Pachislot Report Says “Persona 5 For PS3″

By Spencer . July 20, 2009 . 9:32am

Pachislot Report Says Persona 5 For PS3Remember the Shin Megami Tensei slot machine? One report from the event says something about Persona 5.

 

The news comes from pachinko publication 7rush, which claims Persona 5 will be announced for the PlayStation 3 soon in the midst of a MegaTen boom. (Thanks for the tip Pesmerga00!!) Persona 4 was also revealed in an unusual way with Bloomberg mentioning the game in a financial report.

 

However, other media like Dengeki Online were at the event and didn’t report anything about Persona 5.

 

Right or wrong, Persona 5 is inevitable. MegaTen is growing worldwide and Persona is leading the way.


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  • lostinblue

    That's too high profile, one thing I really like in persona/smt is how streamlined it is, keeping costs down and such. they focus on tweaking the little things… it's a modest game with a lot of heart.

    Shenmue was so megalomaniac when it was done that… well, story tells the rest.

    Don't get me wrong, I love Shenmue, but it's too high profile.

  • lostinblue

    I think you're overblowing what I said. Of course Kaneko didn't say “low budget” and “niche” nor “spin-off”, but do we really think they'd do SMT4 for the Wii in first person? at this point in time, the return to the past is niche, so it would be lower budget and of course… a spin-off since they aren't willing to jeopardize their IP.

    If, the Wii was to get that whereas the others were getting proper installments of the franchise then they'd be dissing the Wii and not treating it as they should.

    Plus that was a 2006 interview and to this day the only thing Atlus did for the Wii is… Trauma Center games.

    And yes, I'd totally feel insulted, bitter and dismiss a SMT for the Wii if it was first person. I'm playing through the SNES SMT games and like them for what they are and the time they were done… But I don't want more. I find wonderful the option they left in SMT3 for a first person mode and wouldn't be oposed to that but I'm totally opposed to a first person spin-off instalment… I had the same reaction when I heard Devil Survivor on the DS, also.

    Plus, the fact Kaneko says he wants to do First Person on the Wii is not a good thing in my book. I want proper SMT 2009 games instead.

  • lostinblue

    do you know something?

  • http://www.siliconera.com Spencer

    No, not this time! I'm sure you know this, but it's because Strange Journey has SMT in front of it. Persona games are spin offs in Japan.

  • lostinblue

    Yup, I wonder what it is.

    TBH the first thing that comes to mind when I see the image with a world is a MMO.

    Then again “strange journey” throws me back at a personal lonely journey of sorts… So, like Devil Survivor before it I'm kind of urked it might be first person. *shivers*

    Best thing to happen would be if it was sorta like Devil Summoner, a new AAA spin-off of sorts… or this generations Digital Devil Saga.

  • http://meikiyou.deviantart.com meikiyou

    hey do you think that makes sense persona 5 in ps3? for me it only would make some sense as a downloadable title using this as a 4th wall broken concept like “a game that you downloaded and make you summon demons” in game story =.= megaten doesn't need the ultra high technical specs of ps360… but if you look well neither disgaea 3 needed lol

  • Ishaan

    I think it makes a lot of sense. Let me explain:

    1. So far, Atlus have been developing/publishing games almost exclusively for the non-HD systems. DS, PSP, Wii, PS2. It's a low-risk approach, and has guaranteed them profits while a ton of other Japanese developers scramble to find their footing. This means they probably have the money for high-def development at this point.

    2. Now that they're done with the PS2, going either to Wii or PS3/360 is the logical choice for the next Persona. However, keep in mind that, after P4, expectations are sky-high. A lot of us want to see fully-voiced dialogue, even more social links and sidequests and whatnot. While that may or may not be possible on Wii, Blu-ray would certainly help given the amount of space a single disc can hold.

    Personally, I'd love for it to be on all three home consoles, but I don't think that's viable, since even porting across three different platforms costs quite a bit. Let's see how it goes. :)

  • lostinblue

    Wii should still be their first choice, as sky high as those expectations are they can't be over 1 million sales; plus, it's a generation starting anew, the sales might not even be as good as P3 and P4 on a playstation 2 towards the end of it's lifecycle.

    Plus, tbh we're fine with P4 graphics and all, but let's face it… a game coming out from atlus can't possibly compete in the HD console field… and IMO, they shouldn't even try to. But not trying will be the same as not competing in that area.

    They're fine as they are, atlus should just focus in keeping costs low and continuing their development pipeline for as long as they can. I see them going into the HD's as nothing more than stubborness. it's a risk not worth taking when they aren't even leading. (if the PS3 and X360 were leading the market worldwide as well as japan, they'd have to, since they'd be the viable platforms, but as is…)

  • http://meikiyou.deviantart.com meikiyou

    i think more probably is p5 for psp… since no persona has made it out of the sony family and as namco, S-E and others have showed us the psp can do very pretty visuals

  • lostinblue

    They were on Sony platforms because they leaded the market. there's no “fidelity” from a third party, just like Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei used to come out primarily on Nintendo platforms (NES and SNES) and jumped ship.

    Arguably, it's time to jump ship; plus, it even suits them since Nintendo's ship requires less budget and Atlus is a small company. But whatever they decide it's their money.

    PSP can pull “somewhat” good graphics, but the lack of anti-aliasing in a portable screen hurts my eyes. Still would make more sense than a high end platform and could recreate Persona 3/Persona 4 graphics perfectly for the most part though.

  • http://meikiyou.deviantart.com meikiyou

    hey!! i think our discuss has ended but i had a great time in it

  • Gakuji

    I…
    I…
    arrrrggh, why PS3?!
    Arrrghh.h…………..

  • Gakuji

    I…
    I…
    arrrrggh, why PS3?!
    Arrrghh.h…………..

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