Home / Tech News / Featured Tech News / Gamescom 2021 partners confirmed; no Sony or Nintendo in sight

Gamescom 2021 partners confirmed; no Sony or Nintendo in sight

Gamescom 2021 is set to take place digitally from the 25th to the 27th of August. With just over a month until the event, the host has now confirmed which console manufacturers, publishers and studios will make their presence known at the event. While some major publishers are set to appear, Gamescom 2021 will also be lacking some significant industry names.

In a press release, it was announced which publishers will be at Gamescom when it goes live on the 25th of August. The list of major partners is as follows:

  • 505 Games
  • Activision
  • Aerosoft
  • Assemble Entertainment
  • astragon Entertainment
  • BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
  • Bethesda Softworks
  • Electronic Arts
  • GAMEVIL COM2US Europe
  • Headup
  • Indie Arena Booth
  • Koch Media
  • NExT Studios (Tencent Games)
  • SEGA Europe
  • Team17
  • Thunderful Games
  • Ubisoft
  • Wargaming
  • Xbox

Alongside these, the show will “be joined by 80 curated top indie titles, which will be showcased at large, virtual booths at the Indie Arena Booth Online” as well as “more than 40 other indie titles.”

While some major names such as Activision, BANDAI NAMCO, EA, SEGA and Xbox have been confirmed to be bringing games to the event, other major names – notably Nintendo and PlayStation – are seemingly nowhere to be found.

Of course, both console manufacturers have developed their own brand of online presentations, namely with Nintendo Directs and PlayStation State of Plays, and so it makes some sense that they will not be there. Still, it is disappointing nonetheless.

Discuss on our Facebook page HERE.

KitGuru says: Are you excited for Gamescom 2021? What do you think of the list of publishers? Should PlayStation and Nintendo join in? Let us know down below.

Become a Patron!

Check Also

Call of Duty COD

KitGuru Games: Predicting the Next Half a Decade of Call of Duty Releases

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) famously once said: “The three absolutes in life are death, taxes and a new Call of Duty coming out every single year”. Sure enough, the US founding father has yet to be proven wrong, with Activision and a dozen studios having ensured that come the tail-end of any given year, there will be a new COD ready to release. And so, what can we expect from the franchise later this year? What about 2027, 2028 or even 2030? By looking back at the past two decades of Call of Duty games, their trends, progression and regression, I believe I can predict the next 5 years worth of annual COD entries.