Persona 3, 4, and 5 are Also Making Their Way to PS5 and Steam

In a surprise announcement during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, Microsoft announced thatPersona3, 4, and 5 would be making their way to Xbox and PC via Game Pass. The beloved series will be making its first appearance on Xbox, but Sega has reassured fans that thesePersonagames would also be making their way onto PlayStation 5 in addition to Steam.

Personafans have been asking for console and/or PC ports ofPersona 3and 4, and to bringPersona 5onto other consoles besides just PlayStation 4.Microsoft answered the fans' call for thePersonaconsole portsby bringing the series to Xbox, and its Game Pass would also be bolstered by including them as part of the subscription service.

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A day after the press conference, Sega confirmed these games will also be making their way to PlayStation 5 and Steam. This move also allows even more gamers to get their hands on the games and will mean that thesePersonatitles can be experienced by more people in the modern age. However, the games have no release date as of yet, likely meaning that Microsoft has some sort of exclusivity deal with Atlus.

Atlus has chosen to bring the definitive version of each game for modern consoles.Persona 4 GoldenandPersona 5 Royalare obvious choices, but their choice to portPersona 3 Portableinstead ofPersona 3 FEShas caused some debate among fans.Persona 3 Portableincludes the opportunity to play as a female protagonistfor the first and, so far, only time in the series.Persona 3 FESadded an epilogue called The Answer in which the players instead take control of Aigis, one of the other members of the team in the main game.

Ever since the release ofPersona 3, the series has only risen in popularity with each successive release.Personabroke away from its parent series,Shin Megami Tensei, whenPersona 4 Goldenreleased.Persona 5sold over 5 million copies that includes both the original game and the enhanced portPersona 5 Royal.Persona 5can be considered among one of the best RPGs of all-time given its aggregated critical review score.

The mainlinePersonagames will finally stop being exclusive to PlayStation by moving to Xbox and PC. More gamers can now experience the series for either the first time, or relive it on modern systems.ThePersona25th anniversary is ending soon, but there should be more announcements in the months ahead.

Persona 5 Royalwill be the first game to release on Jul 05, 2025 for Xbox One, Series X, and Game Pass with the other two to follow in 2023.