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Yesterday, on the latest edition of the regular Sega Raw live stream, Sega producer and director Toshihiro Nagoshi stated that Persona 5 had surpassed 1.8 million copies shipped worldwide.

On April 5, 2017, it was reported that Persona 5 had exceeded 1.5 million shipped copies worldwide. Since then, the Korean version of the game was released on June 8, 2017.

Great performance for the game!

Lock if old

 

[ethomaz]

That is great... I hope it can hit 3 million.

 

[VertPin]

Awesome! I loved the game, even if it took me two months (had to take a break) to beat it. I do hope however that if a "Crimson" edition is made they cut some of the padding, the game is sooooooo much longer than the previous games when it did not need to be.

 

[Asd202]

Over 2 million is a lock.

 

[KZXcellent]

Take Your Wallet

 

[Memento]

Jesus Christ. This is fucking amazing! Road to 3 million

 

[Cels]

wonder what split is between ps3 and ps4

 

[Shin]

Need information on the other Persona game sales, not sure if this is good/great or expected (from Sega's point of view).

 

[Immaculate]

thought it was past or already at 2 million at this point

 

[Slammin_Hammon]

Well deserved. I hope it only continues to grow.

 

[Tagyhag]

Huh. I mean, that's really good, but for reason I always thought of Persona as something that sells a lot more.

Like 3 Mil in the first month or something.

I think maybe it's because of how long it took + internet hype.

 

[cw_sasuke]

That's really impressive. Congrats Atlus - well deserved.

 

[jediyoshi]

That's a lot of Kawakami.

 

[Rabid Dwarf 76]

Woot Atlus!!!

 

[Kysen]

kinda low

 

[iavi]

Huh. I mean, that's really good, but for reason I always thought of Persona as something that sells a lot more.

Like 3 Mil in the first month or something.

I think maybe it's because of how long it took + internet hype.

P4 Golden was the first time Persona hit it big in sales iirc

 

[.....]

Thoroughly deserved.

 

[Q--_-]

Sweet! Let's hit 3 mil! Gogogogoo!

 

[Zedark]

Huh. I mean, that's really good, but for reason I always thought of Persona as something that sells a lot more.

Like 3 Mil in the first month or something.

I think maybe it's because of how long it took + internet hype.

Those are ridiculously high numbers, that would be Final Fantasy level. Persona is much more niche, but still a big name in the genre.

 

[mrmickfran]

Definitely deserves it.

 

[commish]

Good job, Joker!

 

[Necro900]

"Turn-based is old and unappealing"



Well done Atlus!

 

[psynergylover]

Atlus....NEVER SAW IT COOOOMMIIIIIIIIIING!!!

 

[Socivol]

I thought it would be more than that by now but it's still good for a Persona game.

 

[wapplew]

Kawakami as party member when?

 

[FelipeMGM]

Real nice!

Loved the game, it deserves this success

 

[bilas]

Now let's hope they can hire decent writers with all the money they're making!

 

[The Xtortionist]

Wake up, get up, get out there

Spoiler

and buy it

 

[BossDarkseid]

That's a lot of Kawakami.

Not everyone makes the right decisions in life.

 

[Lightning Lord]

Congrats to well-deserved sales. Currently replaying the game and it's just as enjoyable as it was the first time. Definitely my GotY so far.

Awesome! I loved the game, even if it took me two months (had to take a break) to beat it. I do hope however that if a "Crimson" edition is made they cut some of the padding, the game is sooooooo much longer than the previous games when it did not need to be.

I think we'll have to discuss this via text message over the course of the next few days. But let's go to bed first, since you must be tired.

 

[Acquiescence]

kinda low

Is it? For a franchise that was long considered niche, reaching 1.8 million in a short period of time is a substantial number for a Persona entry.

That's a lot of Kawakami.

Good post. Spin-off when.

 

[InsaneTiger]

Take Your Wallet

 

[NoctisVsStar]

kinda low

You buggin, Persona is incredibly Niche these are great numbers.

 

[FantasyFreak07]

That's great news! Congrats to Atlus, P Studio, and Sega.

 

[Christhor]

But I thought the only thing that sold games these days were streams and let's plays...

 

[MechaX]

Altus, surely someone assisted you in being able to have a turn-based JRPG sell over 1.5 million copies!

Spill it, who was it?!

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Damn, I'm not sure if it can get to 3, but at this rate it can probably break 2 million. Crazy.

 

[Kyuur]

It's gonna hit double the lifetime sales of Persona 4 (both PS2 and Golden) I would guess. Well deserved!

 

[PhantomThief]

Totally deserved, more people should play it. One of the best games I've had the joy of playing.

 

[phanphare]

damn good stuff

Japan steady killing it this year

 

[Rymuth]

Excellent news!!

 

[Zophar]

I hope this convinces Atlus to cash in on HD remasters of SMT3/DDS/P3 and 4. I'm here ready with wallet in hand for some easy money.

 

[FamousLastX]

Awesome news, looking forward to seeing where they go with the franchise from here. Well deserved! Hopefully gets a boost from some deals around the holidays for those who are still on the fence. If you're even remotely interested in JRPGs it's definitely worth a shot though.

And yes given me a Golden remaster for PS4 next please.

 

[Jawbreaker]

FOR REAL???

Well deserved.

 

[Toki767]

I imagine if you include digital sales, it's already over 2 million.

 

[Servbot24]

"Turn-based is old and unappealing"



Well done Atlus!

Makes sense if the highest rated turn-based JRPG of the last few years only gets to 2 million.

No idea if that's within Atlus' expectations, but for the industry at large if 2 mil is considered a breakthrough number, they probably wouldn't pursue that.

 

[sense]

Awesome. Come on atlus, start pumping out games/remasters instead of making people wait for another decade!!!

 

[marmoka]

Not enough! This game deserves more love!

 

[NoctisVsStar]

I hope this convinces Atlus to cash in on HD remasters of SMT3/DDS/P3 and 4. I'm here ready with wallet in hand for some easy money.

Concert is next month so let's see what's up with game announcements.

 

[mejin]

Welp, the thirsty was real.