K-Console Conference 2026 Sets November 9 Date in Seoul
Speakers include CD Projekt Red's Paweł Sasko, Tookyo Games' Kazutaka Kodaka and VS Studio's Katsuhiro Harada, with Shuhei Yoshida moderating a panel.
The 2026 K-Console Conference will take place on November 9 at the SKY31 Convention in Lotte World Tower, Seoul, Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency announced. The event is organized by the two bodies.
This year's theme is "How Great Console Games Are Made." CD Projekt Red associate game director Paweł Sasko will speak on structuring memorable quests in The Witcher and Cyberpunk games, while VS Studio CEO Katsuhiro Harada will address building and sustaining long-running global IP over more than 30 years.
Tookyo Games producer Kazutaka Kodaka, known for Danganronpa, is also on the speaker list, alongside RimWorld creator Tynan Sylvester, who will discuss indie game development principles. Shift Up CTO Lee Dong-gi will cover strategies for improving late-stage polish, referencing Stellar Blade.
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida will moderate a panel discussion. Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea will hold an approval-based session on the PlayStation submission process, from partner registration to passing TRC, and Xbox will host a public session titled "Jump In: XBOX" covering store registration, certification and distribution procedures.
The conference is linked with GAME DAYS and will include console and Xbox hands-on zones, a demo space for GIGDC award winners and a networking reception, according to gamemeca.com.
Second edition
The K-Console Conference was first held last year to build a domestic console game development ecosystem; the 2026 edition is its second. Shuhei Yoshida participated as a keynote speaker at last year's event.
Quick answers
When and where is the 2026 K-Console Conference?
It will be held on November 9, 2026 at the SKY31 Convention in Lotte World Tower, Seoul.
Who is speaking at the 2026 K-Console Conference?
Confirmed speakers include Paweł Sasko of CD Projekt Red, Katsuhiro Harada of VS Studio, Kazutaka Kodaka of Tookyo Games, RimWorld creator Tynan Sylvester and Shift Up CTO Lee Dong-gi. Shuhei Yoshida will moderate a panel.
Is the K-Console Conference open to the public?
The announcement lists Xbox's "Jump In: XBOX" as a public session and mentions hands-on zones and a networking reception linked with GAME DAYS; Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea's PlayStation submission session is approval-based.