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11Overview22Gamescom 2024 was an early major event appearance for Neverness to Everness, running August 21 to 25, 2024 at the Koelnmesse convention center in Cologne, Germany. The event hosted the Hethereau exclusive feature trailer, which showcased Hethereau's daily city life and playable characters battling enemies, alongside the official confirmation that the game would support full ray tracing on PC.44The Gamescom 2024 appearance was part of Hotta Studio's initial summer 2024 reveal cycle, building on the game's first announcement in July 2024 and feeding into the more comprehensive Tokyo Game Show 2024 appearance the following month. Gamescom established the technical narrative around the game (UE5, ray tracing, NVIDIA partnerships) that became the foundation for subsequent PC marketing.77Event Details99DetailValueEventGamescom 2024LocationKoelnmesse, Cologne, GermanyTrailerHethereau Exclusive Feature TrailerTechnical RevealFull Ray Tracing on PC confirmedEngineUnreal Engine 5Platforms ConfirmedPC, PlayStation 5, mobile (iOS, Android)1111Hethereau Trailer1212The Hethereau exclusive feature trailer was the centerpiece reveal of the Gamescom 2024 appearance. The video showed:1414Daily life in Hethereau with NPCs going about their routinesPlayable characters battling anomaly enemies in city environmentsSmooth open-world exploration on foot and with vehiclesCharacter abilities including melee, ranged, summons, gravity manipulation, and transformationsThe day-and-night cycle showing the city's neon-lit appearance under varied lightingA dynamic weather system suggesting a living, ever-shifting urban environment1616The trailer also introduced viewers to several characters who would become central to the launch roster, including ones from the Eibon Antique Shop crew.1818Ray Tracing Announcement2020During Gamescom 2024, NVIDIA announced that Neverness to Everness would support full ray tracing on PC. The game's Unreal Engine 5 foundation enabled hardware-accelerated ray tracing for hyper-realistic lighting, reflections, and shadows in Hethereau's neon-soaked cityscape.2222This announcement positioned the game as a graphical showcase title and laid the foundation for additional PC technology reveals: DLSS 4 with Multi-Frame Generation, path tracing support, and NVIDIA Reflex integration all expanded on the ray tracing baseline established at Gamescom 2024.2424Platform Confirmations2626Gamescom 2024 also formally confirmed the game's planned platform lineup: PC, PlayStation 5, and mobile (iOS and Android). Mac was added later (announced March 2026), and the Xbox absence was first publicly noted around this time. The platform footprint demonstrated at Gamescom became the basis for the eventual five-platform launch in April 2026.2828Why Gamescom 2024 Mattered3030Gamescom 2024 served as the European launch beat for the game's reveal cycle:3232It established the technical narrative around UE5 and ray tracing that would carry through to launch.It confirmed multi-platform plans publicly.It gave the European gaming press a direct look at the game between Asian and North American media beats.It built momentum into Tokyo Game Show 2024 the following month, where playable demos became available.3434Related Pages3636Gamescom 2025Tokyo Game Show 2024Tokyo Game Show 2025Development HistoryHotta StudioUnreal Engine 5Path TracingDLSS 4
