This may be a sign that they are going to make a next gen game, maybe Persona 5 but who knows. 
I say this is a good step for them.
http://kotaku.com/5375973/atlus-looking-for-ps3xbox-360-programmers

Maybe an XBLA - PSN version of Professor Layton is in the works...still here's hoping for the P5 we all dream of.
 
EDIT: As I stated later in this thread, I confused Professor Layton with Trauma Center.  I left the above as originally posted to avoid confusion later and to remind me to check my spotty memory before posting.

 Atlus, the game developer of all things Atlus, hasn't really make the jump into high definition game development. That may change. 

Great job, Kotaku.

" Maybe an XBLA - PSN version of Professor Layton is in the works...still here's hoping for the P5 we all dream of. "

" @PenguinDust said:

" Maybe an XBLA - PSN version of Professor Layton is in the works...still here's hoping for the P5 we all dream of. "

That's a crazy assumption.  I would think that Atlus would take the same stance on Professor Layton as Capcom has with Phoenix Wright: it just wouldn't work on anything except for handhelds. "
 
Well Phoenix Wright was first on the GBA right, I'm sure it could be done on a Console then, gotta get that HD Objection

And why would Atlus be making a Professor Layton game again?

I'm willing to bet they'll start out small to "test" their new devs, and then do P5 when the current console life cycles start to wind down so it's cheaper that way. Seriously though, we haven't seen P2 (part 1&2) and P4 get ported to PSP :D

" @FluxWaveZ said:

" @PenguinDust said:

" Maybe an XBLA - PSN version of Professor Layton is in the works...still here's hoping for the P5 we all dream of. "

That's a crazy assumption.  I would think that Atlus would take the same stance on Professor Layton as Capcom has with Phoenix Wright: it just wouldn't work on anything except for handhelds. "
 
Well Phoenix Wright was first on the GBA right, I'm sure it could be done on a Console then, gotta get that HD Objection

"

YAY

" And why would Atlus be making a Professor Layton game again? "

" @Heartbreak said:

" @FluxWaveZ said:

" @PenguinDust said:

" Maybe an XBLA - PSN version of Professor Layton is in the works...still here's hoping for the P5 we all dream of. "

That's a crazy assumption.  I would think that Atlus would take the same stance on Professor Layton as Capcom has with Phoenix Wright: it just wouldn't work on anything except for handhelds. "
 
Well Phoenix Wright was first on the GBA right, I'm sure it could be done on a Console then, gotta get that HD Objection

"

GBA = Handheld.  And Capcom actually said that they have no plans to put Phoenix Wright on XBLA or PSN because it just wouldn't work on consoles.  Maybe you would want that, but there's no doubting that there are many who would not bother playing that game if it required sitting down in front of a TV with a controller. "

" And why would Atlus be making a Professor Layton game again? "

"

 Atlus, the game developer of all things Atlus, hasn't really make the jump into high definition game development. That may change. 

Great job, Kotaku.

"

" And why would Atlus be making a Professor Layton game again? "

" @Eirikr said:

" And why would Atlus be making a Professor Layton game again? "

Yeah, my bad.  I confused Trauma Center and Professor Layton.  I knew that Atlus had another strong franchise that was featured on handhelds.  I get Layton, Ace Attorney and Taurma Center confused sometimes.  Still, except for that part, I still believe it is a possibility for them to try and expand that license to HD consoles.  I'm not sure how many people want to perform virtual surgery in HD, but who's to say?  It's just a hypothesis. "

TWEWY on Natal, what a nightmare

Well then if Trauma Center is on the Wii, then with the implementation of Sony and Microsoft's motion control peripherals, maybe Atlus is looking toward expanding the franchise to those consoles.  I'm not saying that a P5 isn't in the works.  In fact I hope it is.  I just believe that there are other reasons why they could be looking for HD programmers, too.

" @Eirikr said:

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 Atlus, the game developer of all things Atlus, hasn't really make the jump into high definition game development. That may change. 

Great job, Kotaku.

"

Not just that but "hasn't really make the jump"?  I'm starting to see Brian Ashcraft (the one Kotaku dude who resides in Japan) use more and more Engrish in his articles.  "

" TWEWY on Natal, what a nightmare "

Persona 5 for the 360? Hell yeah!

" @Heartbreak said:

" TWEWY on Natal, what a nightmare "

How comes you are trying to twist everything I say?  I did not say anything about wanting a TWEWY on Natal. "

" @FluxWaveZ: Tim Rogers is the infamous twat of new games journalism. Though sometimes, that works in his favor. "

" @FluxWaveZ said:

" @Heartbreak said:

" TWEWY on Natal, what a nightmare "

How comes you are trying to twist everything I say?  I did not say anything about wanting a TWEWY on Natal. "

Nope, you didn't say anything about wanting a TWEWY on Natal, I however thought that the idea of that would be an nightmare. Thought about how a DS game would be like with Natal and I didn't like the idea. Now simmer down. "

This is good if the end result is that I don't have to buy a PS3 to play Persona 5.

Yeah, I'd rather not get PS3 to play 2 games (hello MGS4)

P5 on 360 = Win!

I wouldn't go jumping at the idea that P5 is headed to the 360 quite yet, guys.  Atlus rarely if ever makes their games multiplatform, and given that their audience is first and foremost Japan, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if their next major console Megami Tensei title, whether that be Persona 5, SMTIV, another Raidou game, or what have you, is exclusive to the PS3.

"

 Atlus, the game developer of all things Atlus, hasn't really make the jump into high definition game development. That may change. 

Great job, Kotaku.

"

@PenguinDust said:

"Maybe an XBLA - PSN version of Professor Layton is in the works...still here's hoping for the P5 we all dream of. "

Don't you go and get my hopes up and then give me heart-ache because I have to wait three years for a Persona game now.

lol

Portable ain't looking that bad either :P

DOOD WUT! This is great news, P5 PS3 FTW!

Awesome! I'd love Atlus to port Professor Layton to PS3 and make a Natal version of The World Ends With You. :D