Atlus has announced a broadcast celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Persona series, and speculation is already rampant about whether we'll see Persona 6.

After almost 10 years since Persona 5 first released, we finally got our first look at Persona 6 earlier this year during the 2026 Summer Game Fest Xbox showcase, and we now know… pretty much as much as we did the moment Persona 5 released (I mean we all knew it would be green by process of elimination anyway). Well, that was until Steam seemingly leaked all the game's achievements, but as for official news, we don't know much.

That being said, the game is rumored to release sometime next year, backed by confirmation of a PS5 physical copy, which puts it before the January 2028 cutoff Sony gave before abandoning discs. Not to mention an M rating, which typically implies a game isn't too far off.

Atlus has announced that it'll be hosting a Persona 30th anniversary celebration stream on September 20, 2026, featuring guest appearances by actors and musicians from the series' past, as well as Persona series producer Kazuhisa Wada, with discussions, live performances, and merch announcements confirmed.

Naturally, everyone is wondering whether Persona 6 will make an appearance, but few are hopeful. A Resetera thread about the event included a poll, in which only 20% of respondents believe we'll see Persona 6 gameplay, with the rest being somewhat realistic. One response reads "I want to vote for gameplay, but I know in my heart it won't happen," while another adds "You'll get Atlus/Persona branded soap, and you'll like it."

Elsewhere, others generally agree that Persona 6 won't be shown at all until after Persona 4: Golden releases. This would somewhat match the releases Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor ReFantazio, which released the same year in 2024, with the latter not getting much in terms of trailers until after the Persona 3 remake was released.

Persona 4 Revival is the best-looking Persona to date, and after 1 hour playing, I'm already desperate to return to Inaba.

Persona 4 Revival might not be making any major changes to its characters, but the remake has still given Atlus the opportunity to "go more in-depth" with some of them, the game's producer reveals.

I spoke to producer Kazuhisa Wada at Gamescom last month, where I asked him about the previously announced changes to Yosuke – a party member with some homophobic dialogue in the original JRPG and its Golden re-release, which was obviously never going to make it into the remake without some serious alterations. Wada told me that "the characters are all the same people. We haven't changed any parts of their personalities," but that "we've adjusted dialogue to make it more modern and to be more effective telling the story."

Even if Atlus isn't changing anyone's personality, though, Wada now tells Eurogamer in a new interview that we can expect some characters to be further explored in the remake. "In a lot of ways, there has been something more we could explore with every character," he begins.

"Since Persona 4 came out, there have been a number of spin-off games that have been released, where we developed the characters and their personalities. So when we were making Revival, we took aspects of that and helped it to inform our characters and add detail and depth. For the team, it was Yosuke and Kanji that they really wanted to explore and go more in-depth with."

Art director Akane Kabayashi adds to this, noting that returning to the RPG made her realize that "Chie is forced to wear a lot of different hats and do a lot of different things. You can see that Chie and Yukiko are like 'double heroines,' but Chie is given a lot more stuff to do than Yukiko is, and it made me really respect that aspect of her."

I'm particularly interested by Wada highlighting Yosuke and Kanji here, especially the former. Going back to Yosuke's homophobia in the original – aimed at Kanji, as it happens – many had theorized that this could be recontextualized in Revival as internalized homophobia via a newly added romance route between him and the protagonist. After all, datamined voice lines from the OG JRPG suggest this was once meant to be an option.

However, Wada also told me at Gamescom that despite being aware of the fan demand for Yosuke romance, "we were thinking, if we did Yosuke, we kind of would have to do all the other male characters as well. And if we did that, that is a lot of work. So we were thinking about our time and schedule. I don't know if we could actually handle this, so we decided to let Yosuke float on by."

So, that theory has been debunked. Even if there's no actual romance route though, Wada's latest comments do have me wondering how Atlus has expanded on Yosuke's character, and if that aforementioned idea could have been explored without changing his social link. For now, we'll just have to wait until February to find out.

Persona 4 Revival is the best looking Persona to date, and after 1 hour playing, I'm already desperate to return to Inaba.

Persona 1 and 2 remakes are "probably eventually" happening, series lead Kazuhisa Wada reiterates, who believes it's a creator's "duty to take the things you've done and make sure they're not lost."

Game preservation has been a particularly hot topic as of late following Sony's announcement that it plans to stop disc production for new PlayStation games from 2028. Though game preservation has been a continual challenge up to this point anyway, especially for older titles that naturally become harder to find and play over time, the idea that physical games are starting to be phased out by one of the main platforms is worrying, to say the least. Thankfully, though, plenty of devs are still committed to the idea of keeping their games accessible well into the future, and it sounds like Atlus is one of them.

Speaking in a new interview with Rock Paper Shotgun, Persona 4 Revival producer Wada talks about his thought process surrounding remakes and remasters, going back to Persona 3's 2023 comeback. "When we originally conceived the idea of Persona 3 Reload, we knew we wanted to do P4R as well; we had to put it on the backburner, but it was something we thought of at the same time," he begins.

"For me, I think a remaster or remake is some kind of cultural preservation. As a creator, it's your duty to take the things you've done and make sure they're not lost, and are still around in the modern day," he continues. "From that same perspective, Persona 1 and 2 are something we'll probably eventually do too."

This isn't the first time that Wada has brought up the possibility of Persona 1 and 2 remakes – in another recent interview, he stated: "I can't say for sure, but personally, I think it's something we should definitely do. I think we have to do it." The necessity in his tone here now makes a lot of sense given his views on preservation, and I'm sure fans won't be complaining. Just look at how folks reacted when Atlus announced new merch for the oldest games in the series earlier this year – admittedly, partly thanks to some very questionable phrasing that suggested a lot more than some new shirts being on the way.

Of course, there's no doubt that these titles feel the most dated and different compared to the modern Persona games, which also raises the question of how they'd be handled in any remakes. That's not to mention the fact that there are two Persona 2s, so in total, this would be a whole extra trilogy for the devs to deal with.

For now, it's likely that Atlus has its plate full with Persona 4 Revival and the upcoming Persona 6, but Wada's words here definitely bode well for the rest of the series.

Persona 4 Revival is the best looking Persona to date, and after 1 hour playing, I'm already desperate to return to Inaba.

Atlus took everything it learned from Persona 3 Reload and went all out for Persona 4 Revival, according to series producer Kazuhisa Wada.

In a move that was a little controversial at the time, Persona 3 Reload actually remade the original Persona 3 rather than the expanded Persona 3 Reload release. Some content introduced in the re-release eventually made its way into Persona 3 Reload thanks to the Episode Aegis expansion (and a few unofficial mods), but things are different this time around.

Persona 4 Revival is a remake of Persona 4 Golden, not base game Persona 4. So, why the change? We asked Atlus' Kazuhisa Wada about the different approach in a chat from Gamescom. He explains "there was a lot that we wanted to do" with Persona 3 Reload, but since it was the team's first go at such a substantial remake, "we weren't really sure how much we could handle."

Eventually, Atlus decided to simply focus on "making the base experience just the best it can possibly be." The Episode Aegis arc was a section the team thought could come "later as something when we have the time to do it, we can give it the treatment it deserves."

Things were different by the time Persona 4 Revival rolled around, Wada says. "Marie's story was so inherent to the main story of [P4 Golden] that we couldn't release it later" like the studio did with Episode Aegis.

For context, the Episode Aegis expansion serves as a sort of epilogue to the base game, making it quite simple to add after launch. But Persona 4 Golden's addition of Marie is laced throughout the entire game. "So what we decided is, 'Let's take all the lessons we learned from P3R. Let's incorporate that in. All right, it's time to roll up our sleeves and it's time to go and put all the effort into making a full remake.'"

Persona 4 Revival will integrate Marie more naturally than she was in Persona 4 Golden: "She needs to be here from the beginning"

Persona 4 Revival will take the time to introduce Marie into the story more naturally than she was in Persona 4 Golden, the expanded PS Vita version of the classic game.

One of the Velvet Room denizens, Marie isn't the most popular character within the fandom - she's a little withdrawn, she wasn't included in the base game, progressing her storyline is vital for accessing some late-game sections even though the game doesn't tell you that, and the way she's folded into the story was a bit awkward all those years ago.

But that's a criticism Atlus is looking to address with its upcoming remake, according to series producer Kazuhisa Wada. Speaking to GamesRadar+ in an interview from Gamescom 2026, the Persona lead explains the team needed to really "emphasize her place in the story" when retroactively slotting her in to Persona 4 Golden more than a decade back.

"So the way that we introduced her was made especially to be very, very noticeable, very obvious," Wada tells us, via a translator. "But for [Persona 4 Revival], she's a character who [has] such a central place within the overall story." As such, the developers know "she needs to be here from the beginning."

For Persona 4 Revival, expect Marie to get a "more natural, flowing entrance" - at least compared to her P4 Golden entrance, where the goal was to "make it so that she's very obviously doing what she's doing."

Months ago, fans already spotted what looked like all-new scenes featuring Marie, perhaps hinting she has a more substantial role in the remake than the moody poet who waits around for the protag to take her out.

While Persona 4 Revival serves as a mostly very faithful recreation, Atlus are taking a few creative liberties outside of the changes to Marie. For one, the studio recast the entire original English voice cast after struggling to get everyone back in the recording booth. Some of the dialogue is also being reworked to sound more "modern."

Persona 4 Revival boss knows you want to romance Yosuke, but you can't because then the devs would have to do that for "all the other male characters"

Persona 4 Revival has big boots to fill, especially for me. Persona 4 Golden is my favorite game in Atlus's JRPG series, so I've been eager – though somewhat anxious – to see what the devs have done with the bubbly murder-mystery remake. Thankfully, an hour-long hands-on session with it at Gamescom 2026 has me thinking I might have been worried over nothing.

During my preview, I'm able to explore a handful of short sections from the opening hours of the JRPG, including some dungeon crawling, boss bashing, and enjoying daily life in Inaba. It's impossible to ignore the fuzzy warmth of familiarity as I watch beloved party members Yosuke and Chie awaken to their Personas and protagonist Yu Narukami explore the sleepy rural town that fans like myself have adored for the last 18 years. But this remake is more than a glossy new coat of paint. Quality-of-life improvements and tweaks are immediately apparent, and have me feeling confident that this will be the best way to experience Persona 4 come launch.

Inaba homecoming

Exploring dungeons is immediately a hundred times better than it was in Golden. Clunky sword swings completely missing Shadows in the overworld, leading to the enemies gaining the advantage in battle, is a thing of the past thanks to hitboxes that feel far more accurate. And you can now use your sword to defend from incoming Shadows, too – doing so will leave them stunned and let you get the upper hand, instead.

Similar to Persona 3 Reload, there are now new items you can smash with your sword while running around dungeons to restore small amounts of SP, too – a relief to someone who staggered through too many of Golden's dungeons after running out of SP-restoring items while refusing to call it a day. I also spotted a newly-added glowing path in the dungeons that led to the 'correct' way forward. I'm uncertain if this can be turned off, but I'd certainly hope so given that it was constantly on screen, and feels rather redundant given that you have a map of the dungeons anyway.

There are new additions to combat, too. Like in Persona 5, you can now Baton Pass to teammates after knocking an enemy down by hitting its weakness, allowing you to switch characters and hopefully strike even more weaknesses, making battles feel faster and more fluid than before. Although I didn't experience this during my demo, Persona 4 Revival also adds a new mechanic called Prime Time which lets you blast enemies with multiple attacks in a row, without costing any HP or SP to use your skills, and ignoring any resistances your foes might have. Prime Time also lets you whip out a fancy finishing move called Series Finale to deal some serious damage.

Visually, there's no doubt in my mind that this is the best-looking Persona game to date. Character models are more expressive than ever, both in cutscenes and during regular dialogue, and MAPPA's animated cutscenes (the studio behind the Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man anime series) look spectacular.

Things sound pretty different, too – Atlus has an entirely new English voice cast on board this time around, and while it's an odd feeling to see these cherished characters return not sounding quite like themselves, from what I've heard, all the new performances are very strong. Paul Castro Jr.'s take on Yosuke, for example, manages to match OG actor Yuri Lowenthal's outgoing vibe perfectly, even if the two don't sound exactly alike.

