Persona 5 Royal News
February2022
News The Stunning Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Strikers Soundtracks are Now on Spotify
Counter strike
Atlus has released the full Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Strikers soundtracks on Spotify, much to the joy of game music fans everywhere. Both are lengthy albums — well over an hour each — and they sport some of the absolute best boss battle themes in modern gaming. Absolute must-listens. These soundtracks follow in the...
September2021
News Persona 5 Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with Striking Blood Red Artwork
Hearts, stolen
Five years ago today (at the time of writing), on the 15th September 2016, Persona 5 released in Japan for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. We had honestly forgotten that it was a PS3 game! To celebrate the occasion, Atlus has released some striking new artwork from the series' immensely talented character designer, Shigenori...
June2021
News Atlus Stresses Importance of Overseas Sales as Persona 5 Royal Tops 1.8 Million Copies
Royalty
Japanese video game companies are becoming more and more aware of how important worldwide operations can be — especially since traditional homes consoles like the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 thrive outside of Japan. We're now at a point where publishers such as Square Enix, Capcom, and SEGA are making a very deliberate effort to expand...
January2021
News Persona 5 Royal Was the Highest Rated Game of 2020 on Metacritic
Another great year for PlayStation
Metacritic has published its annual 'Best Video Games' list, and it turns out that Persona 5 Royal was the highest rated title of 2020 across all platforms. The PS4 exclusive managed a frankly ridiculous metascore of 95, making it the highest rated release since Red Dead Redemption 2 (97) in 2018. But it's worth...
December2020
Game of the Year #8 - Persona 5 Royal
Heart taker
Persona 5 Royal is proof that you can indeed improve upon (near) perfection. This greatly enhanced and expanded re-release of Persona 5 is a masterpiece — a refinement of an already standard-setting RPG. Its headline acts include a brand new playable character as well as an entirely fresh and final story chapter, but Royal's huge range...
July2020
News Persona 5 Royal Sells More Than 1.4 Million Copies Worldwide
Scramble nears 500,000
The Persona franchise is doing better than ever at the moment, and that's largely thanks to the JRPG masterpiece that is Persona 5 Royal. It currently sits in second place in our Best PS4 RPGs list, losing out only to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and now Atlus has annou
May2020
News Persona 5 Royal Hits 'Record Sales' In the West, Says SEGA
Lookin' cool, Joker
Persona 5 Royal appears to have been a hit for SEGA, according to the company's latest financial report. Although it doesn't give us any numbers, the report states: "Persona 5 Royal began selling in the U.S. and Europe on March 31st, achieving record sales. While physical sales were restricted, the ratio of digital sales...
April2020
News Sony Sending Out Even More Persona 5 Royal Dynamic PS4 Themes and Avatars
Looking cool, Joker
Update 2: Yep, PlayStation is starting to send out yet another wave of Persona 5 Royal bundle codes. These codes give you access to a number of avatars and dynamic themes, and this article update details the third bundle. It contains nine avatars and three themes. As we've already reported, these codes are based on your progress...
News Persona 5 Royal PC Listing Is 'An Error' According to SEGA
After many thought Amazon France had spilled the beans
Update: SEGA has told PC Gamer that a recent Persona 5 Royal listing for PC is "an error", adding that it's looking into having the Amazon France page removed. The publisher added that it will also be seeking an explanation for "how it happened". That seems pretty conclusive, but it could still...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Confidants Guide - Where to Find All Confidants and How to Rank Up Fast
All possible social links detailed
Confidants play a huge role in Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5. By choosing to spend your free time with characters that you meet during the game, you'll be able to increase their confidant rank. Increasing this rank unlocks bonus passive abilities and allows personas to gain more experience points upon being fused...
Guide Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal: A Guide to Atlus' Finest JRPG
Crowning jewels
Persona 5 was released back in 2017 in the west and "set the benchmark for modern Japanese RPGs" according to our 10/10 review of the game. In 2020 Atlus released an updated version of the game with brand new content called Persona 5 Royal, and according to our review "The Best JRPG on PS4 Just Got Even Better". In this guide, we'll...
News Your PS4 Controller Will Purr and Meow in Persona 5 Royal
That pesky Morgana
The PlayStation 4 controller's touchpad has been thoroughly underutilized this generation, but more and more developers are starting to hide little easter eggs in its implementation if you press it during certain sequences. Zombie Army 4: Dead War would replicate the moans and groans of a Nazi zombie horde, and Atlus has done...
Poll Did You Buy Persona 5 Royal?
Did you play Persona 5?
Persona 5 Royal is finally available here in the West on PlayStation 4, and if you haven't already seen our review, we absolutely loved it. But the incredibly lengthy role-playing game is releasing just as the schedule is starting to look crowded. We've got Resident Evil 3 coming up in just a few days, and then it's off to...
