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'Persona 5' release date, news: Gets Western release date, special E3 live stream announced

| Jun 10, 2016 10:56 PM EDT

Persona 5

"Persona 5" recently announced that it will be getting its Japanese release exclusive on Playstation 3 and 4 on Feb. 14 following its announcement of the Japanese release on September this year. Atlus also revealed that it will be having a Special E3 Persona 5 Live Stream on June 15.

The game will have a premium edition called "Take Your Heart" costing $89.99 which features a soundtrack CD with songs from legendary composer Shoji Meguro, a 4" Morgana plush (the cat mascot in the game), a 64-page hardcover art book with concept sketches, character arts and others.

It also comes with a steelbook case which is as strong as a vault emblazoned with Persona 5 design, a school bag from the game bearing the Shujin Academy crest and a colossal collectible outer box, which is the largest premium edition in the history of Atlus, Forbes reported.

Apart from that, there is also a SteelBook Launch Edition for PlayStation 4 only which is priced at $59.99/CA$79.99, wherein your PS4 version will come with a special package in a collectible case emblazoned with the Persona 5 design.

The Persona game is an offshoot from the Megami Tensei series. It is a role-playing games wherein you have to combat using a certain "persona" and by capturing the hearts of others. With that, one will enter into realms of the subconscious to free the enemies of the traumas that haunt them. Because of this, the scope of the game is immense since it is set on the player's imagination.

Person 5 also looks visually stylish with its anime sections handle by Production I.G. The character designs are also beautiful including the personas of each one.

The game will also be available on PS3 since it was originally due for release on 2015 wherein PS4 is just in its infancy. Its premium edition will cost $89.99 and gamers are advised to pre-order now since the supply of this version is limited.

Meanwhile, Atlus recently announced that they will be hosting a special E3 NicoNico Live stream, titled "Uncover the Phantom Thieves!" which will air on June 15, 2016 at 9:00pm JST, or 5:00am PT/8:00am ET/12:00pm GMT during the E3 2016 event in Los Angeles, California, Siliconera reported.

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