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Takao · Mar 19, 2013

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-18/producer/atlus-working-hard-on-next-persona-title

At a Niconico live broadcast during the Game no Dengeki Kanshasai 2013 event on Sunday, Atlus producer Katsura Hashino confirmed that the game developer was "working hard" on creating the next Persona title. He also discussed creating new features for the recent PS Vita role-playing game Persona 4 Golden and thanked the fans of the franchise.

Persona 4 Golden won a Platinum Dengeki Playstation Award for 2012. It was released in North America last November in both standard and Solid Gold Premium Editions, after shipping in Japan last June as a best-selling title. The game is an expanded version of the original Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 video game that was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXXYXnCP-P4

Edit:

Timeline of nothing

FluxWaveZ said:
Not really. We've had confirmation for 2 years now:

Persona 5

Development was first confirmed in March of 2010 in Dengeki PlayStation where Hashino stated that they were preparing to start work on the next Persona game.

In August 2011, Hashino stated, in a Famitsu interview, that "preliminary development" on the next Persona title was nearly complete.

In the same interview, Hashino stated that the Persona Team wants to challenge more new things in Persona 5 similar to the changes they made from Persona 2 to Persona 3. He also stated that they had solidified Persona 5's themes.

The only members of the development team that we know of, stated in the same interview, are: Hashino (director), Soejima (character designer) and Meguro (composer).

Apparently learning from Catherine's development using the Gamebryo engine, Hashino stated that the Persona Team had completed their own engine and that it would ease the implementation of their ideas into the game.

In May of 2012 in a Famitsu interview, Meguro stated that "if" there was a Persona 5 and "if" it was radically different from Persona 3 and Persona 4, the music would change as well.

In August of 2012, Hashino told Famitsu that the staff was now focused on the "next numbered entry" in the Persona series and that Soejima had submitted sketches. Yay.

During the Game no Dengeki Kanshasai 2013 event on March 17, Hashino stated that the Persona Team is "working hard" on the development of the next Persona title.

I'd really want to see a logo or something. ANYTHING.

CorySchmitz · Mar 19, 2013

Vita pls.

EDIT: Probably the game I want the most.

Soulflarz · Mar 19, 2013

i would say yay, but i fear we might get an ff versus delay length and we'll see this update yearly

Fusebox · Mar 19, 2013

After playing P4G, P5 on Vita would be one of my most wanted titles at the moment.

-Pyromaniac- · Mar 19, 2013

How do you top P4? I can't even imagine it tbh.

Anival · Mar 19, 2013

That's good to hear. I loved p4 golden but sadly I sold my vita. I reay want to play it again.

WrenchNinja · Mar 19, 2013

Cross-buy / Cross Save

FluxWaveZ · Mar 19, 2013

More non-news... Great. Fantastic.

Noi · Mar 19, 2013

He also discussed creating new features for the recent PS Vita role-playing game Persona 4 Golden and thanked the fans of the franchise.

~~I wonder what this means, exactly. P4G DLC?~~

Edit: Reading comprehension at minimum levels. Thanks guys.

Mr. Fix · Mar 19, 2013

Crewnh said:
Cross-buy / Cross Save

That would be fucking excellent for a game like this.

Noi said:
I wonder what this means, exactly. P4G DLC?

Probably past-tense.

Akainu · Mar 19, 2013

Which sentai artist will they get to do the monster designs?

FluxWaveZ · Mar 19, 2013

Noi said:
I wonder what this means, exactly. P4G DLC?

No, it means he discussed about the new features they added in P4G compared to P4 OG.

SDBurton · Mar 19, 2013

Awesome!

QuantumBro · Mar 19, 2013

Does the 3DS one still exist?

DimmuBurgerKing · Mar 19, 2013

It's nice to hear confirmation, though. I love P4G, but why is everyone clamoring for P5 to be on Vita? I'd like a new non-portable console Persona, myself.

CielTynave · Mar 19, 2013

Great, hopefully a PS3/Vita crossplatform game. I know some people would freak out thinking the Vita would hold it back, but I really doubt it would end up being a game that would push either platform much, if at all.

Almighty · Mar 19, 2013

Ps3, Ps4, or PC. Put it on at least one of those or your dead to me Atlus. You hear me? Dead.

Tan · Mar 19, 2013

So does this mean i have to buy a vita?

