Persona 5was a massive hit all across the globe, with many players diving into theShin Megami Tenseispin-off series for the very first time. Atlus has made it known that thePersona 5-related games have been massive successes, withPersona 5 RoyalandPersona 5 Strikersboth exceeding sales expectations.
As such, it would not be too surprising to hear that Atlus has future plans to capitalize on the massive success thatPersona 5brought to the series. Now, that may just be the case if a renewed domain name is any indication of Atlus' future plans for thePersonaseries.
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The news comes by way of website Persona Central, which reported that Atlus had registered a handful ofPersona-related website domains by way of business partner Ryu’s Office. Atlus had registered these domains back in 2017 and 2018, as is usually the case when companies want to secure domain names for potential projects that are in the works. In 2017, Atlus registered a variety of domain names, including “P5AG.JP,” “P3D.JP,” “P5D.JP,” and “13C.JP.” Naturally, two of those domain names reference thePersona 3andPersona 5 Dancingtitles, while the “13C.JP” may relate to13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.
However, since many of the domains Atlus registered years ago are set to expire, the company has chosen to renew a select few domain names. The renewed domain names include “PERSONA8.JP,” “PERSONA9.JP,” “PERSONA10.JP,” and “P5U.JP.” Naturally, the renewed domain name that stands out the most is “P5U.JP,” as this abbreviation is similar towhatPersona 4 Arena Ultimaxwas commonly abbreviated to in Japan. For those who may not know,Persona 4had two fighting game spin-off titles developed by Arc System Works:Persona 4 ArenaandPersona 4 Arena Ultimax.
Considering Atlus has decided to renew the “P5U.JP” domain, there’s a decent chance the company has plans to work on a fighting game based ofPersona 5this time around. At the very least, it’s an idea that Atlus is toying around with or keeping in its back pocket. This is great news for fans ofPersonaand fans of the fighting game genre, as many players considerPersona 4 Arena Ultimaxto be one ofArc System Works' best fighting games. ThePersona 4 Arenagames were also fun for fans of the regularPersonaseries, as they expanded on the lore and characters of bothPersona 3andPersona 4.
Similar to howPersona 5 Strikerstakes place afterPersona 5, bothPersona 4 Arenatitles follow up on what the cast ofPersona 3andPersona 4got up to following the events of their games. In a similar vein, aPersona 5 Arena Ultimaxgame could once again reunite the casts ofPersona 3andPersona 4. Since it’s been well over six years sincePersona 4 Arena Ultimaxreleased, getting to see older versions of thePersona 3andPersona 4casts would be amazing. Hopefully, the “P5U.JP” domain does in fact mean that Atlus has a newPersona 5fighting game in the works and isn’t just sitting on the domain for safe keeping.
