Hibiki Kurosawa
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Persona 5 might not come to PC? Shocking.
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Atlus USA responds to question on PC Persona 5 release, sounds unlikely
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Ignoring ASP for a moment, here's some of the bigger selling Japanese titles on Steam along with some more niche titles, so both are available for comparison:
Dark Souls Owners: 2,026,674 ± 35,599
Dark Souls 2 Owners: 1,001,616 ± 25,077 (plus Scholars Owners: 298,982 ± 13,720)
Final Fantasy VII Owners: 885,060 ± 23,578
Cave Story+ Owners: 719,473 ±21,266
Final Fantasy VIII Owners: 439,806 ± 16,636
Valkyria Chronicles Owners: 478,273 ± 17,347
Metal Gear Rising Owners: 486,692 ± 17,498
MGS Ground Zeroes Owners: 431,221 ± 16,473
Final Fantasy XIII Owners: 416,198 ± 16,184
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale Owners: 412,071 ±16,103
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst Owners: 407,118 ±16,007
Dragon Ball XenoVerse Owners: 319,454 ±14,181 (Notably has went on pretty reserved sales so far)
Long Live The Queen Owners: 294,030 ±13,606
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Owners: 224,195 ± 11,882
Ys Origins Owners: 220,563 ±11,786
Sakura Spirit Owners: 197,120 ± 11,142
Agarest: Generations of War Owners: 169,055 ±10,319
Chantelise Owners: 168,724 ±10,309
Neptunia Owners: 162,286 ± 10,111
Dynasty Warriors 8 Owners: 153,371 ± 9,829
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ Owners: 123,654 ± 8,826
It's hard for me to sit there and imagine there isn't an audience for at least late ports of their older games.
That said, I'd say the same thing about porting Persona 4 Golden to other platforms as well, and I've already played through it on Vita.
While Sega mostly leaves Atlus alone, it's also obvious that the corporate heads talk to each other. And given Sega's heavy PC focus, talking about Atlus releases on PC is likely to be one of their prime topics of discussion.
Beautiful Ninja
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They also came out years after the people interested in playing them would have likely already done so on PS3 or Xbox 360. It would be interesting to see a platform split on a JRPG that actually releases on PC at around the same time as console, I think Tales of Zestiria is one of the first doing so?
SolidSnakex
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Is it or is it simply something you're hoping is a topic of discussion? There's really nothing to suggest at all that Atlus, the Japanese arm, is going to start making or having their games released on PC aside from that hope that Sega's going to suddenly make them release them on it.
Yeah, we both know that there's an audience. But does Atlus see it that way? That's the million dollar question none of us can answer. :S
I'm no fan of P3P.
Starting with the ridicilous price differences.
P3P costs about 30 on EU store, which is quite a hefty sum compared to the 10 for PE3 FES.
FES got more content and is visually alot more appealing.
Watch some videos, it's sadly nowhere near to the quality the delievered with P4 Golden.
E_Darkness
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Persona 5, while being new and shiny, I'd rather we saw more older Atlus titles being ported to PC.
Actually I'd really like it if they released SMT1 on PC. The only official translation of this game is on iOS. Just iOS. It feels a bit wasted on there. I bought it, played it and enjoyed it. I'd like for it to see a wider audience. Throwing it up on Steam for cheap to me sounds like a neat idea.
Actually I'd really like it if they released SMT1 on PC. The only official translation of this game is on iOS. Just iOS. It feels a bit wasted on there. I bought it, played it and enjoyed it. I'd like for it to see a wider audience. Throwing it up on Steam for cheap to me sounds like a neat idea.
A reasonable enough reply. Atlus got assistance from SEGA. Okay. I would still expect Sony had a hand in getting Atlus to do a PS4 version simply because they need the help in Japan and probably offered some nice incentives.
No I don't. That's absurd. Persona 5 is a game that has potential to sell 2m copies worldwide. It's not some uber niche visual novel that's going to clear 50k in Japan. It shouldn't be a shocking development that a company would try to lock down exclusivity on a title like this. Of course, judging by Atlus' history with PC games it also wouldn't be a surprise if they simple don't want to put in on PC.
My original comment was probably poorly worded and I'm going to go edit it but I think there is a possibility of an exclusivity deal.
These are fair points, especially considering how non-existent the graphical options were upon release.
