PlayStation is the latest big company to announce it will skip Gamescom this year.
PlayStation confirmed its decision to skip Gamescom 2022 in a statement to German publication Games Wirtschaft (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz), where it also confirmed it would not feature any announcements in the show’s Geoff Keighley-fronted livestream Opening Night Live.
This summer will see Gamescom return as a physical event for the first time since 2019, albeit with fewer publishers in attendance.
Sony’s move follows a similar decision by Nintendo, which announced earlier this month that “after careful consideration” it would not attend Gamescom this year.