Sony subsidiary Aniplex is bringing TYPE-MOON’s iconic visual novel Fate/Stay Night outside of Japan for the first time, but it won’t be available on PS5 at all. The sub-division of Sony Music Entertainment is instead releasing the visual novel on Nintendo Switch and PC, and it’ll be available as early as next week. Bafflingly, a collaboration with PS5 gacha Honkai: Star Rail is due in 2025.

Fate/Stay Night first launched 20 years ago, but was later ported to PS2 and PS Vita in Japan. This new remastered version is based on the handheld version, and promises high-definition graphics and visuals. It’ll only be available digitally for the time being, but we wouldn’t be surprised if a company like Limited Run Games eventually released a physical version.

In addition to the original game, Aniplex also announced plans to remaster Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, another visual novel making its debut overseas. This title also originated on PC in 2005, but was eventually ported to PS Vita in 2014. Again, it’ll skip PS5, and will only be available on Nintendo Switch and Steam.

We understand the market for visual novels is on Nintendo’s hybrid these days, but it’s arguably a bad look for a Sony subsidiary to be skipping its own console – even if Sony Music Entertainment operates independently from Sony Interactive Entertainment. Synergy between its divisions is something Sony has always been eager to instil, but it seems like there’s still a long way to go.

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