The developer has announced that as of today, March 5, the Persona series has sold a total of 22.6 million units worldwide across all platforms, including all mainline games and their many spinoffs and re-releases.

Of course, that number did receive a recent boost with Persona 3 Reload, which launch last month and sold 1 million units in its first week, becoming Atlus’ biggest launch to date. Atlus has also released a special trailer for the remake to celebrate the series’ latest sales milestone. Check it out below.

A significant portion of the series’ sales are also thanks to Persona 5 and its spinoffs, which have collectively sold over 10 million units to date.

Though Atlus has said that it doesn’t plan to release an expanded version of Persona 3 Reload similar to Persona 4 Golden or Persona 5 Royal, a recent datamining leak suggested that Persona 3 FES’ The Answer will nonetheless be added as DLC, which is something that a hidden easter egg in the remake seems to suggest as well. Meanwhile, leaks have claimed that Atlus is also working on a Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game.

As for what’s next for the series beyond that, if rumours are to be believed, Persona 6 is targeting a 2025 launch, and is going to be a semi-open world experience. Atlus’ parent company Sega has said it expects the game to sell 5 million units in its first year, so clearly, the company has high hopes for Persona.

The regular edition will just feature a physical copy of the game. The Grimoire Edition will also include a SteelBook, and a Grimoire Book Box. The most impressive release will be the S.E.E.S. Edition, which will include the contents of the Grimoire Edition, along with a replica of the game’s iconic Evoker in a light-up shadowbox, an All-Out Attack 3D shadow box, a school patch, a S.E.E.S. armband, the game’s soundtrack, and a certificate of authenticity.

The physical release for Persona 3 Portable is slated to go live on September 29, and is currently stated by Limited Run to be in pre-production. Details for Persona 4 Golden‘s physical release haven’t been announced yet.

The upcoming remake of Persona 3, titled Persona 3 Reload, recently got a trailer, showcasing one of the game’s primary antagonists, the Strega. Persona 3 Reload is coming to PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One on February 2.

Speaking to Famitsu, producer Ryota Niitsuma clarified his previous response, discussing which features from the remake would take from the other versions. He said (translation by NoisyPixel), “I want to make sure there are no misunderstandings here.

“Persona 3 Reload was a project meant to recreate the very first Persona 3 for modern platforms. So this means that we will not include the latter story added in Persona 3 FES or the female protagonist from Persona 3 Portable. However, this does not mean that certain elements in the main story added in FES are not included in Reload at all.”

While Ryota didn’t outline “certain elements”, it’s possible that the Social Link for Aigis is included. We could also see various quality-of-life features and improvements from later versions. For instance, being able to select commands for your party members, a feature introduced in Persona 3 Portable, could be seen in the gameplay for Reload.

Time will tell what else has changed, but one thing is for sure: there’s a new cast of voice actors. Persona 3 Reload is out in early 2024 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. It’s also launching day one on Game Pass.

IGN spoke to producer Ryota Niitsuma and chief director Kazuhisa Wada about Reload, with the former stating, “So first, I’d like to mention that since the basic concept of the Persona 3 remake was to remake the Persona 3, we don’t have the FES and Portable contents included. We wanted to really genuinely work on recreating the Persona 3 experience.”

While the team couldn’t get into the details yet, Niitsuma said, “We have remade basically everything from scratch as for Persona 3, the original version. So we have newly recorded voices, we have new scenes and events. We also have both new and arranged music. We’ll be kind of releasing that information, following everything. So please look forward to that.”

Of course, Atlus could remake or re-release Persona 3 FES. Persona 3 Portable was re-released for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch last year, after all. Time will tell. As for Persona 3 Reload, the development team wants to update the original game to bring it up to the “same level” as Persona 5.

“So the basic concept of recreating the Persona story was that we wanted to keep everything from the original version, but update everything to the modern day. So at the same level as Persona 5, basically. So we have the newest graphics. We have updated the system to the newest usability… We have the voice lines in [both Japanese and English.] We also have the text available in 13 languages. So you should be able to have similar experiences to that of Persona 5,” said Wada.

