Persona 5 In Development, Exclusive To PlayStation 3?
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4If you're not familiar with the Shin Megami Tensei franchise, you're no role-playing fan. But if you'd like to become more informed, check out our reviews for Persona 3, Persona 4, and Devil Summoner 2. ...pretty impressive efforts, eh?
Given that evidence alone, you should be excited to learn that the next SMT installment - Persona 5 - is in the works and may end up being exclusive to the PlayStation 3. It would be the first such entry in the series on the PS3, and it shouldn't be all that surprising, considering that all previous installments have been exclusive to PlayStation platforms. The evidence comes from a pachinko industry publication that said "a consumer announcement of PS3 exclusive Persona 5 is scheduled." Sankaku Complex questions the validity of the rumor, but mentions the franchise's loyalty to PlayStation and the fact that we have yet to see a true next-gen Persona. Typically, Atlus isn't so enamored with leaping directly into a new generation, and if you hadn't noticed, they've fared rather well with some PS2 RPGs over the past few years. But they'll have to make the jump sooner or later so it should come as no surprise that they're currently prepping, and if the game isn't exclusive to the PS3...well, it'd be weird. We seriously doubt any Xbox 360 loyalist has ever heard of the series in question but then again, Namco made Beautiful Katamari exclusive to the 360 after two consecutive PS2-exclusive releases, so who knows what might happen?
Anyway, we'll let you know if Persona 5 for the PS3 receives an official confirmation in the near future. You can bet that if it does, RPG fans everywhere will be sporting ear-to-ear smiles.
7/19/2009 Ben Dutka
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kevinater321
Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ 10:17:42 PM
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Victor321
Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ 10:18:07 PM
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cLoudou
Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ 10:19:23 PM
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Can always use more jrpgs.
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Kevadu
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 2:41:44 AM
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Oyashiro
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 12:24:53 AM
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BigBoss4ever
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 1:21:13 AM
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Kevadu
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 2:33:36 AM
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___________
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 3:09:46 AM
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i know its only in its 3rd year and theres a long time to go but.
i wish once naughty dog have finished uncharted2 go back to the crash bandicoot series.
do a re hash of crash bandicoot warped and crash bandicoot racing and while their at it crash bash.
i would love to see those updated for the ps3, i spend hours recently finishing CTR and crash 3 they were my favorite games on the PS1.
seeing on how R&C is so popular these should sell quite well, sony would be smart to try and reserect some of their more "kid friendly" games.
and the infamous syphon filter when o when are we going to see the once perfect shooter,and a BLACK 2 criterion seriously enough with the DLC time for a new game...... being BLACK 2.
their just of the top of my head, we need a proper stealth game to.
sort of like hitman mixed with metal gear solid 1.
a true stealth game where you have to be silent and invisible to everything, you get caught you fail.
something that allows you to distract your enemies send them separate ways than deal with them silently.
LA Noire sounded like its supose to be something like that but its been what 12 months since we heard anything about that, i wouldent be surprised (but extremly disappointed) if its been canned or changed into agent.
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kokoro
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 5:52:31 AM
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cowboy828
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 7:13:13 AM
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Orvisman
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 9:45:07 AM
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Then again, I would say that about most JRPGs and Sh'mups (horizontal shooters), both of which are popular genres in Japan.
This gen, however, has seen the bulk of the games in these categories on the 360, especially Sh'mups, which aren't really popular in the west (outside of Otakus like myself).
What a weird gen!
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Kai200X
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 12:47:12 PM
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shadowpal2
Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 7:16:11 PM
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shadowscorpio
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 12:47:37 AM
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BTNwarrior
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Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ 9:51:03 PM
And maybe the main character will talk in this one?