Summer Game Fest is coming up fast. Though we may already be in the middle of it because Sony’s State of Play is part of it, but who’s counting? As I said, Summer Game Fest is coming up fast, it’s in 5 days. In 5 days we will hear the biggest news from the biggest publishers in the gaming world. From Microsoft to Ubisoft, there will be a lot of stuff to see, so let’s break it down to when you will be able to watch it.
As I said, May 30th was the Sony State of Play, where Sony showed off their big upcoming games. Fourteen games were shown across PS4, PS5, PC, and PSVR. I posted my thoughts on it already, you can read that here.
On Friday, June 7th at 5PM Eastern, live from the YouTube Theater, we have the official Summer Game Fest conference. We’re sure to see some exciting announcements there from all over the industry. At 7PM Eastern, we have Day of the Devs which will show off independent games. Devolver Digital will round out the day at 8PM with their annual Devolver Direct press conference.
Saturday, June 8th at 11AM Eastern we have the Future of Play Direct that is fun for the whole family. Then at 12PM we have another indie showcase, Wholesome Direct. At 1PM there is a Latin Direct which will show off games from only Latin American developers. There will be a conference showcasing games from only women lead studios at 2:30PM. At 3PM Eastern the Future Game Show Summer Showcase will happen.
On Sunday, June 9th at 1PM Eastern Xbox will take the stage and show off what they’ve been working on. Immediately following that will be a deep dive into this year’s Call of Duty and yes, COD will be day 1 on Game Pass. At 4PM we will get the usually campy, but entertaining PC Gaming Show.
Monday, June 10th has Ubisoft Direct. Expect to see big things from one of the world’s biggest studios, including possibly more info on the latest Assassin’s Creed game.
Are you excited for the upcoming conferences? Do you think this is a good replacement for E3 or do you miss that showcase? I liked the live aspect of E3, the tech fails, anything could happen, it seemed more exciting with the crowd there roaring or booing the announcements. Maybe one day we will get back to that kind of gaming conference, but for now this is a decent replacement, even if most of it is prerecorded.
