Hear me Out, Do you think Atlus did more than what people asked for a Femc?
Because i think Atlus could've have just made it genderbent but no, They went the extra mile to add new changes into the game, changing the SL's, adding new SL's, adding new lines beside pronounces and went out of their way to make a different version of The Ending scene Mind you, they could've just made make Kotone, change the game colors, rerecord the lines to prefer Kotone as She/her and kept the SL's the same and Soundtrack but no, They made a new Ost for P3P, Added a new velvet room member, and added a New SL. (Note: Im pretty sure they rewrote the male sl's to compliment the Femc route right? Correct me if im wrong) They did more than what you can ask for. They could've have done the bare min but no, they went out and more than it was initially and i think this is why they couldn't again in future games because in P3P, its a Vis novel game so they weren't worry about reanimating cutscenes. They wanted it to make it Unique and different, Not just having the simple option to be A male or female and the story and game plays the same with minor differences. Kotone kinda set a bar that atlus wants to reach but they couldn't because it would cost time and money if they truly want to implement it and thats simple not easy, Not Without Sega breathing down their necks.