<s>
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
DIGIMONSTORY	B-Application
CYBERSLEUTH	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Media.Vision	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Digimon	O
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
2011	O
's	O
Super	O
Xros	O
Wars	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
since	O
2007	O
's	O
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
and	I-Application
Dusk	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Sleuth	I-Application
–	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Memory	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2017	O
and	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Sleuth	I-Application
:	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
day	O
early	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Sleuth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
human	O
character	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
command	O
Digimon	O
,	O
digital	O
creatures	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
abilities	O
who	O
do	O
battle	O
against	O
other	O
Digimon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
249	O
unique	O
Digimon	O
are	O
featured	O
,	O
including	O
seven	O
that	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
throughout	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
which	O
were	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
includes	O
the	O
92	O
new	O
Digimon	O
from	O
Hacker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Memory	I-Application
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
341	O
Digimon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Sleuth	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
a	O
December	O
2013	O
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
V	O
Jump	O
magazine	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
projected	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
still	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Media.Vision	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Suzuhito	O
Yasuda	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
and	O
Durarara	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Canada	I-Application
listed	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Sleuth	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Digimon	O
World	O
:	O
Cyber	O
Sleuth	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
hinting	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
later	O
confirmed	O
English-language	O
releases	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
2016	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
retail	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
digital	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-order	O
DLC	B-Protocol
bonuses	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
physical	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
include	O
two	O
Digimon	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
-	O
making	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
11	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Digimon	O
,	O
in-game	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
costumes	O
for	O
Agumon	O
,	O
whist	O
the	O
digital	O
Vita	O
version	O
included	O
the	O
same	O
pre-order	O
items	O
with	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
new	O
Digimon	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
on	O
March	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
free	O
digital	O
download	O
of	O
13	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
grouped	O
together	O
as	O
the	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Sleuth	I-Application
Bonus	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	O
Sleuth	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
US	O
PSN	O
store	O
on	O
both	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
h.a.n.d.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	O
Sleuth	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
(	O
series	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
player	O
feedback	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
Story	O
series	O
was	O
to	O
collect	O
and	O
train	O
Digimon	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
Cyber	O
Sleuth	O
at	O
least	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
trainable	O
Digimon	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
creating	O
models	O
for	O
Digimon	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
video	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
Habu	O
was	O
certain	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
that	O
knowledge	O
into	O
making	O
them	O
for	O
Cyber	O
Sleuth	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
75/100	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Sleuth	I-Application
received	O
a	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
total	O
score	O
from	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
individual	O
scores	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
PlayStation	O
LifeStyle	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
n’t	O
a	O
perfect	O
video	O
game	O
interpretation	O
of	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
’s	O
long-running	O
franchise	O
,	O
"	O
criticizing	O
its	O
linear	O
dungeon	O
design	O
and	O
"	O
cheap	O
"	O
interface	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
were	O
a	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
"	O
for	O
fans	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
waiting	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
series	O
get	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
’s	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Sleuth	I-Application
sold	O
76,760	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
third	O
high-selling	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
initial	O
sales	O
were	O
less	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
Re:Digitize	I-Application
,	O
Cyber	O
Sleuth	O
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
approximately	O
91.41	O
%	O
of	O
all	O
physical	O
copies	O
shipped	O
to	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
115,880	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
58th	O
best-selling	O
software	O
title	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Sleuth	I-Application
was	O
the	O
11th	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
digital	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
good	O
performance	O
among	O
Latin	O
American	O
countries	O
(	O
#2	O
Brazil	O
,	O
#3	O
Mexico	O
,	O
#3	O
Argentina	O
,	O
#3	O
Chile	O
,	O
#3	O
Costa	O
Rica	O
,	O
#4	O
Guatemala	O
,	O
#6	O
Perú	O
,	O
#9	O
Colombia	O
)	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
20th	O
best	O
selling	O
digital	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
19th	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Cyber	O
Sleuth	O
and	O
Hacker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Memory	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
more	O
than	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
