Persona 5 Royal Reveals 'My Palace' Mode, Previous Persona Protagonists as DLC Bosses

Well I have Persona 5 in my pile of shame and I don't know what to do!
It's digital, so no resale.
Should I leave it and wait for Royal version, buy when reduced and also have on my Shane pile next year?
Should I play the version I have, knowing it's a good game, but also knowing it's not definitive?
Then would I ever buy the Royal version to replay through even though I know its a good 60 hour game, which is one of the reasons it's in the middle of the shame pile in the first place.
Or I could just try to forget about the whole thing, even though it has a legion of fans and very high ratings.
I wish they would just make Royal version an update to the original version so people like me can sleep easily knowing at least the pile of shame has the best version waiting in it.

Boss fights against P3 and P4 teams? Take my money!

Just a bit disappointing that it is DLC and not in the base game of Royal.

They Should Have Had The Protagonists From The First 2 Persona Games As Well

Tsk, tsk Atlus. As good as their games are it's a shame they're up there as one of the most DLC crazed companies there are. I don't think super bosses should ever be DLC by itself unless they come together with a substantial new dungeon or something. And I'd say it's even worse here since the game is already an enchanced version, forcing you to buy a whole new game and you can't simply update the old game with the new content.

@Futureshark I would maybe consider playing Persona 5 and seeing whether you enjoy it. If you really love it, quit and wait for Persona 5 Royal to play through it properly.

If you've got the game right there, I think the most logical course of action would be to try it out before spending another £40 on Royal. Worth a shot!

Given this is an update of an existing game already, i do disagree with the concept of including dlc on top. Think that's unecessary

@Rob_230 exactly! kinda predatory, isn’t it?

I can criticize, but I know I’ll get this for the fights. Although it’s still not a replacement for a proper modern remaster or remake of Persona 3.

I love Atlus but their DLC practices are getting out of control this should be part of the new Royal version and the reason to upgrade, not try to milk you even more

Well if Batman has his trophies from his cases why not thieves having the spoils from heists?

An update of a game that already exists, that you have to pay full-price for to get the new content, AND there's DLC on top of that?! Congratulations, Atlus, you've officially joined the list of developers I won't buy from anymore. Have fun with EA, Activision, and Warner Bros.

@Futureshark Well, that's one way to look at it.

Then again, expanded editions can be much better than the originals, but it is instructive to see both versions. If you need movie examples, see, for instance, "The Abyss," and if you REALLY want an eye-opener, check out the different versions of "Brazil."

Or, find a movie you've only seen on video, and go see it on the big screen when it plays at an art house. I've personally done that: I'd seen "Wings of Desire" too many times to count on DVD, but when it played at a Peter Falk retrospective, I jumped at the chance. Totally different experience, even though I had most of it down to memory.

Even remasters of video games can be different experiences: try Shadow of the Colossus on PS2, and then again on PS4. Neither version is any less definitive, but they're radically different experiences.

Admittedly, that's a nerdy argument. Then again, we're not too far, I think, from a point where the history of the medium is going to warrant serious study. And the original P5 is already regarded as one of the best games out there right now, so it's going to get studied at some future point. And both versions will likely be part of that.