What might take more getting used to for veteran fans is the new music. I'm already in love with Revival's new advantage battle theme, Prime Time Golden Hour Show, but I'm yet to adjust to the remade versions of old favorites like Time to Make History and Reach out to the Truth. I imagine this will come with time, but I'm sure I won't be the only one who'll go back to the original version's soundtrack for these songs in the future regardless of how new and shiny the remake is.

I may have only experienced a small snippet of the remake, but I left feeling more optimistic than ever about Persona 4 Revival. While it was a shame to learn from producer Kazuhisa Wada himself that Revival won't be adding the highly requested Yosuke romance route, from what I've seen so far, I don't think veteran fans are going to be disappointed with Revival – Wada also clarified that previously mentioned dialog changes won't alter "any parts" of any characters' personalities.

It feels like a long wait until that February 18 release date, but I'm more excited than ever to tune in.

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Much has been said about Persona 4 Revival's faithfulness to the beloved original JRPG from 2008, including its themes which some would say are more relevant than ever, but this isn't just a new coat of paint. For instance, the entire English voice cast has been replaced because Atlus struggled to wrangle the original crew, and now we're learning that some of the OG dialogue has been re-written to be clearer and more modern.

"When we looked back at older scripts that we wrote for older games, we realized that there's some places that we could have improved on the original, like 'oh we didn't phrase this so it's clear enough," Persona series producer Kazuhisa Wada, speaking through a translator, tells GamesRadar+ during Gamescom 2026. "There's information that we assumed people would be able to pick up on, but they didn't."

Honestly, just about anything released in 2008, whether it's a game or movie or TV show or hit song, should probably be examined and re-touched before being re-released in 2026. A lot has changed socially and culturally in those 18 years, so I'm not surprised to hear some conversations had to be tweaked for Persona 4 Revival. Still, Wada insists the essence of the conversations and characters involved remain untouched.

"Most of the changes that we made have been adjusting that to fill in those things that we'd always wanted to say, to get the point across in a more efficient and effective manner," he says. "So because of that, we have changed the way some characters have phrased some conversations. But the conversation itself is all the same. The characters are all the same people. We haven't changed any parts of their personalities. We've adjusted dialogue to make it more modern and to be more effective telling the story."

One thing that unfortunately won't be changing in Persona 4 Revival is the lack of gay romance options. Specifically, Wada told us he's aware of the calls for a romanceable Yosuke, but confirmed that has not been added because it would mean all of the other male characters would have to be romanceable too.

"I think we have to do" Persona 1 and 2 Remakes, says Persona 4 Revival producer

While Persona 4 Revival is sticking to the original game pretty closely, developer Atlus has decided to make one fairly big change to the classic by replacing its entire English voice cast. Why? Series producer Kazuhisa Wada tells us it was kind of an all-or-nothing situation.

"The original game was originally recorded for the English cast, specifically, a long, long time ago," Wada tells GamesRadar+ in an interview from Gamescom 2026, per a translator. A decade-plus gap means some of the OG actors "are no longer in the industry" at all, while some of them are now popular enough that it's "really hard to lock down" their schedules.

For example, in 2008, Yosuke was voiced by Yuri Lowenthal - an actor most commonly recognized nowadays as the lead hero in the Marvel's Spider-Man games. Kanji's voice actor was none other than Troy Baker, who has since been in lead roles in everything from The Last of Us to Bethesda's Indiana Jones game. And Rise was voiced by Laura Bailey, whose gameography is too wide to even begin listing.

"So we realized we can't re-gather that whole cast," Wada explains. "So we're like, 'OK, I guess we have to kind of once again roll up our sleeves. Alright, let's start over. Let's get a whole new cast in and let's do our best.'"

Part of the decision came from Atlus developers having respect for "the work that the original cast did." Having a fraction of the original cast side-by-side with a few new voices might not have been ideal either, after all. "There was quite a few people who we weren't able to get and a number of people... we had so much trouble getting that was like, 'OK, maybe we should just start over.'"

At least one Persona 4 Golden actor was "deeply grieving" being recast in next year's remake.

Persona 4 Revival is a faithful JRPG remake because the original's only gotten more relevant: "We live in an age where information is everywhere"

Persona 4 Revival producer and Persona series veteran Kazuhisa Wada hears your cries for a romanceable Yosuke, but says Atlus cannot answer them.

Speaking with GamesRadar+ at Gamescom 2026, Wada responds to mounting hopes for Persona 4 Revival to introduce gay romance options and, in particular, flesh out an unused relationship with Yosuke that fans dug out of the original Persona 4 game files.

"I was aware that some people were talking online about, like, 'Oh, Yosuke,' and they were kind of hoping for that," Wada says via interpreter. "But we were thinking, if we did Yosuke, we kind of would have to do all the other male characters as well. And if we did that, that is a lot of work. So we were thinking about our time and schedule. I don't know if we could actually handle this, so we decided to let Yosuke float on by."

It goes without saying that a non-trivial number of Persona fans would love nothing more than for everyone to get the same treatment.

This may sound familiar to longtime Persona fans. Wada has apologized multiple times for a similar situation with Persona 3 Reload, which did not bring back Kotone, the female protagonist of Persona 3 Portable, to the disappointment of some fans. He offered similar reasoning in 2024: it would be too expensive.

Fortunately, devoted fans took it upon themselves to add Kotone into Persona 3 Reload themselves, even redoing every animated cutscene.

Persona 4 Revival does give Yosuke some special attention in other areas. A few of his scenes and lines were revised to be, as Wada put it, "a little bit more fitting for the world we live in now." A notorious homophobic comment to Denji is the clearest example.

Earlier this month, Wada argued that "we have to do" Persona 1 and 2 Remakes at some point, sparking hopes that the forgotten entries in what's now Atlus' biggest JRPG series will be revisited at some point.

Persona 4 Revival is a faithful JRPG remake because the original's only gotten more relevant: "We live in an age where information is everywhere."

Persona 4 Revival is sticking pretty closely to the original game because producer Kazuhisha Wada believes the classic has only gotten more relevant in the 18 years since one of the best RPGs first came out.

Speaking to the official Xbox Podcast, series producer Kazuhisha Wada tried to clarify comments he previously made about wanting Persona to feel a little bit like poison. He says he "wasn't referring to shock value or provocative content" with those comments - he simply wanted to leave folks with lingering questions that "encourages players to reflect on themselves," which is something the original Persona 4 has been doing for almost two decades.

To Wada, Persona 4's central themes "resonate even more strongly today" than they did in 2008. In typical Persona fashion, the game follows a group of high schoolers as they try to solve a deadly supernatural mystery, all while battling the deeper parts of their psyche that they've shoved into the crevices of their minds.

The game asks questions like "how do we confront the parts of ourselves we'd rather not see?" and "can we look beyond public perception and rumors to discover the truth in our true selves?" Questions that also hit a little harder in today's social media-obsessed world.

"We live in an age where information is everywhere," Wada explains. "It's easy to form judgments based only on appearances or what we just see. Because of that, I feel these themes have become even more meaningful over time." While the original game forced its point with TV screens as a motif, I can easily imagine phones serving the same purpose nowadays.

But, the developers at Atlus didn't want to change or sensationalize the classic game's story. According to Wada, the goal was preservation, only this time with a new coat of paint and a deeper "sense of immersion."

"If, as a result, the poison that has always been part of Persona 4 leaves an even more natural and lasting impression on players, then I would be very happy," he concludes.

Persona 6 producer doesn't want "to make games for the global market," only something "we ourselves genuinely find exciting"

The teams behind Persona 6 and Persona 4 Revival have apparently never made games with the goal of appealing to "the global market." The fact that Atlus' RPG series about Japanese high-schoolers has traveled across the world is only a happy accident.

That's according to Kazuhisa Wada - the general producer of the entire franchise, including the upcoming Persona 6 and Persona 4 Revival - who recently spoke to the official Xbox Podcast about how he views the series' growing success in overseas markets.

"To see it [Persona] grow into a franchise embraced by players all over the world fills me with both pride and gratitude," Wada says. "We've been fortunate to receive an incredible response to each new announcement, not only from fans in Japan, but from players around the globe. It's something that reminds me every day that Persona has reached people across countries and cultures."

Despite Persona seeping into corners of the world Atlus might not have dreamed of three decades ago, Wada explains the team's "philosophy for making these games has never changed." The developers behind Persona have apparently always stuck to their guns and haven't tried to pander to particular audiences.

"Our goal has never been simply to make games for the global market," he continues. "Instead, we've always believed in creating the games that we ourselves genuinely find exciting. The fact that this approach has resonated with players around the world is what makes us happiest" - even if it wasn't always intentional.

Of course, Atlus definitely takes steps to ensure its games are playable worldwide, especially these days. Wada explains that the studio now puts a "greater emphasis than ever on localization, quality assurance, and our overall development structure."

But when making the meat of their games, the devs are instead focused on "carefully crafting stories that stay with players."

"I think we have to do" Persona 1 and 2 Remakes, says Persona 4 Revival producer

Persona 6 is getting some kind of physical release on PS5, and some fans are taking it as a sign that Atlus plans to launch the long-awaited game before Sony buries PlayStation discs in 2028.

The news comes courtesy of an announcement post published by Sega Japan around the same time as the game's official reveal - June 8 - though it seems series enjoyers only recently caught wind of the small print tucked away at the bottom of the page: "Only physical copies of the PlayStation 5 version are available."

(It's worth noting Persona 6 may get a physical Xbox release outside of Japan, just as previous Atlus games have, since this presser comes from Sega's Japanese arm.)

While Persona 6 doesn't have a whiff of a release date or even a release window, Sony has announced that it'll stop manufacturing physical discs for new PlayStation games in January 2028. "Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only," the console maker said, and as a small relief, "this transition has no impact on games that already released, or will be releasing, prior to January 2028 in disc format."

Many fans were then left convinced that developer Atlus has plans to put Persona 6 out before physical PlayStation discs become a thing of the past. "So it's releasing next year then," one Redditor writes. "If Sony goes digital as of 2028, it must be penned in for later in 2027," says another.

There's certainly precedent for two big Atlus RPGs coming out in the same year - Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor: ReFantazio were a one-two punch back in 2024 - so it's entirely feasible that Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 could also launch back-to-back next year. Although I wouldn't get too excited about that prospect for now.

For one, Sony's announcement of a disc-less future actually came a whole month after Sega's blog post went live. Then there's the fact that "physical copies" could refer to anything from a full-on disc to a mostly empty plastic box that contains a download code - and publishers can still manufacture code-in-a-box copies after that 2028 deadline.

Details about the game itself and its launch plans are quieter than a foggy night in Inaba, but Atlus has said we can expect to hear more Persona 6 news after Persona 4 Revival drops early next year. We won't be kept in the dark for too much longer, then.

Persona 6 could release next year, Sega leaker hints, telling JRPG fans not to "read too much" into the teaser's lack of release window

Persona 4 Revival producer and Persona series veteran Kazuhisa Wada says "we have to do" Persona 1 and 2 remakes at some point.

Speaking with GamerBraves, Wada maintains his position as the patron saint of the very few people who still remember that Atlus' most popular JRPG series did not begin with Persona 3, but rather with Revelations: Persona, Persona 2: Innocent Sin, and Persona 2: Eternal Punishment.

Asked about remakes of the original Persona games, Wada responds, "At this point, I can't say for sure, but personally, I think it's something we should definitely do. I think we have to do it."

Wada has worked with the Persona series and its origin, the Shin Megami Tensei series, for decades. Persona 4 Revival is his latest project, though after his lead role in both Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal, he's also expected to be part of Persona 6. Here in the post-Persona 5 Royal era of Atlus, which has seen Persona grow into a global hit, Wada has helped lead the charge on modernizing Atlus' classic JRPGs.

Giving the original Persona and the Persona 2 duology the Royal, Remake, or Reload treatment raises a few unique challenges. Firstly, we've got to come up with some more words that start with R for the titles. I hear Revelation and Resonant are in fashion this year.

Secondly, there's a reason most people only know this series from Persona 3 onward, and it's not just because it can be hard to even find a way to play the original games today. Persona 3 and its follow-ups introduced pretty major changes both mechanically and thematically, framing the loop that's become the bedrock for modern installments. The original games feel quite different, in some ways closer to early Shin Megami Tensei entries, which could make them difficult to update.

