How To Watch Gamescom 2025 And What To Expect

It feels for illustration Summer Game Fest is only conscionable successful our rear position reflector and yet there's different video crippled extravaganza connected nan horizon. Gamescom is nan planet's largest gaming arena and we're judge to find retired astir a bunch of absorbing caller games astatine nan Opening Night Live showcase. Xbox is broadcasting from nan show level crossed 2 days, and location will beryllium different presentations that are worthy keeping an oculus on.

Gamescom is taking spot betwixt August 20 and 24 this year, and we're learning bits and pieces astir what to expect from nan various showcases. The matter will footwear disconnected pinch Opening Night Live, a showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley that bridges nan spread betwixt his 2 different awesome events, Summer Game Fest Live and The Game Awards. That will beryllium followed by 2 days of Xbox broadcasts, nan latest version of nan Future Games Show and 3 days of Bethesda streams.

We'll update this preview pinch much specifications arsenic we get them, and embed video versions of each watercourse arsenic they go disposable too. Here's our breakdown of really to watch Gamescom 2025 and what to expect from nan event.

Gamescom schedule

• Opening Night Live — August 19, 1:30PM ET (pre-show), 2PM (main show)

• Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Broadcast — August 20, 9AM ET

• Future Games Show — August 20, 2PM ET

• Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Broadcast — August 21, 9AM ET

• Bethesda — August 22-25

How to watch Gamescom Opening Night Live - August 19, 2PM ET

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Opening Night Live possibly won't characteristic arsenic galore dense hitters arsenic Summer Game Fest Live aliases The Game Awards typically have, but 1 thing's for certain: Call of Duty fans will decidedly want to tune in. The two-hour showcase will characteristic nan "worldwide reveal" of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. We'll almost surely get a merchandise day present too.

You tin besides expect a trailer for multiplayer RPG Honor of Kings: World. It won't each beryllium crippled reveals and announcements, though — there'll beryllium a capacity of euphony from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 featuring composer Lorien Testard and vocalist Alice Duport-Percier.

Given that Microsoft has said Hollow Knight: Silksong will beryllium playable connected PC and ROG Xbox Ally X astatine its Gamescom booth, and nan crippled is still slated to get this year, this arena seems arsenic bully a clip arsenic immoderate for america to yet get a merchandise day for that point — over six years aft we first sewage to effort it out. Given that location will surely beryllium much eyeballs connected ONL than Microsoft's ain streams, this seems for illustration nan likeliest stake for immoderate Silksong news astatine Gamescom.

We'll beryllium keeping tabs connected each nan news from Opening Night Live correct present connected Engadget. Myself, elder editor Jess Conditt and editor-in-chief Aaron Souppouris will beryllium live-blogging our measurement done ONL. Join us! It should beryllium fun.

How to watch Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Broadcast — August 20, 9AM ET

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One awesome portion of news we're apt to get from Xbox during 1 of its streams (if it isn't revealed astatine ONL beforehand) is nan merchandise day and pricing for nan ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handheld systems. Leaker billbil-kun has reported nan devices will get connected October 16, astatine slightest successful Europe, costing €599 for nan Xbox Ally and €899 for nan higher-end Xbox Ally X.

Microsoft had already confirmed these handhelds would beryllium disposable successful clip for nan vacation season, truthful that rumored merchandise day makes sense. Either way, we should get confirmation during Gamescom of erstwhile to expect these devices, particularly since nan institution says it will talk nan handhelds during its August 20 stream. This peculiar arena will besides characteristic nan likes of Grounded 2, Keeper and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

Along pinch nan English-language broadcast, Xbox's streams will beryllium disposable successful different languages connected location Xbox channels connected nan likes of YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Facebook. The streams will beryllium disposable successful Traditional Chinese, German, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and Mexican Spanish, arsenic good arsenic pinch ASL and English audio descriptions.

How to watch Future Games Show — August 20, 2PM ET

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Actors David Hayter (Snake successful nan Metal Gear series) and Maggie Robertson (Lady Dimitrescu successful Resident Evil Village) will beryllium hosting this version of nan Future Games Show. This installment will characteristic much than 50 games crossed world premieres, caller trailers and abrupt demo releases.

Capcom, Bandai Namco Entertainment, EA and NACON are among those who'll beryllium represented successful this one, which will characteristic projects from AAA and indie publishers and studios. A post-show will tally for 40 minutes and characteristic much trailers, world premieres and demo announcements.

How to watch Xbox @ gamescom 2025 Broadcast — August 21, 9AM ET

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Xbox will beryllium broadcasting unrecorded from nan Gamescom show level for a 2nd consecutive day. This peculiar watercourse will see specifications connected Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2, Overwatch 2 (perhaps pinch a look astatine Season 18, which is group to commencement connected August 26) and different games. Microsoft plans to uncover much specifications astir its schedule successful nan days starring up to Gamescom.

How to watch Bethesda broadcasts - August 22

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There will beryllium plentifulness from nan Bethesda broadside of nan Xbox section arsenic well. The patient will beryllium broadcasting from nan Xbox show level astatine Gamescom for 3 days, starting connected August 22. According to Microsoft, these streams will see "developer interviews, crippled showcases, organization segments, crafting highlights and unrecorded IRL tours."