Comsyde Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kenji Tsukahara; Securities Code: 3739; hereinafter referred to as Comsyde), which plans, develops, and provides smartphone game apps, announces its collaboration with the student pachinko and pachislot tournament "PS:JAPAN 2026" hosted by the General Incorporated Association All Japan Student Pachinko and Pachislot Federation (hereinafter referred to as Gakuyu Ren) within its virtual hall app "Slopachi Spirit" (hereinafter referred to as Slospi).
In conjunction with this, "Special Collaboration Qualifiers" will be held online using the real machine simulator within the "Slospi" app.
Towards an Environment Where Anyone Can Participate: Slospi Supports Challenges from Students Nationwide
"PS:JAPAN" is a tournament for pachinko and pachislot targeting students nationwide. For this year's tournament, to create an environment where more students can easily participate, a system allowing easy online participation has been adopted in addition to the traditional qualifiers held at physical stores.
Leveraging our expertise in operating virtual halls that offer the realistic atmosphere and play experience of actual halls on smartphones, we will provide "Slospi" as a qualifier platform where participants can compete fairly anytime and anywhere, thereby boosting the tournament and supporting the healthy entertainment activities of the next generation of young people.
About "PS:JAPAN 2026"
The tournament will be held as a "team competition" for 2 to 5 people. The qualifying rounds will take place at halls nationwide and online, with the final tournament held in Hokkaido. The winning team will receive a scholarship of 1.11 million yen per team member.
Tournament Schedule (Tentative)
Entry Period: June 15 (Mon) - July 17 (Fri)
Qualifying Tournament (including qualifiers within Slospi): August 3 (Mon) - August 28 (Fri)
Final Tournament (Hokkaido): September 7 (Mon) - September 8 (Tue)
"Special Collaboration Qualifiers" Overview
The Special Collaboration Qualifiers, held as part of this event, will take place within the "Slospi" app.
Competition Content: Teams will be granted the right to advance to the final tournament held in Hokkaido in September based on their in-app game performance (score).
This is a pure score competition, and in-game results cannot be exchanged for cash or prizes. We will provide a legally clean and safe online competition environment.
Participation Fee: Free (No in-app purchases or item purchases are required to participate in the qualifiers).
For details on this event, please check the press release from Gakuyu Ren announced today and the official page (https://jspa.info/psjapan2026/).
About the All Japan Student Pachinko and Pachislot Federation
Official HP https://jspa.info/
Established on September 26, 2022 (Mon), the "All Japan Student Pachinko and Pachislot Federation" is a student organization that aims to discover new possibilities in the pachinko industry from a student's perspective through the exchange of students who like pachinko and pachislot and practical activities that cannot be learned in university. This event extends beyond that framework to broadly support students in the entertainment field.
[Main Activities]
- Operation of the student pachinko and pachislot tournament "PS:JAPAN"
- Activities to improve the image of pachinko among young people and promote it
- Support for recruiting talented students into the pachinko industry
About "Slopachi Spirit (Slospi)"
"Slospi" is a virtual hall that allows users to experience the excitement of actual halls while returning to the fun of pachinko and pachislot. In halls recreated with 3D models, users can play real machine simulators, from the latest machines to classic hits.
Additionally, by checking into approximately 400 pachinko halls nationwide, users can receive in-game items and enjoy collection features. It is a new type of pachinko and pachislot app that fuses real and virtual to support making pachinko and pachislot an everyday entertainment that anyone can enjoy.
[App Overview]
Title: Slopachi Spirit
Genre: Simulation (Casino)
Publisher: Spiridge Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comsyde)
Play Price: Free to play (with in-app purchases)
App Store URLs
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spiridge.slospi
iOS https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id6743778850
Official X: https://x.com/SloSpi777
Official Website: https://slospr.com/
[Supported Devices]
Android devices equipped with Android OS ver. 9.0 or higher
iOS devices equipped with iOS ver. 16.0 or higher
*Excluding some devices.
*Operation is not guaranteed for tablet devices.
*In addition to the main hall, there are recommended devices for each machine app individually.
*Company names and product/service names listed are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective companies.
*The information provided is current as of the announcement date. It is subject to change without notice after publication.
*Screens shown in this document include those under development.
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- Source: PR TIMES
- Category: コラボレーション