Persona is done as a Playstation exclusive

[Count Scaphandre]

As confirmed by Atlus, Persona 4 Golden has sold over 500k copies, and rising. It's going to outsell the Vita version very soon, and a lot faster too. More Atlus games, especially the Persona games, is pretty much locked in for PC releases now, including the big one the majority of us want: Persona 3 FES (Oh, and I guess Persona 5 Royal too)

Persona 6 is pretty much guaranteed to release day in date on PC now because of this. I think we made our message to Atlus loud and clear. Thank you everyone who voted with their wallets and made sure this amazing game would be a success.

[Z|Hades]

Well I don't mind not being exclusive anymore. But I wonder why took this long to release this game. Maybe the exclusivity contract expired for this game. Since it was exclusive *only on Playstation label. We can only ask ourselves if they will bring more games, P5R never was described as Playstation exclusive, but it is. Persona and Playstation are very close so we can only wait and see what happens.

[TheRandomGuy]

Автор сообщения: Hades

Well I don't mind not being exclusive anymore. But I wonder why took this long to release this game. Maybe the exclusivity contract expire for this game. Since it was exclusive *only on Playstation label. We can only ask ourselves if they will bring more games, P5R never was described as Playstation exclusive but it is. Persona and Playstation are very close so we can only wait and see what happens.

Persona isn't really a Playstation exclusive game. Even before the PC launch of P4G, there were Persona titles on the Nintendo 3DS as well, not counting the initial PC versions of Persona 1 (and I think 2), but everybody forgets those because they were obscure 90s games and didn't take off as a franchise until 3.

Persona has been on a Nintendo console since Persona Q in like, 2014 or so, and Q2 in 2018, and had a guest appearance on Smash Bros (Joker from Persona 5). There's also the "Persona 5 Scramble : Phantom Strikers" which released in Japan on the PS4 AND Nintendo Switch, but has not yet been localized or translated for the western release.

It's more so that ATLUS has just kept Persona on consoles / platforms that were predominant in Japan, since Playstation and Nintendo are platforms made in Japan. For some odd reason the Japanese people are not that willing to play games on platforms not made in Japan, it's why Xbox has done so poorly in the region, that and lack of any lure. It's also why PC ports were rare until recently.

That being said, I'm fairly certain this move was pressured on ATLUS by SEGA, as people have pestered them for ages to port Persona to other platforms. It also makes sense as Persona 4, prior to the PC release, required either a Playstation Vita, PS3 (digital PS2 classic) or PS2 to play, with the "Golden" re-release being only on the Vita. As all 3 consoles are basically dead at this point, and the franchise still has a following for both Persona 4 and 3, it makes sense to port them to either PC or modern consoles, with PC being the platform that's likely to do better as a result of more accessibility and visibility than a PS4 release would. It being 20 USD also helps a ton with that.

I doubt there was any exclusivity contract, ATLUS has always just been a Playstation / Nintendo developer, with Nintendo games only happening after 2012, and mostly as side games.

I think that the release of Persona 4 Golden, and it's subsequent success (500K copies sold) will definitely influence ATUS to consider more PC ports in the future though, as they can now see first-hand that people will buy them well enough to warrant a port.

[Count Scaphandre]

Автор сообщения: Vayne

Автор сообщения: Vilhjálmr

P5 shipped 1.5 million units during the first week of sale in North America and Europe. In Japan it's reported that 550,000 units were shipped the first month. P4G shipped 700k units in the first year when it originally launched on the Vita. Of course all of this data is just amount of units moved and not sold, but the sales numbers should be fairly close.

If P5 launched on PC the same time as the PS4, I guarantee you'd see numbers similar to those from console sales.

Lol PC market is smaller compared to PS4 for jrpg dude

Not anymore lol!

