Nintendo followers have been spoiled within the final a number of years with love from the Persona collection, which after an extended historical past married to PlayStation consoles has lastly been creeping onto the Change, sport by sport. Which is why followers felt snubbed after Persona 3 Reload, a remake of Persona 3, was introduced for principally each main platform besides Change. However whereas a Change announcement nonetheless hasn’t occurred, the sport’s director and producer are hinting that the concept hasn’t been totally deserted.
Although the collection has largely been the beloved little one of PlayStation through the years, Persona 5 Royal made it to Change in 2022, and Persona 4 Golden arrived this time final yr. Nintendo gamers additionally obtained spinoffs Persona 5 Strikers again in 2020 and Persona 5 Tactica simply this previous November. On condition that logic, it appeared that writer Atlus and developer P-Studio was dedicated to the console, making it a little bit of a shock to followers that Persona 3 Reload was skipping it totally.
The explanations for the snub nonetheless aren’t totally clear, however Persona 3 Reload director Takuya Yamaguchi and producer Ryota Niitsuma addressed the state of affairs in a latest interview with Spanish language web site Atomix.vg (quote by way of Google Translate, translation verified by IGN), suggesting {that a} Change port could also be within the playing cards someplace down the road:
“Since we started conceptualizing every little thing that may are available in Persona 3 Reload, we determined that there could be no model for the Nintendo Change. After all the concept is there, nevertheless it’s a matter of discussing it with the workforce and seeing what they give it some thought and we’ll see what occurs.”
That is not precisely an affirmative promise, however at the least Yamaguchi and Niitsuma know the demand for a Change model is there. It is also at all times doable that Atlus and P-Studio have a Nintendo console model of the port in thoughts not for Change, however for its heavily-rumored successor that many imagine is coming this yr. We’ll simply have to attend and hope.
Persona 3 Reload is headed to principally each different main platform (PlayStation, Xbox, and PC) on February 2. We lately printed our remaining preview of the sport, asserting that it is way over a primary remake: “Persona 3 Reload is not a remake with just a few alterations right here and there; it is a sincerely thought-through up to date sport that may seemingly stand by itself two legs within the aggressive Persona lineup.”
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