Tokyo Game Show 2021 schedule — what to watch, and when
The Tokyo Game Show starts soon, so you’ll want to check out our TGS 2021 schedule.
Tokyo Game Show 2021 is fast approaching, and the online event is a hefty one, featuring 44 live streams over the course of 4 days. You may want to look at the schedule below, so you can more effectively pick and choose the pieces of the event you’d like to follow. We’re very excited to watch the Xbox Game Studios event, as they’ve promised ‘exclusive news’ at the show.
Our version of the schedule has our times in PDT/EDT/BST. It has been converted from the TGS 2021 website, which was only in JST (Japan Standard Time). If you’d like to watch the event, you can do that on their official Twitch page.
Tokyo Game Show schedule September 30, 2021
| PDT | EDT | BST | Event |
| 06:00 PM | 09:00 PM | 02:00 AM | TGS Online Opening |
| 07:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 03:00 AM | Keynote Speech: “We’ll always have games.” |
| 08:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 4:00 AM | GameraGame Now Tokyo Game Show 2021 Special |
| 9:00 PM | 00:00 AM | 5:00 AM | SNK King of Fighters XV Special Program |
| 00:00 AM | 03:00 AM | 8:00 AM | SK Telecom Game Show |
| 01:00 AM | 04:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Team Madness Games |
| 02:00 AM | 05:00 AM | 10:00AM | Xbox Game Studios Live Stream |
| 03:00 AM | 06:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Konami |
| 04:00 AM | 07:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Spike Chunsoft Special |
| 05:00 AM | 08:00 AM | 01:00 PM | D3Publisher Live broadcast |
| 06:00 AM | 09:00 AM | 02:00 PM | Capcom Online Presentation |
| 7:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 03:00 PM | IzanagiGames |
Tokyo Game Show schedule October 01, 2021
| PDT | EDT | BST | Event |
| 06:00 PM | 09:00 PM | 02:00 AM | TGS Official Program |
| 07:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 03:00 AM | Sense of Wonder Night 2021 |
| 00:00 AM | 03:00 AM | 08:00 AM | NTTe-Sports |
| 01:00 AM | 04:00 AM | 09:00 AM | Happinet Game Showcase (1st Stage) |
| 02:00 AM | 05:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 505 Games Upcoming Titles Showcase |
| 03:00 AM | 06:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Square Enix Presents |
| 04:00 AM | 07:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Bandai Namco |
| 05:00 AM | 08:00 AM | 01:00 PM | Level-5 |
| 06:00 AM | 09:00 AM | 02:00 PM | Sega and Atlus |
Tokyo Game Show schedule October 02, 2021
| PDT | EDT | BST | Event |
| 05:00 PM | 08:00 PM | 01:00 AM | TGS Official Program |
| 06:00 PM | 09:00 PM | 02:00 AM | Happinet Game Showcase (2nd Stage) |
| 08:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 04:00 AM | Tencent Games |
| 08:30 PM | 11:30 PM | 04:30 AM | Japan Game Awards 2021 |
| 10:00 PM | 01:00 AM | 06:00 AM | Lilith Games |
| 00:00 AM | 03: 00 AM | 08:00 AM | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| 02:00 AM | 05:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Japan Game Awards 2021 GOTY Division |
| 04:00 AM | 07:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Koei Tecmo Special Program |
| 06:00 AM | 09:00 AM | 02:00 PM | Konami |
| 07:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 03:00 PM | DMM Games |
Tokyo Game Show schedule October 03, 2021
| PDT | EDT | BST | Event |
| 06:00 PM | 09:00 PM | 02:00 AM | TGS Official Program |
| 07:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 03:00 AM | S-Game |
| 08:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 04:00 AM | Japan Electronics College |
| 09:00 PM | 00:00 AM | 05:00 AM | Arc System Works |
| 09:00 PM | 00:00 AM | 05:00 AM | Japan Game Awards 2021 |
| 11:00 PM | 02:00 AM | 07:00 AM | 110 Industries |
| 00:00 AM | 03:00 AM | 08:00 AM | NCSoft Special Program |
| 01:00 AM | 04:00 AM | 09:00 AM | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| 02:00 AM | 05:00 AM | 10:00 AM | UBIDAY2021 Online × TGS Special Program |
| 03:00 AM | 06:00 AM | 11:00 AM | AKRacing Presents |
| 04:00 AM | 07:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Genshin Impact TGS 2021 Program |
| 05:00 AM | 08:00 AM | 01:00 PM | fingger |
| 06:00 AM | 09:00 AM | 02:00 PM | Gran Saga |
| 07:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 03:00 PM | TGS2021 Online Ending |
It looks like the Tokyo Game Show is going to be a massive event despite it being online-only once again. If you can’t watch all of these streams live due to other commitments then don’t worry, as we’ll be sure to cover all the biggest news from the Japan-focused show right here on WePC.
What is the Tokyo Game Music Fes?
On October 2, 2021 and October 3, 2021 there’ll also be a Tokyo Game Music Fes online concert event that will feature orchestral performances of iconic songs from Japanese games series like Sonic the Hedgehog, Monster Hunter and Final Fantasy. You can find more information on that here.
Square Enix at TGS 2021 Online
Square Enix have announced a specific line-up that will be on their stream on Friday, October 1, 2021. Their video will include looks at:
- Actraiser Renaissance
- Chocobo GP
- FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER
- FORSPOKEN
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- STRANGER OF PARADISE: FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN
- TRIANGLE STRATEGY
- Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
There will also be longer videos related to Forspoken and Strange of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. Both will be released on their YouTube channel later in the day and will have full English subtitles.
Like Japanese games? Why not check out this article on Super Smash Bros. where we try and predict who the final character in Fighters Pass 2 will be?
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