[TheLoneWildWolf]

Автор сообщения: TheRandomGuy

Автор сообщения: Hades

Well I don't mind not being exclusive anymore. But I wonder why took this long to release this game. Maybe the exclusivity contract expire for this game. Since it was exclusive *only on Playstation label. We can only ask ourselves if they will bring more games, P5R never was described as Playstation exclusive but it is. Persona and Playstation are very close so we can only wait and see what happens.

Persona isn't really a Playstation exclusive game. Even before the PC launch of P4G, there were Persona titles on the Nintendo 3DS as well, not counting the initial PC versions of Persona 1 (and I think 2), but everybody forgets those because they were obscure 90s games and didn't take off as a franchise until 3.

Persona has been on a Nintendo console since Persona Q in like, 2014 or so, and Q2 in 2018, and had a guest appearance on Smash Bros (Joker from Persona 5). There's also the "Persona 5 Scramble : Phantom Strikers" which released in Japan on the PS4 AND Nintendo Switch, but has not yet been localized or translated for the western release.

It's more so that ATLUS has just kept Persona on consoles / platforms that were predominant in Japan, since Playstation and Nintendo are platforms made in Japan. For some odd reason the Japanese people are not that willing to play games on platforms not made in Japan, it's why Xbox has done so poorly in the region, that and lack of any lure. It's also why PC ports were rare until recently.

That being said, I'm fairly certain this move was pressured on ATLUS by SEGA, as people have pestered them for ages to port Persona to other platforms. It also makes sense as Persona 4, prior to the PC release, required either a Playstation Vita, PS3 (digital PS2 classic) or PS2 to play, with the "Golden" re-release being only on the Vita. As all 3 consoles are basically dead at this point, and the franchise still has a following for both Persona 4 and 3, it makes sense to port them to either PC or modern consoles, with PC being the platform that's likely to do better as a result of more accessibility and visibility than a PS4 release would. It being 20 USD also helps a ton with that.

I doubt there was any exclusivity contract, ATLUS has always just been a Playstation / Nintendo developer, with Nintendo games only happening after 2012, and mostly as side games.

I think that the release of Persona 4 Golden, and it's subsequent success (500K copies sold) will definitely influence ATUS to consider more PC ports in the future though, as they can now see first-hand that people will buy them well enough to warrant a port.

From whats believed, ATLUS really didnt want to do it as they are basically tech based on One console at a time. So no experience on PC, no major games on multiple consoles (P5 was basically a PS3 game ported to PS4 from whats seen, not much more untill Royal) i can see the responce.
Would of liked Atlus being expanded to have a specific PC team but maybe this will cause them to put a bigger PC only team but we will see how it goes from here.

[The Ludovico Technique]

Автор сообщения: Dlon93

I find it amazing how a lot of people are trying to come up with excuses as to why the Persona series will not come to PC from now on, or why it should not come to PC.

Like, instead of of all of you writing things like "Yeah, ATLUS, we want all of the Persona games on PC from now on! Make it happen!", or something like that, you people are literally trying to explain why it won't happen.

You people are so dumb. Like, even if you feel that way, why would you write anything except a demand to see the other games here on PC? It makes no sense.

I mean, here comes someone who goes like "ATLUS give us future Persona games on PC", and then you "intellectuals" waltz in and go "Hurr durr, let me tell you why it won't happen, blah blah blah.".

I don't understand.

You must be new here. PC gamers have been calling out Atlus for years. It doesn't preclude us from analyzing their previous decision making patterns.

[Crystal Sharrd]

Persona Q and Persona Q2 were both on the Nintendo 3DS. I'm personally hoping they do a remake of Persona 3 FES+Portable next, as Persona 3 Portable is my favorite Persona game but my favorite Persona protagonist misses out on The Answer.

[Vayne]

Автор сообщения: Spaceboi Scaphandre

Автор сообщения: Vayne

Lol PC market is smaller compared to PS4 for jrpg dude

Not anymore lol!

