Highlights
- According to a leaker, Persona 6 was inspired by a rare Monopoly game set in Yokohama, Japan, potentially hinting at a new setting and theme.
- Leaker Midori claims Persona 6's internal codename is "Edge" and could be released in 2025 or 2026.
- Rumors suggest Persona 6 might be exclusive to PS5, while other hint at a possible reveal at The Game Awards or alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement.
Persona 6 drew inspiration from a special Japanese release of the popular Monopoly board game, according to a leaker. The source, believed to be an insider over at Persona series developer Atlus, has made other claims about the title in the past.
While it has not been officially announced, there have already been numerous rumors regarding the next numbered entry in the long-running Persona series. A new one suggests that the project, commonly referred to as Persona 6, was influenced by the board game Monopoly.
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In a recent Twitter post, games industry leaker Midori claimed that Persona 6 was inspired by a rare version of Monopoly that was based on the Japanese city of Yokohama. Toy manufacturer Takara Tomy sold the limited-edition Yokohama Monopoly game in late 2010 for 4,500 Yen, or around $28 in today's money, and only 5,000 sets of this specific version were ever released. Midori's claim suggests that Yokohama, which is located south of Japan's capital, Tokyo, could be a potential setting for Persona 6.
Aside from revealing the supposed influence of the Yokohama version of Monopoly on Persona 6, Midori said that the title carried the internal name of Edge. Midori has dropped other rumors regarding the franchise's highly anticipated next game, with their recent leaks being the placeholder logo for Persona 6, as well as the project's codename, XRD768. Unannounced Atlus games typically follow the "XRDxxx" format, with the last three numbers indicating when a project started production. Considering Persona 3 Reload reportedly had the codename XRD777, the lower value of Persona 6's rumored label indicates that it entered development before the remake for Persona 3.
Persona 6 Rumored Release Date
- 2025 or 2026
Midori also backed up another leaker's claim that the next Persona title would feature a high school setting, which all the other games in the series had. They also stated that it is possible for Persona 6 to be revealed in June 2024, although they noted that it would be more likely for the game to be showed off during The Game Awards this December or alongside the official announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2. There are, however, rumors that suggest the game might be a temporary exclusive for the Sony PlayStation 5, which would dash any hopes for the latter appearance. The critically acclaimed Persona 5, considered to be one of the greatest RPG games of all time, was only available on the PS3 before later releasing on other platforms.
As for the release of Atlus' unannounced game, Midori previously said that they heard Persona 6 could launch either in 2025 or 2026. Both Midori and the leaker who claimed that Persona 6 would stick to a high school setting, Head on the Block, have said that Atlus has been preparing to work on a full remake of Persona 4 and a remaster of the Persona 2 duology.
