Persona 5 Royal (PS5) News Articles
Monday12th Jan 2026
News Persona Anniversary Site Mentions 'Next Chapter for the Series'
Six sells
A single sentence discovered through the official 30th Anniversary website for the Persona series has got fans dreaming of a big announcement. Said sentence reads: "Come celebrate the journey as we usher in the next chapter for the series." Seems like a bit of a tease, doesn't it? But before we get too excited, it should be stressed that...
Tuesday6th Jan 2026
News Don't Get Your Hopes Up for Persona's First 30th Anniversary Announcement Broadcast
Enjoy your merch
We hope you like merchandise, because that's probably all you're getting from Atlus' first Persona 30th Anniversary livestream. As previously reported, the broadcast will take place on the 8th January, ushering in a year of Persona-related updates and announcements. However, Atlus has now confirmed that said broadcast will feature...
Monday5th Jan 2026
"How we can evolve our JRPG"
It feels like Atlus is at a bit of a crossroads. The longstanding Japanese developer behind hit RPG franchises like Persona, has been relying on the same kind of formula for decades now. Even when it attempts something new — like 2024's excellent Metaphor: ReFantazio — it still falls back on the Persona-style design...
Wednesday26th Nov 2025
News SEGA Actually Admits Persona 5 Royal-Style Re-Releases May Result in Stunted Game Sales
Buyers can be "hesitant"
Well, well, well... How the tables turn. For a long time now, Atlus, and by extension, parent company SEGA, have dabbled in re-releasing their games. Typically, these re-releases feature expanded and / or improved content, and are often labelled as 'definitive' versions of the original title. Generally speaking, potential...
Monday24th Nov 2025
News Persona, Metaphor Director Says JRPGs Are on the Brink of a New Era
"JRPG 3.0"
It's a very interesting time for Japanese RPGs — and not just because Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sparked all sorts of arguments amongst genre enthusiasts. Indeed, it feels like we've been hitting some serious highs with JRPGs of late, with critically acclaimed titles like Metaphor: ReFantazio and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter...
Monday3rd Nov 2025
News Persona 5 Games Won't Stop Selling, Series Tops 13 Million Sales
5 star
Persona 5 as a series — that includes the original game, its expanded re-release Persona 5 Royal, and its multiple spinoffs — has now surpassed 13 million sales. This is according to SEGA's latest business report, which highlights the total in a Persona-specific section. Previously, the publisher had pointed out that the Persona 5...
Monday11th Aug 2025
News Massive Atlus Survey Mentions Metaphor Sequel, Yet More Persona Spin-Offs
A Persona Souls-like...?
Every year, prominent Japanese developer Atlus releases a lengthy player survey to collect feedback on its numerous properties, most notably the Persona series. Usually, these surveys offer some kind of insight into the company's plans, and 2025's edition is no different. So, there are a couple of nuggets here. First off,...
Monday26th May 2025
News Clair Obscur Director Has Exquisite Taste, Says Nothing Tops Persona 5's Visual Design
The Phantom Thieves strike again
It's no secret that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director Guillaume Broche is a huge fan of Japanese RPGs — but the Sandfall Interactive CEO has championed one specific title in a new interview. "Persona 5 in particular is what I consider the best game in the world when it comes to UI and combat visuals,"...
Monday22nd Jul 2024
News Become Fully Immersed with Persona 5 Royal's Official Line of Coffee, Hot Sauce
Social drinks
Atlus' mandate to bring Persona 5 Royal to every possible market continues, and the developer/publisher has unveiled a partnership with Jade City Foods to produce three separate lines of coffee beans and hot sauces graded along the Agi scale, fittingly enough. Spotted by IGN, Jade City Foods is offering a light roast called Shujin...
Monday18th Dec 2023
News Persona 5 Series Collectively Takes More Than 10 Million Hearts
Phantom Thieves have hit the big leagues
Atlus has revealed that the Persona 5 series, comprised of the 2016 original, the expanded Persona 5 Royal, the rhythm action game Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, hack and slash Persona 5 Strikers, and the strategic spin-off Persona 5 Tactica, have together amassed a combined 10 million copies sold. That's a...
Saturday7th Oct 2023
News The Persona Collection Brings P5R, P4G, and P3P Together in One Big PS5, PS4 Bundle
Out now on PS5
Head on over to the PlayStation Store today and you may notice that Atlus has just released something called 'The Persona Collection'. It's a digital bundle that includes Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable. It's priced at $89.99 / £72.99, which is obviously less than what you'd pay if you bought the three...
Wednesday26th Jul 2023
Random Spruce Up Your Musty Hangout with These Persona 5 Royal Scented Candles
Notes of rebellion and loyalty
Ever wondered what abstract concepts like rebellion or loyalty smell like? We neither, but the list of products Atlus hasn't yet managed to shoehorn the cast of Persona 5 into grows shorter every day. Case in point, this collaboration between the publisher and gaming candle maker Wick & Skull offering officially...