So far, Atlus' remake strategy has basically boiled down to making games more like Persona 5 Royal, from presentation to quality-of-life features. Persona 5 was basically the evolved form of Persona 3 and 4, so that approach worked for those games.

But trying to do that with Persona 2, for example, feels like telling someone to wear shoes as gloves. If Atlus did take on this challenge, I'd love to see how it balances the old with the new. Do you stay faithful to the oddness of early Persona and trust modern fans to adapt, or do you just keep the setting, cast, and story and view them through the lens of today's mechanics?

And for that matter, do you combine Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment into one big Persona 2 Revisited? There you go, Atlus; you can have that one for free.

As Persona 6 drives hype, Atlus' JRPG series sold another 1 million copies over Sega's last quarter.

Atlus' Persona series sold a million copies during the three months of Sega's last financial quarter. Hype for Persona 4 Revival (coming next February) and Persona 6 (coming sometime after) might have had something to do with the continued sales momentum, of course, but the series is also home to some of the best JRPGs ever made. Becoming evergreen sellers comes with the territory.

Publisher Sega recently published its financial results for the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, which runs from the beginning of April to the end of June 2026. The Like A Dragon franchise sold well over 600,000 copies in that frame, Sonic the Hedgehog neared a million copies sold, but Persona remained king with more than a million copies sold across all games in the series.

Those stats seem especially impressive considering the high-schooling, demon-slaying series didn't see a new game release during those three months. Persona 3 Reload was ported to Switch 2 last October, but there hasn't been a totally new entry in the franchise for a couple of years now.

Last we heard, earlier this summer, Persona had sold a whopping 30 million copies combined, with Persona 5 making up an absurd chunk of that pie.

Probably not coincidentally, Sega's last quarter took place during the reveal of Persona 6 and a deep dive into Persona 4 Revival, so the series was likely front and center in the minds of the JRPG-loving public. Now's a good a time as any to jump into the series for the first time or catch up on the classics you might have missed, after all.

Persona's momentum in general bodes well for Atlus since Persona 4 Revival doesn't launch until February, 2027, and we've been warned to not expect much from Persona 6 until after the remake comes out, either.

Are you prepping for Persona 6, too? Find out where to start with our picks of the best Persona games, ranked worst to best.

Persona 4 Revival might just be one of the most exciting new JRPGs underway – aside from Atlus' Persona 6, that is – and yes, its menus look just as stunning as the studio's past games.

In case you missed the likes of Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor: ReFantazio in the past couple of years, Atlus' JRPGs have featured some of the most stunning menus I've seen in any game.

With vibrant visuals, eye-catching fonts, and fluid movement between selections, they're simply to die for – heck, it's one of the most notable features Metaphor: ReFantazio fans pointed out before the fantasy gem even launched in 2024.

It appears that Persona 4 Revival will join the studio's lineup of beautiful in-game menus, with new screenshots of its own UI drawing attention from series stans online.

In one post over on Twitter, we see bright turquoise shades and yellows showcased with various fonts, reflections, and shadowy backgrounds. It's a graphic designer's dream come true, and fans can't help but praise Atlus for the jaw-dropping menus.

"I think this might be the cleanest and best graphical presentation from an Atlus game ever, my God," writes one fan. Another adds, "These look sooo good." Elsewhere, someone jokes, "I hope they spent some of the budget fleshing out the characters" – because, you know, it feels like a lot of money went into the menu designs.

There's also a clip of the menus in action floating about, and yep… they're brilliant.

As one poster exclaims, "HOLY SHIT, THIS MENU IS SO RAD!" And, I have to include my favorite comment: "I FUCKING LOVE ATLUS MENU SCREENS!" Me, too, anon. Me, too.

That's not to say that Persona 4 Golden had bad menus or anything – but Revival is an upgrade, after all, and the menu redesigns certainly prove it. Personally, I can't wait to experience them in real-time.

Thankfully, I won't have to wait too long – Persona 4 Revival is releasing on February 18, 2027, which is mere months away at this point.

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New Persona 4 Revival footage has shown a new scene with Marie, leading to hopes that she'll be integrated better into the story than she was in Persona 4 Golden.

It's a trend in Persona games that when the updated version of it comes out, there's a new character integrated into the story who becomes a vital part of the new content – and by a trend, I mean it's happened twice. Persona 4 Golden introduced Marie to the story, a Velvet Room attendant who is a bit abrasive before opening up to the investigation team and protagonist. But she's a bit awkward in her integration, with many in the fandom dubbing her Poochie (in reference to a top five Simpsons episode).

However, Kasumi, introduced in Persona 5 Royal, has conversely become one of the most beloved characters in that game, and was overall integrated far better than Marie was for Persona 4 Golden, as if Atlus took the feedback about Poochie to heart. And from the looks of things, there may be some more Marie in Persona 4 Revival.

In the Persona 4 Revival character overview trailer, fans noticed that the scene shown alongside Marie is on the night of April 17, which would be after beating one of the game's first major bosses. The thing is, this scene doesn't exist in the original Persona 4 Golden, with Twitter user MeovvCAT speculating that this scene will play after the protagonist gets a tracksuit from Morooka.

And despite the mixed reception to Marie, response to the idea of more of the character is generally hopeful. Replies to the post include one user saying, "Hopefully learning from Kasumi and how to better integrate Marie into the overall story." Another adds: "What the remake needs to do, and I hope it succeeds, is to better integrate Marie into the story. If they do that, the remake will have fulfilled its purpose."

Persona 4 Revival changes some of Yosuke's controversial scenes: "We wanted to lighten that up and make it a little bit more fitting for the world we live in now."

Persona 4 Revival producer Kazuhisa Wada has revealed that Yosuke will be subject to changes to make him a "bit more fitting for the world we live in now."

Speaking to Anime Corner, Wada explains that the team hasn't made many changes "about the story," how characters think, "or how they act or anything" in Persona 4 Revival, but that the changes are "mostly with Yosuke."

He adds that Yosuke is "a little bit insensitive in terms of how he treats outsiders sometimes. So we wanted to lighten that up and make it a little bit more fitting for the world we live in now."

Persona 5 may be the biggest game in the series, but Persona 4 is that guy. Almost 20 years down the line and the game everyone used to complain was being oversaturated during the wait for Persona 5 is coming back, with 18 years of discourse backing it up. Some story elements of Persona 4 are a bit controversial to this day, so many have been curious as to how the remake would handle some of these elements.

One of the elements of Persona 4 that is perhaps aged in the eyes of many is pretty much everything to do with Yosuke. As a character, Yosuke embodies the "bro" archetype and – as someone who was a teen when Persona 4 came out – was a pretty accurate portrayal of your average edgy teenage boy in the era.

Yosuke is a very insecure character deep down, but it manifests with him being a bit of an asshole to his friends, playing on their insecurities, and by-extension being homophobic, misogynist, and just a bit of a creep. Most infamously, he asks Kanji – who was having doubts about his own sexuality – if he and the protagonist are going to be "safe alone" with him.

We've already seen that the game has removed a fan-favorite line that shows how awkward Yosuke could be (as well as a change to the pageant scene). Some are also wondering if the seemingly cut romance option with Yosuke will be restored in the upcoming remake, with some feeling that his homophobia and creepy lines could be symptomatic of a closeted person projecting their own insecurities. However, given the word that the team hasn't made major changes to the story, I have my doubts this will be included.

Persona 4 Golden Chie actor is "deeply grieving" being recast in Revival: "Thank you for sharing the journey with me."

As if Persona 4 Revival couldn't get any more exciting, it's now been confirmed that anime powerhouse MAPPA – the studio behind Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Attack on Titan's final season, and more – is producing all of the JRPG remake's animated cutscenes.

That's right, from the animators who brought you Satoru Gojo's ethereal blue eyes and many of Attack on Titan's most explosive scenes, we can now get ready for Persona 4 Golden's cutscenes to be brought to life in a new way.

We've already seen some of these in action from the remake's trailers and promotional videos – like the snippet of protagonist Yu Narukami awakening to his first Persona, Izanagi, in the game's pre-order trailer.

From what's been shown so far, they look incredible.

MAPPA's involvement in Persona 4 Revival was announced during Anime Expo 2026 over the weekend, where it was also revealed that Rise (the game's navigator, like Persona 5's Futaba and Persona 3's Fuuka) will be voiced by Abby Trott in the English dub, replacing The Last of Us Part 2's Abby actor, Laura Bailey. This isn't Trott's first Persona role, as she also voiced Tae Takemi in 5 Royal.

The new cast might take some getting used to for veteran fans, but it'd be hard to fault the new performances, from what we've heard.

I always thought that Persona 3 Reload looked great, but I've got to say that Persona 4 Revival is already looking like an even more impressive remake from what we've seen. MAPPA is only handling those anime-style cutscenes, but even the regular in-game cutscenes look super expressive, too.

There's still quite a wait before Persona 4 Revival's February 17, 2027, launch, but at least we'll have something to tide us over until Persona 6 eventually releases.

It's real, it's green, and it's looking a bit sinister, but that's about all we know about that one right now.

One Persona 4 Revival actor shared her "hardcore manifestation" to get into the JRPG remake over 2 years ago, and it clearly worked: "Dreams really do come true."

Although Atlus didn't bring female protagonist Kotone Shiomi back from Persona 3 Portable in Persona 3 Reload, she is making a comeback now – albeit not in a mainline game.

She'll be returning to Persona, but she's not joining her male counterpart Makoto Yuki in Reload – instead, she's part of a new Persona 3 Portable crossover event in Persona 5 gacha spin-off The Phantom X.

It's a strictly mobile and PC game, but it is free to play, so fans of Kotone will finally be able to play as her should they please. Atlus confirms as much in a teaser for the event, showing Kotone in action.

The description of the video details that more information is coming soon, which will likely include the event's release date – but it doesn't provide any other word on what players can expect to see in the crossover aside from Kotone herself.

Regardless, it's a pretty big reveal for folks who've missed one of the Persona series' only female protagonists… and trust me, there are plenty of them to go around.

Heck, Persona 3 Reload fans have been redoing every cutscene in the JRPG to add Kotone in – the dedication is unparalleled, y'all. There's even a mod out there that attempts to bring her into the 2024 remake as seamlessly as possible.

In other words, there's no shortage of Kotone truthers to be found in the wild, and I've got a good feeling this crossover event might spur a rise in Persona 5: The Phantom X players thanks to that.

As for why Atlus didn't choose to include Kotone in Persona 3 Reload a couple of years ago, it all boils down to difficulty and expenses. General producer Kazuhisa Wada previously stated (in machine-translated comments) that even though adding the female character was considered during Reload's development, "the hurdles were too high" ultimately. It's certainly sad, but at least we can play as her in the Persona 5 spin-off.

Here's hoping we learn more about the crossover event from Atlus soon – and perhaps see what else the developers have in store for Persona 5: The Phantom X.

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Fans have taken one of the biggest missed opportunities of the late 2000s into their own hands and are porting Persona 3 to the Nintendo DS.

I don't know about you, but I'm of the opinion that RPGs are best experienced on handheld consoles. Being able to chip away at a massive game in bed, on the bus, or wherever else you fancy (the bath? I don't know) is always a pleasure, and beats locking yourself to a console on the big TV. Before Persona 5, I spent most of my RPG time on the likes of the GBA, DS, and PS Vita, which did mean I missed out on some all-timers.

While Persona 3 Portable does exist, it was exclusive to the PSP, and it's a shame Atlus didn't share the love of the mainline Persona series to Nintendo until well after Joker appeared in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. However, a group of fans collectively named the P3D Project are aiming to right this wrong by porting Persona 3 to the DS, under the name Persona 3 Dual.

The game's 1.0 version released earlier this week, with the devs calling this "Milestone #1" with a new trailer showing off the port. And yes, it sure is Persona 3.

In fact – despite being substantially stripped back in comparison to the PS2 original – it does feature some things that never made it into the Portable edition on PSP. Namely, you're able to walk the streets of Iwatodai and the Paulownia Mall areas. In Persona 3 Portable, the overworld was made into a pseudo visual novel experience, whereas this DS port brings it more in line with the original game.

You can play this fan project now with a download available on the game's Github, but the developers have also shown what will be in the next version of the game, with the continued development of Persona 3 FES's female protagonist and updated versions of the UI to match. Will it be the most optimal or best way to play Persona 3? Probably not. But it's a really cool project regardless for those looking for a different way to experience one of their favorite RPGs.

