Xbox announced on Thursday, September 7, the console and publishing giant is returning to the Tokyo Game Show which kicks off later this month. The Xbox Digital Broadcast will be on September 21 starting at 6 p.m. JST, which clocks in at 4 a.m. CST.
In a blog post, Xbox says the showcase will include progress updates from Xbox and Bethesda Softworks, along with a spotlight of “a creatively diverse collection of games from creators predominantly located in Japan and across Asia.” The announcement will also include new games headed to Xbox Game Pass.
“Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show always comes with a unique, Japan-inspired look and this year we have brought together some of the most famous iconography of both Xbox and Japan,” Xbox Chief Marketing Officer “The Xbox Nexus and Xbox Series X console are featured alongside Maneki-neko (also known as beckoning cat) and surrounded by Mount Fuji, cosmos flowers, and a Japanese lantern. We hope that Maneki-neko brings good luck to all our players, whether they are tuning in online to TGS or visiting the Makuhari Messe in-person this year.”
The broadcast will air on Tokyo Game Show’s official YouTube channel in addition to Xbox social channels in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, French, German and Castilian Spanish.
