TGS: Persona announced for PC release

[03.22.99] » Atlus's PlayStation RPG reaches the PC with some extra accessories included.

   One of the many surprises to appear at the Tokyo Game Show was the appearance of a PC version of Atlus's Persona. One of the numerous entries in the Megami Tensei series, Persona was released several years on the PlayStation, making it a rather odd choice for a PC port. (Soul Hackers, a subsequent Megami Tensei title, has since been released, and Persona 2 is also in the works).

   To make the new version more appealing, Atlus is including several extra programs with the title, including Persona screen savers and a calendar. An unspecified type of program featuring the ever-popular Jack Frost, the Megami Tensei mascot, is included as well.

   Persona is not the first console RPG released on the PC, however: A PC version of Final Fantasy VII garnered moderate sales last year, and Square recently announced a PC port of Parasite Eve was in the works.

   The PC edition of Persona will be released March 25 in Japan. A North American release is basically out of the question, so don't go looking for Persona in the PC section of your local Electronics Boutique any time soon.