Atlus Wants to Sell You Another Persona 5 Royal Collector's Edition, This Time on PS5

They knew what they were doing with that name lol.
I think the PS4 version's CE of Royal is better. The life size replica of Joker's mask looks snazzy on my shelf.

Persona 5 Royal is one of my top 10 games of all time, and even I can't muster an iota of desire to own this edition. Plus, I already have that same steelbook with the PS4 P5R CE release, and the Akechi briefcase is butt-ugly compared to the sleek gym bag that came with the OG Persona 5 CE.

@Deadlyblack I'm staring at my Joker mask on my shelf as I type this.

I love the game but I ain't buying it a third time.

Nah yer alright son

I personally don’t feel the need for persona five royal once more. But it always makes me happy when publishes make the effort to have a native PlayStation five version. Rather than just rely on backwards compatibility

@RBMango I think Persona 5 Royal is one of my favourite games ever, but honestly, the thought of starting over from scratch on PS5 (assuming save files don't carry over) is a real downer. Not sure I can stomach that, never mind buying another collector's edition!

I own the PS4 limited edition and that was way better than what's being offered here in my opinion

$30+ shipping in the USA is robbery. ShopAtlus is so meh

Still have the launch PS4 copy somewhere. Good enough (if I can find it) I cant afford the time to play RPGs over.

Also smack in the middle of StarOcean, Plague Tale and Gotham Knights releases.

okay on principal i dont want it BUT when the virus hit around the time of Royal release my order from gamestop got canceled so I couldnt get the CE for it last time....

I tried persona 5 and dropped it after around hour of play. Just completely not my kind of game.

I like the phun of "thievery" it really is lol

The only thing I like in this collectors edition is the briefcase, they cheapned out and made it fabric, couldn't they afford to do metal? And the rest of the stuff is just cardboard tat, not worth 100 tbh the steel game case is nice tho

And when the hell will we hear more news about persona 4 golden on PS4? 😡

@Ryall it's the eastern version of Skyrim with these releases lol

@ShogunRok Agreed 100%. I know I'll buy it on PS5 eventually just to get the platinum again, but it will be a long while from now and I'll buy it dirt cheap. Atlus already got $90 out of me for both CEs in the past.

Persona 5 is one of my favorite games of all time and I previously bought the previous two itirations at full price, that being said there's no way I'll pay anything close to full price for a third release.

I hated it when Naughty Dog did it and I still hate it here, doesn't matter if I love the game or not it's incredibly greedy and shows contempt for the most loyal of fans.

I was always told 'I want doesn't get'.

I love how blatant they are to call it the "1 More" edition! I appreciate the directness of Atlus. I'm not buying P5 again yet though. I'm waiting for a steep sale and then I'll probably buy it for Switch to have it on the go.

@Korgon I'm waiting for the, 'Ha! You didn't think I'd have the balls!' Edition before I buy it again.

Dealbreaker for me wasn't the list price or having to buy the game again, but rather, the fact Atlus is asking for $20-$30 to cover shipping charges. ***** that. Anything over $50 should have free shipping.

I'm glad it's the same steelbook at least otherwise I'd be bummed.

I didn't buy Royal, so I'll try it. I expect 60fps and 4k, but I don't know how much it will improve.

@Korgon I think that's my plan, too. I'd love to own a portable version, but I bought P5 twice on PS4, and have racked up 270 hours across both versions since 2017. I'm not itching to dive back into that world already a third time.

Switch version should be dirt cheap a few years from now when I'm ready to replay it again.

So...
Persona 5, originally released on PS3 & PS4
Persona 5 Royale followed (full price) on PS4 (BC on PS5).
Now Persona 5 Royale PS5 (full price), a PORT of the previous version only.

The Last of Us originally released on PS3.
The Last of Us Remastered followed (full price) on PS4 (BC on PS5).
Now The Last of Us Part 1 (full price) a REMAKE of the previous version.

Where's the equivalent rage for P5 that we saw for TLoU?

@Futureshark
It was around but TLOU has much more mass market appeal than Persona 5. Plus people expect this sort of thing from Atlus whereas people thought Naughty Dog was above all that.

Relevant info not included above - this collector’s edition is available for Switch and Xbox as well. Treating this as an insult to PS5 owners is kind of myopic IMO.

Would we feel better if there wasn’t a collector’s edition at all, or if it was exclusive to other platforms? Let the Xbox people have it - we don’t have to own everything that exists.

@Skyfall
This is the annoying thing, I did buy P5R and it's already 4K on PS5, just locked at 30fps.

A free patch to unlock the framerate on PS5?
No, let's relaunch the whole game again and charge full price.

They keep doing this because y'all hardly call them out on their BS like you do the popular ones like EA, Activision, Sony etc. Atlus are the worst! Selling "common" in-game attire for real world money. Awful!

As much as I love P5, I'm kind of hoping that this 3rd release completely bombs so Atlus can learn it's not okay getting away with this re-releasing s💩💩💩

This is one nice SE with cool extras, but where do people store all this *****?
At least it doesn't have a useless plastic statue dust collector like so many other SE. I like em light, steelbook, artbook or something that makes sense like physical Gwent cards or diofield is getting an entire board game.

I still own the OG one unopened, I dont feel the need to get another one.

@tameshiyaku I've been getting back into board games lately. There's a load of video game related ones out there, kind of cool, something physical that you might actually use too.
And scalpers aren't really interested in them, so the prices usually stay fairly good.

