Digital Release | PC August 31, 2016 PlayStation Vita December 26, 2016 (JP) PlayStation 3 April 26, 2017 (JP) PlayStation 4 September 28, 2017 (JP) |
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Delisting | June 15, 2022 - PlayStation 3, 4, Vita | |
Developer | Falcom UserJoy Technology |
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Publisher | UserJoy Japan | |
Available On | PC, Mobile (JP) | |
Links | Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile homepage Akatsuki no Kiseki PC homepage |
Delisting
Publisher UserJoy Japan made separate announcements on March 3rd, 2022 outlining plans to shut down the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation releases of The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki. Switch players had the opportunity to migrate their data to the mobile versions of the game (and consequently up to the current PC version) but PlayStation owners were provided no similar options. UserJoy instead promised to provide some in-game currency and bonus items to PlayStation owners who linked new PC accounts.
The Android, iOS, and PC versions of the game were said to remain online for the foreseeable future. The team’s announcement follows by way of Google Translate:
PlayStation Announcement
Thank you for always playing “The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki” . The PS version of “The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki” will be discontinued on June 15, 2022 (Wednesday) at 11:00.We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your patronage of this product from the official service start on December 26, 2016 (Monday), and at the same time, we could not meet your expectations and the service will end. We deeply apologize to all the development and operation teams. Schedule until the end of the service:
March 3, 2022 (Thursday) 15:00
Notice regarding the end of the service (this notice)March 9, 2022 (Wednesday) 15:00
Stop new purchase of paid contentJune 15, 2022 (Wednesday) 11:00
Service endJuly 27, 2022 (Wednesday) 11:00
This is the management team for “The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki”
Email support end It can be used until the end of the service at 11:00 on June 15 (Wednesday). In addition, after the service ends, you can play games and use paid bracer coins.
Nintendo Switch Announcement
Thank you for using “The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile”. The Nintendo Switch version of “The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile” will be discontinued on April 28, 2022 (Thursday) at 11:00.We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who patronized the Nintendo Switch version of “The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile”. Due to the end of the service, sales of various consumable items have ended at 12:00 on March 3 (Thursday).
Data transfer: For accounts using the Nintendo Switch version, you will be able to continue playing the game by completing the data transfer procedure to the mobile version (iOS, Android). Regarding the data transfer procedure, details will be announced on the official website around March 10th (Thursday).
Refunds: After the service ends, we will refund unused paid bracer coins purchased in Japanese Yen. Please note that free acquisition is not eligible for refund. Details of refund acceptance and procedures will be announced on the official website after the service ends.
Thank you for your patronage and support. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the entire management team. We hope that you will enjoy “The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile” until the end of the Nintendo Switch version, although it will be a short period of time left.
“The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile” Management Team
Although not confirmed in either announcement, the decision to retire the console releases was likely made due to low active player counts and microtransaction purchases.
On March 13th, 2024, UserJoy announced that the remaining PC version of The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki would shut down on June 12th, 2024
About the Game
The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki is a Japanese exclusive spin-off of Falcom’s long-running Trails of Cold Steel and Legend of Heroes franchises. It originally launched as a Unity-based browser game in 2016. The free-to-play title later made the jump to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, and finally to Nintendo Switch as Akatsuki no Kiseki Mobile, all exclusive to Japan.
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