Name: PS5
Brand: Sony
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Summary

Sony will attend Tokyo Game Show 2024 as a general exhibitor after 5 years.
The PlayStation booth at Tokyo Game Show 2024 will feature playable games like Astro Bot and Monster Hunter Wilds, and exclusive branded merchandise will be given away to participants.
PlayStation will also hold a special presentation on Death Stranding 2: On The Beach featuring Hideo Kojima and many other guests.

Sony has revealed some of the games it will exhibit at the PlayStation booth during the upcoming 2024 iteration of Tokyo Game Show. Scheduled to take place from September 26 to September 29, PlayStation's attendance as a general exhibitor at Tokyo Game Show 2024 is rather noteworthy, as the gaming giant was last present at the Japanese event in a similar capacity half a decade ago.

The relevance of physical gaming trade shows has diminished in recent years, especially after the 2020 pandemic. Online livestreams like State of Plays and Nintendo Directs have taken over, and E3's permanent cancellation has only driven the point home further. Even though it's one of the biggest players in the games industry, Sony's participation at third-party trade shows has waned since 2019, with the company mostly sticking to its State of Play and Showcase livestream formats to announce first-party games.

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Therefore, it was quite surprising when PlayStation was confirmed to attend Tokyo Game Show 2024 as a general exhibitor. Since then, many PlayStation fans have wondered about the scale of game announcements that the company has planned for the event. Now, some of these plans have been confirmed in a recent post on the Japanese PlayStation.Blog website. Sony has confirmed that at least two games will be playable at the PlayStation booth, namely Astro Bot and Monster Hunter Wilds. Moreover, PlayStation will also hand out exclusive branded merchandise, such as t-shirts and keychains, to players who try out these games at its booth.

PlayStation Exhibits and Games at Tokyo Game Show 2024

Astro Bot

Playable at booth
Giant themed gacha machine
Four types of branded t-shirts to be given away (limited quantity)

Monster Hunter Wilds

Playable at booth
Participants will receive a branded acrylic keychain (limited quantity)

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Presentation set for September 29 at 10:30 AM JST / 6:30 PM PT
Hosted by Hideo Kojima and will feature various guests

Most notably, though, the PlayStation booth will host a special segment centered around Death Stranding 2: On The Beach at Tokyo Game Show 2024 on September 29. Director Hideo Kojima and Japanese musician Daichi Miura will be in attendance to present the highly anticipated PS5 exclusive, alongside guests Kenjiro Tsuda, Nana Mizuki, Tomokazu Sugita, Shion Wakayama, and Nicolas Winding Refn. That's not all either, as Sony says it will announce details about "other playable titles and stage events" at a later date.

So far, PlayStation's exhibition at Tokyo Game Show 2024 seems to be focused on existing and announced titles rather than a full blowout with new first-party game reveals. After the lukewarm reception to the May 2024 State of Play, several fans have questioned whether Sony plans to host a PlayStation Showcase this year. Rumors of a potential September PlayStation Showcase have been floating around, but nothing official alludes to that right now.

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