After eight years of being trapped on Sony’s forgotten handheld the PlayStation Vita,Persona 4 Goldenfinally released on Steamto widespread fanfare. With the game nearing a month since venturing onto a new platform, publisher Atlus is celebrating a milestone.
Persona 4 Golden’s launch on PC is a rousing success according to Atlus. Announced via the official Atlus West Twitter account,Persona 4 Goldenhas broken 500,000 players on Steam.
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As an added bonus to celebrate the now former Vita exclusive, series character designer Shigenori Soejima created a sketch with a message for all the PC players. In a followup tweet, Atlus notes that yesterday, July 10, marked the anniversary ofPersona 4’s Japanese launch on the PlayStation 2 in 2008. According to SteamDB which tracks player data, the all-time peak of players neared 30,000 just after launch.
The news ofPersona 4 Golden’s debut on Steam was met with celebration by fans matched with hardly any surprise. The then impending release wasleaked through insiders and a Steam database entry. It even became available for purchase before the big announcement during the PC Gaming Show.
The more interesting aspect ofPersona 4 Golden’s successful debut on PC are the bigger implications for Atlus games on the platform. While technicallyPersona 4 Goldenisn’t the firstPersonagame on PC, that honor goes to the originalRevelations: Personain Japan, it is the first to release during the franchise’s peak popularity. WithGoldenfinally releasing on PC, fans were already pondering thefuture of Atlus games on the platform. WithPersona 4 Golden’s release being a success for Atlus, more are surely to come.
Many are already looking to the most recent entry of the high school life sim meets JRPG,Persona 5 Royal, as the next big release.Persona 5 Royalachieved record salesfor the franchise in both the U.S. and Europe. WithPersona 4 Golden’s sales on PC, a port ofPersona 5 Royalseems like the next logical step for fans. Some of those eager for morePersonaon PC may actually be looking a bit further back. Alongside the earlyPersona 4 Goldenport rumors were others involving 2006’sPersona 3also being released. The passion forPersona 3burns brightas fans are asking for a fullPersona 3remakebut a port is the next best thing.
What this could mean is that thePersonafranchise is ready to extend far beyond the PlayStation family. If thatAtlus survey from Februaryis any indication, there may be more news with regards to futurePersonaports.
