Not unexpected but now we know for sure
Sounds like they could maybe do something similar to last year's Sony pre-TGS though.
http://gematsu.com/2015/07/microsoft-skip-tgs-2015
Microsoft won’t be at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, which runs from September 17 to 20 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, the company announced.
“2015 will continue to provide an attractive game line-up, exclusive titles included,” Microsoft Japan category marketing group’s Masayuki Inoue said in a statement. “This year, Microsoft will not exhibit the Tokyo Game Show, but we’re making various preparations to deliver the latest Xbox news to fans and media. We will provide an update as soon as we can.”
Going by Inoue’s comment, it appears Microsoft might be preparing its own event for Japan. Stay tuned for future updates.
