Geoff Keighley Says to Expect Fewer Third-Party Showcases This Summer - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 June 2022 / 1,160 Views
Geoff Keighley, host and creator of Summer Game Fest and The Game Awards, speaking during a Twitter Spaces audio session said to expect fewer third-party showcases this summer as they will instead participate in Summer Game Fest or first-party showcases.
"There were a lot of shows last year where everyone was disappointed when they weren’t really press conferences, right? Like Take-Two, Capcom, Square Enix and things like that," said Keighley via VideoGamesChronicle who transcribed the audio session.
"I think [they] have learned that if you’re going to do a press conference, you kind of need to have 30 minutes-plus of stuff, and sometimes they only have one or two great games to show, which may not be enough to do a full event around."
He added, "So I think that’s going to be a bit of a shift. I have a pretty good sense of what’s coming in the next month, and I think people will be hyped about games in general. There is still a lack of games coming out right now, this kind of is the COVID gap year I think. With a lot of games being delayed because they were started during the pandemic. We’re still hoping for a lot of things to come out."
The Summer Game Fest main event will take place on Thursday, June 9 at 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET. The Future Games Show 2022 will take place on Saturday, June 11 at 12:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm ET. The Xbox and Bethesda Showcase will air on Sunday, June 12 at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET. The PC Gaming Show 2022 will take place on Sunday, June 12 at 12:30 pm PT / 3:30 pm ET.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
