Greetings, farmer! I hear you’ve earned the title of “available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S”! You will soon be able to experience Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar not just on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, taking the best and most recent entry in the series to new horizons. Marvelous Inc. broke the news with a new trailer for the upcoming release.
The modern remake of Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar received well-deserved praise last year, with the structured plot, goals, and bazaar economy standing out on the road to local market fame.
While cozy games aren’t limited to handheld consoles, the genre is still closely associated with them, especially in terms of major releases. You can blame a generation of Tom Nook victims with Stockholm syndrome for that.
Porting something just for the sake of it is pointless, but the depth and art style of Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar more than justify the effort.
Grand Bazaar might not have anywhere near the marketing pull as Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and I doubt we’ll be hearing of anyone buying an Xbox Series X|S or a PlayStation 5 just to play it, but this is a positive...
