It was not too long ago confirmed that opposite to standard perception, the Persona 4 Golden PC port was dealt with internally by Atlus Japan itself, which has since arrange its personal official Steam developer web page.
Persona 4 Golden launched on Steam this weekend, changing into the primary ever Persona game to be out there on something with no huge PlayStation stamp on it. It’s turned out to be fairly the launch, in that Persona 4 Golden has already dethroned Final Fantasy 15 by smashing the document for the most concurrently played JRPG on Steam – exclusing MMOs – within the digital storefront’s historical past.
Although many followers on-line appeared to imagine that Persona 4 Golden was a western port, varied gamers on ResetEra and Reddit have already rolled credit on Atlus’ PS2 traditional.
One participant is quoted on ResetEra as having stated, “FYI, since the credits for the PC port are now available: contrary to speculation that this was a Sega Europe project, it appears to have largely been developed in Japan.”
“The director on the port was Daisuke Yajima from Atlus, who was a programmer on P3/P4/P5,” the quote continues. “The art director was Sachie Tousuji, who did interface design for P4/P4G/P5. Most of the actual development work appears contracted out to preapp partners, which is a Japanese dev house. All the programmers on the port apparently worked on the PC port of a Hyperdimension Neptunia game a few years back too.”
The credit are actually up on YouTube, and you may watch them beneath. However, beware: the credit include spoilers for what’s extensively thought to be the true ending, so when you’re experiencing Persona 4 Golden for the primary time, you’re most likely finest off saving the video for later.
Lastly, Atlus Japan has its own official Steam developer page now. This, mixed with the astronomical success the Persona 4 Golden PC port has loved to date, appears to point that different extensively beloved Persona games could get the Steam remedy in future. Here’s hoping.
