http://gematsu.com/2015/05/koei-tecmo-teases-ar-nosurge-plus-localization

Koei Tecmo’s next localization announcement will be Ar nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Star for PS Vita

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Curious if physical will happen.

Haha.  I was literally talking to someone on GAF about this yesterday, in the Koei-Tecmo financials thread.  Ar no Surge wasn't mentioned at all, so the presumption is that it bombed in the west (and we already know it bombed in Japan), and there was a tweet from Koei Tecmo Europe about us getting the Vita version if the PS3 version sold well enough.  So...

Won't be physical though.  If Atelier, which has a niche but dedicated fanbase in the west, can't get physical on Vita - this definitely won't.  Sales numbers will be even lower.

Anyway, I'm glad they backtracked on that.  I bought it on PS3 (to support Gust, because they're one of my favourite developers) - played about 4 hours and then quit in hopes we'd get the Vita version.  Like with Atelier, this is a game I feel is much better suited to a handheld.

One thing I will say though is that I found the plot confusing without having played Ciel no Surge.  I'm planning on reading one of the plot summaries online before I "dive into" (tehe) Ar no Surge Plus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3G7tEqeY54

Here's a cool song from Operation Babel, which released recently in Japan, to get you hyped for Operation Abyss, which releases soon in the west :P

I will say, it's kinda frustrating about the late ports because I'll double dip. At the same time, I'm not sure these companies would stay afloat without their fans double dipping.

Ar nosurge is confusing at the beginning to people who played Ciel nosurge too. But there's a lot of explanation that happens later, especially if your PSN account has no Ciel nosurge data uploaded. Ar and Ciel work together like that.

The game is pretty much a must play for Ar tonelico fans, especially the later parts.

Gravity Rush 2
Digimon Cyber Sleuth
God Eater 2: Rage Burst
Tales of Innocence R
Sword Art Online Lost Song
Phantasy Star Nova

Sony should just announce this 6 games coming to PS Vita (all as retail) and it would be a very good E3 for PS Vita imo.

They could announce one of those games coming to PS Vita and it would be a very good E3 for the console -_-

I think the most possible game to release in the west is God Eater 2: Rage Burst. Hope to see at least this...

#Arnosurge Plus for the #PSVita is coming to Europe on July 1, 2015 and North America on July 2, 2015. #KTfamily pic.twitter.com/KVWehMtj57

— KOEI TECMO EUROPE (@koeitecmoeurope) May 6, 2015

Woot!!

As for E3 I expect Sony to mention the vita at least 2 times with a total of less then 30 seconds dedicated to the handheld.