Highlights

  • Octopath Traveler may finally be coming to PlayStation consoles, according to a newly publicized age rating.
  • While Octopath Traveler 2 had a day-one release on the PS4 and PS5, its predecessor is currently only available on the Switch, Xbox One, and PC.

Octopath Traveler may at last be coming to PlayStation consoles, some newly surfaced evidence suggests. This potential release would serve as yet another major addition to PlayStation's content-packed JRPG library.

Octopath Traveler was released as a timed Switch exclusive in July 2018 before making its way to PC in June of the following year. It eventually reached Google's now-defunct Stadia service and the Xbox One in 2020 and 2021, respectively. With Octopath Traveler passing 2.5 million sales as of early 2021, the game proved to be a big hit among the JRPG crowd.

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Octopath Traveler Rated For the PS4, PS5

Square Enix's RPG may now be finally be on its way to PlayStation consoles, as suggested by the fact that it has just received an age classification from the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee. The rating, first spotted by Gematsu, indicates that Octopath Traveler is on its way to both the PS4 and PS5. Based on Square Enix's track record with this sort of regulatory legwork, the timing of the newly surfaced rating indicates that the game may reach PlayStation gamers before the end of 2024.

This seemingly likely release would help amend the unusual platform strategy that the Japanese publisher has used for the series up until now. Namely, although the first entry in the franchise has yet to make its way to PlayStation consoles, Octopath Traveler 2 was treated to a day-one release on both the PS4 and PS5, in addition to the Nintendo Switch and PC. On the other hand, Xbox users are still waiting for the second game, but did get a chance to play its predecessor.

This erratic platform strategy could have something to do with the fact that Octopath Traveler is an anthology series, not unlike Final Fantasy. Since there's little connection between the two games, the publisher may have felt that not releasing them in order on PlayStation consoles wouldn't have a significant impact on their sales. But with Square Enix now being adamant about pursuing multi-platform publishing more aggressively, it would appear that Octopath Traveler will be among the first titles to benefit from that strategic shift, which is largely happening due to the company's declining profits.

The critically-acclaimed JRPG, which has five accolades and another eight award nominations to its name, may not be the only series entry to receive a port in the near future; the previously announced Xbox version of Octopath Traveler 2 is reportedly set to debut in June 2024. The sequel is even said to be a day-one Xbox Game Pass release.