In one of the most surprising announcements of this month, Microsoft announced at its Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase that the belovedPersonaJRPG games would be coming onto its Xbox consoles. This is thefirst time thatPersonas 3-5 will be available onto the Xbox, but was a widely embraced move by a lot of fans. This was even bolstered by the news that thePersonagames will also be a part of the Xbox Game Pass, along with Windows Store PC versions.
Fans have been asking the company to port these games to modern systems, especially sincePersona 3 PortableandPersona 4 Goldenwere locked to Sony’s handhelds the PlayStation Portable and Vita respectively. Fans had also hoped thatPersona 5could also be brought to other systems instead of just the PS4. While the initial announcement only showed off Microsoft’s versions, Atlus assured fans that certain systems won’t be left out, as the following day confirmedPS5 and Steam versions ofPersonas 3-5. Atlus also announced one more platform that thePersonaseries will be playable on, the PS4.
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WhilePersona 5andPersona 5 Royalare already on the PS4, Atlus tweeted an image that confirmed all the modern platforms that thePersonaseries will be playable on. While all three games will be getting ports,Persona 4 GoldenandPersona 3 Portableare going to receive PS4 ports alongside the other versions that have been already announced.
Alongside these platforms, Atlus also confirms thatPersona 5 Royalwill receive a PS5 upgraded version the same date as the other versions, October 21. Meanwhile,Persona 4 GoldenandPersona 3 Portabledon’t have targeted release windows for their ports, thoughGoldenhas been available on Steam since 2020. These ports are likely to be digital versions only as well.
While this confirms that all three games are coming to modern systems, one version has been noticeably absent. Many fans had wanted a Nintendo Switch version of these games, especiallyPersona 5for the longest time, but there doesn’t seem to be plans for one. It’s possible thatPersona 5 Royalwas more than the Switch could handle. WhilePersona 4 GoldenandPersona 3 Portablecould possibly run fine on the Switch’s hardware, Atlus likely wanted to include all three games on the console and didn’t want to leave one out, although this is just speculation.
Persona 4 GoldenandPersona 3 Portableare in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X/S, and Game Pass.
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