What does Metaphor have to do with Persona being on Switch?
Persona was never locked into PS. P5 is on the Switch too, though Persona tends to sell better on PS than Nintendo, esp seeing as how P3R was released on almost every platform except Switch and that is one of Atlus's most popular titles.
Persona 2-5 were all only on Playstation systems from 1999-2020, that's when it started to change when P4G came out on PC and was a massive success (this success is why we got more ports), but it still took two more years for the games to come out on other consoles.
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The P3 remake game that came out this year isn't on Switch. It's different from P3 Portable.Persona 2-5 were all only on Playstation systems from 1999-2020, that's when it started to change when P4G came out on PC and was a massive success (this success is why we got more ports), but it still took two more years for the games to come out on other consoles.
The only games that came out on other systems were some of the spin-offs. Persona 4 Arena on 360 and Persona Q on the 3DS.
Persona 3 Remake came also out on Switch, they just didn't call it "Remake", they called it "Portable" and yes that is the remake.
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Atlus was also a smaller company back then. They weren't too sure how well P5 would perform and couldn't afford multiplat development, and were surprised how well it did on PC. But now that they have Sega money, they could afford to port their releases on other platforms, so no it wasn't that it was locked, it was that they couldn't afford at the time.
P3P isn't a remake though, more like an altered port. Its more or less the same game as P3 original except you can also play as a girl, albeit with some downgrades where it plays more like a visual novel, but its not the actual remake like P3R.Persona 2-5 were all only on Playstation systems from 1999-2020, that's when it started to change when P4G came out on PC and was a massive success (this success is why we got more ports), but it still took two more years for the games to come out on other consoles.
The only games that came out on other systems were some of the spin-offs. Persona 4 Arena on 360 and Persona Q on the 3DS.
Persona 3 Remake came also out on Switch, they just didn't call it "Remake", they called it "Portable" and yes that is the remake.
Persona 3 Portable for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy Persona 3 Portable and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
Funny, I was on Steam a couple of nights ago looking for the enhanced port and was a bit dismayed that all I could find was the original. I share the same sentiment.
What are you even saying here?
Yeah, my bad. It's a remaster of P3P. I was under the impression that the Switch version of that was based on the Remake. Guess they're waiting for Switch 2 then.
Atlus did say that porting P3R onto Switch wasn't out of the question. It's possible, though time will tell.
Persona being dragged down by the power of the Switch does not bode well for the future of the franchise apparently.
On top of having to work with lesser hardware, they also have to work with the Switch's pecularities which also affects the porting process. Gotta make sure the game works correctly in both docked and handheld mode, and then you gotta consider the joycons that can be undocked at any time so you have to work your way around various control schemes...so many accomodations and compromises you have to make when porting to Switch. It can be a terrible pain in the ass. If there are specialized teams that can specifically work on Switch development, then great. Otherwise, why bother? Ask Rockstar or Atlus.
Heck, if there was a mobile version of any RPG, I'd pick that over the Switch. Esp considering there are phones with much superior battery life compared to Switch, not to mention more powerful.
There are no peculiarities at all - all of that is probably a simple toggle of supporting two resolutions or refresh rates. Same with detaches joycons - can’t be more difficult than a simple software flag.
Do you have experience porting Switch games from other systems? You make it sound so easy.
So if Atlus' lack of interest in modern games is not because of Switch, then a game being on Switch shouldn't negatively effect sales.
What are the "various control schemes" required from the joy cons being unlocked? It only matters for motion controls right?
Huh? What do you mean? I'm saying there's many control schemes to consider - the joycons splitting which can act as 2 separate controllers, single joycon, dual joycon, pro joycon, etc and then there's the touch screen to consider, also you have to support what happens when the control scheme is changed midgame. This gets even more complex when building multiplayer experiences.
I mean you just have to create one control scheme for Switch. The control scheme across the docked joy cons, undocked joy cons and pro controller can be exactly the same. All the same buttons, doing the same thing.
Idk man, you might wanna talk to an actual dev who's had experience porting games to Switch and they will tell you its not as easy as you'd think. The fact that some even have to build specialized teams solely for Switch is telling in itself.
Because those are specialized teams in porting PS4 games down to the Tegra X1. You don't need a specialist development team to design a control scheme. All consoles require you to design a control scheme.
