Tokyo Game Show 2026 Trial Play Tickets Sell Out Across Multiple Booths On Day Two
The 9:24 AM close for Final Fantasy VII Revelation, just 24 minutes into the show day, shows demand outpacing the numbered-ticket safety system the booth chose, while most other sellouts happened later in the morning.
Key Facts
- Final Fantasy VII Revelation ended its Tokyo Game Show 2026 trial play ticket distribution for September 19 at 9:24 AM, using a numbered ticket system for safety reasons.
- Persona 4 Revival trial play tickets at the Sega/Atlus booth ended distribution at 9:34 AM on September 19.
- Earth Defense Force 6.2 trial play tickets at the D3P booth appeared to end distribution at 10:28 AM on September 19.
- Tokyo Game Show 2026 is held at Makuhari Messe and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall, trial play tickets for several titles ended distribution on September 19, per the official X accounts of each title. Final Fantasy VII Revelation used a numbered ticket system for safety reasons, and distribution for the day closed at 9:24 AM once the planned number was reached. Persona 4 Revival tickets at the Sega/Atlus booth ended at 9:34 AM. Earth Defense Force 6.2 tickets at the D3P booth appeared to end at 10:28 AM. Distribution also ended for Final Fantasy Resonance, Romancing SaGa 3 Destiny United, STRANGER THAN HEAVEN, Ace Combat 8, GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, Yu-Gi-Oh! TAG FORCE GX, and others. Social media posts included 'Already over!?' and 'So it's one of those that you can't make even with a opening dash.'
The sellouts on September 19 were staggered by minutes, not hours: Final Fantasy VII Revelation at 9:24 AM, Persona 4 Revival at 9:34 AM, and Earth Defense Force 6.2 at 10:28 AM. The list of titles that also ended distribution includes Final Fantasy Resonance, Romancing SaGa 3 Destiny United, STRANGER THAN HEAVEN, Ace Combat 8, GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, and Yu-Gi-Oh! TAG FORCE GX, all confirmed through official X accounts and compiled by Denfaminicogamer. Final Fantasy VII Revelation had used a numbered ticket system for safety reasons, but the planned number was reached and distribution for the day ended. Regretful posts cited 'Already over!?' and 'So it's one of those that you can't make even with a opening dash.' Both Denfaminicogamer articles carry the same information, with the earlier piece published at 2:38 AM and the later piece at 2:42 AM JST.
- Final Fantasy VII Revelation: numbered ticket system; distribution ended at 9:24 AM
- Persona 4 Revival: Sega/Atlus booth; ended at 9:34 AM
- Earth Defense Force 6.2: D3P booth; appeared to end at 10:28 AM
- Final Fantasy Resonance: distribution ended, per official X account
- Romancing SaGa 3 Destiny United: distribution ended, per official X account
- STRANGER THAN HEAVEN: distribution ended, per official X account
- Ace Combat 8: distribution ended, per official X account
- GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT: distribution ended, per official X account
- Yu-Gi-Oh! TAG FORCE GX: distribution ended, per official X account
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.