Persona 4 Revival makes changes to fan-favorite scene from the OG JRPG, and veteran players aren't sure how to feel: "I'm sure people will be normal about this."

Persona 4 Revival is still underway as a remake of one of the best JRPGs to date (no, I'm not biased at all) – but just how true it is to Persona 4 Golden remains a bit of a mystery.

Although we do know that Atlus is remaking Golden specifically, there have been a few signs here and there pointing to differences between the 2012 banger I spent way too much time playing on the PlayStation Vita and Persona 4 Revival. For instance, we've previously seen cut dialogue lines come to light – and, of course, changes in characters' voices, like Yukiko's and, perhaps most notably, Chie's actor, too.

The discussion dominating the community right now has to do with yet another supposed step away from Persona 4 Golden: the Beauty Pageant and swimsuit contest.

If you've played the original revamp from Atlus, you might recall that October 30 – in-game, that is – is the date of the Beauty Pageant event. There are two phases, casual and swimwear. Now, the change in Revival, as per new screenshots from Atlus, has to do with Rise's outfit.

As pointed out over on Reddit, she appears to be wearing her Persona 4: Dancing All Night idol outfit during the Beauty Pageant. This would likely be a replacement for her "casual" wear – unless the swimsuit portion is different as well – in which she usually wears a simple dress in Persona 4 Golden. As you can imagine, the community has thoughts on this… to say the least.

"What if they make Persona 4 Revival an all-in-one," reads one comment. I'm not so sure they'd include its spin-offs instead of references like the outfit, but as a fan responds, that would be "cool as hell."

Another person writes, "Given there is a sprite, I'm thinking this is canon in game, and they are reworking that whole segment. Just a thought, though, who knows. It also could be an additional part of the school festival. I'm sure people will be normal about this." So am I, anon. So am I.

Somebody else says, "Looks like they're changing the swimsuit contest from the school festival event into maybe a dance contest, which is honestly probably for the best imo." I wouldn't be so quick to suggest that.

Over on Twitter, an eagle-eyed Persona modder instead shares in my own sentiment here: "It's likely Rise wears her P4D outfit in the Casualwear portion of the event." Honestly, I really think this is the most probable case.

I can't see Atlus changing it entirely, and we do see Rise's swimsuit in other new pictures. Fans are also sharing those – although it does seem like her beach-ready outfit has a new pattern.

As far as I'm concerned, though, I'll be happy with whatever ends up truly ringing true here. While I don't believe the Beauty Pageant will see drastic changes or that we'll see spin-off games integrated into Revival, I'd be thrilled either way.

Here's hoping we learn more about Persona 4 Revival as we near its February 18, 2027, release date… or, you know, Persona 6 while we're at it.

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Persona is the latest video game making the leap to live-action, with Netflix on board to adapt the beloved RPG series. And fans already have the perfect Joker in mind.

According to a report from Variety, Star Trek: Picard's Christopher Monfette is attached to write. Monfette has worked on a variety of genre shows and is a credited writer and co-producer on Marvel's upcoming VisionQuest. Stranger Things' Shawn Levy is also on board as a producer as part of his production company, 21 Laps. On the Sega side, Sonic the Hedgehog's Toru Nakahara is reportedly attached to produce.

Details beyond that are thin on the ground as, per Variety, Netflix declined to comment or confirm the veracity of the news. We don't even have a sense of which entry in the long-running series this show is likely to adapt. But it's further evidence of how much Netflix values video game adaptations in the wake of The Witcher, Castlevania, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2, Arcane, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, Devil May Cry, and many more.

While each mainline Persona entry deals with a new set of characters, there are some throughlines across the series – most notably, each stars a set of Japanese high school students who navigate the minutiae of school life by day, and fight their way through deadly dungeons by night, adopting a range of colorful personas to do battle.

The next game in the series, Persona 6, was announced only last month at Summer Game Fest, but with little more than a teaser to go off, it's unlikely Netflix's adaptation will be drawing from that. Far more likely is that Netflix's live-action Persona will take its cues from Persona 5 – as it features a number of the most beloved characters across any Shin Megami Tensei game. It's also the most successful entry in the series to date, with almost 14 million copies sold when Persona 5 Royal and the 2022 remaster are taken into account.

Naturally, Persona fans have plenty of thoughts about the news, not all of them positive. While some point to Netflix's track record of live-action adaptations as an ill omen for Persona, plenty are excited about the proposition of Joker and co. making the transition to live action. One common bit of fan-casting: Tom Holland as Joker. Though given the Spider-Man star has recently graduated to working with the likes of Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey, and that he has a long-gestating Fred Astaire biopic coming up, the chances of him starring in a Netflix video game adaptation seem relatively slim.

Whoever eventually signs up, it's certainly an exciting time to be a Persona fan, as Persona 6 seems to have some unexpected horror vibes. A Sega leaker has also hinted that the highly anticipated game could be released as early as next year.

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People looking for any morsel of info about Persona 6 will be happy to know that the director and series producer Kazuhisha Wada is happy to oblige.

Speaking to Famitsu (and reported by TheGamer), Wada explained some of his philosophy when it comes to making games. Specifically, he was asked about what challenges he wants to take on in the future and what he would tell other game developers.

"Fundamentally, as a creator, I'm not very interested in things that are neither good nor bad," he said. "That's why, while facing various risks and constraints, we've tried to deliver something like a poison that leaves a strong impression. Of course, this isn't just about sensationalism or extremism, but something that shakes people's values or gives them something to think about."

Even though Wada doesn't directly connect this to Persona 6, he's described the Persona games as a form of "poison" before. In 2024, he talked about trying to make games widely appealing but still distinct and compared it to "serving players deadly poison wrapped in sweet coating."

Wada routinely makes games that surprise people and I doubt Persona 6 will be any different. The hardest part will be waiting to see what kind of poison he's slipped into it. Persona 6 doesn't currently have a release date. All we know is that it will be rated M and seems to have some horror vibes.

Persona 4 Revival removes fan-favorite line, leaving fans hoping for a certain new love interest in shambles: "We definitely aren't getting that romance"

Persona 6 breadcrumbs continue to drop, this time with a Mature age rating courtesy of the Australian government.

The upcoming Atlus JRPG has been a very long time coming, but Persona 6's reveal trailer didn't divulge much information about the game at all. That's now changing with the speed of a dripping tap, and it's all thanks to the Australian Classification Board.

The ACB recently slapped Persona 6 with an M rating (for Mature), recommending it stay in the hands of gamers over the age of 15 due to "coarse language," nudity, and violence supposedly depicted in the game.

While age ratings don't provide concrete confirmation that games are nearing release, they do normally serve as good indicators since it suggests publishers are already doing certification prep. After all, classification boards can't recommend an appropriate age rating without seeing content used in the final game and publishers don't usually start the process for games early on in development with content that's likely to change substantially.

Essentially, if you're feeling optimistic, this could be a clue that Persona 6 is further along than its brief, shadowy reveal trailer implies. Look no further than Splatoon Raiders and Star Wars: Zero Company's age ratings, which were both submitted shortly before their release dates were made official.

Still, I'd recommend pumping the breaks on any hopium-fuelled dreams that involve Persona 6 getting a full gameplay blowout and a release date anytime soon. It's entirely possible the new age rating is based on content disclosures seen on Steam's Persona 6 storefront description: "This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Some Nudity or Sexual Content, Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content".

Also keep in mind Atlus has other priorities to keep track of. Persona 4 Revival, a remake of the classic RPG, is coming out on February 18, 2027 - and Atlus has said we can look forward to more Persona 6 information after the remake releases.

For now, we know Persona 6 seems to be following in the footsteps of its high-schooling, demon-punching predecessors. "Live a Double Life in Modern-Day Japan," the game's Steam page reads, while hinting at another year-long in-game calendar and "contemporary Japanese cities."

Persona 4 Revival fans hope Atlus is teasing a male romance option thought to have been cut from the original JRPG, and as Persona 6 approaches I think it's about time

Atlus has changed a specific line of dialogue in Persona 4 Revival, leading some to wonder if they got their hopes up for the rumored cut Yosuke romance option returning a bit too early.

Persona 4 is one of those games where there's a lot of curiosity about how Atlus would go about remaking it. Despite Persona 5 eclipsing it in popularity, the discourse around Persona 4 has persisted for decades, and one of the big reasons why people are curious about how it will be remade is Yosuke Hanamura. Yosuke takes on the "bro" archetype that Persona 3's Junpei and Persona 5's Ryuji exist in, and is your protagonist's right-hand man throughout the adventure.

But Yosuke is awkward – especially in the English localization. He creeps on the litany of women throughout the game, plays on insecurities of the party members, and most notably, constantly makes homophobic comments – especially towards Kanji. And while from my perspective of growing up in the era, he's almost a perfect representation of a teenage boy in a world where Family Guy, South Park, and any number of sitcoms were appointment viewing, and giving your friends abuse for the love of the game was a common activity, it's led to him being a disliked character for a portion of the fanbase.

One thing that many point to with Yosuke in regards to his homophobia is an apparently cut romance option with the character where he seemingly confesses his love to the protagonist – as if his comments are a manifestation of his own feelings in a society where people as homophobic as Yosuke exist. And with it becoming more common in games – like Fire Emblem, Hades, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – to offer same-sex romance options, many were wondering if this scene will be restored in the upcoming remake.

Atlus released a deep dive video for Persona 4 Revival revealing that a line – in which Yosuke awkwardly tells the protagonist that "you do seem to be great with your hands," before catching himself and quickly retracting it – has been changed. In Revival, the line is changed to, "Woah, you can cook? Actually, you do strike me as someone who'd be good at that," which is a pretty straight-forward compliment, and not nearly as debatably flirtatious as the original.

Fans have been quick to react, with one user lamenting: "We definitely aren't getting that romance," while another adds, "Only way the scales balance from this is if they add the Yosuke romance."

However, it's been pointed out that the Revival version of the line is actually more accurate to the original Japanese version, which others do celebrate, hoping it'll make Teddie's character a bit more obviously an oblivious kid than he was in the English version, where many just viewed him as a total creep.

Persona 4 Golden Chie actor is "deeply grieving" being recast in Revival: "Thank you for sharing the journey with me."

Persona 6 is now on Steam, ready to wishlist as we wait who knows how long for the next big JRPG from Atlus.

As expected, the Persona 6 Steam page closely mirrors the existing pages on the PlayStation and Xbox stores. However, Atlus and publisher Sega have also shared a few moderately interesting breadcrumbs.

With just a short and vague reveal trailer to go on, we've had to resort to these store pages for any information sturdier than bread. Most of the details around Persona 6 have served only to confirm what hasn't changed since Persona 5, which is by far the most popular entry in the series. Today hasn't yielded any bombshells either, but sometimes no change is interesting news in its own right.

One thing that has changed a tiny bit is Persona 6's mature content description. This is unique to the Steam listing, at least for now, and reads: "This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Some Nudity or Sexual Content, Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content".

For comparison, here's what Persona 5 Royal's Steam page says: "This game includes content such as blood, drug reference, partial nudity, sexual themes, strong language, and violence."

I'm really only pointing this out because, while Persona 6 shows very slight differences to Persona 5 Royal's mature content Steam description, it's identical to Persona 4 Revival's disclosure. This suggests Atlus or Sega have simply updated their boilerplate verbiage, so we shouldn't read it as a unique reflection of the tone or content of Persona 6, which, based on that graveyard reveal trailer, is currently suspected to be a bit darker than the more pop-flavored Persona 4 and 5 (though both of those also feature some grim scenes and subjects).

If nothing else, this does indicate that Persona 6 won't be a step back in terms of mature content or themes. Previously, we only had pending ESRB ratings, with the Xbox page predicting "likely mature 17+".

We can also look at the SteamDB page update history and find "content descriptors" which include "some nudity or sexual content," "frequent violence or gore," and "general mature content".

Speaking of Steam tags: separate from user-determined tags, Persona 6 has categories that include "single-player," "Steam Achievements," "Steam Cloud," and "Family Sharing". I look forward to seeing what tags Steam users brute force into the store page.

