Sunday continues, Monday is cancelled
Tokyo Game Show 2026 will open on Sunday, September 20 as planned, from 9:30am to 5pm in Japan, but its final day on Monday has been cancelled. Organiser CESA made the decision as Typhoon No. 25 approaches and will refund tickets bought for September 21.
Heavy rain and strong winds are forecast for Sunday. The venue remains open, although individual facilities or activities may change or be cancelled if weather or transport conditions deteriorate. Anyone travelling to Makuhari Messe should check both the forecast and rail services before leaving. The official notice will carry any further decision.
There will be no public access on Monday. CESA is considering moving some scheduled stage events online, but it has not confirmed a list. Content and broadcast times will be announced only if the venue can support them safely, so older five-day timetables are no longer reliable for September 21.
What remains of Tokyo Game Show 2026
The 30th-anniversary edition began on Thursday with two business days before opening to the public on Saturday. Its original five-day plan was a first for TGS and brought together more than 1,000 exhibitors from Japan and abroad. The cancellation reduces the physical show to four days and makes Sunday the final opportunity to enter this year's halls.
Makuhari Messe houses the main exhibition across halls 1 to 11 and the International Conference Hall. Family Game Park sits separately in TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall. A standard one-day ticket costs 3,000 yen for junior-high-school age and above, while elementary-school children and younger enter free. Fast and premium tickets are marked sold out on the official ticket page.
The floor covers console, PC and mobile games, VR, hardware, indies and family areas. Much of that experience is not streamed. The official archive photograph below shows the kind of hands-on station the organiser uses to illustrate the in-person show.
Sunday's schedule and how to watch
The official TGS programme streams through YouTube, Twitch, X, TikTok, Nico Nico, DouYu and bilibili. Japan is eight hours ahead of the UK while British Summer Time is in effect and thirteen hours ahead of US Eastern Daylight Time. Sunday's 9:30am opening is 1:30am in the UK and 8:30pm Saturday on the US East Coast.
Capcom begins its second booth-stage stream at 10:20am JST, or 2:20am in the UK. Konami has a Suikoden programme from noon to 1:30pm JST. The Japan Game Awards Future Division ceremony starts at 1pm JST, while TGS News Studio offers a daily recap at 9pm JST.
The easiest appointment for Western viewers sits outside the venue's opening hours. PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct airs Sunday at 5pm in the UK, noon Eastern and 9am Pacific. In Japan it begins at 1am on Monday. The programme promises more than 35 games, over ten world premieres, release dates, DLC and potential same-day launches. It will stream on YouTube, Twitch, Steam and several other services.
TGS lists its venue programme in Japanese time, while PC Gaming Show is a separate broadcast connected to the event and follows its own schedule. Monday's physical cancellation does not automatically cancel that online show.
What remains worth following
Xbox and Capcom have already held their main presentations, but the show floor is still turning summer announcements into playable games and firmer details. Square Enix has brought Final Fantasy VII Revelation, due in April 2027. Our guide collects its release date, platforms, new weapons and the Highwind's role.
Konami has a particularly strong line-up for Japanese horror fans. Silent Hill: Townfall is playable at the venue and launches September 24. We have separated its release date, first-person perspective and platforms without spoiling its puzzles.
TGS is also valuable for projects too small to command a publisher showcase. That makes the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct and the official daily recaps worth monitoring alongside the major presentations. We will update this guide if CESA changes Sunday's plan or confirms which Monday stages will move online.
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