Summary
- Summer Game Fest 2025 will take place on June 6 at 5 PM ET.
- An in-person SGF Play Days event will be hosted after the main show.
The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley has confirmed that Summer Game Fest 2025 will be broadcast live from the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on June 6. Summer Game Fest is an annual showcase of some of the biggest news in the video game industry, and gaming fans can now mark their calendars for one of the most exciting shows for developers and players alike.
Inspired by the E3 Expo, Summer Game Fest features a plethora of gaming announcements, including brand-new trailers for upcoming games, developer interviews, multimedia reveals for television and film adaptations, and more. Following the Summer Game Fest 2024 broadcast, host Geoff Keighley confirmed that the popular event would be returning in 2025, and audiences now know when they can expect to see some of the next key announcements in gaming.
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Geoff Keighley confirmed via Twitter that Summer Game Fest 2025 will be airing on June 6 and also revealed that an in-person SGF Play Days event will be hosted after the main show. Each year, major companies like Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo broadcast showcases of the latest games and technologies for fans to look forward to, and Summer Game Fest rounds out this series of announcements with a blend of offerings from developers across platforms. Some are hoping to see changes to Summer Game Fest that may improve the event, though few details have been confirmed thus far. The broadcast is currently scheduled to run for two hours, giving fans plenty of time to take in all of the announcements at Summer Game Fest 2025.
When is Summer Game Fest 2025?
Both triple-A and indie studios have shared trailers and updates at previous Summer Game Fest events, and players are hopeful that 2025 will bring even more exciting news for gaming fans. Many are keeping their fingers crossed that this year’s Summer Game Fest will include details about some of the most anticipated games of 2025, such as The Outer Worlds 2, Mafia: The Old Country, or Grand Theft Auto 6. The big event is still several months away, so interested fans will want to stay tuned for any updates from Geoff Keighley regarding what to expect from Summer Game Fest 2025 on June 6.
Despite competition from the Xbox Games Showcase, PlayStation State of Play, and Nintendo Direct, Summer Game Fest continues to provide a respectable platform for developers and publishers to introduce their projects to audiences. These showcases always have the potential to surprise fans, so it will be interesting to see what Summer Game Fest 2025 has in store.