to set up booths that are competing with other companies for time spent.

Don't be surprised if Gamescom is the next casualty.

 

[Matsuchezz]

Didn't Sony announced they would not show or release any first party title until 2025, I believe they did, and here people are reacting all shocked, they deliberately announced that.

 

[Lilseb561]

I think Sony has plenty to show. Their studios have been working on stuff for years, so they are due for a big year or showcase for 1st party games. They just need to be a lot better with communication. They don't need to be super transparent but they can't go absolutely radio silent either. Nintendo is private too but even they communicate way better and give us proper showcases.

 

[Lokaum D+]

If Sony is planning their big Playstation Pro showcase for September as rumorred, why would they spend the money for an event in Europe a couple of weeks earlier?

Total waste of money and something I would much rather them spend on game development.

This extreme fascination with game announcements over game releases is bizarre.

what game ? aside from gaas shit and third party moneyhat, what "game development" ? We are 4 and half years into this gen and we know jack, what their big first party studios are working ? there is no hype.

 

[nial]

>September Showcase
LFGGGGGGGGGGGGG
>Gran Turismo 8
>The Last of Us Part III
>God of War: Egypt
>Horizon III
>Astro Bot: Rescue Mission 2
>Gravity Rush 2 Remastered
>Mister Mosquito 3
>Doko Demo Issyo 4
>Boku no Natsuyasumi 5
>Uncharted 5
>Ape Escape Academy 3
>Blood+ Souyoko no Battle Rondo 2
>Crime Crackers 3
>Motor Toon Grand Prix 3
>Marvel's Spider-Man: Venom
>Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Remake
>No Heroes Allowed! PS5
>NEW Everybody's Golf 2
>Everybody's Golf VR2
>Déraciné 2
>Helldivers 3
>Fairgame$
>Lost Soul Aside
>Convallaria
>Marvel's Wolverine
>LocoRoco 3
>Patapon 4
>Gunparade March Remake
>Gunparade Orchestra Trilogy
>Days Gone Director's Cut
>Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
>Physint
>Destiny 3
>Marathon
>LEGO Horizon Adventures
>Until Dawn
>Trick×Logic Season 3

 

[Badlucktroll]

the well has dried up

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Sony has skipped both for years. Big companies like being able to choose where they show up. When they show up. Not being beholden to deadlines other than their own. Not having to fit into a timeslot. Not spending many millions to set up booths that are competing with other companies for time spent.

Don't be surprised if Gamescom is the next casualty.

Gamescom is safe. It’s hugely popular and is open to the public.

Your points are valid, but the opportunity to exhibit at the world’s largest convention with that built-in attendance in the hundreds of thousands is still something valuable that can’t be replaced with a digital-only showcase.

But like I said, when you don’t have the lineup there’s no benefit to going.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Nothing in the pipeline

they need to call a plumber

 

[Varteras]

Gamescom is safe. It’s hugely popular and is open to the public.

Your points are valid, but the opportunity to exhibit at the world’s largest convention with that built-in attendance in the hundreds of thousands is still something valuable that can’t be replaced with a digital-only showcase.

But like I said, when you don’t have the lineup there’s no benefit to going.

Yet Sony has skipped them regardless of lineup. I also remember how "safe" E3 was. That Nintendo was crazy for distancing themselves. How Sony was crazy for doing it, too. How they left the door wide open for Xbox. Then E3 died and people suddenly weren't surprised. E3 was opened up to the public as well. That didn't save it. Some argued it made it worse.