Highlights
- Persona 6 is rumored to have a semi-open world and a revamped social link system, sparking speculation among fans.
- A leaker suggests Persona 6 will stick to a high-school setting with more interactive social links.
- Other leaks include a potential 2025 or 2026 release date and multiplatform launch for Persona 6, alongside spin-offs and remasters.
Persona 6 will feature a semi-open world and "more fluid" social link structure, a prominent leaker has said. There have been a fair amount of rumors surrounding Persona 6 over the past few years. Despite there being little concrete evidence of the game existing, that hasn't stopped fans from speculating or hearing about something potentially related to this game. One of the latest rumors is focused on how Persona 6 will overhaul its longtime social link mechanic and the structure of its overworld.
The Social Link system has been a staple of the Persona series ever since the third game. Each game since then has improved and refined its system, adding its own unique spin on it, culminating in the Confidant system in Persona 5. The past three games featured a densely packed world that the player could explore, with Persona 5 giving players access to a variety of places to check out in Tokyo as well. These two integral parts of the series will reportedly be reworked in the sixth mainline entry.
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This information was shared on a ResetEra thread discussing the rumored game, specifically about how Persona 6 will possibly be using a high-school setting again. In this thread, notable leaker Head on the Block (previously known as Im a Hero Too) has claimed that, alongside this setting being retained, the game will be adopting a semi-open world experience. They also state that social links will be a lot more "fluid" in the next game as well, claiming players will be more interactive compared to past entries and there will be fewer time restrictions.
Persona 6 Will Reportedly Be "More of the Same"
The Persona series' social link system has been praised as a system that interweaves gameplay bonuses with socializing with NPCs. While some on the thread have expressed their excitement about this possibility, many were also disappointed with how Persona 6 might be playing it safe and revisiting familiar trappings about the setting and mechanics, to which the latter camp feels the series has run its course with it and there isn't much to evolve or iterate on. Head on the Block notes that gamers might not find the next game their cup of tea, since the series is built on Japanese high-school nostalgia, and that the things that are likely to change are the systems and backdrop around it.
Other leaks about Persona 6 have previously claimed the game is targeting a 2025 or even 2026 release window and will be a multiplatform game out of the gate. Atlus apparently also has plans to release a number of Persona spin-offs and re-releases to build anticipation for this rumored sixth game, such as a remaster of the Persona 2 duology, which has previously been discussed by Head on the Block as well. These claims, however, are still just rumors at the end of the day, so fans should take them with a massive grain of salt until Atlus says otherwise.
