Persona 3 Reload is officially coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 23, 2025, as announced during Thursday’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. This version arrives well after the game’s initial release in February 2024 across PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Series X|S, and PC. Preorders will be available later today on the eShop.
Persona 3 Reload follows a high school student who transfers to Gekkoukan High and discovers a mysterious hidden hour known as the “Dark Hour,” which occurs between one day and the next. During this time, the world transforms into a twisted, shadow-infested realm, and only a select few can remain conscious. The protagonist joins SEES (Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad), a group of students who use powerful beings called Personas to battle Shadows and uncover the secrets behind the Dark Hour, Tartarus (a massive tower that appears only during this time), and a looming catastrophe tied to death itself.
A Switch port had been rumored for a while now, with Atlus initially deciding against a Nintendo Switch version. Developers previously admitted that “the idea is there” if the team opted to pursue it, but it was never truly planned for the original hardware, citing “performance concerns.”
Those same concerns aren’t an issue for Switch 2. Persona 3 Reload was built using Unreal Engine 4, which presented some challenges when trying to port to the Switch. Switch 2, with updated hardware specifications such as 4K support, higher CPU/GPU performance, and increased memory bandwidth, seems to be better suited for the game’s overall visuals.
Reload also contains additional scenes not featured in the original game or any of its re-releases, including new party interactions, dialogue, and fully voiced cutscenes. Every Social Link route is now completely voiced as well. Even exploration within Tartarus also features additional dialogue amongst the party, depending on who is taken into the dungeon at the time.
On its original release last year, Persona 3 Reload became Atlus’ fastest-selling game, with a million copies in its first week.