Another Steam update log matches a blurb on the live page: "Added 3rd-Party DRM – Denuvo Anti-tamper". This also comes as no surprise, as Persona 4 Revival uses the same tech.

Somewhat more interesting is clear confirmation that the Persona series' calendar structure hasn't changed. In store page descriptions, Atlus explains that we will "Live a Double Life in Modern-Day Japan". The Steam post co-published by Atlus and Sega notes that Persona 6 will see us "Live a Year Alongside Unforgettable Companions in Modern-Day Japan," recentering the calendar and putting us on a course for a year in "contemporary Japanese cities".

Additionally, Atlus and Sega continue to emphasize that Persona 6 is a completely standalone game, seemingly looking to avoid any confusion or fear around playing this as your first Persona. Atlus knows Persona 5 got a lot more attention than previous entries, and it obviously wants those people, and others, to play Persona 6. I've scoured every crumb of Persona 6 information, and I can't stress enough just how heavily this newcomer-friendly sentiment has been pushed.

That new Steam post reads: "While staying true to the distinctive atmosphere and innovative gameplay experience that have made the series beloved for years, Persona 6 introduces an entirely new setting and story. Each mainline title features a self-contained narrative with no story ties to previous games — so if this is your first Persona experience, jump right in!"

Persona 6 could release next year, Sega leaker hints, telling JRPG fans not to "read too much" into the teaser's lack of release window.

One Persona 4 Revival actor shared her dream to be cast in the JRPG remake over two years ago, well before Atlus's next game was even announced, and now she says "dreams really do come true."

Ari Thrash, who also voiced Yao Guang in Honkai: Star Rail, has now been announced as the new English voice of Marie in Revival – a Persona 4 Golden-exclusive character who was previously voiced by Eden Riegel. "I'm so ecstatic to say dreams really do come true as I announce I had the incredible honor of voicing Marie in P4R," Thrash writes following the news – and looking at her old posts, you can tell she's really not exaggerating.

Back in April 2024, Thrash took to Twitter with a dream. "If P4 gets another remaster with like P5 graphics and they give the characters other VA's I would love the chance to try out of Rise or Nanako," she wrote. "This is hardcore manifestation. Even if I didn't get one of them just to be able to try is a dream."

She reiterated this point in December of the same year, sharing a fan-made Persona 4 and Dandadan crossover animation and proclaiming: "Mark my words I will be in the remake of this at any cost. I'm manifesting it rn."

Well… here we are! While Thrash didn't end up being the voice of Rise or Nanako like she initially suggested – in fact, she now admits that at the time of that post, "I had never played Golden so I didn't know who Marie was" – she's clearly over the moon.

"Being a part of this game is a HUGE dream come true for me," she says in her announcement. "I'm still in awe and I'll be forever grateful.

"Persona 4 was my first introduction to the franchise and I've been a huge Persona fan since," she continues. "It's always been a bucket list series for me to book and working with the localization team brought me so much joy and is such an unforgettable experience.

"Every one of my cast mates is someone I look up to. To be able to be a part of this cast is surreal beyond belief."

Thrash acknowledges that many veteran fans will likely "miss the OG Marie's voice and I can't/won't blame you for that (she slays), the OGs are iconic!!" Even so, she's hopeful that folks will enjoy her take on the character.

"When I recorded Marie I had no idea what her previous voice was like, my version of her is just based on her design and her sides and learning with her as she learns about herself," she explains in a separate post. "I wanted to keep myself from doing an impression – but I wonder if me and Eden will have very similar performances. That'll be a fun comparison when I get to play both the og and Revival side by side."

Thrash promises that she gave the role her all, noting that "I cried once my last session finished," and her enthusiasm is contagious. We've not heard too much of her as Marie just yet, but I can't wait to hear her in action once Revival launches next February.

Persona 4 Yukiko actor passes the torch to her replacement as Atlus reveals Revival cast: "I know she will rock this role."

Atlus has unveiled several of the new actors who'll provide the English voices of Persona 4 Revival's iconic characters, and the cast seems to know exactly how big the shoes they're stepping into are. The new actors have taken to social media to celebrate the news and pay tribute to the OGs, and at least one of the original actors is happily passing the torch to her replacement.

Brianna Knickerbocker will take on the role of Yukiko Amagi in Persona 4 Revival. She describes this as an "absolute bucket list dream role" on Twitter, promising fans that "we all poured so much love into this story/game. You all are going to LOVE it."

Among the people already certain to love it? Amanda Winn Lee, who voiced Yukiko in the original game. "This is fantastic news," Lee exclaims in her own tweet. "Brianna is an absolute doll and I know she will rock this role and it's ridiculous laugh! Have fun, gorgeous!!"

The Persona 4 characters are uniquely beloved, even among the intense world of JRPG fandom, and for many players in the West these personalities are inseparable from the English voices who previously brought them to life.

"I know how much this series and specifically this title means to Persona fans, so I just want you all to know the immeasurable amount of care and consideration that went into the recording of this game," says Paul Castro Jr, who's taking over the role of Yosuke Hanamura. "I can only hope to capture some of what made Yosuke so special to so many people, while bringing my own voice to the role."

As for Ari Thrash, who's taking over Marie from Eden Riegel, she says "I know most of you will miss the OG Marie’s voice and I can’t/won’t blame you for that (she slays), the OGs are iconic!! But– for every new persona fan and old, I sincerely hope you’ll enjoy my interpretation of her."

Funnily enough, Thrash tweeted way back in 2024 that if Persona 4 were to ever get a full remake with a new cast "and they give the characters other VA’s I would love the chance to try out [for] Rise or Nanako. This is hardcore manifestation." That manifestation did end up working, in a way, though Marie wasn't on her radar at the time. "I had never played Golden so I didn’t know who Marie was," she explains.

"My cast and I stand on the shoulders of giants," according to Nazeeh Tarsha, who's taking over the role of the protagonist from Johnny Yong Bosch. "We all grew up on monumental and iconic performances and the amount of respect we have toward our predecessors cannot be overstated. Truthfully I know that this news comes to the chagrin of many and I would be lying if I said I haven't been nervous about this reveal. I want to make it clear that I see myself solely as an iteration. Johnny will forever be my and many people's GOAT and I can only hope to aspire to his greatness. I did my best to do right by both him as well as the fandom."

These roles have clearly meant a lot to the actors who've taken them on over the years. Chie actor Erin Fitzgerald, who herself replaced OG actor Tracey Rooney for Persona 4 Golden, said she was "deeply grieving" losing the role for Revival. Here's hoping the new cast can live up to the precedent set by those who've come before.

You can't make a list of the best JRPGs without at least one Persona game.

As Atlus shows off Persona 4 Revival's fully voiced Social Links, some fans are convinced that the devs are also teasing the addition of a male romance option thought to have been cut from the original JRPG.

The character in question is Yosuke Hanamura – protagonist Yu's first friend and party member, and one half of a non-canon pairing that's been popular for the best part of two decades now. In Persona 4 and its Golden re-release, Yosuke and Yu become very close over the course of the story and their strictly platonic Social Link, but some datamined cut voice lines previously led fans to believe that the devs may have planned for it to be possible for the two to have become more than just friends.

As showcased by Persona content creator Faz in the video below, the unused (but fully voiced) dialogue goes as follows: "I focused all my attention on the murders to avoid having to confront myself. So long as I don't try, nothing will change, even if we catch the killer. Right now, I'm just plain old me, and I want to do what I can with everything I got, with you guys. I never knew I had such heat inside, so I… I want to become someone who can proudly stand shoulder to shoulder with you. Don't go. I like you. … Don't make me say stuff like that."

While it's up to interpretation, the delivery of those lines definitely implies there could have been a romantic connotation, and many are hopeful that this could surface properly in the upcoming remake – something some believe Atlus is now teasing. Over the last couple of days, Atlus posted a selection of Social Link clips from Revival in a video shared across its social media accounts, leading the post with the caption: "'If someone had to see that, I'm glad it was you.'"

That's a line from one of the conversations with Yosuke – you can hear Revival's voiced version in the video itself – and while it might not mean much on its own, some are intrigued that Atlus is pushing that particular Social Link into the spotlight. "COME ON ATLUS THIS HAS TO MEAN SOUYO. RIGHT. RIGHT," one fan questions, referencing the pair's common ship name.

"They used Yosuke's line on the caption. They are hinting a Yosuke romance route," another speculates, while another asks, "WHY HIS QUOTE HMMMMM." Meanwhile, another simply declares: "ATLUS! MAKE YOSUKE ROMANCE ROUTE REAL AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!"

And, as fans have previously pointed out, if Atlus were to add a romance route for Yosuke, it could theoretically add new context to some dialogue that's aged very poorly in 4 and Golden. As one puts it, "Atlus has a once in a lifetime chance to completely recontextualize and VASTLY improve Yosuke's character by confirming his homophobia to be a projection of his insecurity and internalized homophobia."

It's dialogue like this that I've been wondering how Atlus will handle when it comes to the remake – I've personally been speculating that it'll likely just be cut entirely, even if a Yosuke romance route is added, but we'll have to wait and see.

As for our chances of a Yu and Yosuke romance, I don't think this specific Atlus post is the hint some want it to be, but given the old cut content, I'd like to think there's still a possibility. We don't yet know how Persona 6 is going to shake out in any capacity, but we do know it'll feature romance, and locking players down to purely heterosexual relationship options like we've seen in Personas 3 through 5 would certainly feel like a dated decision, despite the fact that it wouldn't be a first for the series (just look at Persona 2: Innocent Sin).

With that in mind, it'd also be a good opportunity before then with Revival to update one of the older games with something many felt it was missing, and, let's face it, after years of shipping, Atlus is definitely aware of the demand.

Persona 4 Golden Chie actor is "deeply grieving" being recast in Revival: "Thank you for sharing the journey with me."

Persona is one of the most iconic RPG franchises for a reason. Since Atlus released the first game in the series, Revelations: Persona in 1996, the series has been a critical darling and fan-favorite for years. We've had countless spinoffs and remakes over the years, but there have only been six main entries in the Persona series, with the last, the phenomenal Persona 5, releasing back in 2016. Ten years later, we’ve finally got a teaser trailer for Persona 6. It’s extremely dark – so much so that it looks like Persona is finally ready to take a surprising leap into horror. And I, for one, couldn’t be happier.

The teaser gives virtually nothing away, but it’s got a seriously sinister energy. There’s a green tint over the proceedings, as we're taken to a shadowy graveyard. Ominous music builds as eerie discordant sounds flood our ears. The camera moves slowly, lurking in menace towards a large, ornate gravestone in the middle of the cemetery. The shadow of a hand is seen outstretched towards it. Before the hand can make contact with the grave, the teaser cuts to a rapid montage of footage and cutouts of body parts that wouldn’t feel out of place in the Resident Evil franchise. Then, in bright, toxic green, “P6” flashes on the screen before the title “Persona 6” appears below. This may not be the Persona we've come to expect.

Reach out to the truth

The teaser's description makes vague but unsurprising promises: Persona 6 is a “new standalone story blending heartfelt daily life and new characters with pulse-pounding, supernatural adventure. Whether it's your first Persona game or you’ve been here since the beginning, this one's for you." “Heartfelt” is the only word that suggests this might not be horror, but plenty of great horror has heart. And “pulse-pounding” certainly suggests things are gonna get intense. I don’t know a genre more pulse-pounding and nerve-shredding than horror.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: Persona has never done horror before. It's had plenty of spinoffs, including two fighting games, Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax as well as three rhythm games, Dancing All Night, Dancing in Moonlight, and Dancing in Starlight. But no horror. But Atlus’ fascination with taking these characters into different genres is all the evidence I need to know it's capable of diving into the deep end of horror.

For those quick to say that Persona would never take the jump into horror, there’s something important to address here: Persona has always been a degree or two away from being a true horror game. Throughout the main series, you battle with twisted manifestations of your own psyche called shadows at night. Persona 3, arguably the darkest game of the series, is about coming to terms with the inevitability of death. Every Persona game has enemies that look like they’ve come straight out of Silent Hill, with plenty of murder to boot.

