As Persona rolls on with its 25th anniversary celebrations, the massively popular RPG franchise has seen plenty of minor announcements for a wide variety of upcoming projects. Final Fantasy Brave Exvius announced earlier this week that the mobile game would be collaborating with Persona 5, while the franchise has seen everything from new figures, soundtracks arriving on streaming platforms, and even Persona mouthwash revealed in recent months. However, developer Atlus has been noticeably silent on the future of the main attraction between the series, the video games.With the massive success of Persona 5 following its 2017 release, Atlus has since launched plenty of spinoff titles to capitalize on the widespread acclaim of the Phantom Thieves. From Koei Tecmo's Warriors-style Persona 5 Strikers to the rhythm game spinoff Persona 5 Dancing Star Night, Atlus has given fans plenty of new experiences starring Persona 5's cast. However, as Persona fans continue to push for both ports of Persona 5 to other platforms and information on Persona 6, Atlus recently announced the next step in the anniversary celebration, and it's not what many fans have hoped for.Atlus announced its next anniversary event on Thursday with the annual "Persona Super Live" concert confirmed to be held as a two-day event in October this year. The newest entry in the "Persona Super Live" series will likely follow in the trend of past performances with a suite of live performances of iconic tracks from the franchise with this year's concert being the first in the series since 2019. However, many fans waiting for a new announcement about the future of the Persona video games were left disappointed by the announcement of a concert rather than a new game.
Replies to Atlus' official post are filled with fans asking both for an official reveal of Persona 6 as well as more information about new versions of older games. While Persona 5 has come to the Nintendo Switch through the previously mentioned Persona 5 Strikers, a Switch port has long been one of the biggest requests from fans of the franchise. Joker was also featured as the first DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but the franchise has yet to fully make the jump to the portable platform. However, fans pointed out Atlus tends to save major announcements for these anniversary concerts.
While Atlus has yet to officially make any announcements regarding future Persona games, recent leaks suggest the franchise isn't far from the developer's attention. Recent leaks suggest Persona 4 Golden may be coming to other platforms soon with PS4 and Switch versions rumored to be on the way, and Shin Megami Tensei spinoff Soul Hackers 2's confirmation for Xbox has fans speculating an Xbox versions of Persona 5 may follow behind it. While the announcement of the Persona concert may have been a sour one for fans, it may suggest much bigger reveals to come.