No matter which media field you belong to, large exhibitions are crucial.They bring people together for a variety of reasons: to indicate future trends, allow viewers to experience various products in person, and provide opportunities to meet and connect with people in the industry.As for the Cologne International Games Exhibition, it is the largest gaming event in Europe.Since E3 was closure, it has risen to become one of the most important must-visit events in the gaming industry, and in fact it has attracted a lot of participants.Last year, the exhibition welcomed more than 300,000 visitors, and this year the scale has further expanded, the organizers have to expand the exhibition space and even opened a larger venue for the "Opening Night Live" event.

After hearing this, you may think that the exhibition will continue to grow and develop into a top event in the industry.But Felix Falke, one of the people in charge of the exhibition, has a clear understanding of the development of the exhibition. He hopes to be responsible for the exhibition itself and the player group in the future.In the interview, he mentioned that it is exciting to see a new record number of exhibitors in the pavilion, and he also admitted that there are limitations to growth:

"We have more exhibitors than ever before, which is good because we still have room for growth. But (success) is more about the diversity and diversity of content. Our goal is not to just expand and expand again - because it doesn't make sense. The focus should be on quality, especially digital influence. We have seen growth in this area exponential over the past few years."

If this sounds familiar, it is because of the lessons learned by E3 in its turbulent years: it once boasted that it had grown year by year, but eventually became an event that "only specific people can participate in", or because of the overcrowding, you want to "have to be particularly lucky to see something on the spot."This is exactly what Falk hopes to avoid:

"We don't want the atmosphere on the scene to get worse because of overcrowding. We could have stuffed more people — but we didn't do that — because for players, quality of experience is paramount."

That's true.Obviously, many people come for the high-quality content presented by the Cologne Exhibition.In addition, the exhibition will also provide trials of works such as large-scale Nintendo games, Xbox games, etc.Falk even pointed out that this year's independent game exhibition area will also reach an unprecedented level!

Let's wait and see how the final results of the 2025 Cologne Game Exhibition will be.