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PlayStation has confirmed to Eurogamer it will be skipping Gamescom once again this year.<\/p>\n

The annual German event is the highest attended gaming convention in the world, and a key date in the gaming calendar – a chance for developers and publishers to showcase their wares.\n<\/p>\n

\nSony, however, has skipped the event in recent years, favouring its own dedicated PlayStation showcases, and that trend continues in 2024. In a statement shared with Eurogamer, a Sony spokesperson said: “We currently have no plans to exhibit at Gamescom 2024.”<\/p>\n

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PlayStation has confirmed to Eurogamer it will be skipping Gamescom once again this year. The annual German event is the highest attended gaming convention in the world, and a key date in the gaming calendar – a chance for developers and publishers to showcase their wares. Sony, however, has skipped the event in recent years, favouring its own dedicated PlayStation showcases, and that trend continues in 2024. In a statement shared with Eurogamer, a Sony spokesperson said: “We currently have no plans to exhibit at Gamescom 2024.” Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":875279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[44,45],"class_list":["post-875278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer","tag-ps4","tag-ps5"],"yoast_head":"\nPlayStation confirms it's skipping Gamescom again this year | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PlayStation has confirmed to Eurogamer it will be skipping Gamescom once again this year.The annual German event is the highest attended gaming convention\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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