KONAMI PRESS START begins Thursday, September 3 at 8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT / 4:00 p.m. BST. The worldwide broadcast runs for about 30 minutes and streams on Konami’s official YouTube, Twitch, and X channels. Silent Hill: Townfall, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, and Rev. NOiR are the three games confirmed by name.

KONAMI PRESS START quick facts

  • Date: Thursday, September 3 in the Americas and Europe; Friday, September 4 in Japan.
  • Start time: 8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 p.m. UTC / 4:00 p.m. BST / 5:00 p.m. CEST / 12:00 a.m. JST.
  • Runtime: approximately 30 minutes.
  • Where to watch: Konami’s official YouTube, Twitch, and X channels.
  • Confirmed games: Silent Hill: Townfall, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, and Rev. NOiR.
  • Silent Hill remake: Konami explicitly says there will be no remake announcement during this broadcast.

What time does KONAMI PRESS START begin?

The stream begins at 3:00 p.m. UTC on September 3. Here are the useful local conversions:

  • U.S. Pacific: 8:00 a.m. PDT on Thursday, September 3.
  • U.S. Mountain: 9:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, September 3.
  • U.S. Central: 10:00 a.m. CDT on Thursday, September 3.
  • U.S. Eastern: 11:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 3.
  • United Kingdom: 4:00 p.m. BST on Thursday, September 3.
  • Central Europe: 5:00 p.m. CEST on Thursday, September 3.
  • Japan: 12:00 a.m. JST on Friday, September 4.

Konami’s English press release calls September 3 “Friday,” but the official broadcast artwork labels it Thursday. The Japanese announcement places the same worldwide stream at midnight on Friday, September 4 in Japan. Together, those official materials resolve the schedule: Thursday in the Americas and Europe, Friday in Japan.

Official red KONAMI PRESS START schedule graphic showing Silent Hill: Townfall, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, and Rev. NOiR.
Konami has named three games for the broadcast and says additional lineup updates may appear. Image: Konami Digital Entertainment.Credit: Konami Digital Entertainment

How to watch KONAMI PRESS START

Konami lists three official destinations. The YouTube watch page is already available as a scheduled stream, making it the simplest option for setting a reminder before the show:

  1. YouTube: open Konami’s scheduled stream and use the reminder control. Konami says YouTube will provide subtitles in 12 languages, including Japanese and English.
  2. Twitch: watch through the official konami573ch channel.
  3. X: watch through @KONAMI573ch in Japanese or English.

Fan restreams are permitted under Konami’s announcement when creators use the #KonamiPressStart hashtag. The company has not published separate archive details, so the scheduled YouTube page remains the safest official destination before airtime.

Which games are confirmed for the lineup?

Silent Hill: Townfall — Konami names the September 24 release as one of the featured games and promises new gameplay footage and developer video messages across the broadcast. Pixel Twelve’s Silent Hill: Townfall game page collects the confirmed release and gameplay context.

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse — the October 15 release is also confirmed for the show. Konami describes the program as containing new gameplay, developer messages, and footage exclusive to the broadcast, but it has not assigned a specific segment or duration to Belmont’s Curse. See the Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse game page for its current release details.

Rev. NOiR — the recently announced RPG is the third title named in the official announcement. Konami has not attached a release date or a detailed segment description to the Press Start notice, so the safe expectation is a new update rather than a specific trailer, demo, or launch announcement.

What else should viewers expect?

Konami says the broadcast covers its latest lineup, with new game footage, messages from creators, and material that will appear only during the program. The wording “including” leaves room for more games, but the company has not named anything beyond Townfall, Belmont’s Curse, and Rev. NOiR. Any additional title should be treated as unconfirmed until it appears on the stream.

One item is already ruled out: there will be no announcement about a Silent Hill remake. That note comes directly from Konami and is not a rumor denial inferred from the lineup.

Is this the same event as State of Play?

No. KONAMI PRESS START is Konami’s own publisher broadcast. Sony also has a separate State of Play on September 3. The two events should not be treated as one stream or one shared lineup.

The practical takeaway is straightforward: use the official YouTube page before 8:00 a.m. PDT on September 3, expect roughly half an hour, and count only the three named games as confirmed. Anything else is a surprise, not part of the announced schedule.