Meet the Next Generation's Game : PlayX4 [UPDATED April, 2020]

PlayX4 is one of biggest game shows in Korea, offers opportunity to meet next generation's game market for both to developers and customers

Game Market is bigger than you expected

Game market is dynamic. It includes online, mobile, video games, and more, constantly developed and upgraded. What is more, it is rapidly expanding its size as the outbreak holds people indoor. Game is not just teenagers’ free time refuge anymore, but respectful(maybe untouchable) global sport for everyone(so we call it e-sport). Among global game market share, Korea takes 4th biggest possession(6.3%) following US, China and Japan.

To strengthen game market in Korea, Gyeonggido supports game business and hosts e-sport events. The events stimulates growing of game developing companies and game players’ better environment(in safe, continuous way).

Global Game Market Share(source link)

PlayX4(EXPO)

PlayX4, with its 11 years of history, has become one of the biggest Game show in Korea with G-star show. Unlike G-star, PlayX4 was organized to support local game developers' expansion into overseas market. Now, PlayX4 has become a global Game show where you can see the future of the game industry.

Twitch x PlayX4 event (2019)

Incorporating games, content, experiences, and technologies, PlayX4 provides thrilling experiences for all visitors! An event that strives to predict key trends in the game industry and provide entertainment and amusement for visitors, PlayX4 overflows with diverse ideas and advanced technologies.

Leading Game Business in Korea

2019 PlayX4

Developers introduce new game technology

PlayX4 is an interactive, future-oriented expo dedicated to games. The title of the event is a combination of the word “play,” which represents games and other entertaining content, and “X4,” which sounds like “expo” and also stands for the four values of the event: 2019 PlayX4 was held on May 9 through May 12, 2019, with a record number of 102,059 people visiting the event that showcased the present and future of the game industry in a single spot. Held in the second exhibition hall of KINTEX in Goyang City, 215 game companies and 296 export companies joined the event, which presented various content including futuristic games (AR, VR), convergence and experience-type games, and other popular games (mobile, online, console, arcade, and board), under the theme, “Meet the Future of Games.” Concurrently, business meetings for exporters, game-related forums, and other events also took place during the event. People were able to experience, in virtual reality, what future life could be like in such areas as medical services, education, travel, and shopping, in a specially designed VR booth where VR was combined with robotic technology, games, and other activities to create fun experiences for visitors.

 [2020 PlayX4]

- Dates : 14 – 17 May, 2020
※ 2020 PlayX4 has canceled due to COVID-19

- Venue : KINTEX Exhibition Center 2(Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do)

More about PlayX4 : https://www.playx4.or.kr/main.do?selectLanguage=en