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Persona 5 DLC Price and Release Dates
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Gentleman Jack
Member
Atlus is weird. On the one hand they release footage from nearly every dungeon and boss fight in their PVs, on the other hand they release statements to the tune of 'don't you go posting footage/media of our game because spoilers.' and pursue extremely aggressive DMCA/content ID takedowns against people who violate the spirit of such announcements.
I suspect limiting their promotion of DLC costumes to just MC/Morgana/Ryuji/Anne comes from that two-faced stance they have about spoilers.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Because ATLUS loves your money, but they also hate your money.
They're not going to sell much DLC at these stupid prices. Season passes are cheaper than this by A LOT.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Prepare to be disappointed then. I can see many fans will be paying for Persona 3 and 4 DLC at the very least and all this fanservice is so hard to ignore. And it's not like this stuff is uncommon like the Tales Of series.
I really wish Atlus would give us some more value, make it cheaper, or make a season pass. I don't know how Sega usually handles DLC so maybe they might put out a pass or discount later on? Or a bundle?
Lee Chaolan
Member
God dammit, they're gonna make me wait a month for my Catherine costumes....
Son Of Sparda
Member
That's true. But they could've still charge for them and get away with it, yet the fact that they never did makes it really cool move on their side. (Yakuza fans are pretty loyal, so most of them would've bought the DLCs.)
Actually, they handled Yakuza 0 very well. They even went to extra miles and did stuff that nobody expected. Like lifting the restrictions on using the share button, which is still haunting the Japanese version. It's really weird that they are handling Persona 5 with less care, especially since it's their biggest franchise.
The season pass for Pirate Warriors 3 was $11.99 and gave you all of these:
Alongside a completely new island for higher level players and all of the following missions:
So, yeah. $7 for a handful of costumes is pretty pricey.
Evil Monkey DTT
Banned
Well my ears shot up at persona dlc.... And dropped down again at costumes. Personally I think this is fine, the game will just be a complete experience
until the 900 spinoffs popup
What the hell is this?
Akiyama_AE
Member
I just want the Persona 3 stuff since it's my favorite .
SixStringPsycho
Member
Like past Persona games, I wont be buying any of the DLC, unless its free, then I might grab them.
Still, when I bought P4 Dance, it came with some DLC. I think some where music, others were skins. Didnt make much use of the skins.
Still, when I bought P4 Dance, it came with some DLC. I think some where music, others were skins. Didnt make much use of the skins.
SpiritSlayer
Member
Man, I gotta wait until July to play Persona 5.
ChasingComets
Member
Just to live up to my end of the bargain, I checked again when I got home and found the casual costumes were in my DLC list, so it was my mistake there. So only the phantom thief outfit and the two sets of school uniforms are in the base game.
Seeing as how the DLC list didn't make any mention of casual outfits or the freebie potion starter set, hope it's the same case where they are released alongside/close to release for free.
Side note, 800 yen a pop for these DLC, so I guess the pricing is comparable.
Edit: Wait no, if I'm reading this right even the school uniform is part of the DLC together with the casual outfits. Disregard my above statement. I've made a huge discourse only to arrive back where we were, lol.
Seeing as how the DLC list didn't make any mention of casual outfits or the freebie potion starter set, hope it's the same case where they are released alongside/close to release for free.
Side note, 800 yen a pop for these DLC, so I guess the pricing is comparable.
Edit: Wait no, if I'm reading this right even the school uniform is part of the DLC together with the casual outfits. Disregard my above statement. I've made a huge discourse only to arrive back where we were, lol.
AtomskEater
Member
A joke.
YoRHa No.2 Type B
Banned
That's 69$ for everything.
And there is still some DLC left. Expect to pay 120 for everything.
Cannon_Fodder
Member
Nope, delayed release in Japan as well. Pretty sure it was around the same time frame, too.
ChasingComets
Member
It wasn't. All the stuff came in waves as well. There's more on the list I still haven't seen, like the Velvet Room and Christmas costumes.
How lame. Oh well, guess I don't need to worry about spending anything on DLC.
Ragnar Blackmane
Member
That assumes that one actually wants to buy a large number of the DLC packs. Not saying that the prices shouldn't be cheaper (the costume DLCs should be 5 bucks max), but few people will buy them on bulk, most people will pick 1-2 of them and be done with it. That's like arguing that all the DLC for Dawn of War 2 together is over $100 (which it is, with expansions excluded) with no season pass being available for all of it (except for a heinously overpriced "complete" edition) when realistically no one buys all of them.I think they expect people will only pick up one or two of them and want the maximum amount of profit out of it. Sure, season pass would be better, but the question is whether it brings them more money than what they have planned.
