>The switch is the house of JRP-ACKOoooof just one year and already losing third party support
>>740634981they saw how hard p3 demake flopped on it.
>>740634981If Atlus want to kill their sales by refusing to release on the #1 platform in Japan and the #1 platform for weebs worldwide, then that's their problem.Releasing on Xbox (a literal dead console whos remaining ownerbase ONLY plays gun & ball games) and not on Switch 2 is an objectively retarded decision, no matter which way you slice it.
>>740634981Honestly curious at how Microsoft and SEGA have gotten so close this past decade. Was Phil closing the deal to make Yakuza multiplat the catalyst? Or is there an equivalent of Microsft treating SEGA execs to dinners and hookers like Snoy did with Nagoshi back in the day. It feels like ever since then most of their big titles have some sort of affiliation with Microsoft whether it be RGG games or ATLUS
>>740635391Don’t worry, Atlus will have the PS6 portable ports day oneThat’s how you sell a console
>>740635380Well yeah, it ran like gar-bitch AND came out like a year later.
>>740634981That's fine. We'll burry Persona along with the flopping Xbox and dying Playstation.
>>740635596Two possibilities:>1. Microsoft are literally throwing Sega the fattest bag ever, like a sum of money equivalent to what they'd pay to fund a literal exclusive, just to get marketing deals and reveals at Xbox showcases.or>2. Sega's executives are genuinely, unironically retarded and thought that Xbox marketing would expand their appeal in the west or something.The sales they get on Xbox absolutely do not make up for what they're losing from marketing through either Nintendo or PlayStation. Metaphor ReFantazio got all-out promotion through Xbox, with headline spots at showcases and Xbox and Goy Pass logos plastered over every single trailer with no mention of PS5. But in the end, Metaphor couldn't break the top 30 on the Xbox store despite being a top-seller on PS5, PS4 and Steam.And let's look at live-stream and trailer views: Yesterday's Xbox showcase, despite being hyped up for weeks as "THE place to see Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6", only reached 2.4 million views. Whereas September 2025's Nintendo Direct reached 5.4m views, and last week's State of Play reached 5 million views. Think about how many more eyes Atlus could've got on their games if they'd shown P6 and P4R at either a Nintendo Direct or a State of Play.I still think P4R and P6 will both do well, but nowhere near as well as they could've done. No Switch 2 releases + being forced to be Day One on Goy Pass will both hurt A LOT.
>>740635380>20fps 30hzlmao Atlus deserved that one to be honest.
>>740635596>Honestly curious at how Microsoft and SEGA have gotten so close this past decade. Was Phil closing the deal to make Yakuza multiplat the catalyst?They've always had a good working relationship, and Sega always put their games on Xbox consoles. Sony just had enough fuckyou money during the PS4 era to have actual exclusivity* for big marquee titles like Yakuza, so gen ziggers like you are only noticing this now.
>>740634981The demake of persona 4 will be announced tomorrow at the shartendo direct
>>740636537>and Sega always put their games on Xbox consolesAnd they all sold like dogshit, meanwhile their releases on GameCube, Wii, PS2, PSP etc sold excellently.
>>740634981Nothing of value lost. >playing and buying p4 for the 3rd time when you already know the entire story.>just a dungeon crawlerEmbarrassing
>>740636678>Numbernigger immediately screeches about numbersHow exactly does this invalidate the relationship these two companies have?
>>740635380haha now post the article about sega confirming metaphor flopped
>>740635380>gkcAtlus is retarded what else is new?
>>740637021Third parties aren't gonna pay for actual game cards for their physical releases, especially now that NAND prices are through the roof.If you hate GKCs just sell your Switch 2 now; they're never going anywhere.
>>740634981When they announce it tomorrow what are you gonna say?
>>740634981It's honestly bizarre that they're not releasing it on Switch 2, seeing how P3R was released on the console. My only guess would be that development on this game started before Atlus got Switch 2 devkits, and they couldn't be arsed to rework what thye already had to run on the console, seeing how modern iterations of Unreal are all unoptimized garbage that would stutter on any hardware you can imagine.Meaning that it'll get a Switch 2 announcement later. Probably on Christmas or something.>>740635975Sega is an infamously retarded company, so I don't doubt it's the second option.
