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The Idolm@ster: Platinum Stars PS4 Game Slated for July 28

The official blog of The IDOLM@STER franchise announced on Wednesday that Bandai Namco Entertainment's PlayStation 4 game The IDOLM@STER: Platinum Stars is slated for release on July 28. Both the standard and digital download editions of the game will cost 8,200 yen (about US$74), while the "Platinum Edition" will cost 12,400 yen (about US$112).

Those who pre-order the game will receive a product code for the PS4 menu featuring art of all 13 idols of 765 Pro.

The game's "Platinum Edition" will contain a Platinum Stars All-Star concert pamphlet, the "Lisani! Live 2016" vocal CD, a calendar, six "photos" of the 765 Pro idols, a picture frame, a product code for the "Antique Star" in-game costume, and a special box with exclusive art of the 13 idols.

The game centers around 13 aspiring idols who leave the safe confines of their agency office to train at a camp. The player produces a selected number of them and nutures them through live concerts and other events. As they gain fans, they rise in the rankings. Their goal is "Extreme Live," an extraordinarily big event for idols, as they "unleash a sparkling wave!"

The first game in the franchise inspired Sunrise's 2007 loose television anime adaptation which Sentai Filmworks licensed for North America. The game franchise then spawned A-1 Pictures' more direct adaptation that included a 2011 television anime series, several original video anime, and a 2014 anime film, THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE: Kagayaki no Mukōgawa e! (pictured right). Crunchyroll streamed A-1 Pictures' television series as it aired in Japan.

The spinoff game The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls launched its second anime season last year. Video game developer Cygames' director Eitoshi Ashihara had announced at the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference (CEDEC) in September 2014 that his company was working on a PlayStation 4 game after working on Rage of Bahamut and The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls.

[Via Gematsu]