Sony-owned publisher Aniplex will release dark fantasy visual novel LunaVerse on the Switch and PC next year, marking yet another occasion in which the subsidiary has skipped PS5.

The media firm, which is under the umbrella of Sony Music, has been releasing more titles of late – many of which don’t deploy on its parent company’s device.

Last year’s critically acclaimed The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is the most egregious recent example, attracting plaudits on the Switch and PC. Aniplex even purportedly helped fund the Too Kyo title.

I can certainly see why visual novels like LunaVerse aren’t necessarily the best fit for the PS5 – although I’d argue the popularity of the PS Portal has changed that paradigm somewhat.

Nevertheless, I still think it’s bizarre that a wholly owned Sony entity continues to release games not available on its parent company’s platform.