Platinum Games is a developer that seemingly always has multiple projects on the go. Its most recent release is Astral Chain, which just launched exclusively for Nintendo Switch last week. As is typical for the studio, the game has been received very well; our sister site Nintendo Life gave it a big old 9/10, saying it could be Platinum's "most accomplished game yet".
Of course, you can never please everyone. Some fans of the studio's output want to see Astral Chain on other platforms. One such admirer asked the game's director, Hideki Kamiya: "Why wasn’t Astral Chain released for PS4? Do you hate PlayStation?" The notorious Twitter user responded, and essentially says you'll need to ask Nintendo. Here's a translation, courtesy of NintendoSoup:
"Why... would be great to have Mario, Zelda, and Metroid (on PS4) too but...
As for do I hate PlayStation... I’m just a developer fulfilling my contractual obligations so I don’t know, maybe you can try asking my publisher and investor Nintendo?"
Basically, Astral Chain is not coming to PS4 anytime soon, probably not ever. It's a Switch exclusive funded and published by the big N, making ports to other platforms extremely unlikely. Its exclusive status could be part of the reason it's being review bombed on Metacritic.
However you feel about this, it seems Platinum Games' latest is chained to the Switch. Do you want Astral Chain on PS4? Get blocked by Kamiya in the comments below.
[source twitter.com, via nintendosoup.com, jackofallcontrollers.com]
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Let Nintendo have theyre exclusive games.ps4 got enough.and plus they got a lot of third party games coming thats not coming to the switch.word up son
Ah Review bombing. A past time reserved only for those who have far too much free time on their hands.
Similar to PSN trolls. Got added the other day calling me a nintendrone and all sorts of unpleasant names for not owning a ps vita....the irony that i was on my ps vita at the time was not lost on me.
As for astral chain, id love to play it, and if i ever get a switch, then i will, but ultimately if it doesnt make its way to playstation thats one of those things. Would love to see Sony invest more in platinum games
People get waay too butt hurt about the stupidest things nowadays...
Want our money? Ask Nintendo lol...
Jokes apart, I'll definitely be buying this game once it's playable on Yuzu...
Unfortunately, most Platinum games are not properly emulated...
It will be nice if there's ps4 pro version, I prefer to play it 4k on my tv
I don’t know if it’s their best game ever but so far it’s pretty fun. Supposedly it has more longevity than just replaying harder difficulties so that’s a nice move.
I’ve got it, it’s ok. It’s not nearly the masterpiece reviews are calling it. Certainly isn’t platinums best game either
Loving Astral Chain so far. Switch and PS4 both justify being hooked up to my tv on their own terms through their own exclusives. Nothing wrong with that. Catherine coming in the mail today too...dat backlog keeps growing.
I'd have loved to have seen it come to PS4 for a couple reasons
1) I play it when my Switch is docked so would have been nicer to have played it on my PS4 Pro instead as it's not a game I'd play in portable mode.
2) I like getting Platinum trophies for games I really enjoy and I'm loving this game a lot so far
3) Prefer the DS4 over the Switch Pro controller and would rather see PlayStation buttons on screen. Because I play my PS4 the most, I keep getting my Nintendo buttons mixed up.
On the other hand I got my Switch for the exclusive games and this is a perfect game that gives my Switch more love. So if you have a Switch then it's a should buy but if you don't then PS4 has LOADS of great games you can enjoy instead.
I always find it funny that when Sony has an exclusive, people are up in arms, and Sony is the bad guy. When everybody else gets an exclusive, ps fans are practically told to deal with it. Smh.
@jly1987 I agree. Nier Automata still holds the top spot for me.
Fair enough. It’s not like Uncharted is coming to the Switch any time soon. Like it or not, exclusives are here to stay.
How about if you want SpiderMan Guess Insomniac Hates Nintendo and Xbox ask sony..... Oh wait, Oh well maybe Nintendo should just sign Platinum Games to make exclusives
@nessisonett
People still care about uncharted ?
I'am Not losing any Sleep over This Let Them have it
Platinum Games seems to be developing a similar relationship to Nintendo. That insomnia used to have to Sony.
Review bombing is just stupid, all consoles have exclusives rightly or wrongly but it sounds like this game only exists because Nintendo bankrolled it. As for Platinums best game? I'd say so (Nier is very close), either way it's the best game I've played this year combining fantastic fighting mechanics with Arkham style investigation and Zelda style dungeons, all topped off with some crazy Japanese nonsense and in game unlockables. It won't happen but I'd be more than happy to see this game on other consoles as the more who play these games the better and we need more games like this
@playstation1995 actually nowadays a lot of third party games are coming to switch first and ps4 later
ps4 fanboys are so embarrassing...first what they did at that chinese conference and now review-bombing fire emblem and astral chain
I'm not fussed. I really enjoyed Nier Automata and thought it was a great game but not as great as many people made it out to be.
Astral Chain is on my to get list. I’ll see for myself if it’s Platinum best game. Bayonetta remains my favorite.
This game looks wonderful. If I ever get a Switch, this will be one of the first games I get for it.
