By allowing even more people to access the series' most popular entry, Atlus is setting Persona 6 up for record-breaking success as long as the studio can handle its treatment of non-PlayStation fans correctly.īy allowing fans of an entirely new platform to have access to the most recent entry in the franchise, Atlus might be teasing what's next for its future releases.
It also makes sense to do that for the release of Persona 6 with the series at the height of its popularity.īetween Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal, the game has sold over 4 million copies and 2021's spinoff sequel Persona 5 Strikers sold over 1 million in just a few short months, so there's no telling how high the potential sales for the next mainline entry might be.
Luckily, Atlus has been able to find success by making Persona a mostly exclusive series, but if the studio wants to expand its audience in a major way, then it makes sense to release the next mainline entry across multiple platforms. When third-party studios release games as exclusives, they're drastically reducing their potential player base size. RELATED: Persona 5 Strikers - The Best Accessories for Each Character That mentality might go out the window if Persona 5 makes the jump across the aisle to Xbox consoles. But because of the mainline exclusivity, fans have associated the series as being a PlayStation exclusive. In terms of mainline entries, the games have all come out on Sony consoles, but spinoffs like the Persona Q games and Persona 5 Strikers have released on Nintendo consoles. If it does well enough, fans might call for ports of the other games in the series which would continue its rapid growth.Įven though it might seem like it, there's been no official confirmation made public that Atlus has an exclusivity deal with Sony for the Persona series.
Its rumored arrival on Game Pass would definitely give it more of a boost for those not wanting to pay full price for it, however, no matter what form it takes, it's a solid bet that it might top the charts following its launch. Either way, because a port has been in high demand for years, if one were to finally come, more people would be playing Persona 5 than ever before.
Persona 5 has been championed as a "must play" for PS4 owners so its word of mouth as a high-quality title might also convince plenty of Xbox owners to download it. Because Game Pass subscribers are able to download as many games on the service as they like for a small subscription fee, it's likely that more people would be willing to try Persona 5 Royal as opposed to if it were simply ported to Xbox consoles for a $60 price tag. Game Pass is reported to have over 18 million subscribers which would open the window for Xbox fans to give Persona a try in a massive way. While an Xbox port would do the game well, if Persona 5 Royal were to be put on Game Pass, it would most likely have another explosion in popularity not seen since Persona 5's initial release. Persona 5 Royal Coming to Game Pass Will Continue the Series' Popularity RELATED: Why Persona 6 Could Be Thematically Similar to Final Fantasy 15 If this rumor is true, an Xbox port of the game would do some great things for the series and set Persona 6up for success before it even launches. As a result, many fans seem to think that an announcement of P5R coming to Xbox Game Pass is imminent. Rumors that Persona 5 or Persona 5 Royal would be leaving the PS4 and coming to other platforms have been circulating for a while, but recently Persona 5 Royal has been reportedly rated for Xbox consoles in Korea. Persona 6is reportedly in development, however, one key element might make it an even bigger hit than its predecessor: Persona 5 Royal's rumored arrival on Xbox Game Pass. Ever since, Atlus has been riding the Persona popularity wave by making a handful of spin-off games to capitalize on Persona 5's success including Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, Persona 5: Strikers, Persona 5 Royal, and a rumored Persona 5 fighting game. The series was definitely popular before P5, however, when the game released worldwide in 2017, it smashed the previous games' sales numbers to pieces. The Persona series has become one of the most popular JRPG series in recent years thanks to the success of Persona 5.