Hours Left · Mar 19, 2013

I'm in a weird place regarding Persona right now. I was so fired up about it last year, but the Eternal Punishment PSP situation has left me feeling flat.

Deified Data · Mar 19, 2013

Please don't be on Vita - I really don't need to buy one for a single game.

Palette Swap · Mar 19, 2013

And by next, I hope they don't mean next spin-off.
At least, there's nothing left to port.

Superflat · Mar 19, 2013

Awesome! So is this for current gen? Or....

Last I heard they were all, "We just finished concept art!" so they couldn't be that far in production. I'll guess it will release in two years.

we.are.the.armada · Mar 19, 2013

The time is nigh.

Aquamarine · Mar 19, 2013

QuantumBro said:
Does the 3DS one still exist?

What if....

PERSONA 5 WAS THE 3DS GAME!?!?!??

Atlus and Nintendo seem to be quite close lately.

PaineReign · Mar 19, 2013

Cannot wait. P4 is a really special game, my favorite ever, and I really want to see where they will take the series next.

SloaneRisette · Mar 19, 2013

More Vita features...?

Get that avatar ready, Dantis!

FluxWaveZ · Mar 19, 2013

DimmuBurgerKing said:
It's nice to hear confirmation, though.

Not really. We've had confirmation for 2 years now:

Persona 5

Development was first confirmed in March of 2010 in Dengeki PlayStation where Hashino stated that they were preparing to start work on the next Persona game.
In August 2011, Hashino stated, in a Famitsu interview, that "preliminary development" on the next Persona title was nearly complete.
In the same interview, Hashino stated that the Persona Team wants to challenge more new things in Persona 5 similar to the changes they made from Persona 2 to Persona 3. He also stated that they had solidified Persona 5's themes.
The only members of the development team that we know of, stated in the same interview, are: Hashino (director), Soejima (character designer) and Meguro (composer).
Apparently learning from Catherine's development using the Gamebryo engine, Hashino stated that the Persona Team had completed their own engine and that it would ease the implementation of their ideas into the game.
In May of 2012 in a Famitsu interview, Meguro stated that "if" there was a Persona 5 and "if" it was radically different from Persona 3 and Persona 4, the music would change as well.
In August of 2012, Hashino told Famitsu that the staff was now focused on the "next numbered entry" in the Persona series and that Soejima had submitted sketches. Yay.
During the Game no Dengeki Kanshasai 2013 event on March 17, Hashino stated that the Persona Team is "working hard" on the development of the next Persona title.

I'd really want to see a logo or something. ANYTHING.

Stark · Mar 19, 2013

So this will definitely be PS3, right? in terms of console.

Nice to hear a small update.

GavinGT · Mar 19, 2013

Tan said:
So does this mean i have to buy a vita?

If you want to look forward to the slim possibility of playing a port of the game years after it's released on consoles, sure.

Data West · Mar 19, 2013

Tan said:
So does this mean i have to buy a vita?

I highly doubt that.

Aquamarine · Mar 19, 2013

Stark said:
So this will definitely be PS3, right? in terms of console.

Nice to hear a small update.

There's still no confirmation. It's widely assumed to be for the PS3...but Atlus can always throw a curveball.

buddha0991 · Mar 19, 2013

MarkusRJR · Mar 19, 2013

Working hard = 2013? 2014? 2015?

Hopefully it comes to the PS3 cause I won't be getting a PS4 for a long while. If it came to Vita that'd be cool too. Then I could continue to own every Persona game on my Vita.

funkystudent · Mar 19, 2013

Portable or Ps4... just put it on something with a suspend function. Does the Wii U have a suspend game mode?

Playing Golden and I could not see myself playing this game on ps2 with long 2 hour play sessions between save points.

Also I 5 continues the colourful art style of 4 and doesn't return to the Goth art of 3. After playing 4 a bunch I looked at 3 and that art is such a turn off.

Dereck · Mar 19, 2013

-Pyromaniac- said:
How do you top P4? I can't even imagine it tbh.

The game being on the PS3 is a start.

vivftp · Mar 19, 2013

I'm VERY new to the Persona world. Persona 4 Golden was my first JRPG, but I fell in love. Because of it I bought Persona 4 Arena simply for the story modes (I hate fighting games!) and I wanted to play Persona 3, but time did not permit it, so I just watched it on Youtube. It was so damned good I might still pick it up just to play it!

