External Development Summit (XDS) 2025

JW Marriott Parq Vancouver , Smithe Street 39
Vancouver (CA)

External Development Summit (XDS): the trade show

External Development Summit (XDS) is an unique annual, international games industry event held in Canada, with a special focus on external development for art, animation, audio, software engineering, QA and localization. 

XDS brings together professionals on game developments and publishers, vendors, and middleware providers. to contribute to the advancement of our industry through collaboration, sharing of best practices, networking and the delivery of a high-caliber, educational program. XDS is considered to be a professionals-only event.

External Development Summit (XDS) editions

External Development Summit (XDS) 2025 From to JW Marriott Parq Vancouver
External Development Summit (XDS) 2024 From to Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
External Development Summit (XDS) 2023 From to JW Marriott
External Development Summit (XDS) 2022 From to JW Marriott