The farthest Persona has strayed from horror was Persona 5, with its infectious upbeat jazz soundtrack, but even that game dealt with heavy topics. Atlus has steadily pushed the boundaries with what we can expect from turn-based RPGs, and I seriously doubt Persona 6 would be an exception to that rule. Horror is precisely what Persona needs to take things to new heights. With a few tweaks, the dungeons we’ve come to know and love could become dense, relentless nightmares, while the daytimes at school could be used to grapple with the psychological impact of the horrors that await at night.

Now, Atlus is no stranger to delivering a creepy teaser trailer for a new Persona game. For Persona 5, the all-red trailer showcased five chairs with shackles on them. On screen text reads “You are a slave. Want emancipation?” before revealing the title Persona 5. It was undeniably sinister. Yet when you compare the two, the Persona 5 teaser comes off looking like an episode of Peppa Pig. If the Persona 5 teaser promised the chance for freedom, the Persona 6 teaser offers a full descent into darkness. And I can only hope Persona 6 delivers on this promise of a full-blown horror game. It’s been a long time coming.

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Persona 4 Revival's latest trailer has given us our first look – well, listen – of the upcoming JRPG remake's new cast of actors, and one of the stars from Golden is understandably "grieving" the fact that she's not reprising her role.

While fans have been theorizing who the new actors in Persona 4 Revival might be, we don't actually have any confirmed names yet, but one thing we know for sure is that everyone sounds different. Though this might be disappointing to anyone who enjoyed the previous performances, it's also not too surprising – before Persona 4 Revival was even revealed last year, a number of actors from the previous games helped fuel expectations that a remake was on the way by revealing that they weren't in it.

Amongst these was Erin Fitzgerald, the English voice actor for the energetic second party member, Chie Satonaka, in Persona 4 Golden (and its following spin-offs). She said at the time: "I have not been asked to reprise my role as Chie Satonaka in the Persona 4 remake. RIP." Now that the latest trailer is out, she's been sharing more thoughts.

"I'm ok chat. I'm just deeply grieving," Fitzgerald begins in a BlueSky post. "Everything in life is transient.

"I celebrate that the experience happened. I am grateful that I lived it FULLY," she continues. "Thank you for sharing the journey with me." She shares a GIF of her character, and signs off: "Chie out."

I’m ok chat.I’m just deeply grieving.Everything in life is transient. I celebrate that the experience happened. I am grateful that I lived it FULLY.Thank you for sharing the journey with me. Yukiko, i will love u forever. Yosuke, let’s go get a burger. 💚💛💚💛💚 Chie out

— @erinfitzbadass.com (@erinfitzbadass.com.bsky.social) 2026-06-10T11:51:36.436Z

Persona 3 Reload similarly recast the English voices for all of its main party members, and though the new performances were great, they still took some getting used to for longtime fans of the series. I imagine it'll be the same here, as you can see in fans' responses to Fitzgerald. "I'll miss your Chie, dearly," one says, as another writes: "Your performance as Chie was tremendously amazing and I think I speak for the entire fandom when I say we're NEVER forgetting it."

Persona 4 Revival is now confirmed to be a remake of 2012's expanded Golden re-release, where Fitzgerald first took on the role (taking over from Tracey Rooney). It's set to release on February 18, 2027, and after that, we even have Persona 6 to look forward to.

Persona 6 could release next year, Sega leaker hints, telling JRPG fans not to "read too much" into the teaser's lack of release window.

A Sega leaker has hinted that Persona 6 is probably still coming in 2027, despite the teaser trailer showing nothing about the game.

It feels weird to say it, but Atlus has announced Persona 6. It's been almost a decade since Persona 5 released in Japan, and we've been waiting so long for the next numbered entry. But really, it being announced hasn't changed much, since the trailer proceeded to show us absolutely nothing about the game. It had some spooky visuals, a logo and release platforms, and that was it! I'm excited, but I knew as much about it around 10 years ago as I do now, and some are concerned we'll have a long wait ahead of us like we did after Persona 5's first teaser.

But ResetEra user lolilolailo, who has been known for leaking info about Sega games for a few years (them teasing the theme of the too-silly-to-be-leaked Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii was enough to get my trust, personally) has commented on the teaser. When asked if 2027 was still the planned release date, they respond: "Don't read too much on the teaser not having 2027 in it, especially considering P4R is launching before."

And granted, it makes sense for Atlus to not overshadow the upcoming remake of Persona 4 with news about the next game in the series, with an Atlus lead suggesting we shouldn't expect more Persona 6 info until after Persona 4 Revival releases. Many are predicting we'll see a repeat of Atlus' 2024, where the Persona 3 remake released in early 2024 while the Persona-adjacent Metaphor: ReFantazio released in October.

So, despite Atlus giving us nothing, it sounds like the dream may still be on the cards and we could be playing Persona 6 next year. At least I hope so – it's been too long.

Persona 4 Revival finally gets a release date, and boy does it look good.

The Persona 4 remake is getting one of my favorite Persona 5 combat mechanics, and I bet you missed it in the trailer, too. Amid everything announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, which was in itself a fast-paced frenzy of updates and announcements including Persona 6, I don't feel bad that it took a more thorough and focused rewatch to spot. But spot it I did, and I can now confirm that swap out is coming to Persona 4 Revival.

Why is it so exciting? Well, I'm someone who plays the best turn-based RPGs by choosing my party more for the company than the logistics. There are a couple of caveats to that – no, I wouldn't pit Light damage specialists against a resistant enemy just for the sake of it, but unless I know what I'm up against, I'm a sucker for bringing my favs with me into each of the best Persona games. Persona 5's swap-out mechanic proved my saving grace for that precise reason, allowing me to switch up my party makeup mid-battle if I run into a nasty surprise. Seeing it come to Person 4 Revival is truly excellent news – and it shows how Atus is approaching its remakes with more in mind than a stylish new look alone.

Channeling the greats

I had been hoping to see swap out in Persona 3 Reloaded. The game was Atlus's first pop at its remake series, also made in tandem with the next mainline game (hell yeah for Persona 6 finally being revealed), and I knew it had set out to bring Persona 5's strong visual identity to one of its best-loved titles.

It absolutely pulled off making a stylish, slick remake, evoking the aesthetic charm and vibrance of the franchise's entry. But I was disappointed that the innovations stopped there. Persona 5's success made it the series' greatest hit, a lot of it probably down to how good it looks. There's more to the Joker's adventure than a cool vibe, though. It also has the best combat.

I see echoes of that in the Persona 4 Revival trailer. Everything is painted in vivid shocks of color, from the environs of the Midnight Channel itself to the skills Yu and his buddies use to defeat Shadows throughout. The UI is discernibly Persona 5-coded, much as it is in Persona 3 Reloaded, only reskinned to suit the game's own color palette. To that end, the P5 energy resides only in P4R's style instead of its substance.

Or so I thought, until about one minute and twenty five seconds into the trailer when the words "baton pass" flash on-screen. It looks like the protagonist is tagging Yosuke in, potentially swapping out a downed Chie to give her a chance to recover. It looks just like the swap out mechanic from Persona 5 and Persona 5 Golden – finally, it's coming to the remakes.

The real question will be how Atlus adapts its unlock path to accommodate a new context. Swapping party members out mid-combat is locked behind social sim elements in P5, specifically by building your relationship with the game's Star Confidant, classmate and love interest Hifumi Togo.

Maybe the role of Star Confidant is returning to P4R, but might be exclusive to one or more of the protagonists' eight love interests? Or, if Atlus wants to adapt rather than copy and paste the mechanic, there might be multiple ways to access it? Swap out is such a fun and essential tool in Persona 5, especially on higher difficulties or for anyone who struggles to be strategic about their party selection, and there are so many ways it could be introduced to P4R with the same effect.

For now, there's still a big question mark over what that might look like. But with a February 2027 release date locked in and less than a year to go until then, I'm excited to see which other ways Persona 4 Revival riffs off the fifth mainline game to deliver a fresh take on its coolest tricks. Style and substance, please!

Persona 6 is finally happening, but its big Xbox Games Showcase announcement was incredibly vague, and according to Kazuhisa Wada, director at Atlus's P-Studio, it doesn't sound like we can expect more details anytime soon, either.

I'm sure I'm not the only one whose highlight of the big Xbox show yesterday was the Persona 6 reveal, but, uh, Atlus really didn't give much away. We got a few extended, dark shots of the camera panning over what looks like a rainy graveyard, before moving to a green sky, some slightly creepy imagery of pointing hands, letters, and facial features, and then – bam – Persona 6 logo. It exists, it's coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, and it's green.

Hoping to find out more? Well, too bad – at least, for now. In a press release, Wada – one of the leads on Persona 4 Golden, Persona 5 Royal, Persona 3 Reload, and more – says: "We are delighted to officially announce our work on the next installment of the Persona series and look forward to sharing the incredible efforts that the entire team is putting into Persona 6 for its release after Persona 4 Revival."

That certainly sounds like we shouldn't expect any more news until we're past Persona 4 Revival's release, which is now set for February 18, 2027. Painful though that may be for anyone desperate for more information, it's not particularly surprising, either – the lack of significant footage and any indication of a release window suggests that we might be waiting some time for the game. I just hope we don't have an Elder Scrolls 6-style wait ahead of us – poor Bethesda fans have gone eight full years without a look at the upcoming RPG now.

At least Persona 6's Xbox store page has given a little more away about the Atlus JRPG, teasing that "the signature blend of heartfelt daily life and pulse-pounding supernatural adventure returns, wrapped around a completely fresh, standalone story and new cast of characters," set in modern-day Japan.

"Navigate the rhythms of everyday school life and build friendships, pursue romance, and cultivate memories that matter," it continues. "But beneath the surface of familiar streets and quiet neighborhoods lies something darker: strange rumors, unsettling urban legends, and occult incidents that only you and your closest allies can face."

Frankly, that descriptor could be used for Persona 3, 4, and 5, so there's nothing unusual here – if anything, it confirms that Atlus is sticking to a formula it knows works, because why mess with a good thing? Clearly, though, for now, we'll just have to focus on Persona 4 Revival, which is now confirmed to be a remake of the expanded Persona 4 Golden, in turn avoiding Persona 3 Reload's biggest mistake.

The Persona series has sold 30 million copies, and an absurd chunk of that is from Persona 5.

Persona 4 Revival's first proper gameplay trailer is upon us, and as well as confirming that Atlus's upcoming remake looks stunning, it also showed off the return of content from Persona 4 Golden.

During today's Xbox Games Showcase, Persona 4 Revival's latest trailer confirmed a February 18 release date for the upcoming JRPG remake, and also showed a very important character. Around 50 seconds in, we see Velvet Room assistant Marie – a character who was added to Persona 4's expanded Golden re-release in 2012 along with her Aeon Social Link. Without getting into any spoilers, she also plays a big role in the new story content added to Golden, which was absent from the original 2008 game.

Up until now, it's not been clear if Persona 4 Revival was going to be a remake of the original or Golden. Notably, Persona 3 Reload fell into the former camp, controversially opting to remove the female protagonist introduced in Persona 3 Portable, as well as The Answer epilogue added to Persona 3 FES, though that did get added as post-launch paid DLC.

Persona 4 Golden's extra content couldn't really have been added as DLC in the remake given how interwoven it is throughout the main story, so I'm glad to see that it's made the cut. There were a couple of hints in the first reveal trailer last year to suggest this would be the case, namely, the use of the Golden-exclusive song, Time To Make History, and what appeared to be the protagonist's scooter outside the Dojima residence (which he didn't have in the OG release).

All in all, it seems like this has the potential to be the definitive way to experience Persona 4, which, really, is exactly what you'd want from a remake, and I couldn't be happier that Atlus is avoiding what I'd argue was its biggest mistake in its last remake.

Today's Xbox Games Showcase was a real treat for Persona fans – we also got confirmation that Persona 6 is real, green, and on its way to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC… at some point. Yeah, we really don't know much for now, but that didn't stop me from jumping out of my seat at the reveal.

The Persona series has sold 30 million copies, and an absurd chunk of that is from Persona 5.

As the Persona series turns 30 and we finally have confirmation of Persona 6, Atlus has revealed that the Persona series has sold over 30 million copies.

The day has finally arrived – Atlus has announced Persona 6 and, sure, the publisher proceeded to show us absolutely nothing about the game, but now we have official word that the game actually exists following some art seemingly leaking online last week (which has been inadvertently strengthened by the game's official logo). For now though, all eyes are on Persona 4 Revival which finally got a release date of February 18, 2027, alongside a new trailer which confirms it'll be a remake of Persona 4 Golden, avoiding Persona 3 Reload's approach of remaking the base game.

