Atlus has rolled out a trailer forPersona 5 R, officially confirming the follow-up to the popular RPG but without providing any specific details.
The teaser video opens with the PlayStation logo, indicating thatPersona 5 Rwill launch on the PlayStation 4. The video and the officialwebsitesay that more information about the game will be revealed in March 2019, and with the text “New Projects” appearing in the teaser, it is possible that is more than one thing in the works.
“Persona 5 R”actually does not appear anywhere in the teaser video or website — it is only taken from the website’s URL. This means that there is a chance thatPersona 5 Ris not the full title of the upcoming game.
GamersexpectPersona 5 R, or whatever it ends up being called, to be an enhanced version ofPersona 5, possibly with more content. Atlus has done it in the past withPersona 3 FES,Persona 3 PortableandPersona 4 Golden, so it will not be much of a surprise if the developer follows the same path with the highly successful latest entry to the series.
Persona 4 Golden, released for the PlayStation Vita in 2012, added plenty of content such as new social links and new events toPersona 4, originally launched for the PlayStation 2 in 2008. It remains to be seen what changes Atlus will make inPersona 5 R, which may be rolled out about three years sincePersona 5.
There wererumorsthatPersona 5 Rwould be a Nintendo Switch exclusive, but those were debunked with the appearance of the PlayStation logo in the teaser video. The possibility ofPersona 5arriving to the hybrid console is not all lost though, especially with the upcoming addition of the RPG’s main protagonist Joker toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateas DLC.
John Hardin, a public relations manager for Atlus, said in January 2017 thatPersona 5will not be ported to theNintendo Switchor PC. Fans of the RPG have never stopped clamoring for it though, and a lot of things may change over a span of two years. WillPersona 5on the Nintendo Switch be one of Atlus’ announcements on March 2019?
