Over the years, we've gotten used to Gamescom being one of the biggest weeks in the gaming calendar for PlayStation. That's not entirely true in 2015, though, as Sony has opted to forgo its annual press conference at the German show in favour of Paris Games Week a little later in the year. The decision seemed sound at the time, with the Cologne convention in close proximity to E3, but with Microsoft opting to go all-out during the event, we're beginning to question the strategy.
Either way, with the industry descending on Europe, you can expect some major PlayStation news – even if the majority of it will be coming from third-party publishers. EA's holding a press conference later this week where you can expect new information on Star Wars: Battlefront and Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, while Square Enix and Activision will both be hosting livestreams for Final Fantasy XV and Call of Duty: Black Ops III respectively. All that's left for us to tell you are the times.
What Time Is EA's Gamescom 2015 Press Conference?
Wednesday, 5th August 2015
- 01:00AM PT (Los Angeles)
- 04:00AM ET (New York)
- 09:00AM BST (London)
- 10:00AM CEST (Cologne)
- 17:00PM JST (Tokyo)
- 18:00PM AEST (Sydney)
What do we expect to see?
Well, you're going to see lots of FIFA 16 that's for sure. In addition to the ever-popular soccer simulation, expect more on Star Wars: Battlefront and Mirror's Edge Catalyst. We're also hoping for a better look at Mass Effect: Andromeda.
What Time Is Final Fantasy XV's Gamescom 2015 Live Stream?
Wednesday, 5th August 2015
- 09:00AM PT (Los Angeles)
- 12:00PM ET (New York)
- 17:00PM BST (London)
- 18:00PM CEST (Cologne)
Thursday, 6th August 2015
- 01:00AM JST (Tokyo)
- 02:00AM AEST (Sydney)
What do we expect to see?
With the game having been in development for almost a decade, we're hoping to see plenty more of Final Fantasy XV. Above anything, though, we just want a darn release date – and we want the publisher to actually commit to it this time.
What Time Is Call of Duty's Gamescom 2015 Live Stream?
Wednesday, 5th August 2015
- 10:00AM PT (Los Angeles)
- 13:00PM ET (New York)
- 18:00PM BST (London)
- 19:00PM CEST (Cologne)
Thursday, 6th August 2015
- 02:00AM JST (Tokyo)
- 03:00AM AEST (Sydney)
What do we expect to see?
You'll no doubt be seeing new Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer modes and single player gameplay during this stream. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's blowout at last year's convention was pretty in-depth, so expect something similar for this year's game.
Which streams will you be joining us for this year? Is there any news that you're particularly eager to hear at Gamescom 2015? Are you disappointed that Sony's not holding its customary conference? Listen to some Rammstein in the comments section below.
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It's a smart move Sony postponing their conference to Paris Game Show, but right now, on the first day of Gamescom, I wish it was in a few hours!
It's a funny ol' Gamescom this year!
Lets be honest, Microsofts decision to focus on 'exclusives' and less on 3rd party deals could also be detrimental to the Xbox. Although Sony themselves may not be making an appearance at Gamescom, the PS4 itself will be. CoD:BO3, SW:BF etc will be on PS4. As much as I hate 3rd Party deals, I buy more 3rd Party games than 'exclusives'. Sony don't necessarily have to be at Gamescom to have a lot of 'presence' due to the 3rd Party partnerships.
All I care about is Mass Effect.
Don't see myself bothering with any of those, to be honest. Not interested in any of the titles listed, so I'll catch the news and YouTube videos later.
I will be passing on these as well. The only one I would be interested in is EA's but not at that time!
Other than Scalebound, The Xbox conference was underwhelming.
I'm only interested in the Final Fantasy 15 stream, but only if there's a release date, which there probably won't be.... I'll just wait for the news articles to be put up online afterwards.
FFXV release date or it's never coming out.
What are the times if you live in Michigan in the States? Last time i followed the times for E3 from here i missed EA >...>
@Alpha Michigan is in the same timezone as New York I believe, so you need to check the ET times.
Looking forward to see if they've done any good fifa changes this year, and Star Wars battlefront of course. Not that I'll watch them, happy to just check pushsquare for my news. And watch trailers on YouTube.
Final Fantasy and Star Wars :}
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