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[Nyoro SF]

Just to snipe down the 5% of people who were holding onto a glimpse of hope.

John Hardin, Atlus USA PR:
https://twitter.com/JohnLHardin/status/633710762226229249

M: Is a PC release impossible?

J: Depends...do you have ready access to an infinite improbability drive?

Atlus Japan has pretty old school thinking. Looks like they weren't swayed at all by Square Enix's PC support, Sega's PC support (the owners!), or NIS's pledge to support PC in the future.

All right, post your grief here where Atlus Japan can feed off of your despair, or mock Atlus while Tecmo Koei ports their entire library over in a year, or something.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Seems...thin

 

[Dennis]

Wrong side, mate.

 

[Nyoro SF]

Oops... this should be in gaming side. Time to message a mod.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Infinitely unlikely? So does that mean there's a chance guys?

Think about it tho.

 

[Chance Hale]

Silly but oh well, it'll show up eventually. Whether it be next year or 5 years from now.

Spoiler

Or 15 via an emulator

 

[Admiral Woofington]

They never increased their social link with PC-kun

 

[Jazzy Network]

PC is off topic now?

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Do Atlus gain anything from not releasing Persona on non-PS platforms?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

jerk off then decide

 

[Flandy]

This isn't happening

Spoiler

 

[ivysaur12]

Thanks, Trump.

 

[Nyoro SF]

jerk off then decide

Is that how you activate your persona?

Do Atlus gain anything from not releasing Persona on non-PS platforms?

Could be anything really. Maybe they're understaffed, maybe Japanese pride, maybe Sonybux.

 

[Alucrid]

So Persona 5 isn't coming out in 2015

 

[JimJamJones]

Not surprising in the slightest

Spoiler

still wanted a Vita release

 

[Buddha Beam]

What in the name of God's green Earth is Persona? You kids these days and your wacky English.

 

[CO_Andy]

Sega games on PC are "infinitely improbable"?

 

[K.Sabot]

news so bad the world deserves to know

 

[Nightengale]

Do Atlus gain anything from not releasing Persona on non-PS platforms?

Persona Q.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Shocking news.

 

[epmode]

Too bad. I'll get the PS4 version of course but it could have been even better on PC. >= 1080p, downsampling, >= 60 FPS, etc.

I'm convinced that this game would sell a TON on PC.

 

[Zolo]

PC is off topic now?

Everyone knows Neogaf Gaming forum is a console gaming forum.

 

[K.Sabot]

Everyone knows Neogaf Gaming forum is a console gaming forum.

PC means a totally different thing in OT lol

 

[orochi91]

If they were using Unreal Engine 4 then a PC port would have been probable.

 

[ElTorro]

 

[Jigorath]

EDIT: Either Atlus doesn't see enough profit potential in a PC release or there might be some incentives from Sony to keep it locked down to their platforms. Or maybe both.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Persona Q.

Spinoff. Talking main games.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

I'm not sure I understand why it's so "improbable". Then again, I imagined Persona 5 would've been multiplatform but it's Playstation-only.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Sounds like a Sony moneyhat.

Buy it on PS3/PS4 if you want to play it I guess.

...?

¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[Darksol]

I'm shocked. Shocked!

Doesn't affect me though. Was going PS4 on day 1 anyways.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Persona 5 Platinum: P4/One/PC: 2017

 

[Bloodrage]

lol

How many Atlus games release on PC, especially Persona? Come on.

I'm so used to playing this on PlayStation I wouldn't even play it on any other platform, tbh. It'd feel way too weird.

 

[Durante]

Atlus has always been behind the times. See e.g. also their stances on dual audio or region locking.

 

[pizzacat]

If they were using Unreal Engine 4 then a PC port would have been probable.

I think it's more they don't feel like it more than limitations

 

[I-hate-u]

Sounds like a Sony moneyhat.

Buy it on PS3/PS4 if you want to play it I guess.

I think Sony "persuaded" them for a PS4 version, but other than that, I don't think they did.

 

[hohoXD123]

Sounds like a Sony moneyhat.

Buy it on PS3/PS4 if you want to play it I guess.

Not really, just sounds like Atlus.

 

[Slashlen]

So, you're saying it's more likely than 2015 in NA?

 

[klee123]

Yeah, this game is most likely locked down by Sony.

After seeing so many people on GAF going PC for Tales of Zestiria, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony have changed their tune with regards to just console exclusivity of late.

 

[Guymelef]

Sounds like a Sony moneyhat.

Buy it on PS3/PS4 if you want to play it I guess.

Of course...

How moneyhated X-Com?

 

[Nyoro SF]

Sega games on PC are "infinitely improbable"?

Well, games for PC from Sega's division come from Sega Europe's squad.
So Sega Japan has to take initiative to the hardliners at Atlus Japan and ask them to hand off the code. Seems about as likely as me winning the lottery.

Atlus has always been behind the times. See e.g. also their stances on dual audio or region locking.

Yeah, Atlus Japan lives in a bubble. They're not the only guilty ones, but they should become not guilty.

EDIT: Probably doesn't help that their bubble is enforced by Atlus USA though lol

 

[Shepard]

So he's saying there is a chance????
Edit:Beaten with a gif, now I'm double sad.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

A vita release is more possible than PC

 

[Morning Star]

Mildly comforting?

 

[WrenchNinja]

There were people expecting a PC port? Why?

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

I dont understand the fact they're the only part of that whole set up that doesn't, really.

Also: dual audio is the cartels problem. It's 201X, we should know this.

 

[Walpurgis]

Sounds like a Sony moneyhat.

Buy it on PS3/PS4 if you want to play it I guess.

If it were a moneyhat, they would have spared at least a minute and a half for a trailer at E3.

 

[Almighty]

I will still foolishly holdout hope that one day I will be able to own all the Personas on one system. They might be the last , but once every other Japanese developer is making money from the PC I think Atlus will wise up. Until then Persona 5 on the PS4 it is.

 

[KarmaCow]

lol

How many Atlus games release on PC, especially Persona? Come on.

Well AtlusUSA does publish the ACE Team games which are on PC. It would be nice to have Japan side have their stuff on PC too but I wasn't expecting it.

 

[Sophia]

I'm not really surprised by this, even if it's disappointing to hear.

I will still foolishly holdout hope that one day I will be able to own all the Personas on one system. They might be the last , but once every other Japanese developer is making money from the PC I think Atlus will wise up. Until then Persona 5 on the PS4 it is.

Technically, you can own all the mainline installments on the Vita right now.

Also technically, there *IS* a port of Persona 1 on PC.... >_>;

 

[Aurongel]

Sounds like a Sony moneyhat.

Buy it on PS3/PS4 if you want to play it I guess.

Sounds like an Atlus thing, Sony has no hand in this.

There were people expecting a PC port? Why?

Because Square is currently making quite a pretty penny off of even the lowliest of PC ports.