SEGA will likely be extra centered on bringing their video games to extra platforms following the success of Persona 4: Golden on Steam.
Speaking in an investor Q&A that was reported by GamesIndustry.biz, SEGA famous that the “repeat sales” of its again catalogue of titles has considerably elevated within the months of March and April because the COVID-19 lockdown continues in key markets internationally.
With the closure of SEGA’s well-known arcades in Japan, digital gross sales of video video games has turn into an more and more vital a part of the corporate’s enterprise.
The firm famous that the gross sales efficiency of the latest PC port of Persona 4: Golden have been “significantly higher than expected”. With the title lastly escaping its unique dwelling of the PlayStation Vita, followers of the collection and JRPGs as a complete flocked to the sport’s latest re-release.
This success has influenced SEGA’s views on porting their again catalogue to extra techniques going ahead. Not solely may we see extra Persona video games on Steam, however the collection may even see presence on Xbox, very similar to the incredible Yakuza collection.
“Going forward, we intend to aggressively promote the porting of previously launched titles to Steam and other new platforms,” Sega stated throughout the investor’s name.
“Under such direction, we would like to take multi-platform rollout in account and prepare the PC version and others from the start.”
SEGA is not any stranger to the PC market. While most of its internally develops see multiplatform launch, the PC unique Football Manager and Total War collection are all revealed by the Japanese firm.