Lol

[Wicked Cat]

If i see P5 Royal here in steam i will pre-purchase... And i NEVER do that stuff

[Turtle]

Автор сообщения: TheRandomGuy

That being said, I'm fairly certain this move was pressured on ATLUS by SEGA, as people have pestered them for ages to port Persona to other platforms. It also makes sense as Persona 4, prior to the PC release, required either a Playstation Vita, PS3 (digital PS2 classic) or PS2 to play, with the "Golden" re-release being only on the Vita. As all 3 consoles are basically dead at this point, and the franchise still has a following for both Persona 4 and 3, it makes sense to port them to either PC or modern consoles, with PC being the platform that's likely to do better as a result of more accessibility and visibility than a PS4 release would. It being 20 USD also helps a ton with that.

I think that the release of Persona 4 Golden, and it's subsequent success (500K copies sold) will definitely influence ATUS to consider more PC ports in the future though, as they can now see first-hand that people will buy them well enough to warrant a port.

Oh definitely spot on with the SEGA bit, but I'm still a little skeptical if we'll see any more games get ported in the next few years, P5R just seems too soon and might cut into their PS4 version sales idk, P3 I could see but only if it was a remake which would definitely take a while. So who knows right now, all we can do is wait.

[rad_knight]

it hasn't been one for a while. are the persona q games really that forgetable?

[Scorpix]

I want also to remind that Persona games are released first on a japanese market on which PC gaming is almost non existant. This is why Persona games wont have premiere in the same day as PS or Switch.

They need a time to make a port. Also we still dont have Yakuza 6 port.

[Vilhjálmr]

Автор сообщения: Scorpix

I want also to remind that Persona games are released first on a japanese market on which PC gaming is almost non existant. This is why Persona games wont have premiere in the same day as PS or Switch.

PC gaming isn't as nonexistant as most people think. Sure, mobile gaming is king in most Asian countries, but going by Steam's bandwith tracking by country it illustrates a clear picture.

More traffic comes out of Japan than all of Scandinavia, almost all of Southeast Asia, most of Eastern Europe, much of South America excluding Brazil, and India.

There's nearly the same amount of traffic coming from Japan as there is in Australia.

[Scorpix]

Автор сообщения: Vilhjálmr

Автор сообщения: Scorpix

I want also to remind that Persona games are released first on a japanese market on which PC gaming is almost non existant. This is why Persona games wont have premiere in the same day as PS or Switch.

PC gaming isn't as nonexistant as most people think. Sure, mobile gaming is king in most Asian countries, but going by Steam's bandwith tracking by country it illustrates a clear picture.

More traffic comes out of Japan than all of Scandinavia, almost all of Southeast Asia, most of Eastern Europe, much of South America excluding Brazil, and India.

There's nearly the same amount of traffic coming from Japan as there is in Australia.

I think it has got more with game like CS:GO, PUBG or DOTA2. Other kinds of games like RPG are played mainly on consoles.

[Vilhjálmr]

Автор сообщения: Scorpix

I think it has got more with game like CS:GO, PUBG or DOTA2. Other kinds of games like RPG are played mainly on consoles.

That's part of it, but there's a lot of Japanese games on Steam with a large Japanese community. Almost every match I play in Dead or Alive Venus Vacation is against Japanese, South Korean, or SEA players. Communities for games like Senran Kagura and visual novels are overwhelmingly made up of Japanese users. There is a large community of Japanese players for MonHun also.

I guess it really depends on the game. I play a lot of imports so I come across them more often. Even in the Fallout 4 community there's a sizeable Japanese presence.

[Crystal Sharrd]

Автор сообщения: rad_knight

it hasn't been one for a while. are the persona q games really that forgetable?

I've only played Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, but the problem with the Persona Q games is that they're crossovers with the Etrian Odyssey series. A major gameplay element in the Etrian Odyssey series is using the touchscreen on the Nintendo DS or Nintendo 3DS to draw your own map. And AFAIK, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth was the last major release on the Nintendo 3DS. Another Persona Q game probably won't happen until Atlus figures out how to do Etrian Odyssey on other consoles.