Atlus designer, Katsura Hashino, tosses out another mention of the next Persona game.

Every so often, Persona series director, Katsura Hashino, happens to mention Persona 5 in an interview and then refrains from providing any further information.

Hashino told Famitsu magazine he’s concentrating on the “next numbered title” right now. Persona 5 is making steady progress and Shigenori Soejima submitted sketches for the game.

The staff already outlined the game’s theme and the staff plan to challenge more new things than Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 did.

This isn’t really news as such, but Famitsu magazine also reports that Persona 5 development arrangements are in place, and the regular Persona team will be handling development of the game.   Katsura Hashino will return as director, Shoji Meguro as composer, and Shigenori Soejima as character designer. No further details regarding the game have [...]

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