After a long wait and multiple delays, Persona 5 has finally been released in the Americas and Europe today! The game has received very favorable reviews, and after strong sales in Japan, the game looks set to be a big success for Atlus and SEGA in the rest of the world as well. There’s a lot of DLC, some of it free, that will be made available as well. You can review the entire list of DLC below, along with new launch trailer for the game.
If you’re planning on streaming the game, Atlus U.S.A. has issued a set of streaming guidelines. In particular, Atlus warns that those streaming past 7/7, may receive a content ID claim or even a channel strike/account suspension. While they don’t state it outright, it’s evident these would come from the Japanese branch of Atlus. Many Japanese gaming companies, including SEGA and Nintendo, have shown to be reluctant to let fans stream their video game playthroughs, fearing that people may opt not to buy the game and just watch it instead. It’s a view that I hope will change, as I see it as just another area where the Japanese video game industry is lagging behind the rest of the world. Atlus U.S.A. does note that they’re having an ongoing discussion about how their policies may evolve in the future.
This minor issue aside, Persona 5 is one of the games I looked forward to playing the most this year. I’ve only just started the game today, so it’ll be a while before I can really form an opinion on it, but given the reviews it seems that the game indeed fulfills the high expectations from the fans. If you haven’t played any of the Persona games before, this is certainly a good time to start!
DLC | Release Date | Price |
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Persona 5 Japanese Audio Track | 4/4/2017 | FREE |
Persona 4 Costume & BGM Special Set | 4/11/2017 | $6.99 |
Persona 3 Costume & BGM Special Set | 4/11/2017 | $6.99 |
Persona 2 Costume & BGM Special Set | 4/18/2017 | $6.99 |
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona Costume & BGM Special Set | 4/18/2017 | $6.99 |
Shin Megami Tensei if… Costume & BGM Special Set | 4/18/2017 | $6.99 |
Persona 4: Dancing All Night Costume & BGM Special Set | 4/25/2017 | $6.99 |
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Costume & BGM Special Set | 4/25/2017 | $6.99 |
Shin Megami Tensei IV Costume & BGM Special Set | 4/25/2017 | $6.99 |
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha Costume & BGM Special Set | 5/2/2017 | $6.99 |
Catherine Costume & BGM Special Set | 5/2/2017 | $6.99 |
Orpheus & Orpheus Picaro Set | 4/11/2017 | $2.99 |
Izanagi & Izanagi Picaro Set | 4/11/2017 | $2.99 |
Thanatos & Thanatos Picaro Set | 4/18/2017 | $2.99 |
Magatsu Izanagi & Magatsu Izanagi Picaro Set | 4/18/2017 | $2.99 |
Kaguya & Kaguya Picaro Set | 4/18/2017 | $2.99 |
Ariadne & Ariadne Picaro Set | 4/25/2017 | $2.99 |
Asterius & Asterius Picaro Set | 4/25/2017 | $2.99 |
Tsukiyomi & Tsukiyomi Picaro Set | 4/25/2017 | $2.99 |
Messiah & Messiah Picaro Set | 5/2/2017 | $2.99 |
Persona 5 Healing Item Set | 4/4/2017 | FREE |
Persona 5 Skill Card set | 4/4/2017 | FREE |
Persona 5 Regular Clothes & School Uniforms Set | 4/11/2017 | FREE |
Persona 5 Phantom Thieves Logo Morgana Car Sticker | 4/18/2017 | FREE |
Persona 5 Swimsuit Set | 4/25/2017 | FREE |
Persona 5 New Difficulty Level Challenge | 4/4/2017 | FREE |
Persona 20th Anniversary Logo Morgana Car Sticker | 4/18/2017 | FREE |
Persona 5 Maid & Butler Costume Set | 6/6/2017 | FREE |
Persona 5 Christmas Costume Set | 7/11/2017 | FREE |
Persona 5 Protagonist Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/4/2017 | FREE with digital pre-order/$1.99 |
Persona 5 Ryuji Sakamoto Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/4/2017 | $1.99 |
Persona 5 Morgana Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/4/2017 | $1.99 |
Persona 5 Ann Takamaki Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/4/2017 | $1.99 |
Persona 5 Yusuke Kitagawa Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/11/2017 | $1.99 |
Persona 5 Makoto Niijima Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/11/2017 | $1.99 |
Persona 5 Futaba Sakura Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/11/2017 | $1.99 |
Persona 5 Haru Okumura Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/11/2017 | $1.99 |
Persona 5 Goro Akechi Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/18/2017 | $1.99 |
Persona 5 Igor & Attendants Special Theme & Avatar Set (PS4 only) | 4/18/2017 | $1.99 |
Persona 5 Protagonist Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/4/2017 | $0.99 |
Persona 5 Ryuji Sakamoto Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/4/2017 | $0.99 |
Persona 5 Morgana Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/4/2017 | $0.99 |
Persona 5 Ann Takamaki Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/4/2017 | $0.99 |
Persona 5 Yusuke Kitagawa Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/11/2017 | $0.99 |
Persona 5 Makoto Niijima Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/11/2017 | $0.99 |
Persona 5 Futaba Sakura Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/11/2017 | $0.99 |
Persona 5 Haru Okumura Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/11/2017 | $0.99 |
Persona 5 Goro Akechi Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/18/2017 | $0.99 |
Persona 5 Igor & Attendants Special Theme (PS3 only) | 4/18/2017 | $0.99 |