Persona 6 remains MIA, but fans think they’ve found another clue that points to a Persona 4 remake being in the works.
The overwhelming success of Persona 3 Reload, a full remake of the original 2006 game, basically guarantees Sega and Atlus will be interested in doing more.
Although some fans would prefer Atlus prioritise an original entry, namely the still absent Persona 6, there’s mounting suspicion that the next game will be a remake of 2008’s Persona 4.
It’s already a popular theory, but it now appears Atlus has filed a trademark for it, which has some thinking an announcement could happen in just a few months.
According to Faz on X, Atlus registered a domain name for p4re.jp this week. Domain names, like trademarks and patents, aren’t always used, and are sometimes merely about stopping someone else from claiming them, but it’s pretty obvious p4re refers to a Persona 4 remake.
This mirrors the events leading up to Persona 3 Reload’s reveal. In 2023, Atlus registered a domain name of p3re.jp, which was followed by Persona 3 Reload’s announcement at the June Xbox Games Showcase three months later.
Assuming Atlus follows the same pattern, we could see an announcement this June, maybe even at this year’s Xbox showcase, if Microsoft’s marketing deal with Sega and Atlus is still going. As a reminder, Microsoft got to be the one to unveil Metaphor: ReFantazio as well.
In terms of other evidence, Shihoko Hirata, a musician and singer best known for her contributions to Persona 4, admitted she’s recently recorded music for a new game – but didn’t say what it was.
Even without all this, a Persona 4 remake does feel like an eventuality. Aside from Persona 3 Reload becoming the fastest selling game in Atlus’ history (before Metaphor: ReFantazio exceeded it), Persona 4 used to be Atlus’ golden goose until Persona 5 came along.
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It was so popular it saw an enhanced version with new content for the PlayStation Vita, multiple spin-offs, and two separate anime adaptations.
If a Persona 4 remake is Atlus’ next project, then that suggests Persona 6 is further off than thought. Previous rumours pointed to it launching in 2024, which obviously didn’t happen.
It was then suggested that it’ll launch in 2025 after an announcement in 2024 that year, but Atlus hasn’t so much as teased the project.
By September, it will have been nine years since Persona 5’s Japanese launch (the West didn’t get till March 2017) and, in that time, Atlus has kept busy with Persona 5 spin-offs, an enhanced re-release in Persona 5 Royal, and new entries/remasters for its other franchises like Shin Megami Tensei and Etrian Odyssey.
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