@Futureshark I don't like the fact that TLOU Part I is a full price release either, but it is a remake with overhauled graphics, character models, and environments. It also has gameplay adjustments and loads of extra difficulty and accessibility options.

Persona 5 Royal on PS5 is literally Persona 5 Royal on PS4 except it (supposedly) runs at 60fps and comes with the various DLC packs.

In both cases, the games should have at least offered an upgrade path, but it's not quite the same situation.

@Futureshark Haha, I've just reread your comment and realised we're on the same page. My mistake!

(In summary, yes, both are bad, but I totally agree, P5R is quite a bit worse in this instance.)

@turntSNACO Oh stop. Nobody here was touting it as exclusive to PS. This is a PS eccentric site. Not sure if you've noticed. When the sister sites tout their collector's edition of games coming on all platforms, they don't include rivals. They only display the platform they are representing.

I’ll be tempted to pick up the PS5 version eventually but no chance on the limited edition, all the extras look totally naff and tacky. Would sooner drop the cash on an actual high quality print.

This seems like the worst of the CE's for this title, and is quite unecessary. They haven't even bundled in the soundtrack. I personally won't be buying this again despite Persona 5 Royal being among my top 5 games of all time

@Futureshark there’s a ton of backlash but it’s just not as big of a player base compared to Naughtydog games

@TheArt a lot of companies do the attire selling. It’s pretty crappy tbh. I don’t think many are buying this because of the DLC though

@CWill97 My point is it's okay when there's a lot already available in the game and you're selling extra ones like Ubisoft do. Persona 5 on the other hand has like 3 outfits for each character and the rest are all for sale. Ridiculous when you know part of what makes RPGs fun is either making money and buying outfits, crafting outfits or simply finding outfits.

@TheArt I’m definitely not supporting it haha. I think all games should have different in-game obtainable cosmetics IF it’s going to sell ones on the PSN store. P5R easily could’ve made an awakening outfit for each party member when maxed out at rank 10 confidant. The persona changes and in some cases look more bad ass, yes. But the Phantom Thieves outfits could’ve reflected that inner change too. I know a lot of games give accessories/costumes for similar party member bonding events. This is just one example I thought up on the spot.

But at least P5R (PS4) has all of the original P5’s cosmetic DLC (well I think it has all of them). The ones missing are any Kasumi ones I believe. They shouldn’t have been selling them for $5 for one set of costumes in the first place.

Easier to milk than to make P6.

@tameshiyaku exactly, it's just useless cardboard tat which will be worth noting apart scalpers who will claw onto this opertunity lol

We just go from dissapointment to dissapointment with Atlus, lately. I think we can confirm by now that the Persona anniversary sucked big time and was just a greedy cash-grab from them. I think there was only one game announced from the "9 MYSTERY PROJEKS!!!"

Atlus and Sega are not even hiding it anymore. They KNOW who they are targeting to buy this. It's not Xbox or Switch owners....Might get this for the Switch.

Hahahahahahaha no. Atlus can do one.

Come on, Atlus! Can't I just pay $10 to upgrade my PS4 version of Royal to the PS5 version? I already bought the regular version of Persona 5 and the Royal version...

@CWill97 Oh ok so P5R has all the costumes I see but it's P5 I have and I liked it a lot, it's just all that part-time work after school and all you can buy are weapons and medicine...

@TheArt it’s a bit weird. Original P5 only has DLC costumes, P5R on PS4 has all of P5’s DLC costumes minus Kasumi’s which you have to buy, P5R on PS5 has all of the DLC mentioned beforehand, but there’s no knowledge yet if there will be other DLC costumes for sale on PSN. No costumes are available for purchase with in-game currency.

Nah man, Now if this came with royal soundtrack on vinyl I would do it but just with what is being offered nah. An I bought the Take your heart edition of the vanilla version way back so I am good on physical versions of P5.

I love Atlus games but do not like Atlus as a company and I don't think they like us much either.

@Deadlyblack on ur shelf collecting dust lol

@CynicalGamer they should concentrate on persona 6 not milking P5

@rvd4 Yep. I hope Persona 5's success did not get to their head too much.

Atlus just release the inevitable P5 fighting game so we can get on with the hype train for P6.
We all know it’s going to happen.

This collectors is terrible. I've bought the last two and they had way better things to offer. Not going to get me with this one. Especially with all that garbage I'd just end up leaving in the box anyways. If it included a statue or makotos mask or something maaaybe.

Concerning this and TLOU 1 remake.
If I already own previous gen editions and am not offered an upgrade path, then it is a hard pass.
Remember folks, vote with your wallets and maybe these greedy companies will get the message.

@Agramonte just playing valkyrie elysium demo its pretty decent to

@Riefeio Yes, I tried it also... I liked it. I also had an easy time getting into the swing of things with the controls.

So many games, good problem to have.

This game is getting worse than skyrim.

@Rafie weirdly confrontational reply, but ok. My point is that saying “Atlus wants to sell you another collectors edition” online makes sense if you’re ignoring other platforms. This is the first time the game is available for other platforms, so it’s not surprising they’d have a new edition for those folks IMO.

It’s a new current-gen launch of the game - all this “we’re supposed to buy it again!?!?” stuff acts likely PS players are the only ones affected here. Again, my opinion. You may disagree, but I think the broader context is relevant.

@turntSNACO Your comment just came off sounding like Push needed to say that the Collector's Edition is coming to other platforms and they should advertise it as such. It's why I responded the way I did.