P-Studio – the studio at Atlus that’s primarily liable for the Persona collection – is engaged on the way forward for the franchise, in accordance with a press release by studio director Kazuhisa Wada. As caught by GameInformer, Wada wrote in his assertion that the studio that the studio’s work on the way forward for the Persona collection is “progressing properly”.
In his assertion, Wada additionally wrote about how Persona 4 had been expanded since its launch, full with a number of anime variations, and spin-off video games in a variety of genres, from combating video games to dungeon crawlers and even rhythm video games.
“Persona 4 has spawned quite a few spin-off works, together with TV anime, Persona 4 Area, Persona 4 Area Ultimax, and Persona 4: Dancing All Night time, and is a particular title that has been part of Atlus for a few years and holds a private place in my coronary heart,” wrote Wada. “We’re at present engaged on this mission with all our ardour and love. We’re assured that this can be a recent and stunning product for each newcomers and long-time followers, and we look ahead to sharing it with you all.”
“Moreover, we’re actively making ready for the longer term improvement of the Persona collection as a studio. We’re working laborious to fulfill the expectations of followers world wide, and our work is progressing properly. Please keep tuned for extra updates.”
Atlus had not too long ago confirmed that it’s engaged on a remake for Persona 4. Dubbed Persona 4 Revival, the sport was introduced with a teaser trailer throughout Xbox Video games Showcase 2025 over the weekend. Whereas the teaser didn’t reveal a lot in the best way of particulars, we did get to see scenes from Persona 4 designed utilizing extra trendy {hardware} and know-how, together with its school rooms and the streets of the sport’s village setting of Inaba.
Persona 4 was initially launched on the PS2 all the best way again in 2008. On the time, it, together with Persona 3, performed a big half in popularising the franchise everywhere in the world. It additionally served because the impetus for Atlus to additional broaden on the Persona franchise within the type of spin-offs and variations. The sport additionally marked an enchancment over its predecessor by bringing in gameplay refinements in addition to a greater diversity of dungeons.
The sport’s story revolves across the small village of Inaba getting rocked by grotesque murders. The plot performs out alongside city legends of the Midnight Channel that point out that a switched-off TV at midnight will disclose to the viewer their soulmate. Issues rapidly get out of hand, nonetheless, and it’s as much as the protagonist and his buddies to discover the world of Shadows and Persona to assist resolve the mysterious murders.
Since its authentic launch, Persona 4 acquired an enhanced re-release that was initially unique to the PlayStation Vita. In the end, it was launched on PC and more moderen platforms in 2020. Persona 4 has additionally been part of a number of spin-offs, together with the dungeon crawlers Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, and Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth.