Saturday3rd Jun 2023
Rumour A New Persona 5 Game Announcement Is Imminent
Too fast for eyes
Last month, we reported on a newly registered website domain for something called 'P5T'. Said domain matched up with previous registrations from Persona publisher and developer Atlus, leading to a lot of speculation with regards to a potential Persona 5-related announcement. As noted in our first article, a new domain registration...
Saturday6th May 2023
News Confusion as Persona 5 Returns to PS Plus Collection in Some Regions
Like a Phantom Thief
Update: Based on what we can see, Persona 5 has now returned to the PlayStation Plus Collection in North America as well. There's no sign of it in Europe yet, however. Original Story: It seem as though Persona 5 — that's the base game, not to be confused with Persona 5 Royal — has found its way back to the PS Plus...
Wednesday1st Feb 2023
News Persona 5 Royal Steals Four Hour Trial on PS Plus Premium
Phantom Thievery
A new game trial has just been added to the most expensive tier of Sony's subscription service, PS Plus Premium. If you're a subscriber, you can now play the first four hours of the utterly brilliant Persona 5 Royal on PS5 — although, admittedly, four hours isn't going to get you very far into what is a massive RPG. Still, you...
Thursday1st Dec 2022
News Persona 5 Royal Surpasses 1 Million Sales Across PS5 and Other New Platforms
Royalty
People have been begging for Persona 5 to release on non-PlayStation platforms for what feels like an eternity, so it's no surprise to see Persona 5 Royal rack up some impressive sales numbers just over a month from its re-release. The exquisite RPG has quickly sold more than 1 million copies across PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Xbox...
Monday7th Nov 2022
News See How Persona 5 Royal on PS5 Compares in Latest Digital Foundry Tech Test
60fps or bust
The recently released PS5 version of Persona 5 Royal has been in the wild long enough for the technical wizards over at Digital Foundry to work their magic, comparing the immaculate JRPG across each and every platform on which the game is playable. Persona 5 has seen several iterations since it was released in 2016. Originally...
Saturday29th Oct 2022
News Persona 5's Huge Success Is Down to Western Sales, SEGA Report Reiterates
How the tables turn
SEGA recently disclosed its latest sales data, and the report makes for a fairly interesting read — especially when it comes to Persona. The property now sits at 15.5 million units sold worldwide, which means that it's moved around 500,000 additional units since this time last year. The headline here, though, is that Persona 5...
Friday14th Oct 2022
News Persona Fans on PlayStation Get Sold Short Again as Xbox Deal Reveals Native Ports
This time it's Persona-l
Atlus and SEGA are clearly in bed with Xbox for the upcoming Persona ports — and we've known that for a while. Not only are the new versions of Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable coming to Game Pass — while PlayStation users have to pay with no upgrade path — Microsoft even managed to place...
Tuesday20th Sep 2022
News No Persona Game Announcements Planned for Persona Concert 2022 Next Month
Atlus makes it clear
Oh well, at least they let us know beforehand! Atlus has confirmed that it has no plans to announce any new Persona games at this year's Super Persona Live P-Sound Wish concert, which is scheduled for next month, on the 8th and 9th October. Previous concerts have featured things like teaser trailers, or special reveals, but...
Wednesday14th Sep 2022
News Atlus Wants to Sell You Another Persona 5 Royal Collector's Edition, This Time on PS5
1 More time
It was inevitable, wasn't it? As soon as Persona 5 Royal was announced for PS5, and then it was confirmed that there would be no free upgrade or upgrade path for those who already own the game on PS4, we all knew that Atlus would wheel out a new collector's edition. And here it is! The 1 More Edition (bloody hell, they're not even...
Tuesday9th Aug 2022
News New Persona 5 Royal PS5 Trailer Tells Us Nothing About the Remaster
But it might be 60fps
A new Persona 5 Royal trailer for the upcoming PS5 remaster has been published today as part of an Atlus livestream, but it doesn't bring us any closer to official confirmation of what this updated version actually has to boast about. Clips from the game are out in full force, yet there's little in the way of details concerning...
Thursday21st Jul 2022
News No Free PS4 to PS5 Upgrade Path for Persona 5 Royal
Cough up the cash again
The PS5 version of Persona 5 Royal won't offer a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade for those who already own the game, it has been confirmed. A rather poorly translated page from the official Persona Channel FAQ says "we would appreciate it if you could purchase "Persona 5 The Royal" for PlayStation 5 when you play with PlayStation 5"...
Wednesday15th Jun 2022
News Persona 5 Royal PS5 Remaster Seemingly Confirmed, Releases 21st October
With all DLC, apparently
Bloody hell, this has been needlessly confusing hasn't it? After Xbox seemingly embargoed news on PlayStation remasters of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden, we received a press release that said both games — and Persona 5 Royal — were coming to PS5.
