Kojima Turns Up At Xbox FanFest Tokyo As 25th Anniversary Lounge Anchors The Room
A first-party Xbox fan event in Tokyo drew a domestic crowd and a Kojima appearance, which puts a face on Microsoft's Japan-side push beyond the showcase stream itself.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Xbox FanFest Tokyo ran on September 17 at Terrada Warehouse B&C HALL in Shinagawa, with playable stations for Minecraft Dungeons II, Forza Horizon 6, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, plus a Fable photo spot. Larry Hryb, Major Nelson, walked through 25 years of Xbox in a talk session. Hideo Kojima appeared at the event.
The floor split across two levels. Downstairs held Minecraft Dungeons II and the Xbox 25th Anniversary Eras Lounge, where Xbox 360 hardware, colored controllers and shelved titles sat alongside playable demos of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Upstairs, Forza Horizon 6 ran on demo stations next to a Fable photo spot and a chicken-kicking mini-game. Larry Hryb, known as Major Nelson, opened the talk program with a session titled Telling the 25-Year History of Xbox in 25 Minutes, pulling out an original Xbox Live Starter Kit and calling Xbox Live the moment console players started connecting worldwide. Hideo Kojima's appearance was the surprise of the day.
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