This page is for the re-release of the PlayStation Vita game. For the upcoming remake, see Persona 4 Revival.
Persona 4 Golden is the PC port of the detective/mystery JRPG game of the same name for PlayStation Vita from 2012, itself a remaster of the original Persona 4 released in 2008 for Playstation 2. While the PlayStation Vita version expanded upon the original PlayStation 2 title with new features, story elements, characters, spoken lines, anime cutscenes, and more, the PC version adds the ability to choose between English and Japanese voice acting, and focuses on improving the technical state of the game and features enhanced graphics, upscaled cinematics, and support for an uncapped variable framerate.[2][3] The development of this version was led by Atlus with assistance from Preapp Partners and Ashibi Company.[1][4]
The game was released on Steam on June 13, 2020 following a surprise announcement on the PC Gaming Show the same day.[5] In a port analysis posted on IGN and written by guest writer and modder Peter "Durante" Thoman of PH3 Games, he described the version as "a fantastic way to play [the] game, with solid graphics options, arbitrary resolution and framerate support, relatively fast loading times, and good support for remappable keyboard controls," and went on to mention that "even the minor online aspects of the 'Golden' version were faithfully ported."[6]
A major update to the Steam version was released on January 19, 2023, featuring technical and quality of life improvements, to bring it to parity with the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and the Microsoft Store versions, released on the same day.[7] The existence of an update was previously leaked on November 1, 2022 when a development branch on Steam was inadvertently not password protected, giving players an impression of what to expect.[8]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[9]
Version differences
- The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game as well as an 18 page artbook in PDF format and soundtrack containing 9 tracks in 160kbps MP3 format.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- It is possible to unofficially transfer save game data from the Vita version of the game to the Steam version. See using PlayStation Vita save files.
Video
Input
Audio
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State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Sliders for BGM, SE, and Voice. Can be set in intervals of 1, from 0-10. |
| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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FMV cutscenes only.
Referred to as "Anime Subtitles" in Game Options. Toggleable on/off. |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Simplified Chinese |
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Added to the Steam version with the release of the multi-platform remaster version on January 19, 2023. |
| Traditional Chinese |
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| French |
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Added to the Steam version with the release of the multi-platform remaster version on January 19, 2023. |
| German |
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Added to the Steam version with the release of the multi-platform remaster version on January 19, 2023. |
| Italian |
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Added to the Steam version with the release of the multi-platform remaster version on January 19, 2023. |
| Japanese |
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| Korean |
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| Spanish |
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Added to the Steam version with the release of the multi-platform remaster version on January 19, 2023. |
| Latin American Spanish |
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Neutral Latin-American Spanish Unofficial Translation, download. |
| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation by Phantasie Translate; download. |
| Russian |
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Fan localization made by the community "Rabotyagi", download. |
Issues fixed
Setup Error
- The game won't start, saying: "Setup Error – System does not meet the Minimum Requirements".[citation needed]
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Instructions
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- Go to
<path-to-game>.
- Delete or rename
d3d11.dll or other Directx-related DLL files.
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Use DPI compatibility setting for the game executable[14]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>.
- Right-click
P4G.exe and select Properties.
- Under the Compatibility tab, click
Change high DPI settings.
- Tick Override high DPI scaling behavior and select
Application from the drop-down menu.
- Click OK.
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Run the game in windowed mode and restart
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- Navigate to Settings → Display and set Screen Mode to
Windowed.
- Exit the game.
- Running the game again, higher resolutions should be available in Settings → Display → Screen Mode.
Notes
- After changing to the desired resolution, Screen Mode can be set to
Borderless or Fullscreen without further issues.
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Change Windows DPI to 100%[14]
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- Open Windows Settings app → System → Display.
- Under Scale and layout, change percentage to
100%.
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The game doesn't launch, immediately closes
- RTSS (RivaTunerStatisticsServer) may be the cause of this problem.[citation needed]
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Close RTSS and launch the game again
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Very low FPS on decent PC specs, automatically skips the cutscenes
- NVIDIA Control Panel automatically chooses the integrated graphics setting for this game if you have multiple GPUs.[citation needed]
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Change which GPU the game uses in NVIDIA Control Panel
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- Open the NVIDIA Control Panel.
- Navigate to Manage 3D Settings.
- Under the Program Settings tab, click Add and select
<path-to-game>\P4G.exe.
- In the drop-down menu of Preferred Graphics Processor, select
High-performance NVIDIA processor.
- Click Apply.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
11, 12 |
Steam version uses D3D11. Microsoft Store version uses D3D12.[15] |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Updated from 32-bit to 64-bit on January 19, 2023. |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Audio |
CRI ADX 2 |
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| Cutscenes |
CRI Movie 2 |
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Modding
- A collection of enhancement mods that improve on the base game in a variety of ways.
- Compatible with unmodded saves.
- Restores the fog from the original PlayStation 2 release of Persona 4, which was removed from the Golden PlayStation Vita and any subsequent releases
due to the engine change between both of those releases.
- Fixes many scenes that looked incorrectly without fog effect.
- The mod is still work in progress.
- Restores higher quality opening movie from the 32-bit release of the game.
- Replaces compressed audio track with the high quality CD rips from official soundtrack release.
- Improves quality of both English and Japanese audio tracks for FMVs.
- Fixes errors introduced in the PlayStation Vita release of the game.
- Restores floating shadows type from the original PlayStation 2 release of Persona 4,
which were removed from the Golden PlayStation Vita and any subsequent releases.
Featured websites
GameBanana - Hosts a large number of user-created mods for Persona 4 Golden.
Featured mods
- First two of the below mods are included in the Community Enhancement Pack.
- Tiny Fixes 64 - Various small bugfixes.
- No TV Static+ - Removes the TV static effect from the game, making it more streamer friendly.
- P4 Style Text Boxes - Restores the original look of textboxes from the original PlayStation 2 release.
Using PlayStation Vita save files
Error game displays when loading Vita version save file for the first time.
- As the game save data is identical with Vita version of the game, it is possible to copy games save file and use it with PC version of the game with very little work.
- This requires a modded Vita in order to decrypt and transfer the save game data to PC!
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Transfer save file from Vita to Steam[16]
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- Start the game and create new save files on same slots that are going to be copied from the PlayStation Vita later.
- On Vita, open Vitashell, navigate to
UX0:user/00/savedata/
- Go over folder with games ID (US:
PCSE00120, EU: PCSB00245, JP: PCSG00563), hit triangle button and select option open decrypted.
- Press select to open FTP server or USB transfer and copy the files from the previous path to the computer.
- Navigate into save game data folder and transfer the copied files from Vita into the folder, overwriting the previously made new save files.
- Generate MD5 hash of
dataXXXX.bin, then open corresponding dataXXXX.binslot in hex editor. Replace the address from 0x18 to 0x27 with generated MD5 hash. (Example, source.)
- Open the game and load up the save game file. The information on the save file will be the same as initially saved on PC and there will be a warning window after trying to load the game save file (see image on right). Click OK on warning and Vita game save file should be loaded. Save the game to fix the information of the game save slot.
Notes
- Fixing the binslot checksum also allows PC save data that has been edited with tools designed for PS Vita save data to work (no Vita required).
- If there are issues with generating the MD5 and hex editing files, see this Python program for a command-line utility to automatically apply the necessary changes to binslot files.
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum | Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
8.1 | 10 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
AMD Phenom II X2 550 | Intel Core i5-650
AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
| System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
14 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
ATI Radeon HD 5770
DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6870 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References
