Atlus: "Persona 5 Royal is coming exclusively to the PlayStation 4 on March 31"

[Lant_War]

With the lack of the "Only On" on the game's cover, some people thought it was possible the game was arriving to other platforms, especially with the never-stopping request for it. However, today Atlus West updated their Twitter biography to add the "exclusively" part.

Aditionally, PlayStation and Atlus YouTube accounts have now added the "exclusively" part where other trailers missed it:




Personally, I'd like this game to come out on PC and I'm still hoping for it, but this makes it less likely. After Sony's comments on Persona it's not surprising they tried to reach an exclusivity deal I guess.

 

[Dest]

Atlus: Money? We both love and hate it!

 

[DominicanGlory]

A bunch of exclusives don't have the Only on PlayStation tag

 

[SalvaPot]

"on march 31"

So you are telling me there is a chance?

 

[AllEchse]

Well yes, that is true

for March 31st

 

[gdt]

These guys are dumb with money

 

[MWorldII]

It can be read that is coming exclusively on current date for PS4 and later it can release on other platforms

 

[asd202]

This thread will go well.

 

[Jerm]

Payback for Dragon Quest XI S!

 

[PCK]

I mean... It just says is coming to PS4 exclusively on 3/31. Doesn't say anything about later dates. It's still open for interpretation, but you're probably right.

 

[Muffin Awesome]

"on march 31"

So you are telling me there is a chance?

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Well yes, that is true

for March 31st

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that is what I read too lol

 

[CloseTalker]

I don't think that means what you think it means in this context. They're just referring to this specific release and date.

Doesn't mean other platforms are a given, but this isn't the evidence that it will never ever come anywhere else

 

[Indelible]

This game would do great on Switch, just seems like a perfect fit.

 

[Acquiescence]

Exclusive on the 31st of March. After that date, anything goes.

 

[Kilic95]

This thread: 🧂 🧂 🧂

 

[Tesser]

So it's exclusive for PS4 on March 31st? But after that...it won't be?

 

[Deleted member 46493]

I have a PS4 so no problem but it's Atlus being Atlus. And they still won't port P4G to the PS4!

 

[Deleted member 7051]

This game would do great on Switch, just seems like a perfect fit.

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Folks would fall over themselves to buy the game, but I guess Atlus just doesn't like money.

 

[Macca]

Haven't people hinted that this is a Sony moneyhat situation to keep it exclusive?

 

[TubaZef]

Yes because later they'll release "Persona 5witch"

 

[bal]

absurd. What they wouldn't say that? claiming about not being exclusive leads to less sells. So they'll spread now that's exclusive, and in a while they're drop a switch version with a "ooopsiee, now is not exclusive! buy it again if you want! And well. I'll buy it for a third time.

 

[Deleted member 11276]

Then no Persona for me and no money for you, Atlus.

 

[Deleted member 5028]

Not really something we needed to worry about, it is what it is.

 

[Nightbird]

Payback for Dragon Quest XI S!

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That would work if the original P5 did launch anywhere else but it didn't lol

 

[mrmickfran]

 

[Lobster Roll]

I mean ... I've got it queued up and ready to go for next Tuesday, but I won't sit here and deny that they would sell an avalanche of copies on PC and Switch.

 

[entremet]

Haven't people hinted that this is a Sony moneyhat situation to keep it exclusive?

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No need to moneyhat lol.

This is Atlus being Atlus

 

[Deleted member 8593]

Fucked up they just left the people that bought the original game on PS3 behind.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Sure, but what about Persona 5 Royal Deluxe?

 

[GhostTrick]

No need to moneyhat lol.

This is Atlus being Atlus

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Funnily, this is the most likely answer.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

The dream that never dies

 

[Thiago]

Sure, but what about Persona 5 Royal Deluxe?

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Persona 5 Royal S Definitive Edition

 

[Macca]

No need to moneyhat lol.

This is Atlus being Atlus

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[Pyro]

That's fairly disappointing, those royalties must be damn good

 

[Quintus]

What's the point of keeping 3rd-party game an exclusive? I don't think PlaStation will try to keep it as an exclusive as nowadays a lot of their own 1st-party games are coming to PC. Sooner or later this game will come to other platforms.

 

[Rosebud]

I thought it was clear

 

[Hate]

"on march 31"

So you are telling me there is a chance?

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Well yes, that is true

for March 31st

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It can be read that is coming exclusively on current date for PS4 and later it can release on other platforms

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I mean... It just says is coming to PS4 exclusively on 3/31. Doesn't say anything about later dates. It's still open for interpretation, but you're probably right.

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that is what I read too lol

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Exclusive on the 31st of March. After that date, anything goes.

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Yes because later they'll release "Persona 5witch"

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[entremet]

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SMT is also Switch exclusive. It's just Atlus's style.

 

[Rosebud]

What's the point of keeping 3rd-party game an exclusive? I don't think PlaStation will try to keep it as an exclusive as nowadays a lot of their own 1st-party games are coming to PC. Sooner or later this game will come to other platforms.

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Atlus didn't even ported Persona 4 Golden to PS4

 

[808s & Villainy]

I just want SMT5. Give us some SMT5 news

 

[Dimple]

Haven't people hinted that this is a Sony moneyhat situation to keep it exclusive?

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Surely this must be the reason, I simply cannot think another reason why they wouldn't port it to switch.

 

[Weiss]

Expected, but it's still weird that Nintendo actively sought out Joker for Smash if Persona 5 won't ever show up on Switch instead of some spinoffs.

 

[TitanicFall]

Fucked up they just left the people that bought the original game on PS3 behind.

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Forgot about the PS3 version. Makes you remember how long the original took to release.

 

[Tagyhag]

Knowing Atlus' stubborness, I'm still keeping my PS4 preorder, but I'll be happy/mad if they end up porting it later on lol.

 

[darkside]

Legit annoys me to see folks port beg for this on the Switch.

Like you could be using your time productively and beg for updated versions of Persona 1 + 2, or a definitive version of 3, or a straight up port of Golden.

Or wondering where the hell SMT5 is

 

[GamerJM]

(Top left)

For what it's worth I don't think P5R will be ported, but this basically means nothing.

 

[benzopil]

Persona will never be released outside of PlayStation, people should just give up

 

[Thiago]

Expected, but it's still weird that Nintendo actively sought out Joker for Smash if Persona 5 won't ever show up on Switch instead of some spinoffs.

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Sakurai is a big Persona fan, it was probably his request.

 

[Rosebud]

Expected, but it's still weird that Nintendo actively sought out Joker for Smash if Persona 5 won't ever show up on Switch instead of some spinoffs.

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To be fair, Scramble is a full sequel and looks really great.

 

[chandoog]

Fucked up they just left the people that bought the original game on PS3 behind.

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The only acceptable port-begging post in the entire thread so far.