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The annualDigimonfan convention, Digimon Con, will host a special livestream on YouTube, starting in the late night of March 19 in North America. The upcomingDigimonlivestream will include more news about the highly-anticipatedDigimon Story: Time Stranger, which is scheduled to be released later in 2025.
First revealed during the February 12 PlayStation State of Play broadcast,Digimon Story: Time Strangeris the franchise’s first new game in nearly three years,following the 2022 visual novel gameDigimon Survive. As part of theDigimon StoryRPG series,Time Strangerwill see the human and the Digital World collide once again, as players uncover the mysteries behind the appearance of Digimon throughout the real world. Like its predecessor,Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth,Time Strangerwill feature turn-based RPG combat and monster-taming that will give players the means to befriend and battle all kinds of new and classic Digital Monsters.
Althoughinformation aboutDigimon Story: Time Strangerremains light at the time of writing,Digimonfans will soon get a chance to learn more. According tothe officialDigimonportal site, Digimon Con will begin its livestream on Wednesday, March 19, at 10:00 PM Eastern, on the DigimonOfficialJP YouTube channel, which will be available to all viewers for free. The site stated that updates aboutDigimon Story: Time Strangerwould be revealed during the show, and reconfirmed that the game would launch in 2025. However, Digimon Con did not elaborate on any further information.
Digimon Con Will Host A YouTube Stream On March 19
It remains to be seen if gameplay footage or the release date forTime Strangerwill be revealed during the upcoming Digimon Con.While the live YouTube broadcast will be primarily in Japanese, a subtitled English archive of the 2025 Digimon Con livestream should also be available for global viewers to enjoy shortly afterward. Alongside news aboutDigimon Story: Time Stranger, Digimon Con will cover various aspects of the franchise.
News concerning theDigimonanime series, new trading cards, toys, and comic books will be discussed during the broadcast. Additionally, the 25th anniversary of theDigimon Adventure 02anime, which is a directsequel to 1999’sDigimon Adventure, will be observed at Digimon Con with various goods for fans to peruse.
Though several questions aboutDigimon Story: Time Strangerremain unanswered, fans eager to experiencea grittier version of the Digital Worldwill not have much longer to wait for new information. Only time will tell what surprises awaitDigimonfans during Digimon Con.
