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Anna Koselke

After a sterling run of 20 beloved games, remasters, and spin-offs, Atlus finally finds something bad enough to make Persona devs apologize and "ask for your patience": gacha

Persona 5: The Phantom X.

After years of high excitement and, admittedly, some gacha concerns, Persona 5 spin-off The Phantom X finally released worldwide late last month – but its global launch hasn't exactly gone without any hiccups.

Although it was Atlus' biggest Persona 5 Steam launch to date, managing to hit a peak of 41,622 players within 12 hours of its release, The Phantom X currently sits on Steam with a "Mixed" rating and more negative than positive reviews. Most players' complaints revolve around the spin-off's gacha elements, unsurprisingly, with some dubbing its developers and publishers "greedy" and others saying they've neglected fans overseas.

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