A new Final Fantasy releasing on PC, simultaneously with consoles, would be a better test.
Maybe FF15 will have a PC port announced soon.
I think "Tales of..." is too niche, even within the JRPG fandom, to prove anything substantial.
Not to burst your bubble but this is more likely
Persona 4 Diamond - PS4/PS3/PS Vita/Vita TV/iPhone/Android
A persona 5 on Xbox....LOL....time to wake up, Neo.
It absolutely is a thing. JRPGs on PC are a thing and Sega likes releasing games on PC. The only thing missing is buy-in from Atlus, and it really wouldn't be surprising if it happened.
Persona 5 is whatever; I want Catherine on the PC with online multiplayer.
That's true, but Persona has always leaned towards Sony platforms since the series started, so only now coming up with the possibility of it being an exclusive due to deals seems weird.
That's true, but Persona has always leaned towards Sony platforms since the series started, so only now coming up with the possibility of it being an exclusive due to deals seems weird.
The unlikeliness comes from Sony not really seeing PC as a competitor (see Street Fighter V) and Atlus' reluctance to make PC games in the first place. Sony's main interest in Persona 5 is to help lock in the Japanese home console market, and any PC release will have no bearing on that anyways.
cj_iwakura
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The mode was thrown in for kicks, Atlus never expected it to become as popular as it did. Netcode was never even a factor.
Persona 4 Arena and Catherine both released on 360, Persona games on Xbox consoles is not as outlandish an idea as you think. The expectation for a while was that P5 would be PS360, before development hell hit and market realities changed.
cj_iwakura
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There's a slim chance P5 could happen. No chance in hell for Catherine.
Thanks for the advice I will check out some videos. I am leaning towards PS3 FES as ten bucks is a pretty good deal. It will be nice not having to bust out my Ps2 every time I want to play
Coffee Dog
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Atlus is turning down easy money, but they do that pretty frequently anyway, and if nobody wants to port it well there's not much to be done about it. Oh well, it's good to have confirmation at least.
Altered Juice
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As expected
And even if it was, who would say they'd add in online multiplayer? Why does that matter in terms of what I personally want to see; it's obviously not a point of contention as a concept for this thread.
cj_iwakura
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Well, just to preempt anyone getting their hopes up.
Beautiful Ninja
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Xbox 360 was the clear best choice of platform after PS3 during the time those games came out to get their games to western audiences. That's not really the case anymore with the rise of Steam and PC in that time. Japanese games have also sold like shit on Xbox One so far, so more niche titles like Persona would REALLY struggle to be worth the effort on the platform.
SatelliteOfLove
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Unlike some here, I'm intentionally bringing the hilarity.
nah dude free money on the table man
Jawmuncher
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I don't think sony has any claim in this. Unless i'm wrong, it's just developer preference.
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With that said I just find it more odd that Atlus still hasn't done anything with PC yet. Obviously i'm talking about their own actual titles and not their publishing efforts.
E_Darkness
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This implies they even have a hold on it.
What? people thought PS3 or 3DS.
Arena is a fighting game not a traditional Persona game and neither is Catherine. Mainline persona games have always been on Playstation.
So yeah where do you get the idea of a traditional Persona game would hit the Xbox?
Doubt sony has any control over that.
The problem is that nearly all of those games were released for $15 or less. Persona, and many JRPGs have lived by being able to keep there msrp high for years.
YoYo Switch
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But will it come out on PC....in 2015
I never said Sony has a hold on it. what I'm saying is that Sony should get this locked since its probably the biggest title they have for Japan now.
Heavy exaggeration on your part. "$15 or less" my butt. Do I really have to go through that list and note the launch price of each?
Atlus games haven't been keeping their MSRP high for two generations now. They are among the most consistent companies in the console space when it comes to lowering the price of their goods physically and especially digitally.
Conkerkid11
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Shit ports for shit games.
Sales numbers seem fine.
Someone bring up the original sales and compare them?
Nope
Is PC gaming even big in Japan?
VC1 also launched at $20 and had great reviews out of the gate (along with great reviews from its PS3 original version).
It's tough but there aren't too many examples of a modern Japanese game launching at the same time as PC... I think Xenoverse actually did, and that title is incredibly successful for Namco.
It used to be.
Even Capcom back in the day created PC ports of Ace Attorney.
Leafhopper
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Like I expected anything else.
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