Persona 5 launched initially on the PlayStation 3 and 4 in 2016. It got a surprisingly positive response from the players and even those who weren’t fans of the JRPG genre. Later a new version called Persona 5 Royal launched with new additional content. Fans have been asking for a Nintendo Switch port since Persona 5 Royal’s launch.
The art and gameplay of Persona 5 are quite reminiscent of other Switch titles. So a port was quite imminent. Atlus Studios finally announced that it would be launching the port in October 2022. While we are still around a week and a half away from the launch, it seems that physical copies have broken the street date and people are playing them right now.
Persona 5 Royal Nintendo Switch Port
While the game officially launches on October 21 October 2022, physical copies have already leaked resulting in our first look at Persona 5 Royal on Nintendo Switch. A Youtuber has revealed a full 40 minutes of the game running on the Switch. If you haven’t actually played the game before, note that there will be spoilers in the video.
Talking about the gameplay, it does look good. It seems like Atlus has done a good job of optimizing the game for the Switch. The artwork, beautiful cutscenes, and slick gameplay all seem to have been borrowed well from the PlayStation version of the game. The game is also available in both English and Japanese languages which you can change from the settings.
More about the Game
Persona 5 Royal will also finally be making its way to Xbox and PC as well along with Nintendo Switch. It was also announced that Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden will also be launched later. Both titles will release next year on January 19, 2023.
The story follows a high school student going by the alias Joker. He moves to a new school after being wrongfully convicted of assault and placed on probation. It is set in contemporary Tokyo. He and other pupils develop a particular power over the course of a school year becoming the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, a clandestine vigilante organization.
They team up to clear the evil minds of adults and go to another realm called the metaverse. The team uses Personas, physical representations of their mind, to combat monsters known as Shadows. The game blends RPG with social simulation and other genres to create a great mix.
Persona 5 Royal is heading to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch on October 21, 2022. It will also be available free for Game Pass owners. You can check the PC system requirements here.
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