Persona streamers have nothing to fear, as the developer has kindly announced that there will be no strict streaming restrictions for Persona 3 Portable (opens in new tab), an updated version of the game released in 2009 and originally released in 2006.

It seems almost comical that Atlus would announce streaming guidelines for a game that is over a decade old, but it makes sense considering how strict they have been in the past for other Persona games. Persona 5 Royal (opens in new tab), in particular, was not well received by fans. Initially, they requested that the game not be streamed past the in-game date of December 24 (just before the game's third act begins). While I understand that this is an attempt to avoid spoilers of epic proportions, it doesn't stop spoilers from popping up everywhere on the Internet. No, I'm not still upset that someone spoiled a major plot development for me in a random Facebook comment section.

Even "Persona 5 Strikers" had some inexplicable restrictions (open in new tab) on content creation. Namely, on PlayStation and Nintendo DS, you could not use capture cards for footage, and on PC, Atlus required that copyright text be added to all footage and screenshots. It also prohibited streaming to pay sites and asked that nothing be shared about the endgame.

This time, as Persona Central (opens in new tab) reports, everything is a bit more relaxed. This is to be expected for a game that was released so long ago. What Atlas is asking people streaming and posting videos to do is to flag anything that is related to the story or particularly spoilerific. This also applies to Persona 4 Golden, which will be released on several new platforms on the same day.

"Persona 3 Portable" will be available on Steam and Game Pass on January 19, while the PC version of "Persona 4 Golden" will also be available on Game Pass.