Alongside its dual announcements, Atlus released a new piece of artwork featuring Persona 4 protagonist Yu Narukami to announce that the series' 30th anniversary has coincidentally coincided with the series selling over 30 million units. The Atlus Twitter account adds, "Thank you to everyone who has supported us – we wouldn't be here without you!"

Notably, Persona 5 is unsurprisingly responsible for a huge chunk of that. Back in 2023 – around the time Persona 5 Tactica released – Atlus confirmed that the "Persona 5 series" which consists of Persona 5, Royal, Dancing in Starlight, Strikers, and Tactica, had sold over 10 million copies. More recent numbers confirm Persona 5 Royal alone has passed seven million sales, on top of the 3.2 million sales that base Persona 5 sold by the end of 2019. And, undoubtedly, the spinoffs have sold even more in the years since, too.

So, the next time you ask "why is Persona 5 still being milked by Atlus" (and somehow don't remember how much Persona 4 was milked beforehand), that's probably why.

Hopes for Persona 1 and 2 remakes crushed as Atlus mysteriously alters the JRPGs' new merch listings.

The Persona 6 reveal could hardly have been less informative, so we've no choice but to scrounge the newly minted store page for something of substance. At a glance: not a lot, but not nothing.

For my money, the main takeaway for the Persona 6 store page is what Atlus isn't doing – namely, fixing what isn't broken. Compared to previous releases, the studio is also strongly emphasizing approachability – presumably hoping to bring all the people who bought Persona 5 back for another game.

"Persona 6 brings everything beloved about the series into a bold new story," the description reads. "The signature blend of heartfelt daily life and pulse-pounding supernatural adventure returns, wrapped around a completely fresh, standalone story and new cast of characters. Whether you've been with the series since the beginning or this is your very first Persona experience, you belong here."

Persona has almost always been a series of standalone games, with the exception of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, the only direct sequel in the mainline lineup. Obviously, you'd want to play Persona 5 before playing a spinoff like Persona 5 Strikers – if only because hanging out with the Phantom Thieves does a lot of heavy lifting in that game – but you can start with any of the core games. At most, you might miss an extremely minor reference or two if you play them out of order.

With Persona 6. Atlus is really banging this drum. A dedicated subsection reads: "New to the Series? Learn about the journey." The closer adds: "Now, Persona 6 promises the perfect entry point into one of gaming's most beloved franchises for newcomers and a haunting, profound new mystery for those who have been waiting."

For Persona 6, Atlus seems to be playing the classics. "Everyday school life" returns, sending us back to the formative, awkward high school years. You'll "build friendships, pursue romance, and cultivate memories that matter" in more social links. The backdrop to this is a "double life in modern-day Japan," with "strange rumors, unsettling urban legends, and occult incidents" creeping into your routine.

After Persona 5 and its many children – Royal, Tactica, Strikers, Dancing, a big happy family – broke records for the series, it seemed unlikely that Atlus would suddenly change course and release a dramatically different installment. The dreary, graveyard-set Persona 6 reveal trailer does suggest a return to dimmer Persona 3 vibes compared to the more bubbly energy of Persona 4 and 5, but that's about all we can say, and even that is speculation. It's looking like Another Persona Game, and you won't hear any complaints from me.

Persona 4 Revival finally gets a release date, and boy does it look good.

Persona 6 is real, folks. Atlus announced it during today's Xbox Games Showcase live stream, and it was by far the thinnest announcement of the entire show.

The trailer is a dreary shot of a graveyard punctuated with a neon green "P6" logo, and that's about it. At least we have platforms to go on: Xbox Series X, PS5, and PC (Steam).

That's genuinely it for now. We have no release date, no characters (though some purported leaks would disagree), not even themes. But as of today, Persona 6 is a real, official, in-development JRPG to look forward to.

The trailer blurb reads: "The highly anticipated next chapter of the iconic RPG series delivers a bold, new standalone story blending heartfelt daily life and new characters with pulse-pounding, supernatural adventure. Whether it's your first Persona game or you've been here since the beginning, this one's for you."

To interrogate the trailer itself a little more closely, the vibes appear closer to the likes of Persona 3, the darkest of the modern installments. Persona 4 Revival, also shown during today's show, is a bundle of pop, and Persona 5 has jazz in its blood – not what I'd play at a graveyard.

About a minute in, right before the big P6 logo crashes down, a series of rapid cuts displays a message with broken lettering: "WHO ARE YOU". This could be another Persona-standard riff on identity and the self, or it could tie into a larger, more unique plot point of Persona 6. For now, we can only speculate.

Persona 4 Revival finally gets a release date, and boy does it look good

Atlus is warning users to be wary of fake accounts and misinformation amid a sea of Persona leaks.

During not-E3 season, leaks are plentiful, and if you've been paying attention as of late, you'll have no doubt seen a deluge of potential Persona 6 artwork leaks. Many were unsure of how real these leaks were, however, now that Sega has apparently issued copyright strikes against them, some are taking it as confirmation of the leaks being legitimate, especially as we approach Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase – where prominent Switch 2 leaker Nate The Hate says he is confident the game will show up.

However, amid these leaks, Atlus has released a statement about false information spreading. In a post on Twitter, the Atlus account (via machine translation) notes that it has confirmed the existence of accounts impersonating employees of the company, which have no connection to Atlus officially. The post then notes that information will only come from the Atlus website or official social media accounts.

While Atlus doesn't call out any specific accounts, notably, an account parodying Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio lead Katsura Hashino released a fake statement yesterday that claimed to be from Atlus, acknowledging the Persona 6 leaks. The same account made a fake post about what looked like a Metaphor: ReFantazio sequel or expansion, titled Metaphor: ReFantazio Retold.

Of course, the parody account has now chimed in, quoting Atlus's post and telling fans to be careful, prompting countless replies of that Spongebob screenshot of him looking for the maniac. However, in the time since, they have also said they are going to stop using the account (which could just as easily be a joke). But regardless, it's a good reminder to be vigilant when it comes to believing social media posts you see online.

While you're here, take a look at our Summer Game Fest schedule to keep up with this year's showcases. Wondering what new games might be announced? You can read our Summer Game Fest 2026 predictions for our thoughts.

After Sega issued copyright strikes on some supposed Persona 6 leaks, all eyes are on a potential Summer Game Fest reveal. And now, prominent leaker Nate the Hate is claiming that we should be seeing it on Sunday.

Over the last few years – after over a decade of not supporting the platform – Atlus and RGG Studio have gotten cozy with Xbox for most of its major reveals. Persona 5 ports, Persona 3 Reload, Persona 4 Revival, and Metaphor ReFantazio were all revealed at Xbox Game Showcase events, and now everyone's looking to Xbox for more news about Persona. While it feels very likely that we could see something about Persona 4 Revival, given that it's received multiple age ratings within the last few months, the unannounced Persona 6 is a bit more mysterious.

However, Nate The Hate – who most recently leaked details about the new Star Fox before its reveal alongside a whole host of Nintendo info – says in a recent episode of his podcast that "I'm confident enough to say that Persona 6 will be there," in regards to this Sunday's Xbox Games Showcase. He doubles down on this, saying: "I don't think there's any way Persona 6 does not show up at this showcase."

As for any other details, Nate The Hate adds that "I think they will put the year. I think it'll just be that generic 2027 type of thing," but that we won't be getting a release month. However, he expects a repeat of 2024, where a Persona remake releases in February, before a new game (in 2024's case, Metaphor) launches in the second half of the year. So it only took 10 years, but we may be seeing the next Persona game this week.

Be sure to check out our Summer Game Fest schedule to keep up with this year's showcases. Wondering what new games might be announced? Take a look at our Summer Game Fest 2026 predictions for our thoughts.

Sega has apparently issued copyright strikes against purported Persona 6 leaks that have been circulating across the internet for days, and some fans are now taking the DMCA notices as soft confirmation in the lead-up to Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase.

Persona 6 hasn't been officially revealed, but several convincing images allegedly showing off everything from character designs to the game's green logo recently hit the internet. As with any supposed leak in the modern era, there wasn't too much reason to believe the screenshots were legit, though some hopefuls are now on high alert after rights owner Sega scrubbed them from the internet.

A Twitterer who reposted the alleged logo and in-game art jumped online to saythat it was, in fact, Sega who sent a copyright strike: "Got a DMCA takedown request by SEGA, so that second image was in fact real and not AI generated."

"Well, that clears it. If they requested a take-down, it's probably real at this point," one fan writes over on the Persona subreddit. "Ok the snipers are out, that kinda proves it," another says.

But after a decade of being fed reheated Persona 5 nachos, not every series fan was convinced. "Maybe, but not neccesarily," a third fan argues. "Companies also sometimes take down leaks that get big because of the potential damage they can do (i.e. false expectations)." Hear, hear.

While leaks and the removal of leaks aren't confirmation of anything, it's clear that Atlus is cooking up more than just Persona 4 Revival for its demon-punching, high-schooling JRPG franchise. On the Persona 30th Anniversary website, the Persona 4 Revival announcement sits alongside three 'Coming Soon' boxes. Make of that what you will...

Last year, P-Studio head Kazuhisa Wada also said the developer had "several projects in development." What better time to announce Persona 6 than in 2026, which also happens to be the series' three-decade milestone, eh?

As for Persona 4 Revival, the remake recently got a new age rating that also raised hopes for its potential appearance at either tomorrow's Summer Game Fest show or Sunday's Xbox Games Showcase.

In the meantime, be sure to check out our picks of the best Persona games.

Persona 4 Revival has been given an ESRB rating right in the midst of this year's not-E3 period, suggesting that an appearance at either Summer Game Fest or the Xbox Games Showcase could be likely.

As highlighted on the Persona subreddit, the upcoming remake's ESRB rating has been added to its Xbox store page, giving it a mature 17+ rating. That gives it the same rating as Persona 4 Golden – the JRPG's expanded 2012 release – with almost identical content warnings given.

To be exact, Revival is set to feature "Mild Blood, Violence, Sexual Themes, Partial Nudity, Strong Language, Alcohol Reference" – the only variation there from Golden is that its "Language" warning has become stronger. Obviously, given that Revival is a remake (though whether it's of the original release of 4 or Golden is still unclear), you wouldn't expect drastic changes here, so this is all as you'd expect.

Really, it's the timing that's the most interesting part about this. This also follows the game getting rated by the Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea, and at the time of writing, Summer Game Fest is set to kick off tomorrow, with the Xbox Games Showcase taking place on June 7. It was at last year's summer Xbox show that Persona 4 Revival was revealed in the first place, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to speculate that we might be due to get another look at it.

That's certainly what fans are hoping, anyway. "Xbox Showcase Sunday new trailer incoming," one predicts on the Reddit thread highlighting the latest rating, as another speculates an announcement is "imminent."

Very little of the game was shown last year, and no release window for it was given, either – it'd be great to get a more extended look this time around, and hopefully clarify whether or not the extra content included in Golden is going to be present. Persona 3 Reload controversially elected to remake the 2006 version of the game, losing the FES re-release's epilogue content (until it was added as paid DLC) and the Portable version's female protagonist.

Persona 4 Golden made a number of changes to the 2008 JRPG, like adding two extra social links and an additional chunk of story at the end of the game (including a new dungeon). Given that last year's trailer uses a song added in that re-release, and seemingly teases the protagonist's scooter being in the game, it seems pretty likely that this is the version that's getting revamped.

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Earlier this month, hopes of possible Persona 1 and 2 remakes were sparked when Atlus put new merch related to the two decades-old JRPG gems up – but the company has now made a change to its listings that potentially crushes those dreams.

Look, I want remakes of the first two Persona games myself – especially as we've gotten one for just about every entry (or so it feels), from Persona 3 Reload to the upcoming Persona 4 Revival.

I did feel a spark of hope when Atlus unveiled new tank tops, baseball hats, mugs, and sweatshirts, proudly exclaiming, "Persona and Persona 2: Innocent Sin / Persona 2: Eternal Punishment are coming to Amazon" on social media.

Heck, the merch was even sporting names unfamiliar to us: Origins and Duality. Those aren't titles that the original JRPGs have ever gone by, so it's not surprising that most of us took the news of possible remakes and ran wild with it – but now, I'm not so sure.

