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Persona 6

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Persona 6
DeveloperP-Studio
PublisherSega
ProducerKazuhisa Wada
ArtistShigenori Soejima
SeriesPersona
Platforms
GenresRole-playing, social simulation
ModeSingle-player

Persona 6[a] is an upcoming role-playing video game developed by P-Studio, an internal division of Atlus, and published by Sega for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S. It will be the seventh main installment of the Persona series, itself a part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise.

Persona 6 will be the first main entry in the series since Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (2000) to not be directed by Katsura Hashino, following his departure from the Persona development team in 2016. Preparatory work for the game began before the worldwide release of Persona 5 in 2017. Full production had commenced by 2021, while the game was formally announced in June 2026.

Gameplay

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Development

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After the Japanese launch of Persona 5 in 2016, Katsura Hashino, a primary producer at P-Studio and the director of the last three main Persona games, had officially departed the team, citing the aforementioned game as a "turning point" for the series, as well as a desire to pursue new projects away from the franchise.[1][2] Also in 2016, he established Studio Zero as an development group within Atlus for original projects released by their flagship franchise, Megami Tensei.[3][4] Atlus USA released a press statement on December 23, 2016, clarifying that while Hashino's preoccupation with developing Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024) with Studio Zero precluded any possible involvement with the Persona series at present, P-Studio was committed to creating further Persona games for satisfying fan demand. Atlus reaffirmed that series character designer Shigenori Soejima and composer Shoji Meguro, remained available to reprise their respective duties for future Persona projects simultaneously with their involvement in Studio Zero and Metaphor: ReFantazio.[5] Meguro departed Atlus' sound team at the end of September 2021 in order to pursue freelance composing work and partake in independent game designing. He publicly committed to his continued involvement with Atlus games,[6] saying he would prioritize full game soundtracks with the publisher. However, he cautioned expectations as to whether he would remain involved with composing for the Persona games.[7]

In May 2023, a placeholder logo used during development for Persona 6 was leaked online. The prominence of green in the logo suggested that the game's aesthetic would heavily derive from it as a thematic color, not dissimilar to the prominence of blue, yellow and red in the presentations of Persona 3, Persona 4 and Persona 5, respectively.[8] While announcing Persona 4 Revival in June 2025, Kazuhisa Wada released a statement reiterating that P-Studio was "actively preparing" for the development of future Persona games in tandem with their recent remakes, and that work was "progressing well" in that regard.[9]

Release

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Persona 6 will be the first new main installment in the franchise to be published worldwide by Sega under the Atlus brand following their merger with the developer in 2016.[10] Throughout the early 2020s, Atlus and Sega had begun publishing the main Persona series outside PlayStation consoles for the first time in its history, including ports of prior entries on Windows, Nintendo Switch and Xbox consoles, as well as the full remakes Persona 3 Reload (2024) and Persona 4 Revival (2027) that were released on multiple consoles and PC.[11][12] In a November 2023 earnings call, Sega Sammy Holdings president Haruki Atami pledged that all future Persona games would prioritize a simultaneous worldwide launch and availability on multiple platforms to meet internal company expectations of selling at least 5 million units of a new game in its first year.[13]

Throughout early June 2026, alleged images and the title treatment for Persona 6 were leaked online and corroborated by insiders on social media, showing early concept illustrations of an unnamed male protagonist character and a female character, as well as Japanese character names.[14] All such images were later taken down by Sega.[15] Persona 6 was officially announced with a teaser trailer on June 7, 2026 during the Xbox Games Showcase.[16]

Persona 6 is scheduled to release on PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S.[17] From launch, it will be available on Xbox Game Pass and will support Play Anywhere cross-progression on the latter platforms.[18]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Japanese: ペルソナ６, Hepburn: Perusona Shikkusu

References

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  1. ↑ Frank, Allegra (May 4, 2017). "Longtime Persona director hands off series after more than a decade". Polygon. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ Ahmed, Sayem (April 4, 2017). "Precious Moments, Hype and High School: A Conversation with 'Persona 5' Director Katsura Hashino". Vice. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (December 19, 2017). "Atlus' Studio Zero Team Reveals Catherine Full Body Game for PS4, PS Vita". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ Minotti, Mike (March 26, 2020). "Catherine: Full Body is coming to Switch on July 7". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Studio Zero - ATLUS and Persona 5 Director Katsura Hashino Undertake a New Fantasy RPG Title" (Press release). Anime News Network. December 25, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ Pereira, Chris (October 27, 2021). "Persona Composer Shoji Meguro Is Leaving Atlus, But Don't Worry". GameSpot. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Arnold, Cory (September 22, 2022). "Guns Undarkness - TGS 2022 interview with Shoji Meguro". Gematsu. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ Shepard, Kenneth (May 24, 2024). "Fans Are So Hungry For Persona 6 They're Excited About A Placeholder Logo". Kotaku. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ Valentine, Rebekah (June 8, 2025). "P4R: Persona 4 Revival Finally, Officially Confirmed at Xbox Games Showcase". IGN. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ Futter, Mike (March 31, 2016). "Sega Is Now Publishing Atlus U.S.A. Games, But Don't Worry". Game Informer. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  11. ↑ Nelson, Mike (June 12, 2022). "Persona Series Coming Soon to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and with Xbox Game Pass". Xbox Wire. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  12. ↑ Kaser, Rachel (June 28, 2022). "Nintendo confirms Persona games are (finally) coming to Switch". VentureBeat. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ Cryer, Hirun (November 16, 2023). "Persona 6 looks set to release across multiple platforms on day one". GamesRadar+. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  14. ↑ Brent Koepp (June 7, 2026). "Persona 6 Revealed At Xbox Games Showcase – Atlus Confirms P6 Leaks Were Real". Vice.
  15. ↑ Ramsey, Robert (June 4, 2026). "Persona 6 Leaks Removed by SEGA, All But Confirming They're Real". Push Square. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  16. ↑ Conditt, Jessica (June 7, 2026). "Persona 6 is coming with graveyard visuals and a toxic green color scheme". Engadget. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  17. ↑ Romano, Sal (June 7, 2026). "Persona 6 announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  18. ↑ Phillips, Tom (June 7, 2026). "Persona 6 is Real, and It's Finally Been Announced". IGN. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
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