Atlus has announced that they will be launching a special campaign to celebrate their victory in the recent Playstation 2016 Awards. As part of the campaign, a new set of Persona 5 DLC for Japan, titled the “Persona 5: Christmas Costume Set” will be made available in Japan. Starting on December 21 (Wednesday) around noon, the DLC will be available for free for five days, and includes Christmas costumes for the game’s main characters.
Every year, Sony Computer Entertainment of Japan and Asia conducts an award ceremony that honors games of particular commercial success released on PlayStation. Last year, Phantasy Star Online 2 and Yakuza 5 received distinction.
This year’s winners have been announced, and SEGA games are well-represented!
Atlus has released another character trailer for the English version of Persona 5, this time featuring Haru Okumura, one of the members of the Phantom Thieves. You can view the trailer below, as well as an interview with her voice actress Xanthe Huynh. We also included the introduction from the official press release.
Phantasy Star Online 2‘s next update, scheduled for December 21, includes a new AC Scratch called “Phantom & School Life” as part of the Persona 5 collaboration event that was announced some time ago. It includes outfits for the Persona 5 Protagonist, Ann Takamaki, Makoto Niijima, Futaba Sakura, and Joker, in-game Persona 5 posters, music, a Persona Summoning Lobby Action and an Arsène Figure Room Item.
Atlus U.S.A. has released a couple of new trailers for the English version of Persona 5, which introduce several of the games’ characters. One of them is Futaba Sakura, one of the members of the Phantom Thieves. She’s the group’s resident hacker who offers moral support during battle, which translates into buffs to your team’s stats. We also get a new interview with her voice actress Erica Lindbeck.
Atlus U.S.A. has announced that digital pre-orders for Persona 5 have gone live in the US and Europe. What immediately stands out though is the difference in price for both regions: $59.99 for the US compared to €69,99 (around $74.6) for the EU. While the US digital edition’s price is equal to the base US Steelbook edition, the EU digital edition is around €10 more expensive than the base EU physical “Steelbook” edition. I’m hoping this price is a mistake, as I don’t see a good reason for such a hefty price tag for the EU specifically. Especially since the UK price seems more in line with the US one, and is still $11 cheaper than the price in euro. I made a quick image showing the differences in price below. EU to the left, then US and then UK.
Deep Silver has released a new English story trailer for Persona 5, introducing the characters and the concept of “Persona”. You can view it below, along with the description from Deep Silver for the trailer!
During the “Let Us Start the Game” live stream, Atlus U.S.A. announced that the game will be delayed until April 4, 2017 for the Americas and Europe. On the plus side, they also announced that the game will be getting free dual audio. It’s a much requested feature from the fans given the strong Japanese voice cast, so it’s good to see that they managed to include it in the game. On their PlayStation blog update, Atlus PR manager explains that adding the Japanese audio was took a “herculean effort from just about every division of Atlus”.
Deep Silver, the European publisher for Persona 5, has released a new Game Mechanics trailer for the game. The trailer shows those parts of the game where the main character goes through his daily routines as a young student in Japan. These activities include going to school, hanging out with friends, getting a part-time job, eating meals, training in the gym and much more. You can watch the video below!
Keep in mind that Atlus U.S.A. will be holding a Twitch live stream later today at 12PM PST, where they will show more of the English version of the game.
Atlus U.S.A. has released another character introduction trailer for Persona 5, this time featuring the game’s mascot: Morgana. Alongside the trailer we also got a new interview with Cassandra Morris, Morgana’s voice actress. You can watch both videos below, and we also included a short write-up with more information on the character of Morgana, taken from the official press release.
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