>>740637118Doesn't seem to be a problem for smaller devs like into creates
>>740635380>JapanNo one gives a fuck
rebirth and MH wilds runs on this but persona 4 revival can't
>>740637193That it was always a shit demake
>>740637384>That it was always a shit demakeYeah, FF7 remake trilogy is just like this.
>>740637118>hate GKCs just sell your Switch 2Or just dont buy them? If atlus doesnt sales thats fine.
>>740635391If Nintendies likes Persona so much why did 3 remake flopped that hard on the Nintendo console?
>>740637580Where were all the persona fans who didn't buy metaphor?
>>740637349its not that it can't, Atlus just don't want to bother porting it, if they put in the effort but the games don't end up selling.
>>740637662>Where were all the persona fans>buying metaphorYou realize that's not a persona game right? I think Atlus confirming the game not having romance options was one of the big factors
It'll probably come out like a year after it's released on everything else.
>>740634981those dumbasses were happy with what they got, but by not aiming for current gen performance they shot themselves on the foot. they'll lose support slowly and steadily, they cannot afford to be artsy fags, they need to chase power again
>>740635380Most Switchfags just don't buy third party games and i think a lot of publishers are seeing that. They only buy the kiddie stuff like Tomodachi Life and Pokopia but anything else that's a tiny bit more mature and they all ignore it. Why do you think Sega hasn't announced any other Yakuza ports? Or why Stranger than Heaven is only on PS5, Xbox and PC?
>>740634981Bro, why would you do this to yourself, at least wait until tomorrow to start flinging shit.
>>740635391>no matter which way you slice it.ms is paying a retarded amount of money for it
>>740634981>>The switch is the house of JRP-ACKNot even tendies support their own JRPG series like Fire Emblem and Xenoblade Chronicles. Only the first entries on the Switch 1 did well because of the new users but those users realize they don't actually like the games and every subsequent release in the franchise have never hit the same highs as those initial launches.Fire Emblem Three Houses did around 4 million but Engage never hit even 2 million.Xenoblade Chronicles 2 hit a around 3 million copies but Xenoblade 3 couldn't event pass 2 million.IF you want for your third party game to sell, then putting it on PC is the best place to be. Most JRPG audience is on it now too
>>740638573Its not going to be announced in the direct, they wouldn't have open up the preorders if that were the case.
>>740634981Who the fuck buys third parties on the Switch
>>740635391>#1 platform for weebs worldwideThat's PC though?
>>740634981>Marie confirmedSwitchGODS clearly wouldn't tolerate this garbage anyway.
>>740635596>The past decadeSega and Microsoft actively worked on the OG Xbox together. Shenmue 2 was a console exclusive and blinx I'm pretty sure was a launch title and that was directed by naoto oshima. So the two companies have always had a good relationship
>>740638456that's what they get for asking $70 for a fucking key card
>>740639013>>740639120Its kinda sad but people seems to forget the sole reason Sega even decided to port their catalog games to other platforms was because of how massively successful the Persona 4 Golden PC port was (Yakuza 0 too ).People never really gave thanks to PC for paving the way of Persona games coming to Xbox and Switch.
>>740637234even aunts/uncles and parents will buy random games off of shelves for their kids, boosting sales. i got doom 2016, rayman, and la noire the christmas after the switch 1 came out because they were the only other switch games on store shelves. cyberpunk 2077 is also selling really well on switch 2 just cause it exists physically.
>>740639612>meanwhile Pokopia
I bought soul hackers 2 day one on xbox
>>740639676>people seems to forgetKill yourself, ESL>>740639013Engage underperformed 3H and even Awakening/Fates because it was a shit game for twats.
>>740640095>Kill yourself, ESLESL or not, he's not wrong
>>740639676I'd say that MS's money also helped
>>740641145MS wouldn't even get the chance to use their money if it weren't for the PC port.