March2020
Reminder Persona 5 Royal Players Can Claim Huge DLC Bundle for Free
All of Persona 5's DLC
Here's a quick reminder for all of you Persona 5 Royal players: head on over to the PlayStation Store right now and you can grab the 'Legacy DLC Bundle' for the sweet, sweet price of absolutely nothing. The bundle contains all of the DLC that was originally released for Persona 5, now available to use in Persona 5 Royal. You...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Changes - All Differences Compared to Persona 5
Everything new in Persona 5 Royal
What's new in Persona 5 Royal? What are the differences between Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5? In this guide, we're going to break down all of the additions and changes that we know of in Persona 5 Royal. From gameplay tweaks to entirely new content, there's actually a lot of stuff to look forward to even if you've...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: New Game + - What Carries Over and How to Start New Game +
All New Game + bonuses in Persona 5 Royal
Like previous games in the series, Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 have a New Game + mode, which unlocks after you finish the game. It allows you to carry over multiple things that you unlocked during your previous playthrough into a fresh run. Essentially, you can start a new story with a bunch of bonuses. In...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: PS4 Share Button - Can You Take Screenshots and Videos in Persona 5 Royal?
Is the share button blocked in Persona 5 Royal?
Does the share button work with Persona 5 Royal on PS4? Many fans were miffed that the PS4's share button was blocked by Persona 5, meaning that you couldn't capture screenshots or videos throughout the entire game. But is Persona 5 Royal the same? Is the PS4 share button blocked in Persona 5 Royal?:...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Save Data - Does Your Persona 5 Save Carry Over to Persona 5 Royal?
How to get save data bonuses in Persona 5 Royal
Does your Persona 5 save file carry over to Persona 5 Royal? Persona 5 Royal is essentially a re-release, boasting all of the content that was already present in Persona 5, alongside a load of new stuff. But does your Persona 5 save data actually work with Persona 5 Royal? We've got everything you need...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Will Seed Locations - Where to Find All Will Seeds
How to get all Will Seeds in Persona 5 Royal
Looking for all Will Seeds in Persona 5 Royal? There are three Will Seeds in (almost) every Palace in Persona 5 Royal. Finding all three in one Palace rewards you with an exclusive, and often powerful, accessory — so they're well worth hunting down. In this guide, we've detailed where to find every...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Crossword Answers - All Crossword Puzzles Solved
Every crossword answer in Persona 5 Royal
Need help with crossword answers in Persona 5 Royal? On certain days when you return to Leblanc in the evening, you'll find a crossword book on the leftmost table. Examining it will allow you to take on a crossword challenge. Crosswords do not make time pass, and you can attempt them even if you've been to...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: Exam Answers - All School and Test Questions Answered
How to get top of the class in Persona 5 Royal
Looking for all the exam and school questions answers in Persona 5 Royal? Well you've come to the right place. Going to school is an important part of your life in Persona 5, and being put on the spot by your teachers is an inevitability. Some days you'll be asked a general knowledge question, and on...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: New Semester - How To Unlock Persona 5 Royal's New Endgame
Persona 5 Royal's third semester
How do you unlock the third semester in Persona 5 Royal? How do you access the new endgame? As you may already know, Persona 5 Royal adds an entirely new semester that occurs after the events of the main story, but before the ending of the original Persona 5. However, in order to actually get to this new semester,...
Guide Persona 5 Royal: True Ending - How to Get the Best Ending
All requirements for the true good ending in Persona 5 Royal
How do you get the true good ending in Persona 5 Royal? How do you get the best ending in Persona 5 Royal? Compared to Persona 5, Persona 5 Royal adds a couple of new endings alongside a few variations depending on certain requirements. However, there is only one "true" ending, and in this...
News Persona 5 Royal PS4 Trophy List Goes Hard on New Location
See the sights of Kichijoji
The Persona 5 Royal Trophy list has just popped up on Exophase, giving us our first look at the re-release's all-new collection of trinkets which can be earned throughout the 100+ hour JRPG. Some of it remains the same while a handful of new Trophies can be yours by engaging with everything on offer in the new location of...
Round Up Persona 5 Royal Reviews - Currently One of the Highest Rated PS4 Games Ever
The revolution begins
Persona 5 Royal reviews are beginning to hit the web, and it's looking exceptionally good for the enhanced role-playing title. Right now at the time of writing, the game sits at a staggering 96 on Metacritic, making it one of the most highly rated PlayStation 4 titles ever released. Considering the original Persona 5 topped out...
Site News Where's Our Persona 5 Royal Review?
