When Joker from Persona 5 was revealed to be the first DLC character in the Switch-exclusive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, many fans thought that this was a sign that the critically acclaimed Persona series would come to Nintendo’s hybrid console. This wouldn’t be too surprising, since Atlus has a history of revamping its home console Persona games for portable platforms. Soon after, Atlus announced a re-release of the game called Persona 5 Royal, which only added fuel to the fire. However, the company confirmed today that Persona 5 R is only planned to release on PS4.
This news comes from the Japanese site for the Persona series, which just uploaded a new FAQ for the upcoming game. Among these questions is one regarding the platforms that Persona 5 R will release on.
Q: Is there a release on platforms other than PlayStation®4?
A: There is no plan at present.
This is disappointing news for anyone without a PS4 who wants to experience this celebrated RPG. At least Nintendo fans aren’t left completely empty handed when it comes to the Persona series. The dungeon-crawling spinoff Persona Q2 was recently released for the 3DS, and Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, a hack-and-slash take on Persona 5, is also planned for release on Switch.
Were you hoping that Persona 5 Royal would come to the Switch? Let us know with a comment below.
HawlSera
Not surprised. Atlus’ marketing strategy is “Let’s make our games as unavailable as possible, do limited printings, never go multi-plat, never do re-releases on Modern Hardware, and if the fans aren’t in Japan they don’t matter.”
I mean heck look at Puyo Puyo 2 on Switch… No English Translation, and no Kirby’s Avalanche. You can taste how much they hate American Fans
I mean when they said they’d cave and so Steam games they basically went “Here’s a broken version of the older version of Catherine, never ask us for anything again.”
So this is business as usual for them. Honestly I’m amazed they’ve existed this long with a marketing strategy of “Buy our games secondhand off of eBay for 200 bucks, or piss off”
if Puyo-Puyo Tetris didn’t have the Tetris License, it would have been a PS4 Exclusive, Physical Only, and hard to find outside of Japan.
I actually DESPISE this company for just how bad they are at making their games playable to wide audiences.
Their games are great but you can just feel how much they despise International Fans. Honestly Joker felt like a slap in the face because it reminded me that I’ve never played Persona 5 and since it won’t come to Switch or PC ever, I likely never will
Joseph
I was REALLY hoping to have P5R on Switch. I mean, having Joker in smash would be the perfect marketing stunt if P5R was coming to Switch. Smash is actually what got me into Persona. After buying the Joker DLC, I watched Persona 5 The Animation, and I recently ordered Persona 3 FES since I have a PS2 sitting around at my house. There’s no way I can afford to spend my money on a PS4 and then P5. That’s why I really wanted to see Persona 5 on Switch. I already have a Switch, so I can afford just the game. It’s honestly a big disappointment. I think its odd as well that Atlus isn’t taking this opportunity. I know for a fact that there are many people in a similar situation to the one that I am in. Sure I guess there may be some contracting issues, but it’s a real let down. I’ll still buy anything Persona I see on Switch, but I wanted to fully experience what is Persona 5 The Royal.