In a move that is probably shocking no one, Microsoft has confirmed (via Famitsu) they won’t be attending this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

The annual Tokyo Game Show goes down in the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, and will take place between September 17th to the 20th.

“2015 is going to provide yet another impressive line-up of games, including exclusive releases,” Microsoft Japan category marketing representative Masayuki Inoue said in a statement. “This year, Microsoft won’t be exhibiting at the Tokyo Game Show, but we are making some preparations to show off the latest Xbox news, to both fans and media. We’ll update everyone as soon as possible.”

Coming from this – it’s possible (from Inoue’s statement) that Microsoft could hold their own event, for the Japanese market?

We’ll keep you guys posted.