Danganronpa Influenced Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Could Skip PS5, PS4

It’s not just their lack of PS5 sales in Japan up to now guys, it’s been like this since Sony started censoring or banning Japanese content circa 2018. With doubt about the amount of work / alteration that would be needed to get games on the platform came a worsening business case.

@thefourfoldroot1 that’s true. I think it could skip PlayStation primarily because Sony’s censorship rules

Might just be that Nintendo made a deal with them between their last showing and now. These things happen all the time

This game will underperform and then they'll put it on PlayStation and probably Game Pass at the same time or afterwards. Love love love Danganronpa but it feels obvious to me that this game won't set the world on fire.

I just don't think they want to say it's coming to other platforms later when it hasn't even launched on switch itself. Wouldn't they have fixed it by now if that quote in the 1st direct was a mistake. That or the quote could just mean it goes to PC only later

As for the software, idk. The only big ones I can think of that just skipped PS are nisa with those classic collections and in turn nisas been making falcom switch over (altho it's really only one game and it was just announced, maybe it'll come to ps later). If anything I'd say we've been getting a lot more smaller Japanese software than ever thanks in part to the switch being a bit of a home console too. It's like all those otome games straight up ditched PS but in return it got a bunch of games that would usually be exclusive to ninty handhelds. I wouldn't have believed you if you said we would one day play Theatrhythm FF or the collection of megaman battle network games on PS back when it was WiiU/3DS, PS4, and X1

That's a surprise, I assumed it was coming to all main platforms. I'm still on the fence with this game, so it's more likely to sit on my wishlist for a while if it's Switch exclusive.

So excited for this game.

That said, third-party stuff almost always goes to other platforms over time. It's probably just a timed exclusive for Switch.

There can't be many playstation owners who don't have a switch at this point. They slot together so well. I tend to get games like these on Switch.

@thetraditional in the past, Nintendo used to censor games like Mortal Kombat until they realized that they made a big mistake. Now Nintendo only censors their 1st party games but leaves 3rd parties alone

Also very excited to try this game. Was hoping to get it on PlayStation though. But if it performs well on Switch that works.

Really hope Sony repair relationships with Japanese developers like these - ive always said these types of games were the difference maker in diversifying the line up

@thetraditional @anoyonmus Hi could either of you tell me which first party nintendo games are censored?

@yohn777 Tokyo Mirage Sessions was changed for its western release.

@Ryall Anything more recent? That was like 8 years ago

A shame if true. From the gameplay trailers of the game running on switch it already looks like it's running terribly, as usual.

I think this game will come to PS, Xbox and PC eventually. Just it's a timed Switch exclusive so they can't say much on it coming to other systems for now. I can't think of many Spike Chunsoft games that have missed PlayStation

I'll be getting it on Switch to play in the same way I played all the Danganronpa's and Worlds End Club. They just work well on the go.

@OnceaThief Yup. They burned most of my good will away because of how they’ve turned their backs on these kinds of games just chasing Hollywood bait with stuff like The Last of Us.

The Japan Studio days with stuff like Puppeteer, LocoRoco, Gravity Rush, Ape Escape, etc. are long gone.

Most of the sales will be from switch and pc (if it's available there) anyways, the switch already replaced playstation as the place to play small / AA japanese games.

@yohn777 Mirage Sessions was censored in the West. But I’m not sure what else. Maybe the Fire Emblem and Xenoblade Chronicles games but I could be wrong

@anoyonmus Xenoblade X was censored as well, but that was in the Wii U days. Nintendo as a whole has changed how they do things since then, and honestly has mostly snapped up the audience Sony left behind, so these kinds of games being more and more exclusive to Switch/PC in the future would not be a shock to me.

Times like this i miss the PS VITA. Even if this was out on PS5, I'd get the Switch version. Playing visual novels on a big screen is just wrong.

Exclusive like another NISA series game just wait and get a complete version at a discounted price.

@Sakisa I think Rain Code could come to PC eventually but I doubt Xbox and Playstation.

@thefourfoldroot1 Why would a Japanese company ban Japanese content? not doubting you I'm just genuniely curious as to why

@Type_Trubbish
Well, one, they moved their head office to California.
But, more to the point, it was around the time they removed regional offices and centralised everything. They obviously decided to revise their policies at that time and, to avoid bad PR, ban certain things that where far more common in Japanese games.

@OnceaThief DMC 5 received a patch in US that removed the censorship.

It's very rare for smaller Japanese Switch exclusives to get late PS port so I think they're skipping PS altogether.

It will probably be released on PlayStation eventually, but it's still annoying that you can't depend on these types of games being released on PlayStation anymore. Danganronpa became what it is through PlayStation, but now people act like these games are only allowed on the Switch.