Take your time
The embargo on Persona 5 Royal reviews lifts today (that's the 17th March if you happen to be reading this at a later date), but where the heck is Push Square's definitive judgement? Well, the truth of the matter is that we simply haven't finished playing it yet. Honestly, we forgot just how gigantic Persona 5 actually is -- and this...
News Persona 5 Royal Tasks You With Changing the World in Short but Sweet Trailer
Hearts and minds
Persona 5 Royal takes justice into its own hands in just a few weeks, and to remind you of its impending arrival, Atlus has released a new English trailer. At under a minute in length this one can certainly be considered brief, but it's got rocking guitars and a lot of action. Hopefully it gets you hyped for the return of the...
February2020
News Persona 5 Royal Explains What's New in Entertaining Crash Course Trailer
Phantom Thieves strike back
If you've been tuned in to Push Square over the past week, you already know what sets Persona 5 Royal apart from the 2017 original. However, we've only been able to do that in the form of the written word so Morgana and new character Kasumi have joined the fun with a visual look at the upcoming JRPG. The trailer viewable...
News Persona 5 Royal Will Have French, German, Italian, and Spanish Subtitles
First time in series history
Potentially great news for many of our European readers: Persona 5 Royal will feature French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles. It'll be the first ever Persona game to be localised in multiple European languages, which is surely a good sign for the future. As we all know, Atlus and its partners are a bit behind...
News Persona 5 Royal's Thieves Den Is the Most Grandiose Extras Menu Ever
Taken to the next level
Video games have been iterating upon and improving their selection of special features for decades now, but what Persona 5 Royal has done for its lengthy list of bonuses is nothing short of staggering. The Thieves Den is an all-new option found in the title's pause menu, which when accessed at any point in the story,...
Hands On Persona 5 Royal Is So Much More of 2017's Game of the Year
Shujin's finest
Atlus isn't looking to reinvent what it means to be a JRPG with Persona 5 Royal. The much-expanded rerelease of Push Square's 2017 Game of the Year is still that same 100+ hour epic journey through the trials and tribulations of Shujin Academy's favourite friendship group. So, what do franchise fanatics have to look forward to when...
January2020
News Persona 5 Royal's Western Marketing Is Getting Into the Swing of Things
Wear the Mask
One small positive to take from all the recent PlayStation 4 game delays is that we're going to have so much more time for Persona 5 Royal, and developer ATLUS is doing a good job of pushing that point as its marketing cycle for the Western market kicks into gear. What we have here is a new trailer for the game featuring old footage...
December2019
News Persona 5 Sales Break 3 Million Copies, Persona 5 Royal Almost at Half a Million in Japan
Phantom Thieves in the night
Persona 5 sales have jumped a surprising amount since we last heard about how well the super stylish role-playing game was doing. Previously, the title had hit 2.7 million copies -- this was back in August -- but since then, it's actually smashed through 3 million units, which is pretty impressive considering the arrival...
News Persona 5 Royal Western Release Date Officially Revealed, March 2020 Is Now Insane on PS4
A successful heist
Update: Atlus has confirmed that Persona 5 Royal will launch on the 31st March 2020 in both Europe and North America. We've embedded its slick new trailer above. Original Story: Oh dear, it would appear the Western release date for Persona 5 Royal has leaked ahead of its official announcement, which is supposedly happening later...
November2019
News Persona 5 Royal Release Date Tease Prompts State of Play Speculation
Calling card
Persona 5 Royal is already available in Japan, but an announcement for Western territories will be made on 3rd December at 9AM PT. This just so happens to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of PlayStation, prompting fresh speculation that a new State of Play could debut before Christmas. Seeing as a countdown has been added to the...
News Persona 5 Royal Leaps Straight to the Top of the Sales Charts in Japan
Royalty
Persona 5 Royal is off to a healthy start in Japan, where it's immediately jumped to the top of the software sales charts (as tracked by Famitsu). A PlayStation 4 exclusive, Royal apparently sold over 200,000 physical copies in its debut week, outpacing its closest competitor, Luigi's Mansion 3, by around 50,000 units. Both titles released...
October2019
News Persona 5 Royal Launch Artwork Is Worthy of Being Your Wallpaper
Red or dead
To celebrate the release of Persona 5 Royal in Japan, Atlus has wheeled out some lovely new artwork. Commemorating the event, Persona character designer and artist Shigenori Soejima has crafted a piece that's worthy of being your desktop wallpaper (feel free to open and save the image above). It features Joker alongside new character...
News Persona 5 Royal Is Out Now In Japan, Expect Loads of New Details Soon
The Phantom Thieves are back
Persona 5 Royal is now available in Japan as per its 31st October release date. This means that over the next few weeks, the internet's going to be flooded with new information about the game, and you're probably going to want to watch out for spoilers as well. Of course, Persona 5 Royal doesn't launch here in the West...
