The franchise’s previous milestone was 22.6 million sold by March 5th, 2024. Persona 3 Reload launched the month prior and sold one million in its first week, contributing to that total. Atlus hasn’t revealed updated for the remaster or the impact of its recent story DLC, Episode Aigis – The Answer. However, Sega stated in the report (translation via PersonaCentral) that remasters, spin-offs, and simultaneous global launches across multiple platforms contributed to the sales growth of Persona and Like a Dragon.

It’s safe to assume that Persona 6, rumored to launch next year, could also have a multi-platform launch (possibly including Nintendo’s Switch successor and Xbox) and simultaneous worldwide release. Sega and Atlus haven’t officially confirmed the title’s existence, so stay tuned for further updates in the coming months.

Based on The Answer from Persona 3 FES, Episode Aigis focuses on the android as she awakens after the base game’s ending. With the protagonist gone and the S.E.E.S. stuck in a time loop, she embarks on a quest into the Abyss of Time. Aigis possesses the Wild Card, allowing her to summon Persona, while her sister, Metis, can harness a variant of Orgia Mode.

Alongside revamped visuals and new mechanics from the remake, Episode Aigis includes difficulty options, the ability to transfer their Persona Compendium and unlock new Linked Episodes by gifting items to allies. It also includes new tracks and remixes for existing songs. Check out the new menu theme, “Disconnected,” here.

The story follows the base game’s final battle, with the S.E.E.S. perpetually stuck in a repeating March 31st. Players control Aigis and must venture into the Abyss of Time to learn why. Alongside her companions, Aegis’s sister Metis assists her, utilizing Neo Orgia mode for zero-cost skills and more damage.

While Episode Aigis – The Answer features the same plot as in Persona 3 FES, you can gift items to party members to unlock new Linked Episode scenes. Difficulty options are also available, including the new Heartless difficulty. A challenge battle against Persona 5’s Joker is also available.

Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis – The Answer launches on September 10th for Expansion Pass owners on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC. It’s also free for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.

Alongside his signature Persona Arsene, Joker can channel Sataniel to deliver extensive damage. Considering that protagonists from Persona 3 and Persona 4 appeared in Persona 5 Royal as Challenge Battles, seeing the leader of the Phantom Thieves showcasing his mettle feels appropriate.

Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis – The Answer launches on September 10th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Xbox One, PS4, and PC. The story follows the conclusion of the base game, but due to mysterious circumstances, the S.E.E.S. is trapped in a time loop. It’s up to Aigis to venture into the Abyss of Time and set things right.

While the story remains the same, Episode Aigis – The Answer features new Linked Episodes for allies, the option to choose from five difficulty settings (with Heartless being new), and track remixes.

Gamescom Opening Night Live producer and host Geoff Keighley has revealed that Atlus will have “something exciting to show” for Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis – The Answer at the event, which is scheduled for August 20. What exactly we will see remains to be seen, but Atlus has showcased new key art for the expansion by character designer Shigenori Soejima to build up the excitement surrounding its upcoming release. Check it out below.  

The expansion joins several other major titles confirmed for Gamescom Opening Night Live, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Monster Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals, Civilization 7, Little Nightmares 3, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and more. 

Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis – The Answer launches on September 10 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. 

While this is good news for those who played the original epilogue in Persona 3 FES, a new max difficulty called Heartless has been added. Though you can transfer the base game’s Persona Compendium into the DLC, making it easier to access Persona for Fusion and other purposes, it’s unavailable on Heartless. You also can’t summon Persona below Aigis’ level, which will make for even trickier battles.

Other features include Linked Episodes – new scenes unlocked by gifting items obtained from the Abyss of Time dungeon to allies. There will be a new opening theme alongside combat tracks, but the original epilogue’s tracks also get some remixes.

Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis – The Answer launches on September 10th for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC, with Game Pass Ultimate members receiving access at no extra cost.

As its name suggests, Episode Aigis – The Answer will put players in the shoes of the eponymous robot, who was a key party member in the base game. As Aigis, and accompanied by the rest of Persona 3’s cast, players will embark on a new journey through the Abyss of Time, with the expansion wrapping up the game’s story and serving as an epilogue. Check out the trailer below for another look at what the expansion will have in store. 

Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis – The Answer will launch on September 10 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get access to the expansion at no additional cost. 

Unlike Aigis, Metis is more emotional, and despite initially feeling hostile towards the S.E.E.S., she’s very protective of the former. Aigis can’t wield Orgia Mode during the expansion, instead utilizing the protagonist’s Wild Card to unleash multiple Persona, but Metis can. Her version is known as Neo Orgia, buffing damage and reducing skill cost to zero.

Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis – The Answer launches on September 10th for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and PC. It’s included in the Expansion Pass and provides new dungeons, quality of life improvements and fine-tuning to the story so players become more “emotionally invested” in its cast. However, there story remains unchanged from the original epilogue in Persona 3 FES.

Set after the base game’s events, Episode Aigis sees the S.E.E.S. stuck in a time loop, with March 31st continuously repeating. It’s up to Aigis, who ventures to the Abyss of Time, to discover what happened. Though it doesn’t make any story changes from Persona 3 FES’s original epilogue, there are new dungeons to explore.

It also carries over all the improvements and enhancements from the base game, from quality of life changes and animation improvements to the new Theurgy attack. Producer Kazuhisha Wada noted that the content is “fine-tuned”, allowing one to become “more emotionally invested with the characters.” Time will tell how that manifests, so stay tuned.

Persona 3 Reload is available for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. It sold one million units in its first week, becoming Atlus’s fastest-selling game ever.

In a post on Xbox Wire, Atlus has revealed that Persona 3 Reload’s Expansion Pass and all three of its waves will be free for all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Anyone subscribed to the service’s lower tiers will still have to purchase the DLC, but if you’re an Ultimate member, you can save that money and dive right in.

Wave 1 of the Expansion Pass will add new background music from Persona 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal on March 12, while in May, wave 2 will add more new music, as well as Velvet Room-themed costumes. Finally, Episode Aigis -The Answer- will arrive sometime in September.