Persona 3 Portable

Persona
Subseries of Megami Tensei
Megami Ibunroku Persona	1999
Persona 4 Golden	2020
Persona 5 Strikers	2021
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax	2022
Persona 5 Royal	2022
Persona 3 Portable	2023
Megami Ibunroku Persona: Ikuu no Tou Hen	2023
Persona 5 Tactica	2023
Persona 3 Reload	2024

Persona 3 Portable is a singleplayer cinematic camera and isometric JRPG and visual novel game in the Persona series.

Persona 3 was first released on PlayStation 2 in 2006 and received an expanded version titled Persona 3 FES, which features an epilogue to the original story titled The Answer, on the same platform the following year. The game was later heavily reworked and released on PlayStation Portable in 2009 as Persona 3 Portable.

This release is an updated port of the PlayStation Portable version featuring high resolution rendering, slightly improved pre-rendered backgrounds, a quick save function and expanded text languages support.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^[2]

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\SEGAofAmericaInc.M0cb6b3aet_s751p9cej88mt\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sega\P3P\steam\<user-id>\P3P.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1809700/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\SEGAofAmericaInc.M0cb6b3aet_s751p9cej88mt\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1809700\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1809700/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display settings

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed from 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Off, Low, Medium, High options.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/Off toggle for post-process anti-aliasing. SSAA available through Rendering Scale option. The Rendering Scale setting will also affect the HUD elements resolution.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		30, 60, 90, 120 FPS options. Capped at 120 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Only the X-axis can be inverted as the game only supports horizontal camera movement.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualSense also supported.
PlayStation button prompts		DualSense button prompts also supported.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Generic/other controllers		Nintendo Switch Pro Controller supported.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Keyboard remapping
Controller remapping

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, SE, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		The song Time, which plays often during the game, currently triggers copyright claims on YouTube.^[3]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Russian				Fan translation by "Kotone Translation Agency team", download.
Spanish

Other information

Game settings

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	Steam version uses D3D11. Microsoft Store version uses D3D12.^[4]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	CRI ADX 2
Cutscenes	CRI Sofdec

Mods

HD Audio SFX

Replaces most of the low quality battle sound effects with their higher quality equivalents from Persona 3 FES.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-540 AMD Phenom II X4 940	Intel Core i5-650 AMD FX-4100
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 730 AMD Radeon R7 240 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 ATI Radeon HD 5770

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Minimum system requirements are for 720p 60 FPS on Low settings; recommended system requirements are for 1080p 60 FPS on High settings.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1809700/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1809700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden Remastered Development Interview - last accessed on 2023-01-18
"Nomura: This time, we worked with a development company called Preapp Partners, who also helped us with the Steam version of P4G. They worked with us on elements that did not exist within the original high-resolution data or that needed to be reworked, which was a very difficult and painstaking process. When we projected the game screen on a large TV in the conference room to check on the finished product, the characters and backgrounds on the field were beautifully done, and everyone in the room couldn’t help but be impressed."
↑ Persona 3 Portable on Steam - last accessed on 2022-12-15
"Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo"
↑ @JohneAwesome on Twitter - last accessed on 2023-01-26
"I REALLY dont want to doom post but I am unsure if I can continue my Persona 3 Portable coverage, the song "Time" the most common song in the game appears to be triggering YouTube copyright bots and keeping any monetization in limbo."
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-01-21
Checked the API used in the MS Store version.

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1809700/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1809700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden Remastered Development Interview - last accessed on 2023-01-18
"Nomura: This time, we worked with a development company called Preapp Partners, who also helped us with the Steam version of P4G. They worked with us on elements that did not exist within the original high-resolution data or that needed to be reworked, which was a very difficult and painstaking process. When we projected the game screen on a large TV in the conference room to check on the finished product, the characters and backgrounds on the field were beautifully done, and everyone in the room couldn’t help but be impressed."

[2] Persona 3 Portable on Steam - last accessed on 2022-12-15
"Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo"

[4] @JohneAwesome on Twitter - last accessed on 2023-01-26
"I REALLY dont want to doom post but I am unsure if I can continue my Persona 3 Portable coverage, the song "Time" the most common song in the game appears to be triggering YouTube copyright bots and keeping any monetization in limbo."

[5] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-01-21
Checked the API used in the MS Store version.

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Developers

	Atlus
	P-Studio
Windows	Preapp Partners^[1]
Publishers
	SEGA
Release dates
Windows	January 19, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	89
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Cinematic camera, Isometric
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based, Point and select
Genres	JRPG, Visual novel
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Japan, Supernatural
Series	Persona