That's because, as an eagle-eyed fan points out in a new online post, "Atlus has removed 'Origins' and 'Duality' from the product names of their Persona 1 and Persona 2 merch after fans started to notice."

Started to notice, you know, the never-before-seen names. I've checked the official listings on Amazon myself, and sure enough, every piece of merch now just carries the old, known titles with it rather than Origins or Duality.

It doesn't exactly help the hopium we've all been on, and I'm not alone in feeling this way. "They hate us, bro," as one comment amusingly reads. Another jokes, "Atlus never changes fr." It's not all doom and gloom, though.

While I'm not entirely convinced that Persona 1 and 2 remakes are coming soon anymore, this doesn't necessarily mean they're not on the table at all. It's more likely that Atlus changed the names because we were all freaking out, and the studio isn't ready to officially reveal any potential Persona 1 and 2 projects just yet I mean, the developers did add fuel to the fire with a celebratory thread for Persona 2: Innocent Sin's birthday days ago.

The top comment literally reads, "Now release the remake version!" There's no way Atlus didn't know what it was doing, right?

It's all the more tough to say, seeing as long-time Persona producer and P-Studio director Kazuhisa Wada also previously said Persona 1 and 2 remakes aren't on Atlus' "schedule" right now, but he "would like to do it someday." When that day might be, nobody knows. Fingers crossed, I guess.

I suppose only time will truly tell what they're cooking. For now, we have Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 to look forward to, at least, although the latter hasn't been officially revealed. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go replay Metaphor: ReFantazio to clear my mind of this Persona business a bit.

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Earlier today, Atlus announced a new line of merch themed around the first two Persona games. That announcement broke a lot of hearts thanks to some awkward phrasing that made it sound like the OG titles were getting a modern re-release, but those hopes aren't entirely dead. Atlus has applied some new branding to those PS1 JRPGs that's almost got me willing to believe something bigger is on the way.

"Persona and Persona 2: Innocent Sin / Persona 2: Eternal Punishment are coming to Amazon," Atlus proudly exclaimed on Twitter. You can probably see why a number of Persona fans were annoyed when they realized that the publisher meant a selection of merch – shirts, mugs, hats, and the like – based on those games is now available rather than new re-releases.

But here's the weird thing: all that merchandise is listed under the names "Persona 1 Origins" and "Persona 2 Duality." Those are not titles the original games have ever gone by. Maybe it's just some kind of branding update, and it probably means nothing, but… As we continue to get more and more remakes and remasters of older Persona titles, I can't help but find myself hoping that the original games are in line for similar love.

Both these games were previously remade for PSP, but that's the most modern platform they're officially available on. If you want to play them these days, you're either going to be spending a whole lot of money on eBay or dipping into the world of piracy, and it's tough to stomach the idea that there are no other options. Especially when other Persona games are getting such lavish modern versions.

Persona 4 Revival is on the way, and that's a notable factor as I try to reckon with how plausible Persona 1 and 2 comebacks really are. I very much doubt that Atlus would be working on multiple full-scale remakes simultaneously, but something smaller – maybe a modern version of those PSP remakes, like when Persona 3 Portable came to current platforms – feels very possible. At least that's what I keep telling myself.

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Kouji Okada is breaking his years-long hiatus from game development with another RPG set in what looks like a supernaturally tormented Japanese high school, decades after leaving his fingerprints all over the genre with Shin Megami Tensei and, by extension, Persona.

Developer Compile Heart today announced that it'll properly unveil a new "school life RPG" later this month, on January 29, that's produced by Kouji Okada himself alongside several other veteran Atlus developers, including original Persona writer Tadashi Satomi and early Shim Megami Tensei composer Tsukasa Masuko. (Thanks, Automaton.)

Our first-look teaser flashes through several quick-cut shots of spiralling DNA, ominous corridors, what appears to be a blood-splattered research lab, and then a character's eyeball expanding at the sight of... something probably gruesome. We also briefly see a cafeteria full of people screaming in terror/pain/discomfort/something that's also probably gruesome.

Details on the game, its release window, or launch platforms are up in the air but we'll likely get more info before the end of the month.

Either way, it's worth paying attention to anything with Kouji Okada's name attached. He was an original Atlus co-founder almost four decades ago, a lead developer on the earliest Megami Tensei games, and then a director for the very first Persona title, among many others.

After leaving the studio he co-created, Okada opened a company called Gaia, which went on to release a handful of games published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Though there was much speculation about Gaia's shutdown around 2010, it should be noted that the company's name and trademark does appear at the end of the teaser above.

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Persona 6 hopefuls have been waiting for another new mainline entry in the stylish JRPG series for almost a decade (the Japanese version of Persona 5 launched in 2016), and the game's producers have now given everyone a lifeline.

You see, the very first Persona game released almost 30 years ago, meaning the series will have a chance to go all out and celebrate a milestone birthday next year. When asked about his ambitions for the year ahead in an interview with 4Gamer, translated by Gematsu, producer Kazuhisa Wada said the team is "preparing a wide variety of initiatives on a global scale" to mark Persona's 30th anniversary.

"Additionally, we believe there will be opportunities in 2026 to talk about future developments for the series," he also teased. "Preparations are steadily coming together, and all of us at Atlus will be giving it our all to build excitement around Persona, so we sincerely ask for your continued support."

"Counting back to Revelations: Persona, which first released in 1996, the Persona series will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026," fellow producer Atsushi Nomura said. "I would like to express my gratitude to those who have supported us for a long time, as well as to those who have newly discovered Persona, and I hope to make it a year in which Persona can reach even those who have not yet experienced it. I'd love for us to build the excitement together with everyone."

Whatever the future holds for the high-schooling series, it'll most likely come after the launch of Persona 4: Revival, an upcoming remake of Atlus' 2008 RPG, which doesn't currently have a release date.

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Despite defining and then redefining what the modern Persona series could be, frequent series director Katsura Hashino hasn't been too hands on with the high-schooling, demon-hunting franchise since its last mainline entry in Persona 5 Royal.

After directing Persona 3, Persona 4, Persona 5, and Catherine, Hashino decided to open a new subsidiary within publisher Atlus and alongside P-Studio called Studio Zero, which went on to release the widely-acclaimed Metaphor: Refantazio. But that also means Hashino doesn't have the creative involvement he once did in the Persona series.

"Right now, my juniors – members who have come after me – have taken over the reins and are producing titles for P-Studio," Hashino told Game Informer. "I've been on the sidelines, watching them and looking over them to see what they're doing. In that sense, I haven't been super involved in the Persona series after P5."

Still, P-Studio and Studio Zero exist in the same space, so the RPG maestro isn't completely cut off. "Within the physical office we have at Atlus, the studios that make Shin Megami Tensei, the studio that makes Persona, and us, the studio that makes Metaphor, we're in the same floor environment; there's nothing that separates us," Hashino added. "Even if it is indirectly, it's stimulating for us to see what the other studios within our company are doing. We're not completely separated from a creative standpoint, so rest assured on that front. Of course, we can't really talk about what's coming down the pipeline at this point, but we do have that level of interaction."

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The Persona series has always been known for bangin' soundtracks, and Persona 3 is no exception. That's why there was some disappointment when it became clear that the remake, Persona 3 Reload, was remixing its iconic songs with a new vocalist. The new tracks turned out to be great, too, but soon you won't have to pick favorites – the original singer of those tracks is coming back.

A new patch on October 23, released on all platforms alongside the Switch 2 version of the game, will include eight tracks from original Persona 3 vocalist Yumi Kawamura, which you'll be able to set as dungeon or battle music from the options menu. Those tracks are as follows:

• Burn My Dread -Last Battle-
• Mass Destruction
• Deep Mentality
• When The Moon's Reaching Out Stars
• Want to Be Close
• Memories of You
• Mass Destruction -P3fes Version-
• Brand New Days

"It's been a while! I'm truly overjoyed and grateful to be reunited with everyone again," Kawamura says in a message accompanying the news. "Persona 3 is a treasure to me as well – I can't help but feel excited. Old friends, will you fight alongside me once more? New friends, how about letting my songs aid you in battle? Let's celebrate together. Thank you for your continued support!"

Many of the original Persona 3 vocal tracks were rerecorded by Azumi Takahashi in Reload, and for my money the results are fantastic – but having the original voice of the game back in as an option is unequivocally a good thing.

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It's no secret that Persona 3 Reload is coming to the Switch 2 on October 23, with a recent demo having landed on the eShop just last month – but following feedback, it seems Atlus has quite a few updates planned with some much-needed fixes.

As Atlus and Sega gear up for the Switch 2 release of Persona 3 Reload, players have been sharing their thoughts on the port's demo – one that didn't exactly impress longtime fans, with online reports stating it "has frame pacing issues so bad it feels almost nauseating to play." Thankfully, it seems that developers are well aware of the issues, however, with port director Yoshihiro Komori revealing that they're "currently taking steps" to patch things up.

Speaking in a new interview with Nintendo Life, the lead explains that Atlus is working to fix the frame rate drops flagged by fans playing the demo. "We are currently taking steps to improve this," admits Komori. "Since careful QA is required, it was difficult to address this in time for the main game's release, but [fixes] will be in future patches." Sadly, these patches won't address the 30 FPS Personal 3 Reload has on the Switch 2, or add 60 FPS support.

"We have also been positively considering increasing the frame rate," as Komori describes, "however, for this release, we prioritized delivering the Switch 2 version to everyone as quickly as possible." Due to the team's speedy work to get Persona 3 Reload out on the new console, the port director says, "As such, we regret to inform you that there are currently no plans to implement this kind of requested feature at this time."

Although it's definitely disappointing to learn there won't be a smoother option for players hoping to up those frame rate numbers, it's nice to know fixes are coming at all – even if post-launch. Plus, this all lines up with what Atlus has previously said about working to get Persona 3 Reload out on the Switch 2 ASAP. In fact, it's why devs said they couldn't manage a port for the OG Switch on top of the one underway for Nintendo's newer system.

"With our desire to deliver the game as quickly as possible, we made the decision to focus exclusively on Switch 2," as creative producer Kazuhisa Wada previously described. Here's hoping that, even if at 30 FPS, the Persona 3 Reload port on Switch 2 impresses, then.

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As Atlus and Sega gear up for the Switch 2 release of Persona 3 Reload – one that's arriving over a year after the JRPG's initial launch in 2024 – developers explain they initially hoped to port their game to both of Nintendo's handheld consoles.

Although Persona 3 Reload is coming to the Switch 2 on October 23, it's notably not going to release on the base Nintendo Switch. Creative producer Kazuhisa Wada, who acts as the chief director of Atlus' Persona dev team P-Studio, reveals why in a recent interview with 4Gamer (as translated by Persona Central afterward). First speaking on his thoughts regarding the Switch 2 launch, Wada says requests for a port have poured in "for a long time."

The lead admits, "We were very happy to see such positive reactions both domestically and internationally," saying devs had "the desire" to bring Persona 3 Reload to Nintendo consoles "from the start." However, "simultaneous development was simply too difficult at the time" – and that's sort of still true, apparently. In fact, that's partially why only a Switch 2 port is in the works right now and not also one for the normal Switch.

"The main reason" the Persona 3 remake is coming to just the Switch 2, as Wada puts it, is that devs "wanted to deliver the game to everyone as soon as possible." As they "aimed to release it as fast as we could, without any significant delay from the other versions," it didn't make sense to try and undertake both a Switch port and a Switch 2 launch at the same time. It wasn't practical and "would delay the release by at least a year more than originally planned."

That's not the only reason the studio didn't bother with a Switch version, though. Persona 3 Reload director Shigeo Komori chimes in that devs actually tested the game on the console, but soon "realized that a direct port would be challenging performance-wise." They would've apparently had to "completely rebuild" parts of the JRPG to make it work with Nintendo's older hardware, and set the Switch 2 release back by quite some time.

"So with our desire to deliver the game as quickly as possible, we made the decision to focus exclusively on Switch 2," concludes Wada. "Originally, we were planning for a release early next year, but thanks to smooth development progress, we are able to release it this October. We're really happy to be able to release it earlier than originally planned." As a Persona stan myself, I'm pretty certain the community is just as happy.

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