Persona 3 Reload, the from-the-ground-up remake of the original PS2 RPG, is coming to Switch 2. Atlus announced the port on today’s Nintendo Direct partner showcase, and it’s coming to the system pretty soon. The port will launch on Nintendo’s system on October 23, with both physical and digital versions.
Pre-orders for Persona 3 Reload will begin later today, but at the moment it’s not entirely clear if the Switch 2 version will also include The Answer, the playable epilogue starring the Persona-summoning android Aigis. The trailer shown during the Direct only contained footage of the base game, and the eShop page makes no mention of the DLC. We’ve reached out to Atlus for clarity on the situation and will update this story if we hear back.
Update, 7/31/25, 1:45 p.m. Eastern: An Atlus representative has confirmed to Kotaku that The Answer will be available on Switch 2 but as a separate download, as it is on other platforms. If you were hoping for a pack-in, that doesn’t sound like it’s in the cards.
When I first played the original Persona 3, I did so on my PlayStation Vita by playing the Persona 3 Portable edition. While I adored Reload on PS5, I was constantly yearning for a Switch version that would let me play it in bed or on the go. These games are really suited for handheld play, but we haven’t had a mainline Persona game launch on a handheld since Persona 4 Golden, though plenty of spin-offs have come to mobile, Switch, and Vita. Persona 5 Royal was eventually ported to the Switch, and I still recommend people play it there if they have a chance. It’s just easier to chip away at a 100-hour game if you’re not tethered to a TV or your PC. Now, Persona 3 Reload, the “definitive” edition of the best game in the series, is coming to Switch 2. If you’ve been waiting to jump on the remake, this will hopefully be the place to play it. For more on Persona 3 Reload, check out Kotaku’s review
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