>TechRaptor: It’s been said that Ys VIII’s PS4 release was made to target the west, though it and a few other “modern” Falcom titles are all receiving PC ports lately. Has Falcom been actively pursuing PC versions for more recent releases in the west?
>Toshihiro Kondo: We have no hesitation about releasing games on Steam. Rather, given that we don’t have a large staff, we mainly have to rely [on] partners to help us realize a PC port. When we first started releasing games on Steam, we were initially unsure of whether or not players would want to play our older games. However, as we gradually released games on Steam and saw the very positive reaction that was much greater than we expected, we feel like we want all of our games that come out to [release] on Steam.
>Although Kondo’s words might not be too shocking considering recent events – XSEED Games are releasing Trails of Cold Steel I/II on PC later this year, Aksys Games will release Tokyo Xanadu eX+ on Steam around the same time of the PS4 release, and of course NIS America is releasing Ys VIII on Steam at the same time as the western PS4/Vita release – it’s still nice to see the words come out officially, nonetheless. At this point, it feels safe to say that whenever Trails of Cold Steel III gets a western release announcement, a PC release won’t be far behind.
To answer the inevitable "Literally who?" among you, they are most well known for the Legend of Heroes (aka Trails of Cold Steel) games, as well as the Ys series
So they are finally back home. I hope what they are saying is true for Japan as well, there would be no need to worry about ports anymore.
Jackson Ross
Does this mean that we'll see older Falcom games on steam? Could we see the older LoH games on steam?
Zachary Lee
I'm happy, after trails in the sky I want to try all their games.
Dylan Nguyen
>trails in the sky Aren't trails games really boring and slow? Why all the love for those games?
Nathaniel Peterson
It takes the best parts of a JRPG and turns the dial to 11, they go heavy on the character and world building and let you enjoy the ride while not skipping anything.
Great experiences, being "slow" is a good thing when it comes to JRPGs.
Brody Jackson
GLORIOUS PC GAMING MASTER RACE WINS AGAIN
Wyatt Ramirez
>one of the best JRPG developers wants to bring more shit to the west This is a good thing