Incredible Looking Trails in the Sky Remake Is Real, But PS5, PS4 Players Will Have to Wait

while it was a pleasant surprise, I got all three games on Steam and actually wanted to start the first one this weekend. I dont think I have the patience to wait for a couple of years until all three remakes are released (and I have all cold steel games also ready and waiting).
That being said, I might get those remakes on PS in a later date.

It would be a colossal ***** you to the PlayStation fans if this never makes it over. The entire series has been on PlayStation up until this point.

@TripleKing333 Except for Trails in the Sky 3 in the west, where it was only released on PC.

@dardel To be honest, I am of two minds about this. The 3D looks fantastic but the 2D sprites are so iconic for me. I adore them so much. Go ahead and play them.

I'm already played the first and second games on PSP. Great RPG for sure. But i found the 2D sprite looks more charming than 3D graphics.

So eh, i'm okay if Falcom locked this remake as Nintendo exclusives. It's not like i still follow the series anymore. But definitely it'll be sucks for any fans who wants to played it but only own PS platform...

@RagnarLothbrok "switch is unplayable"? At least you're not being over dramatic.

@dardel I'm in the same boat, was planning on playing through the original Sky trilogy on Steam Deck since it's not playable on modern consoles, to get me started on my Trails journey. This announcement is nice but who knows how long it'll take for all three games to get remade.

I'm going to stick to my original plan and maybe, who knows, revisit the remakes once I've completed all available Trails games. So I guess, in many years time!

Ah yes, a timed exclusive for an audience that plays almost only Nintendo 1st party releases. It will go down just as well as Disgaea 6…at least it’s coming though!

Seems strange it’s a timed exclusive for console that’s near the end of its life

@Ainu20 @Ainu20 @Ainu20 @Nei If it is a timed exclusive then Nintendo of America did it so dirty with that short glimpse. The game does look fantastic...show it off! Nintendo Japan got the memo!

I think the Sky trilogy is my favorite of the Trails series so I'll be all over it! Hopefully it isn't timed exclusive and the reason they are being silent is because of some marketing agreement of some sort.

I have a Switch so if push comes to shove I can still play it...but I really don't like using it much if I can avoid it. The Switch is honestly my least favorite console I've ever owned. I generally like Nintendo games so that's why I got it but if I have a choice I would much rather play it on PS5.

Edit: wow apologies to the people I @ed. My phone acted up while I was typing. My bad!

I’ll play the waiting game — I don’t mind. I am just incredibly excited by the announcement. Until then, I’ll continue playing the games I have. With that said, if I do get a hankering to play, I might play it on Switch, or play the original on my Vita. I’d prefer to play it on PlayStation with trophies.

If they publish it themselves, then maybe they could skip the English voice overs. So wouldn't cost them more.

The Trails series has the traits of franchises I really like: an enduring, continuing overall story. I was waiting for a way to start with the Sky trilogy, to get the story in the right order. I can wait a little more (as there are lots of games in order to play here).

All my Trails games are on PC and PS, so I'll be waiting for this to come to PS5. They can have their timed exclusives, we Trails fans are used to waiting for their game to come to the correct console.

We have Daybreak 2 and 3 still to keep our time anyway.

Is this not just another Oath of Felghana type deal where they'll announce the other platforms later before the game even releases

I hope it's not exclusive cause I'd pick this up in a heartbeat. Even tho I'd still like to play the original 2d sprite games

I beat all the JRPGs that were localized on the PSP, back in the day when piracy was easy.

@KillerBoy Strange indeed, but not so strange when you consider that the Switch 2 is also planned for 2025, which could make this a launch title for that platform. That would make a lot more sense.

Wouldn't worry. Falcom localisation is getting quicker. Only took 1 year for Us X to come west on PS

FINALLY IT'S HERE !!

Monkey paw at it again. Really hoping it comes to PS5 at launch

the footage we saw in the direct and especially in the japanese direct was switch footage seems this game is being built and optimized for the nintendo switch by falcom itself..

@Ainu20 check for compatibility. It’s certainly not compatible straight up with the steam OS. I considered a deck to play this trilogy a while back but ended up getting an old vita instead. Would have preferred to pay for the more useful device, but not if I’m having to modify it.

Whenever it releases on PlayStation it’s the worth the wait…

Nah a timed exclusive is terrible

Nothing like muddy waters. Now we wait for more info and get worked up in the meantime. Hopefully we'll have clarity sooner than later. I'm super hyped for this game but would prefer it on PS5 right now.

Another reason that the VITA is a beast of a console is the fact that it's also a Trails-machine, with a total of 7 Trails games being available on it: The Sky Evolution trilogy, Crossbell Evolution duology, and Cold Steel I & II. I'm thankful I managed to discover this gem of a JRPG series thanks to my VITA.

This is huge news. Not only will it be a great way to experience the outdated games, but a worldwide release?! That is unheard of for falcom and HUGE.
I don't care about NIS if this means getting worldwide releases instead of waiting a year for localisation like we are still on the ps1/2 days.

@Iamcardboard I can't speak to the SteamDeck specifically, but all three run fine on Linux Mint through Steam's Proton layer. A quick Reddit search seems to confirm they are fine on SteamDeck as well.

@RagnarLothbrok
Agreed. That's why I stick to exclusives only for Switch. With Exclusives & multi plats my PS5 collection has already surpassed my NS collection.

@Iamcardboard I haven't tried it yet, but I googled it a while back and it should be fine. Buying it on Steam is risk free anyway, if it doesn't run well on the deck I'll just play on pc, but I definitely prefer the comfort of the Steam Deck.

I'm quite sure this "situation" will resolve itself. I can already see Trails of it in the Sky^^

This seems to fit with Falcom's normal pattern, they building the game in Japanese for a single platform. When it gets as publisher at a later date, they will probably port it to other platforms and localise it to other languages.

@Ainu20 first one at least worked fine for me on Deck. Not got to the other 2 in the trilogy yet.

@ShogunRok It's been confirmed by Noisy Pixel to be the original tactical turn based affair, and not the hybrid like Day Break.

Despite me loving JRPGs, I've never gotten into the Trails series. This might be a good opportunity for me to do so. I'll get it on the Switch and if I end up loving it, I might double dip (assuming it will come to PS consoles)

If it's playable on switch it's playable on PC 👀

This is my favorite game series and I NEED this on Playstation 5!

Considering the long-strained relationship between Nintendo and Falcom, the idea of a Trails game being exclusive for any period of time is incredibly funny to me. They've long gravitated toward handheld consoles, and I feel like, to them, the Switch is the new PSP/Vita.

Anyway, it'll probably be ported to everything before the Western release. Except Xbox, which will, as usual, get absolutely nothing.

@Ralizah You never know. Xbox is finally getting an "Atelier" game. So never say never lol

@Link41x Things only worked out for Nintendo and Falcom because of how hard NIS worked to establish that relationship. But NIS seems to have zero interest in working with Microsoft in bringing games to Xbox.

Also, Xbox has, like, zero presence in Japan.

Not saying it'll never happen, but, you know, definitely don't hold your breath.