Exhibit at PlayStation's large-scale game event `` PAX East '' canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus

A large-scale game-related exhibition `` PAX East '' is scheduled to be held from February 27, 2020, but Sony's PlayStation brand, which was scheduled to be exhibited at the event, will be affected by the new coronavirus We announced that we will stop exhibiting at the event with due consideration.

PlayStation at PAX East: Play The Last of Us Part II, Final Fantasy VII Remake, More – PlayStation.Blog
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/02/13/playstation-at-pax-east-play-the-last-of-us-part-ii-final-fantasy-vii-remake-more/

Sony Backs Out Of PAX East Over Coronavirus Concerns
https://kotaku.com/sony-pulls-out-of-pax-east-over-coronavirus-concerns-1841791540

Sony was planning to have a playable exhibit at PAX East, such as featured titles that will be exclusively distributed on PlayStation 4, such as The Last of Us Part II and Final Fantasy VII Remake .

The following are the PlayStation brand titles that were scheduled to be playable during the PAX East event.

・Below
・Cloudpunk
・Doom Eternal
・Dreams Universe
・ Final Fantasy VII Remake
・ Harajin
・Gorn
・Haven
・ The Last of Us Part II
・Marvel Iron Man VR Game
・MLB The Show 20
・Mosaic
・Moving Out
・Nioh 2
・One Punch Man Hero Nobody Knows
・Paper Beast
・Persona 5 The Royal
・Pixel Ripped 1995
・Predator: Hunting Grounds
・Remnant: From the Ashes
・The Room VR: A Dark Matter
・Space Channel 5
・Spelunky 2
・Holy Sword Legend 3 TRIALS of MANA
・Zombie Army 4: Dead War

'The Last of Us Part II' (Japanese version) Release date announcement trailer-YouTube


However, it has been revealed on the PlayStation official blog that it has decided to stop exhibiting at PAX East due to the spread of the new coronavirus. 'We're disappointed at dropping out of the event, but the health and safety of our employees is a top concern,' said Justin Massongill, Content Communication Manager at Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Game media Kotaku asked the organizer of PAX East for comment, and event director Kyle Marsden Kish said, `` I'm sorry that Sony can not participate in PAX East 2020, but in the future PAX East We look forward to welcoming Sony and focus on making PAX East 2020 a success. ' Kish said, `` PAX East 2020 will enable the entire event to be washed with a disinfectant that is effective against new coronaviruses and adhere to the recommendations set out in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. We will proceed according to schedule. '