Steins;Gate Is Getting a Reboot for Unannounced Consoles, and the Art Is Divine

PS5 version seems likely

by Sammy Barker 2:30pm

Steins;Gate, the long-running visual novel series from MAGES, is getting a reboot in 2025. While no platforms have been announced, this franchise was extremely popular on PSP, PS3, PS Vita, and PS4, so we’d be shocked if it skipped PlayStation systems entirely. It’s true, however, that the primary audience for visual novels has largely shifted to Nintendo Switch these days.

Nevertheless, the game will be a complete reboot of the 2009 original, with new graphics and story elements. The artwork that’s been released as part of this announcement trailer looks lovely.

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There’s no other information at this stage, but some fans are curious what this is actually going to add to the experience. Steins;Gate was technically already re-released once as Steins;Gate Elite, which included animated cutscenes from the anime adaptation on top of the original game. That version launched in 2019 on the PS4, so this project does feel a little superfluous at first glance.

[source youtube.com, via gematsu.com]

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Ralizah
2:36pm

I love this game, don't get me wrong, but how many times they gonna remake and/or re-release it? lol

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AfroMario
2:45pm

Oh! This one's gonna be Spooooky !!! 🎆👻

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anoyonmus
2:49pm

Okay, I’m kinda hyped. I wanted to try Steins Gate but I wanted the 2009 original on Switch. Hopefully these reboot comes to Switch (which it likely will unless.. certain things happen) along with PS and PC.

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anoyonmus
2:49pm

@Ralizah until we can figure out how to travel back in time to change the past.

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johncalmc
2:57pm

I know I'm part of the problem because I'm gonna buy this, but this is so unnecessary. The original version is still fine today. The later version with the anime cut-scenes added in is still fine today. How many times do we need this game, unless they're gonna pull a Final Fantasy VII and it's actually not a remake but something weird, which unlike Final Fantasy VII might actually work with Steins;Gate.

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dskatter
2:58pm

I’m on board for this, simply because Elite didn’t have all the content from the original game and (to my knowledge) the original never got a PS4 release.

I treasure my Vita copies of the original and S;G 0, and I like Elite for what it is, but I hope this new version ONLY adds and doesn’t subtract from the original.

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BlaizeV
3:13pm

Wish they'd instead make this into a 3D adventure game instead of remaking the visual novel yet again.

Why not fully rework the game into something completely different that also could reach a larger audience as well?

I'd love to play that.

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Yagami
3:18pm

Where is my Muv Luv remake?

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throwmeaname
34m ago

My question would be, are there changes substantive enough to warrant a re-buy?
Are they rehauling the entire story?
What are these plot changes, and are they that much different from the original?

@johncalmc The original isn't on modern consoles, though.