Opening Night Live for the overseas gaming event “gamescom 2026” kicked off at 2:30 AM Japan time, and comments poured into the live-reaction thread on the Hardware/Industry board throughout the show. While the Onimusha demo expansion and Xbox’s exclusive title announcements became hot topics, there were also complaints about the lack of notable titles early on, and some pointed out that Chinese games seem to be gaining more of a presence.
What people said
2AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:29
The pre-show starts at 2:30, so why is everything so slow — the thread, Famitsu's simulcast, all of it?
3AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:30
Is our resident Nintendo fanboy ("nishi-kun") actually in Germany right now?
25AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:50
Re: #3
Of course I am, Game Boy! We are pure-blood Germans, yes★ (´・ω・`)ｖ
4AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:31
I wonder if we'll get any AzPro info~
5AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:32
I hope we get more news on Judas.
Last year's closer was the new Black Myth game — wonder what it'll be this year.
6AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:34
Isn't there some rumor about an unannounced big title getting revealed?
If not, I'm going to bed.
7AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:34
Judas is the only thing keeping me alive right now.
9AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:36
If you're expecting anything from Nintendo, this gamescom might be the last chance.
11AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:38
It's rare for gamescom to run an opening show like this.
16AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:41
This is gonna be wall-to-wall games Nintendo fans can't even play.
22AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:45
This is gonna run for two whole hours?
Starting to feel like a waste of time.
23AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:46
C'mon… please put some games out on Nintendo hardware too…
24AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:49
Nothing but games with zero hook coming out one after another.
26AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:51
Amazing cinematic trailer followed by lame in-game footage.
27AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:51
Wait lol, this is happening today? lol (´・ω・`)
28AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:52
People actually watch gamescom!?
29AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:52
Still light-headed from the bath, but might as well watch since I'm up (´・ω・`)
30AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:54
Thought this looked like a kiddie game, and sure enough it's coming to Switch 2 too.
36AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:56
Re: #30
Well, Onimusha's kind of a kiddie game too.
32AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:55
Did anything good get shown?
34AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:56
Re: #32
Extended Onimusha demo.
33AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:56
Wait, Onimusha's protagonist has such a slack-jawed face…
37AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:56
Oh right, wasn't Microsoft supposed to announce a few exclusive titles?
Overseas people were speculating about Lost Odyssey 2.
38AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:58
I thought it started at 3, but it's already underway.
They're showing some weird Metroidvania right now.
40AnonymousAug 26, 2026 02:58
Switch 2 multiplatform titles keep coming up, but I don't even feel like trolling the PlayStation fanboys ("goki") about it (´・ω・`)
41AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:00
No idea about the rest, but Nintendo's probably saving stuff for a Direct in September, so don't expect much here.
48AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:03
Re: #41
Ha, so the Nintendo fanboy really isn't interested in third-party games after all.
43AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:00
IT'S HEEEEEEEERE (´・ω・｀)
45AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:01
Don't tell me this is going until dawn? (´・ω・`)
47AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:02
Re: #45
It's scheduled to end at 5.
46AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:01
Geoff looks like he's gained more weight every time I see him.
49AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:05
No games showing up lol (´・ω・`)
55AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:06
This game looks pretty amazing.
Wish it were a Switch 2 exclusive.
60AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:07
A Chinese mobile game right off the bat? Stop, that's hilarious.
63AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:07
I thought this genre was already a red ocean — guess not?
64AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:08
Not sure if it's a national policy thing, but Chinese companies are avoiding TGS,
so there's talk that gamescom might turn into a festival of Chinese games.
130AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:26
Feels like everyone's making the same game lol (´・ω・`)
135AnonymousAug 26, 2026 03:27
Re: #130
When something gets popular and everyone starts copying it, they all end up finishing around the same time lol
Background and Key Points
Opening Night Live is Geoff Keighley’s pre-show for gamescom, the Cologne trade fair that is the largest consumer gaming expo in the world; Keighley (referred to in the thread only by first name) also runs The Game Awards and has run ONL as gamescom’s curtain-raiser since 2019. Cologne runs seven hours behind Japan, which is why a show timed for prime-time Europe lands at 2:30-3 AM JST for the 5ch crowd staying up to watch a live stream. The other institution looming over the thread is unstated but structurally important: Tokyo Game Show, Japan’s own industry showcase, held in September — several posters assume Nintendo is holding announcements back for a domestic Direct rather than giving anything to a German show, which is why the “nishi-kun” character (a recurring 5ch shorthand for an exaggerated Nintendo-fanboy poster, not a real named individual) gets ribbed for cheering a show with nothing playable on Switch 2.
The thread’s actual fault line isn’t Onimusha or Judas hype, both of which draw uncomplicated enthusiasm — it’s whether the show is a letdown. One camp calls the trailers hollow (“amazing cinematic trailer followed by lame in-game footage,” “zero hook”), while others are simply logging what got shown without judgment. Layered onto that is the Chinese-games observation: posters float a specific claim, that Chinese studios are skipping TGS for policy reasons and redirecting announcements to gamescom, but nobody in the thread offers a source, so it reads as speculation being treated as established fact.
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