After lots and lots of begging, Persona 5 Royal will, at last, be coming out on the Switch next month. And for those who are looking to download the game on the eShop, we've got a rough idea of just how much space it'll take up.
Spotted on the Japanese eShop, Twitter user @ScrambledFaz has shared screens of the game's listing, with a 12.5GB file size listed on the page. For comparison, on PS4, Persona 5 Royal's download size is 37.76GB.
Given that the anime cutscenes take up a large amount of space in the PS4, and they've been scaled down for the Switch version, this has likely cut down a bulk of the game's size.
Remember, this isn't necessarily the final file size for the game, and these can change in the run-up to release. So things might change. But still, this is a mighty impressive squeeze, and we're intrigued to see what the Switch version runs like.
Will Persona 5 Royal steal our hearts? We'll find out on 21st October. In the meantime, let us know what you think of the file size in the comments!
[source twitter.com]
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That's seriously impressive. I can only assume they have compressed the audio files significantly. There is so much spoken dialog in this game that it must take up a large portion of the overall file size.
Where are the pre-orders for the physical version? Haven’t seen any go up anywhere in the USA yet.
As long as it runs well.
Still big for Switch standards, but I was definitely expecting it to be on the similar kind of size as BOTW so this is definitely a pleasant surprise (it's actually less than Ys VIII, a game I played recently funny enough). I'm waiting to see what the other two are like before comitting to anything (especially 4 Golden), but this is definitely promising when 5 Royal is definitely the largest out of the three in terms of scale
Better than expected, but I wonder how long we'll be waiting for all of that getting decompressed.
I know the loading screen says "take your time", but that's not an excuse!
It’s always fun seeing devs cram big titles into smaller file sizes.
@Zach777
Yeah I’ve been wondering why physical preorders haven’t started yet. The game is a month away from release and still nothing.
I was figuring it'd be more around 20 GB so that's definitely welcome. Some seriously impressive compression managing to get it to around the same size as Strikers.
This is to be expected, but I hope physical copies are ready and easily available
We need the United States/European Pre Orders to come online so people will be ready
@GameOtaku I’ve been wondering that as well
@Ryu_Niiyama
I would be shocked if the game was poorly optimized for the Switch. Atlus already has experience with the hardware with SMT V and Tokyo Mirage Sessions.
Plus this is basically a port of a PS3 game so I don't think performance will be an issue.
Damn though choice. Will I get the Switch physical or just play it on GamePass?😅
Hell ya! More Persona content NL!
very likely more then just anime scenes were cut down it will get the witcher treatment...
I have P5R downloaded on my PS5, but haven’t yet played it as I’m waiting with interest to see how the game looks and runs on Switch before committing to a 100 hour playthrough. Though, if I’m honest, Persona 4 Golden is the game I’m really waiting for!
@johnedwin TW3 and Persona aren't even in the same technical ballpark, lol. This will look and run fine. The majority of that file size is audio and video files.
Just waiting on pre-orders to go live…
It’s almost like it was a PS3 game that has more then enough leeway for compression.
Finally the “Switch isn’t capable of running P5” nonsense ends
Cannot wait to actually get another crack at this game. I never beat it but it was very interesting to play thru. I’ll wait for a physical on switch and play on gamepass in the meantime.
There's something about Persona 5 that makes me actively annoyed every time it's brought up. Maybe just because it's hailed as an all-time great despite being everything I don't want in an RPG.
It's even smaller than the PS4 version?! FOR REAL?!
Considering Catherine Full Body ran pretty well on Switch, I'd imagine that Persona 5 Royal, which runs on the same original engine, will be just fine too but would still would like to see if for myself.
@nimnio No need to play 4 before 5, they're entirely separate. Both are great games, too, and play in very similar ways. You'd be happy with either one. I think 4 has a better story and 5 has better music, slightly improved gameplay, and a cooler style.
@FX29 Well... Bandai Namco failed to do a normal JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle enhanced port for Switch - Graphically, Switch version is worse than the original, PS3 version. So... That depends on developers' conscience...
Maybe Nintendo was courteous and taught them some of their secret compression techniques? Hopefully little to nothing was sacrificed and/or compromised for the Switch version.
... Wun can only hope.
@Jey887 Being compressed doesn't necessarily mean it'll take a hit in quality. Remember, this is still at its core a PS3 game, but rather than using technologies from 2006, it's using technologies from 2017 (if we're basing on platform releases). An example is a texture compressed for PS3 could be reduced to 50%, but that same texture compressed for Switch could be reduced to 15%. When both are decompressed, they are exactly the same. Technology improves over time, and for an 11-yr gap, much can change. Recall that a PS3 running games can go up to 200W, whereas a Switch (2017) running games portably only consumes around 9W, and that's while powering a screen too.
@KayFiOS It's unlikely to use the same high-quality assets as PS4. Will probably use the PS3 assets or some middle-ground, but Switch's improved technology will allow compression of those assets from their original forms to be reduced even farther. Somewhat better than PS4 if asset quality were the same (which is unlikely), but definitely a lot better than PS3.
@Discostew Lol I know. I just had to get the "for real?!" in there. Persona 5 fans will know the reference.
@nimnio Well, I had Persona 4 Golden on Vita back in 2012 and the game now has a very special place in my heart. Plus I just really want to play it again in HD.
Still waiting for physical pre-orders to go up here in the US. All of my other September/October/November games have been pre-ordered since last month...
Not surprising, as almost all multiplat Switch releases get squished down heavily, mainly because They have so many graphical effects they have to downscale to 720p, along with compressing many other aspects, it's why so many games on Switch can be low in storage
@Zach777 I'm guessing ATLUS is holding off and it will be announced during the Nintendo Direct.
so... why can't we order a physical copy again? like, we're close to the release yet we can't pre-purchase the physical edition. Even the falcom games, are available to pre-order and most of the release at the end of 2023
It's smaller cause it's been compressed to 720p instead of 4K. The performance may also get reduced to a steady 30fps too as well as many in-game effects.
Makes sense. Close to the PS3 version size.
Picking up a physical version once it comes out. Strikers on Switch was perfect so I'm not worried.
October is going to be an expensive month for me. No man’s sky, NieR Automata, Persona 5 Royal, Return to Monkey Island(this month) and New Tales of the Borderlands. 🤯🥳
Once I'm done with XC3, I'll be happy to pour another 100 hours into this.
@Jey887 : While that could be the case in part (there's no way that the audio takes up enough space to bring the file size down by such a huge margin), publishers cutting corners on games by reducing the audio/picture quality for reasons unrelated to the technical capabilities of the hardware is not something that we should be praising.
@The_Pixel_King same, I really did enjoy persona 5 royal over 200 hours later ✨✨ but it's a pain to not be able to play persona 4 golden on PS4 yet, it's a long waiting game 😤😤
@Silly_G I agree, gimping a game's technical quality or performance just to fit it on a smaller/cheaper cart should never be seen as an acceptable practice by the consumer
Except Royal was never released on PS3, just the vanilla version. Best to think of it as PS3 Plus or PS4 Lite. 😎
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