News Japan Has Another Amazing Persona 5 Royal PS4 Theme
Unmasked
Japan sure gets a lot of cool stuff doesn't it? Just a couple of weeks back, Atlus revealed an exclusive pre-order PlayStation 4 theme for Persona 5 Royal, and we wrote about how incredible it looks. Seriously, it's got to be one of the best looking dynamic themes on Sony's system. And now, Atlus is showing off another Persona 5 Royal...
The Phantom Thieves strike again
If you were expecting Persona 5 Royal to be even longer than Persona 5 -- which is already an incredibly lengthy game sitting at around 80 to 100 hours -- then you may be happy (or unhappy) to know that Atlus has spoken out on the subject. According to the developer, Persona 5 Royal will be about as long as the...
News Japan's Incredible Persona 5 Royal PS4 Theme Has Stolen Our Hearts
Royalty
We'd argue that Persona 5 is one of the most stylish games ever made, and now it's got a dynamic PlayStation 4 theme to match. Shown off in the video that we've embedded above, this incredible looking theme is an Amazon Japan exclusive pre-order bonus for Persona 5 Royal, which launches in Japan at the end of the month. It features one of...
News Persona 5 Royal Reveals 'My Palace' Mode, Previous Persona Protagonists as DLC Bosses
Now it's personal
As part of the final 'Morgana Report' video, Atlus has revealed a brand new mode coming to Persona 5 Royal. Titled 'My Palace', the mode is essentially an interactive gallery that houses everything Persona 5. You can look at art work as well as animated story cutscenes, listen to the game's soundtrack, and even view various...
Rumour Persona 5 Royal Releases In the Same Month as Final Fantasy VII Remake
March could be big
We know that Persona 5 Royal is set to release next spring here in the West, but we don't yet have a confirmed date. We can't imagine that an announcement is far off, but thanks to the latest issue of Game Informer -- as spotted by Persona Central -- the release month may have just been outed. In an interview with Persona...
September2019
News Persona 5 Royal Has a Remixed Prologue That Features New Character Kasumi
A new beginning
Persona 5 Royal is set to make a number of changes to the existing Persona 5 story. While the overarching narrative will remain the same, both brand new and altered scenarios are going to shake things up a bit. Case in point: the game's prologue has been overhauled, and now features an appearance from Kasumi Yoshizawa -- Royal's new...
News Japan Gets Not One, Not Two, But Three Super Stylish Persona 5 Royal PS4 Models
Take our hearts
Phwoar, Japan's getting some lovely looking Persona 5 Royal-themed consoles later this year. Available to pre-order now from the Sony Store in Japan, there's one PS4 Pro design and two regular PS4 designs. You can see the former above in all of its stylish glory. Below, you can find the two PS4 designs -- one in black, and one in...
News Persona 5 Royal's Opening Movie Is the Grooviest Number of the Year
Get those dancing shoes on
Persona 5 Royal's release date is fast approaching - in Japan at least. Us lot in Europe and the US will have to wait until 2020 to play, but at least the game's opening movie is fashionably cool and stylish. Check it out above. This is a much flashier take on what was already a great opener for the original Persona 5,...
News Persona 5 Royal Gets Another Morgana Report, Sharing Even More Gameplay Details
Getting the gang back together
Morgana's back with another surprisingly beefy Persona 5 Royal trailer. This latest video clocks in at just over ten minutes, and although it's not made up of gameplay entirely, there's still a lot of fresh information to digest. As translated by Gematsu, the highlights include: All-new events have been added to the...
August2019
News Final Persona 5 Royal Character Trailer Unmasks Joker
Leader of the gang
The final Persona 5 Royal character trailer is here, and it's the protagonist himself, Joker. It looks like the leader of the Phantom Thieves has some comical outings to look forward to, as we see him pulling off some sick dance moves and training with the twins. He also gets a snooker ball to the face. How embarrassing. Are you...
News Persona 5 Royal Has 'Several New Endings' Based on How You Play
Change your heart
We already know that Persona 5 Royal introduces a number of new story elements, some of which are set to significantly expand and potentially reshape the existing plot. New characters, a whole new school semester -- it all sounds great so far. But what about more meaningful player choice? As it happens, Royal will apparently offer...
News New Persona 5 Royal Confidant Stars in Fresh Trailer
Meet Takuto Maruki
Takuto Maruki is an all-new confidant in Persona 5 Royal. Without spoiling anything, he's a part-time student counsellor at Shujin Academy who gets hired after certain events take place near the beginning of the game. He seems like a nice enough guy, if you ask us. In this fresh trailer, we get to see what Takuto's all about. He...
