Fans of the Persona saga have taken a beating because of a leak that evokes the future of the cult JRPG license developed by the Atlus studio.
With personas 5, fans of Atlus’ cult JRPG saga got their money’s worth. Few Japanese role-playing games offer such a colossal lifespan as P5 with such a dense and exciting story. Atlus is well aware that P5 conquered the public and therefore continues to exploit the universe of the game. After the spin-off Persona 5 Strikerssome Persona 5 Tactica was announced during the Xbox Games Showcase last June. And that wasn’t the only game in the series unveiled at the event, as we also got to see Persona 3 Reload, which is none other than the remake of the third episode. While all the lights therefore seem to be green for the future of the saga, the fans have just suffered a blow because of a leaked.
The cold shower for Persona lovers
THE leaker MbKKssTBhz5, who often distills very accurate information about Persona on his Twitter account, has just put a blow behind the heads of fans, especially those who have followed the series since its inception. Indeed, according to his information, Persona 3 Reload would be the only remake that Atlus is currently working on. He adds that four games in the series are currently in development, including Persona 6on which the studio would focus its efforts, the mobile game Persona 5: The Phantom X as well as Persona Asa, an episode still quite mysterious which would bring together all the characters of the license. According to him, a fighting game was also planned a while ago, but the leaker don’t seem to know if this is still the case.
In any case, this is very bad news for those who were impatiently awaiting a remake of the first two opuses. In response to the tweet from leakerwe can see some defeated reactions, like that of this player who writes “ no Persona 2 remake with a sad image of the main character, a post liked more than 200 times. ” We need these remakes “, launches another fan. The two games released only in Japan more than 20 years ago on PS1 and then ported to PSP, even in Europe, laid the groundwork for a saga that has become cult for its well-established codes (high school students who take on the role of heroes , turn-based combat, gargantuan content, etc.). They would certainly have benefited from a graphic facelift of the same ilk as P3Rbut Atlus would therefore have made other choices for the moment.
The most anticipated game not planned for right away
The most optimistic will be delighted to see that the Japanese company prefers to bet on something new with these few projects that are currently in development. Remember that, still according to MbKKssTBhz5, the most anticipated title of all, Persona 6, shouldn’t be released before 2026. So don’t expect to hear from him officially for a long time, but fans of the saga should have plenty to keep them busy in the coming years. It will start with Persona 5 Tacticawhich is scheduled for release on November 17 coming soon to PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.