In an interview with Famitsu, Atlus has confirmed that the Aeon Social Link will be present in Persona 3 Reload. This was the new Aigis Social Link that appeared in Persona 3 FES. Previously, it was unsure if content from FES would make an appearance in Reload. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
During initial interviews with Atlus, the development team stated that Persona 3 Reload would remake the original game. While it would keep QoL updates from FES and Portable, it would not have any content from them. At the time, this statement seemed to encompass the Aigis Social Link, which only appeared from FES. However, Atlus had made is abundantly clear that The Answer and the female protagonist would not appear in the game at this point in time.
In the same interview, Atlus stated that it wanted players to focus on Aigis in battle. This is because she is the only artificial human in the party, and her inhuman nature stands out in her combat animations. It also wants players to pay attention to her in-game model. Though fans might be familiar with how she looks like with her model to scale (as opposed to the slightly chibified models from the original game), the team wanted her to look special even when she is just standing there.
Persona 3 Reload will come out on February 2, 2024 for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, and Windows PC via Steam. You can read our preview of the game here.
