Sony Won't Be Holding Gamescon Press Conference This Year

Sony but confirmed that they won't have their usual press conference at gamescon this twelvemonth. They've elected to instead hold an international media brief at Paris Games in October of this year.

Sony decides not to accept a press conference at gamescon this year, focusing on Paris Games in October instead.

In a printing-release, Sony has revealed that they won't be attending Gamescon in their usual fashion. They'll be attention, of course, only won't exist announcing anything at a large printing conference as per tradition. This time they've decided that the earth might do good from larger announcements spread a bit further apart.

"With the changes this year of E3 taking place a week later on and Gamescom taking identify earlier, we experience that both PlayStation and the wider manufacture would do good from a major news milestone afterwards in the year, during the nigh of import period for gaming."

-Sony

So instead nosotros'll see a much larger than usual media fifty-fifty that'll be taking place at Paris Games on Oct 27th. What they have in store, and if they're doing this in a bid to increase hype of unannounced products is unknown. However it might be meliorate to save up and spread out the large announcements instead of bundling them ane subsequently another.

Sony has been a big histrion in the Gamescon event ever since its inception in 2009. It'south been a fourth dimension honored tradition for them to concord substantial press conferences at each i. The first gamescon saw the PlayStation 3 Slim along with Firmware update 3.0.

Gamescon will be held in Cologne Germany at the Koelnmesse exhibition centre from August sixth to August 9th. Information technology's not just for developers to show off upcoming products, but too for the general public to come and savor a welcoming atmosphere surrounding gaming. gamescon is considered the largest gaming related event with more that 335,000 visitors.