Persona 4 Goldenis slated to receive a major update on PC ahead of its launch on consoles in January 2023. Atlus surprised everyone in 2020 when it broughtPersona 4 Golden, previously a PlayStation Vita exclusive, to PC via Steam, establishing itself as a major publisher on the platform. Now, over two years later,Persona 4 Goldenis finally gearing up for its debut on new consoles, and data miners have discovered that the new console version will be bringing many new features to the existing PC version too.
Persona 4 Goldenfirst released on PlayStation Vita in Japan on June 24th 2012 before later arriving in North America on November 20th 2012. The game isan expanded remaster of 2008’sPersona 4for PlayStation 2, and introduces new story and gameplay elements and a slew of new quality of life improvements over the original game. In 2020, over three years after the release of its sequel,Persona 5, Atlus broughtPersona 4 Goldento PC, marking the mainline series' debut on a non-PlayStation platform.
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Earlier this year, Atlus announced that it would be bringingPersona 4 Goldento consoles including PS4, PS5, Xbox platforms, and Nintendo Switch alongsidePersona 5 RoyalandPersona 3 Portable. While thePersona 5 Royalports arrived last month,thePersona 4 GoldenandPersona 3 Portableports are gearing up for releasein January, but not before Atlus gives current PC owners ofPersona 4 Goldena major update. As discovered by Twitter users Sewer56 and Rudiger, pre-release files for the update note thatPersona 4 Goldenwill be receiving new features such as a quick save/suspend feature and new graphics settings. Both users also note that the entire game’s file system has been reworked, making existing mods incompatible.
Rudiger’s Twitter thread elaborates further on what the update will introduce for the game, and some elements that will not be changed, such as the implementation of motion blur and the controversial Denuvo DRM inclusion. The update will introduce many new features to bring it closer to the remastered version releasing in January however, including new credits for the localization staff anda rebranding of the game called “Persona 4 Golden Remastered Edition"that appears in the original credits now. According to the data miners, the new update vastly improves performance for the game, which is definitely a positive.
WhilePersona 4 Goldenis a critically acclaimed game and the reviews of its Steam port reflect that, many fans were left unsatisfied with the newly introduced bugs and downgrades the PC version featured at launch. While this update does not fix everything, early signs indicate that it will bea huge improvement on thePersona 4 Goldenexperiencefor PC users.
Persona 4 Goldenis available now for PC and PlayStation Vita. The game will release on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on July 04, 2025.