@manu0. A lot of third party games aint coming to the switch.borderlands 3.greedfall.the surge 2.cyberpunk 2077.code vein.star wars.biomutant.avengers.etc.none are coming to the switch.word ☝ up son
As a huge PlayStation fan I'm glad to see Nintendo having some great exclusives as well. There's no reason they can't have great exclusives, just as we do.
As for the review bombers, get a life...or better yet buy a Switch and play the game yourself.
What a waste having this game on the Switch! Imagine the graphics on PS4 Pro or even PS5!
@manu0 think you will find that is the other way around Playstation has had a lot the games for years that the switch is now just getting so it has nothing to do with fanboy just facts.
@Ryall Sony does not want to work with Platinum games like that why do you think it is always Xbox or Nintendo they work with! Sony does not want to work with them like that they fell out years ago. Insomniacs & Platinum games relationships are not even close Insomniac was working with Sony from the start of Playstation.
It's Kamiya's and similar PR idiots fault these people are asking. Just look at his aswer - complicated, long, ironic, sarcastic etc. Should have answered that the game and IP are (co-)owned by nintendo and close the case. Period. Similar with other titles.
@Mafia_Man19 how is it a waste? Is halo wasted on Xbox? Or the last of us on ps4?allconsoles have exclusives that's the reason you buy a console overanother isn't it?
Both Sony and Nintendo needs their exclusives, and that's not going to change. It's just the way it is. There's several Switch exclusives including this that I'd love to play, but unless I get a Switch then I'll just have to skip them.
As for best Platinum game, this looks great, but I don't expect it to beat Nier Automata, which is one of my all time favourite games.
yea, indeed it is never getting ported. my question at this point is: why has nintendo not outright purchased platinum games yet? nintendo has funded their last 3 games, including bayonetta 2 and the upcoming bayonetta 3 so... to me the writing is on the wall and it is just a matter of time before platinum falls under the nintendo umbrella with the likes of other purchased studios such as monolith soft etc. sega was foolish to end its relationship with platinum games but i suppose vanquish and bayonetta 1 didn't do the sales numbers they expected at the time (unrealistic projections perhaps).
what is preventing me from getting a switch is the price point (og model) and the fact a new update is on the horizon. if only switch lite had tv output i would be all over it... quite a dealbreaker. nintendo exclusives will just have to wait until nintendo releases a sku that appeals to me i guess.
Metal Gear Rising is my favorite platinum game. Bayo2 comes close. I would LOVE to have a game to rival them. Just don't have the 60 shillings at the moment.
Every system has it's exclusive titles. It's just the way of life. Review bombing because it's not on your preferred platform is petty and immature.
@manu0 The whole thing at the Chinese conference was by Zelda fans tho.
PS4 owners who want to play Astral Chain can buy a Switch, just like Switch owners who want Persona 5 can buy a PS4. No one system is ever going to get all the good games out there.
@shuvamg009 Nintendo published the game. IE, the game exists because Nintendo gave them money to make it. And as publisher it's up to Nintendo if it releases on other platforms. Platinum may be a third party devleoper but in this case it was funded by Nintendo. That's why this, and Bayo 2, were Nintendo exclusives not because Platinum just doesn't feel like porting it to the ps4.
@Porco They had and have contracts with other companies. As of right now they are working with Square Enix on Babylon's Fall.
Good thing I have a switch and ps4 and I dont have to sit around whining like a kid bc exclusives exist.
Review bombing due to a game not being on your fan boy platform shows that maybe you should keep your poor opinion to your self. Oh well, Sony fan boys are the worst kind anyway. They say Nintendo is boring or for kids, but they act like the most immature infants.
@Mafia_Man19 with this logic you're also saying all of playstation exclusives are a waste bc they would look and play better on PC.....grow up
@snakemake any news on that game? haven't heard a peep in over a year.
@Porco MIA for now.
@Porco my understanding is that, unlike companies such as EA, Nintendo doesn't feel the need to aquire whole studios entirely for their games for possible growth or financial gain. They seem to alllow certain studios to maintain their autonomy to do what they want, with the general rule being that some of the games they make are exclusive to their devices. Whether that is to avoid cultural clashes or them just preferring to rely on their internal studios is another question that I don't have the answers to.
@Mechamal Wait, wouldn't that technically make Platinum a 2nd party company if that is the case?
@Zoomzeta I guess so. And yeah Nintendo has gone to several companies to publish exclusives. Heck, Octopath Traveler was an exclusive from square enix, a major studio. There's no need for them to buy up studios to get good exclusives from them.
Ask Nintendo? Well, i'm sure they would say no
as for myself, I would love for Mario, Zelda and Metroid to be fully playable on PS4 (I'm not talking about similar games but rather a fully ported on the PS4) but it doesn't happen.
The game would probably run better on a PS4, but it's a pretty fine showcase of what the Switch can do, too.
@Ralizah You are totally right man! I agree. Let some exclusives for Switch and some for PS4 and some for Xone. We can't have everything.
Oh, the salty jealousy. 🤣 Fanboys will never learn that you can't have everything, nor is one platform the entire market.
I'm good, no need to release it on PS4. I've been playing it in the loo and on the go, thing I wouldn't be able to do with a PS4.
@Mafia_Man19 I made that comment a week ago and that's the comeback you reply with? Lmao you seriously are a child...have a nice life buddy
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