Why though? Do you really need extra, thematically not fitting costumes to enjoy the game? It's not like there isn't already several costumes for each character in the game based on seasons etc.
It's all fan service cosmetic DLC, even the personas.
Jeronimo Jones
Member
I usually skip this kind of stuff, and while the Persona 4 and Catherine outfits/themes will add variety, I'm not thrilled about paying for them.
MikeBison
Member
Value is subjective, if you feel like the value is worth it for you, then go right ahead, if it's not, then don't.
I'd personally buy the Catherine set straight away, but it'd be a bummer to have to wait a month to do so.
Edit: The SMT4 set is hot too. Digging the idea of BGM stuff coming with these.
It's the same reason I never end up buying costumes for Tales Of games. Sure they're cool, but not, the-cost-of-the-game-or-more cool.
SquirrelWide
Member
Good thing I like playing the first round vanilla. Hopefully by when I do a NG+ playthrough the costumes will all be out and at a lower price.
Hey look while we bitch and complain about the DLC we should be happy it's not locked up in some loot box casino esque shit and you can just buy the DLC costumes that are most nostalgic to you. Instead of appreciating the trade offs like free dual audio, we gotta complain about the DLC. Honestly I live in Canada so the price is easily $4-$5 extra and I don't mind supporting Altus.
AtomskEater
Member
Or we can continue to raise our concerns with any business model regardless of whether or not it's the literal WURST THING EVAR. If you like it, that's fine. I'm not thrilled with the setup, and to this day haven't paid for costume DLC because it's rarely at a price point I like. May we both enjoy our lives.
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
These month long DLC rollouts are such a dumb idea. By the time they finish releasing I've beaten the game, or am far enough into it that buying DLC would be a waste.
Fair enough. My biggest problem is the cost of a single costume pack (and I wouldn't be upset if I wasn't interested in them).
I guess I just expected it to be like P4 where you can just buy the extra costumes or get them in optional side content.
eyeball_kid
Member
By some accounts, P5 is taking 100+ hours to finish. Atlus probably assumes most people will still be playing it a month later.
If they can split up the DLC and give each pack a little boost of marketing hype, more people will buy them as impulse purchases rather than if they just dumped everything at once. It may not be great for customers who want their pack of choice at the start, but it's probably a sound business decision.
klabautermann
Member
Well considering DJ Taku Takahashi said he was remixing a Persona 5 song for a future Persona title is pretty telling. I wouldn't be surprised if one was announced on the 26th during ATLUS' livestream of their 2017 line up.
formasymphonic
Member
I won't complain about it... but I'd really rather have a P5 Arena instead. With all characters from 3-5 playable and in Gulty Gear Xrd's art style.
Atlus pls.
don't do this for me do it for the world.
Oh man, imagine P4 characters older like the P3 gang in Arena Ultimax.
Iva Demilcol
Member
I paid for two costumes sets for the original Japanese version iirc: Persona 3 and Catherine sets maybe? you also got the battle themes so it's not just a skin. I got other sets for free too so I had some variety. It's not the first time they sell this kind of DLC Persona Q had some powerful personas DLC too.
If DLC was a standard during the ps2 era they would've sold this kind of DLC as well.
If DLC was a standard during the ps2 era they would've sold this kind of DLC as well.
Sumio Mondo
Member
Week 4 is the best of the best there. Catherine and Devil Summoner: Raidou > All of your Personas.
DrunkShogun
Member
It's really annoying to not see the pound value for the dlc. Any dlc i buy will be for new game plus so the dlc schedule shouldn't really be an issue.
witchedwiz
Member
I'll CUT them some slack because this dlc is useless, it won't add single player content of any real worth..
But i'm not thrilled about the move in itself...
But i'm not thrilled about the move in itself...
There's ones based on Persona 4 Arena and Shin Megami Tensei if... iirc, there might be another I've forgotten
I would buy Devil Survivor costumes. Will probably get the Catherine and Raidou costume sets since they look pretty good. The Persona costume sets other than the one for Dancing are all really disappointing though. School uniforms are boring as hell. Persona 2 had so many great character costume designs and they just went for boring school uniforms? Bleargghhhh.