Eleven whole months ago, a South African ratings board indicated that the Baten Kaitos 1 & 2 HD Remaster collection existed for PC, despite 2023's Bandai Namco only announcing it for the Nintendo Switch. That's a long time for a PC release to be MIA with no other sign it exists, but all of a sudden, whammo, here we are—Baten Kaitos 1 & 2 are out on Steam right now, after being released on the Nintendo Switch last September.
If there's a way to release a game with less than zero fanfare, this might be it. There's no sign of the games on the Steam homepage or even a news article on the Steam page itself contextualizing the launch. Which is a shame, because seeing these games now available on a platform where they'll be playable for decades to come is a great thing.
