{"id":455436,"date":"2024-01-28T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=455436"},"modified":"2024-01-28T08:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T14:47:41","slug":"persona-3-reload-switch-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/persona-3-reload-switch-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Persona 3 Reload on Nintendo Switch?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Atlus&#8217; <em>Persona 3 Reload<\/em>, a remake of the 2006 classic RPG, is fast approaching its February 2 release date. But will any Nintendo Switch owners get to join in on the fun? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As it is, Persona 3 Reload is coming out practically everywhere.<\/strong> The game is expected to launch on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Game Pass. So what about Nintendo&#8217;s gaming handheld? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Persona 3 Reload \u2014 Announcement Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QIIPXA2A6cM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-will-persona-3-reload-be-on-nintendo-switch\">Will Persona 3 Reload be on Nintendo Switch?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unfortunately, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/whoops-persona-3-reload-announcement-was-leaked\/\">Persona 3 Reload<\/a><\/em> will not launch on Nintendo Switch come February 2.<\/strong> While not at launch, <em>Persona 3 Reload <\/em>may find its way to the current-gen console soon. Nintendo, like Xbox, is just getting into the <em>Persona <\/em>series, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/persona-3-portable-is-better-than-no-persona-3-i-guess-ps5-switch-xbox\/\"><em>Persona 3 Portable<\/em>,<\/a> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/persona-4-golden-is-out-on-pc-and-we-have-some-impressions-for-you\/\">Persona 4 Golden<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/metacritic-reveals-that-persona-5-royal-was-the-best-rated-game-of-2020\/\">Persona 5 Royal<\/a><\/em> launched onto the consoles last year. Plus, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/reviews\/review-persona-5-tactica-switch-tactics\/\">Persona 5 Tactica<\/a> <\/em>came out on Nintendo Switch at launch last November. It&#8217;s safe to say that a Switch port may be in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Why isn&#8217;t Persona 3 Reload launching on Nintendo Switch?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the main reasons <em>Persona 3 Reload<\/em> isn&#8217;t launching on Nintendo Switch is because of the console itself. The Switch might not have the correct hardware to house the already-demanding upgrade. May I remind you of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/why-is-the-switch-version-of-mortal-kombat-1-so-bad\/\">Mortal Kombat 1<\/a><\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, in <a href=\"https:\/\/atomix.vg\/persona-3-reload-llegara-a-switch-atlus-responde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a recent interview with Atomix<\/a> (translated from Spanish via Google Translate), director Takuya Yamaguchi and producer Ryota Niitsuma, were asked about why the game won&#8217;t launch on the console and if a potential port could be done. The two, in response to Atomix, said \u201cSince we began conceptualizing everything that would come in\u00a0<em>Persona 3 Reload<\/em>, we decided that there would be no version for the\u00a0Nintendo Switch. Of course, the idea is there, but it&#8217;s a matter of discussing it with the team and seeing what they think about it, and we&#8217;ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Persona-3-Reload-Xbox-Game-Pass.jpg?w=640&#038;resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"Persona 3 Reload has a new cast and gets a graphical boost.\" class=\"wp-image-422179\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via Atlus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It does seem, from the quotes above, that a Switch version was never in the plans at the beginning. However, the two are open to bringing the remake to the console if the team is up for it. It&#8217;s not a confirmation but it&#8217;s something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While you wait for <em>Reload<\/em>, I recommend <em>Persona 3 Portable<\/em> to quench that <em>Persona 3<\/em> thirst. While it isn&#8217;t the ideal way to play it, it&#8217;s a lot of fun and delivers an amazing story and great gameplay. If you haven&#8217;t played <em>Persona 4 Golden <\/em>or <em>Persona 5 Royal<\/em>, I definitely recommend those, as they are some of my favorite games and deliver an unforgettable and fun experience that&#8217;ll last for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Persona 3 Reload<\/em> launches on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Game Pass on February 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No but don&#8217;t lose hope yet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":888,"featured_media":440621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"[]","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[21983],"tags":[140,232,21956,19111,22692,107,100],"internal-label":[22869,22871,24255],"invoiceable_action":[23726],"article_type":[23118],"coauthors":[{"id":888,"display_name":"Michael Murphy","user_nicename":"michael-murphy"}],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Persona-3-Reload-is-indeed-coming-to-PS5.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","author_info":{"display_name":"Michael Murphy","author_link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/author\/michael-murphy\/"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Persona-3-Reload-is-indeed-coming-to-PS5.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455436"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/888"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455436"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":455543,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455436\/revisions\/455543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455436"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=455436"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=455436"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=455436"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=455436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}