{"id":19671,"date":"2025-12-14T12:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T04:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19671"},"modified":"2025-12-14T12:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T04:57:57","slug":"leaker-gives-update-on-persona-6-and-persona-4-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19671","title":{"rendered":"Leaker Gives Update on Persona 6 and Persona 4 Revival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Persona 6<\/em><\/strong> is not in development hell, a well-known leaker has claimed, dismissing fan concerns stemming from Atlus\u2019s years-long silence on the project. The same source also shared new insights about <em>Persona 4 Revival<\/em>, which indirectly shed more light on the current development status of <em>Persona 6<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The first official acknowledgment of <em>Persona 6<\/em> dates back to July 2021, when Atlus published several job listings on the Japanese website Green. Each posting included a quote from Naoto Hiraoka, an executive producer at Atlus, stating that the company was hiring additional staff for <em>Persona 6<\/em> due to rising fan expectations. &#8220;Exceeding [Persona] 5 will be difficult with the current staff,&#8221; the quote read, though it did not clarify the project\u2019s development status at the time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"new-old-school-persona-like-rpg-demonschool-reviews-unique-combat\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/demonschool-character-portraits-close-up.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/demonschool-character-portraits-close-up.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Demonschool character portraits close-up\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/demonschool-character-portraits-close-up.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/demonschool-character-portraits-close-up.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\tNew RPG With &#8216;Very Positive&#8217; Reviews Channels Classic Persona Games<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">A newly released RPG with &#8216;Very Positive&#8217; player reviews combines elements of all five mainline Persona games, but while starring an adult cast.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"despite-taking-a-while-persona-6-is-reportedly-not-in-development-hell\">\n                        Despite Taking a While, Persona 6 Is Reportedly Not In Development Hell<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/persona-games-1.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/persona-games-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/persona-games-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/persona-games-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/persona-games-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/persona-games-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/persona-games-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Persona games \" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/persona-games-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/persona-games-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While Atlus still hasn&#8217;t revealed <em>Persona 6<\/em> four and a half years later, progress on the game is believed to be steady. That\u2019s suggested by a recent update from established leaker NateTheHate, who stated on December 12 that the project is not in development hell. The remark was made in response to a concerned fan referencing a May 2023 report from the same <em>Persona 6<\/em> leaker, which claimed that Atlus was internally targeting a 2024 release. If taken at face value, the implication is that the project has since been delayed, though NateTheHate did not offer further details on what may have caused the shift.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"atlus-isn-rsquo-t-leading-development-on-persona-4-revival-it-rsquo-s-claimed\">\n                        Atlus Isn\u2019t Leading Development on Persona 4 Revival, It\u2019s Claimed<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Separately, NateTheHate has also commented on <em>Persona 4 Revival<\/em>, the remake of Atlus\u2019s critically acclaimed 2008 JRPG, which was officially announced in June 2025. The insider clarified that Atlus is not leading development on the project, which has instead been outsourced to Kyoto-based Tose Software. Founded in 1979, Tose is one of the world\u2019s largest outsourcing game developers. According to a November report from Japanese outlet GameBiz, Atlus and Square Enix were Tose\u2019s two largest clients over the past year, accounting for more than 22% of the company\u2019s 2025 revenue.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"persona-6-could-still-beat-persona-4-revival-to-the-market\">\n                        Persona 6 Could Still Beat Persona 4 Revival to the Market<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yu-narukami-exploring-the-town-persona-4-revival.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yu-narukami-exploring-the-town-persona-4-revival.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yu-narukami-exploring-the-town-persona-4-revival.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yu-narukami-exploring-the-town-persona-4-revival.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yu-narukami-exploring-the-town-persona-4-revival.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yu-narukami-exploring-the-town-persona-4-revival.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yu-narukami-exploring-the-town-persona-4-revival.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Yu Narukami exploring the town - Persona 4 Revival\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yu-narukami-exploring-the-town-persona-4-revival.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yu-narukami-exploring-the-town-persona-4-revival.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The fact that Atlus is only overseeing the upcoming remake suggests <em>Persona 4 Revival<\/em> isn&#8217;t affecting <em>Persona 6<\/em> development like some fans originally feared. Instead, its internal P-Studio\u2014formerly known as Creative Department 2nd Production\u2014may be fully focused on <em>Persona 6<\/em> as of late 2025. Given that the game has been in development since at least 2021, and with modern AAA development cycles averaging around five years, there remains a theoretical possibility that <em>Persona 6<\/em> could release before <em>Persona 4 Revival<\/em> despite not even being officially announced yet.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"persona-games-in-original-release-order\">\n            Persona Games in Original Release Order<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Game<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>First release<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Revelations: Persona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Sep 20, 1996<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 2: Innocent Sin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jun 24, 1999<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 2: Eternal Punishment<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jun 29, 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jul 13, 2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 3 FES<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Apr 19, 2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jul 10, 2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 3 Portable<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 1, 2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 4 Arena<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Mar 1, 2012<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 4 Golden<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jun 14, 2012<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 4 Arena Ultimax<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 28, 2013<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jun 5, 2014<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 4: Dancing All Night<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jun 25, 2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Sep 15, 2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>May 24, 2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>May 24, 2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 29, 2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 5 Royal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Oct 31, 2019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 5 Strikers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Feb 20, 2020<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 5 Tactica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Nov 17, 2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 3 Reload<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Feb 2, 2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 5: The Phantom X<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Jun 26, 2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 4 Revival<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>???<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Persona 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>???<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"atlus-doesn-39-t-always-announce-games-in-release-order\">\n            Atlus Doesn&#8217;t Always Announce Games in Release Order<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>In recent history, there have been several examples of Atlus announcing a game, then announcing a different title that beats the first one to the market. <em>Metaphor: ReFantazio<\/em> was initially revealed as <em>Project Re:Fantasy<\/em> in December 2016 but did not launch until October 2024; in the meantime, <em>Shin Megami Tensei 5<\/em> was announced and released in January 2017 and November 2021, respectively. Similarly, <em>Persona 5 Royal<\/em> was both announced (December 2018) and released (March 2020) during the gap between <em>SMT 5<\/em>\u2019s reveal and eventual launch.<\/p>\n<p><em>Persona 4 Revival<\/em> was announced at the June 2025 Xbox Games Showcase without a release window, suggesting it may still be years from completion. While it remains unclear how far along <em>Persona 6<\/em> is in development, Atlus will soon have a natural opportunity to finally share some details on the project, with the franchise\u2019s 30th anniversary approaching in September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Source: GameBiz<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/persona-6-persona-4-revival-development-status-update-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Persona 6 is not in development hell, a well-known leaker has claimed, dismissing fan concerns stemming from Atlus\u2019s years-long silence on the project. 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