Wie Atlus im Zuge der bevorstehenden E3 bekannt gegeben hat, wird Persona 5 am 14. Februar 2017 für PlayStation 3 und PlayStation 4 in Nordamerika erscheinen. Nach den urpsrünglichen US-Terminen für 2015 und 2016 erhält das Spiel damit seine zweite Verschiebung. Somit bekommen englischsprachige Fans aus Übersee das Rollenspiel fünf Monate nach dem Launch in Japan. Neben verschiedenen Sammlereditionen (siehe weiter unten), wurde außerdem das US-Boxart zum Spiel veröffentlicht. Weitere Informationen sollen in den nächsten Tagen auf der E3 in Los Angelese bekannt gegeben werden.
Für Europa ist Persona 5 bisher weiterhin nicht angekündigt, wodurch ein zeitiger Release weiter in die Ferne rückt.
Offizielle Pressemitteilung:
TAKE YOUR HEART - ATLUS Will Launch Persona 5 in the Americas on February 14, 2017
The
most-awaited game in ATLUS' history will have a PS4 SteelBook Launch
Edition as well as a PS4 "Take Your Heart" Premium Edition!
IRVINE, Calif. - June 7, 2016 - The jig is up for the Phantom Thieves on February 14,
2017, when the next numbered entry in the award-winning Persona series
makes its debut in the Americas. ATLUS' Persona Japanese role-playing
game series will be released exclusively on the PlayStation 4 and
PlayStation 3 consoles, and is available to pre-order now. Besides the
PS3 game there will be a special PS4 SteelBook® Launch Edition as well
as a limited "Take Your Heart" Premium Edition. Find out more details
here: atlus.com/persona5.
The details of the two limited PS4 editions of the games are:
SteelBook Launch Edition - PlayStation 4 only ($59.99/CA$79.99)
Available only to PS4 pre-orders and a limited number of day-one purchases, while supplies last.
- SteelBook: The PS4 version will come specially packaged in a SteelBook collectible case, emblazoned with Persona 5 designs.
"Take Your Heart" Premium Edition - PlayStation 4 only ($89.99/CA$109.99)
Exclusive to the PS4 version of the game, the premium edition includes the following:
- Soundtrack CD: A selection of music from Persona 5 by legendary series composer Shoji Meguro in a CD wallet featuring P5 artwork.
- 4" Morgana plush: Morgana the cat is not just the mascot of the Phantom Thieves, but is
also a member-and also not just a cat! The premium edition includes an
exclusive 4" plush of Morgana.
- 64-page hardcover art book: This art book is full of concept sketches, character art, and more by character designer Shigenori Soejima.
- SteelBook: As strong as a vault, the game disc for the PS4 will come specially
packaged in a SteelBook collectible case, emblazoned with Persona 5
designs.
- School bag: Designed after the traditional school bags in Japan, the exclusive replica bag comes complete with the Shujin Academy crest.
- Collectible outer box:
Easily the largest premium edition in ATLUS' history, the entirety of
the "Take Your Heart" Premium Edition comes in a colossal collectible
box.
Persona 5 is a game about the internal and external
conflicts of a group of troubled high school students - the protagonist
and a collection of compatriots he meets in the game's story - who live
dual lives as Phantom Thieves. They have the typically ordinary
day-to-day of a Tokyo high schooler: attending class, after-school
activities, and part-time jobs. But they also undertake fantastical
adventures by using otherworldly powers to enter the hearts of people.
Their power comes from the Persona, the Jungian concept of the "self";
the game's heroes realize that society forces people to wear masks to
protect their inner vulnerabilities, and by literally ripping off their
protective mask and confronting their inner selves do the heroes awaken
their inner power, and using it to help those in need. Ultimately, the
group of Phantom Thieves seeks to change their day-to-day world to match
their perception and see through the masks modern society wears.
Persona
5 will release on Feb. 14, 2017 in the Americas, for PlayStation 4 and
PlayStation 3. Pre-orders are now available at participating retailers.
The game is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information, please
visit the official website,
atlus.com/persona5 
