Atlus mentioned Persona 6 after years of silence, the highly anticipated game name dropped in a recent survey. The questionnaire also raises the possibility of several other games that have yet to be announced, although it portrays them as less secure than Persona 6.
Persona 6 was first confirmed to be in development in July 2021 via several job ads posted on the Japanese website Green. The listings included a quote from Atlus executive producer Naoto Hiraoka, who referenced the project and said the company's hiring spree was driven in part by the ambition to top the last major entry. “Exceeds [Persona] 5 will be difficult with the current staff,” Hiraoka was quoted as saying. The comment did not clarify whether the sequel was already in pre-production at the time.
Atlus asks fans if they're looking forward to Persona 6
Over four years later, the Sega subsidiary has referenced Persona 6 again. This time the mention was even more casual, having been discovered in a survey sent to the Japanese owners of Persona 3 Reload The Switch 2 version, which was released on October 23. One question in particular may interest fans: number 29 asks respondents to choose one or more Persona titles they look forward to in the future. Persona 6 is among the whales, beside Persona 4 Revival and modernized versions of the first two main entries.
The question uses the phrase 电影さんます (kitai suru koto), a nominalized expression that refers to the act of expecting or anticipating, and is usually translated as “to expect” in English. This phrasing does not confirm that all games listed are in development and guaranteed to be released; rather, it essentially asks respondents what titles they hope to see in the future. Then Persona 4 Revival has already been announced and Persona 6 were also confirmed to exist, this uncertainty only applies to the potential remakes or remasters of the first two entries.
When could Persona 6 finally be announced?
Next big time for Atlus and Sega to announce Persona 6 could be The Game Awards 2025 in December, assuming they don't opt for a standalone event. However, that possibility remains open, as Persona 5 was originally revealed during a dedicated live stream on Japanese video platform Niconico in November 2013.
Much like the recent big budget games from Atlus, Persona 6 is expected to have a multi-platform launch. Fixed Persona 3 Reload was a day-one add-on to Xbox Game Pass and Persona 4 Revival is confirmed to be the same, it's unlikely that Sega would extend a similar arrangement to a new main line without significantly greater financial incentives.
Source: TheGamer
