 In March 1996 , it was reported by GameFan that Devil Summoner was being localized for a North American release in June of that year . For unknown reasons , it remained exclusive to Japan . During the run @-@ up towards its release , it was rumored that the PSP port would be picked for a western release in 2006 . Ultimately , the port was not localized . It was speculated that the reason for its continuing exclusivity was that Sony had blocked a localization attempt due to a lack of new content . As part of staff interviews in 2006 relating to the third Devil Summoner game , Atlus confirmed that they had no plans to localize the title for the West , preferring to prioritize new entries in the franchise . It was also said that the " top @-@ secret reasons " for this were unrelated to the game 's content or censorship issues . 