Persona 3 Reload launches in early 2024 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. It’s also out on day one for Game Pass.

Alongside the trailer, Atlus has also discounted all three Persona games across various platforms. On PlayStation, Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden are available at a 20% discount, while Persona 5 Royal is available at a 30% discount.

Xbox players can pick up the Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden bundle at a 25% discount, and Persona 5 Royal on its own at a 30% discount. PC players will find the franchise discounted as part of the Steam Spring Sale, with Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden being available at 20% discounts each, and Persona 5 Royal available at a 35% discount. Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden can be picked up as a bundle for an additional 5% discount on the individual games’ prices.

Neither Sega nor Atlus have announced a new mainline game in the Persona series. The closest to a mainline Persona release was 2021’s Persona 5 Strikers, which acts as a direct sequel to Persona 5.

Persona 3 Portable sees the player investigating the Dark Hour, an extra hour that occurs each night when the supernatural runs rampant. Persona 4 Golden is about the Midnight Channel and how the main investigates various disappearances in their town. Both titles are renowned for their story-telling, combat and characters.

On Xbox Series X, the ports feature a 120 FPS option, with Nintendo Switch and PS4 only having 60 FPS options. Players can set the difficulty before starting and use Quick Save anywhere on all platforms. Persona 4  Golden also has a new Album Feature for revisiting scenes and choosing different dialogues.

More Persona content is coming, as Atlus is rumored to be working on a remake of Persona 3. Head here for more details.

Let the clock strike twelve! ✨

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Frame rate targets for each game have been detailed in interview published by The Mako Reactor, revealing that on Xbox Series X, the two ports have a 120 FPS option, which isn’t available on any other system (what with there being no native PS5 launch for the games). Meanwhile, on both PS4 and Nintendo Switch, the game targets 60 FPS.

The outlet’s review for the Switch version of Persona 4 Golden says the game “looks amazing” in handheld mode. Meanwhile, the ports also supposedly “run flawlessly with Quick Resume support” on the Xbox Series X.

Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden are launching for new platforms on January 17. Recent leaks have claimed that Atlus is also working on a full-fledged remake of Persona 3- read more on that through here.

January 19 will see the Persona series continuing to expand its presence on Microsoft’s ecosystem with the release of  Persona 3 Potable and Persona 4 Golden’s ports for additional platforms. Both games will be added to Game Pass for console, PC, and cloud at launch. The next day brings Monster Hunter Rise, which is coming to PlayStation and Xbox consoles at last, and will also be available for Game Pass via console, PC, and cloud at launch.

Recent reports suggested that Flying Wild Hog and Devolver Digital’s first person shooter Shadow Warrior 3 would be announced for Game Pass soon, but it isn’t included in January’s first wave of additions. Leaks have claimed that Microsoft has an Xbox-focused showcase planned for later this month, so there’s a chance that we hear more then.

A new video guide by Persona 5’s Morgana is available to familiarize players with each title. It outlines the premise of Persona 3 Portable, which sees Persona-wielding students investigating strange occurrences during the “Dark Hour.” Persona 4 Golden is set in rural Inaba, with rumors of the Midnight Channel doing the rounds and causing all kinds of disturbances.

Both titles feature remastered visuals, the option to set the difficulty before a playthrough, support for multiple languages, and Quick Save for saving anywhere. Persona 4 Golden also has a new Album Feature, which allows viewing previous scenes and selecting different dialogue choices.

Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden are out on January 19th, 2023. Stay tuned for more details in the meantime.

Both titles sport high-resolution visuals and “smooth controls.” Persona 4 Golden is already available for PC via Steam, so that should provide a good measure of what to expect in terms of presentation. In both games, you can now select the difficulty from the beginning instead of the second playthrough with “Very Easy” and “Easy” recommended for the story.

Along with save points, players can also use Quick Save to record their progress at any point. Persona 4 Golden is also getting a new Album Feature, letting you look back on previous scenes and even choose different dialogue choices.

Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden launch on January 19th, 2023, for Xbox platforms, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC (with the latter coming to Microsoft Store and Game Pass).

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