Persona 6 is finally happening, but its big Xbox Games Showcase announcement was incredibly vague, and according to Kazuhisa Wada, director at Atlus's P-Studio, it doesn't sound like we can expect more details anytime soon, either.
I'm sure I'm not the only one whose highlight of the big Xbox show yesterday was the Persona 6 reveal, but, uh, Atlus really didn't give much away. We got a few extended, dark shots of the camera panning over what looks like a rainy graveyard, before moving to a green sky, some slightly creepy imagery of pointing hands, letters, and facial features, and then – bam – Persona 6 logo. It exists, it's coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, and it's green.
Hoping to find out more? Well, too bad – at least, for now. In a press release, Wada – one of the leads on Persona 4 Golden, Persona 5 Royal, Persona 3 Reload, and more – says: "We are delighted to officially announce our work on the next installment of the Persona series and look forward to sharing the incredible efforts that the entire team is putting into Persona 6 for its release after Persona 4 Revival."
That certainly sounds like we shouldn't expect any more news until we're past Persona 4 Revival's release, which is now set for February 18, 2027. Painful though that may be for anyone desperate for more information, it's not particularly surprising, either – the lack of significant footage and any indication of a release window suggests that we might be waiting some time for the game. I just hope we don't have an Elder Scrolls 6-style wait ahead of us – poor Bethesda fans have gone eight full years without a look at the upcoming RPG now.
At least Persona 6's Xbox store page has given a little more away about the Atlus JRPG, teasing that "the signature blend of heartfelt daily life and pulse-pounding supernatural adventure returns, wrapped around a completely fresh, standalone story and new cast of characters," set in modern-day Japan.
"Navigate the rhythms of everyday school life and build friendships, pursue romance, and cultivate memories that matter," it continues. "But beneath the surface of familiar streets and quiet neighborhoods lies something darker: strange rumors, unsettling urban legends, and occult incidents that only you and your closest allies can face."
Frankly, that descriptor could be used for Persona 3, 4, and 5, so there's nothing unusual here – if anything, it confirms that Atlus is sticking to a formula it knows works, because why mess with a good thing? Clearly, though, for now, we'll just have to focus on Persona 4 Revival, which is now confirmed to be a remake of the expanded Persona 4 Golden, in turn avoiding Persona 3 Reload's biggest mistake.
The Persona series has sold 30 million copies, and an absurd chunk of that is from Persona 5.
