PC and cell avid gamers will be capable to play Persona 5: The Phantom X on June twenty sixth, 2025. P5X encompasses a model new story set in a parallel universe to Persona 5. Sega and Atlus outlined the premise of the brand new spin-off in a information launch on Thursday, and the sport appears like Persona, however gacha-fied.
“Encompassed within the distinctive turn-based RPG gameplay and setting of Persona 5, gamers will lead a double life as a pupil and a Phantom Thief with a brand-new protagonist and band of Phantom Thieves,” the press launch learn. “Through the day, gamers will construct up life expertise as a pupil and have interaction in varied actions similar to hanging out with their mates and part-time jobs, whereas at evening, they’ll sneak into the cognitive dungeons to steal Treasures and alter the twisted needs of corrupt adults!”
Sega and Atlus additionally detailed among the recreation’s key options, which embrace unique new mini-games, a PvE recreation mode known as the Velvet Trials, new characters, and even acquainted faces from Persona 5 who’re “out there by way of particular contracts.” Moreover, Persona 5: The Phantom X incorporates a brand new Guild function permitting extra social interplay amongst gamers in-game.
A livestream for the upcoming title delved deeper into the lore behind the gacha recreation’s protagonist, Surprise, and his trusty owl companion, Lufel. The Phantom X’s livestream even included promotional footage illustrating the parallel universe and displaying a bit concerning the recreation’s lore.
Two friends on the stream performed a little bit of the sport to provide gamers a way of the brand new gacha mechanics and microtransactions. The video additionally drew consideration to how the developer, Good World Video games, selected to distinguish P5X from Persona 5, citing modifications to characters round fictionalized Tokyo, Japan, bosses, and extra.
To recap, Persona 5: The Phantom X is a gacha recreation, in case you haven’t realized by now.