Absolutely love this franchise! Persona 5, whenever it comes out will comsume my life until it's done. I've got a couple of weeks off near the end of this year... one in October, one in November. I REALLY hope we can see Persona 5 around this time. PS3/4 + Vita versions please!

Aquamarine · Mar 19, 2013

Yaceka said:
Working hard = 2013? 2014? 2015?

Hopefully it comes to the PS3 cause I won't be getting a PS4 for a long while. If it came to Vita that'd be cool too. Then I could continue to own every Persona game on my Vita.

It's either going to be for the 3DS or PS3 / Vita by this point.

Trigger · Mar 19, 2013

I want this game sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad.

HooYaH · Mar 19, 2013

Dragonzord said:
I highly doubt that.

True, it'll be released on the PS4 instead.

CronoShot · Mar 19, 2013

Aquamarine · Mar 19, 2013

HooYaH said:
True, it'll be released on the PS4 instead.

Persona 4 was released for the PS2 two years into the PS3 lifecycle. Atlus is certainly not afraid of supporting old consoles.

buddha0991 · Mar 19, 2013

I know I am being hypocritical for my rant about "real talk" a few hours ago, by people who know me here, but real talk.

I want the whole shebang, P1/2/3/4 connection which

P4A already did partly and hinted at the rest

or for the game to be completely and utterly new, no rehashes. No connections at all to past games, not even references, I want the game to be completely different, not another P3 rehash.

Stark · Mar 19, 2013

Aquamarine said:
There's still no confirmation. It's widely assumed to be for the PS3...but Atlus can always throw a curveball.

I hope they keep it on PS3/360. But yeah, bit of a trick ball.

ChosenPredator · Mar 19, 2013

goood stuff I can finally get back into persona when i get ps4

Witchfinder General · Mar 19, 2013

Almighty said:
Ps3, Ps4, or PC. Put it on at least one of those or your dead to me Atlus. You hear me? Dead.

My thoughts exactly.

serplux · Mar 19, 2013

Aquamarine said:
What if....

PERSONA 5 WAS THE 3DS GAME!?!?!??

Atlus and Nintendo seem to be quite close lately.

Nah, Persona's a Sony franchise until Sony goes dead. Even though I'd love to see how one of the games would do on a Nintendo platform.

Takao · Mar 19, 2013

Palette Swap said:
And by next, I hope they don't mean next spin-off.
At least, there's nothing left to port.

There are Persona 3 movies coming out this year.

I smell another Persona 3 port.

Mauricio_Magus · Mar 19, 2013

-Pyromaniac- said:
How do you top P4? I can't even imagine it tbh.

it's gonna be difficult as hell, but I don't think it's that impossible. It's Atlus after all

Salsa · Mar 19, 2013

randomkid · Mar 19, 2013

FluxWaveZ said:
Not really. We've had confirmation for 2 years now:

Persona 5

Development was first confirmed in March of 2010 in Dengeki PlayStation where Hashino stated that they were preparing to start work on the next Persona game.

In August 2011, Hashino stated, in a Famitsu interview, that "preliminary development" on the next Persona title was nearly complete.

In the same interview, Hashino stated that the Persona Team wants to challenge more new things in Persona 5 similar to the changes they made from Persona 2 to Persona 3. He also stated that they had solidified Persona 5's themes.

The only members of the development team that we know of, stated in the same interview, are: Hashino (director), Soejima (character designer) and Meguro (composer).

Apparently learning from Catherine's development using the Gamebryo engine, Hashino stated that the Persona Team had completed their own engine and that it would ease the implementation of their ideas into the game.

In May of 2012 in a Famitsu interview, Meguro stated that "if" there was a Persona 5 and "if" it was radically different from Persona 3 and Persona 4, the music would change as well.

In August of 2012, Hashino told Famitsu that the staff was now focused on the "next numbered entry" in the Persona series and that Soejima had submitted sketches. Yay.

During the Game no Dengeki Kanshasai 2013 event on March 17, Hashino stated that the Persona Team is "working hard" on the development of the next Persona title.

I'd really want to see a logo or something. ANYTHING.

This is a nice summary that should probably be in the OP, would help answer a lot of people's questions and ground some of the more off-base speculation from those who missed this stuff.

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