The latest updates for "Persona 5" will feature more gameplay details for the English version this week and a "Persona 5" fighting game in the works soon.
"Persona 4 Arena" and "Persona 4 Arena Ultimax" director Kazuhisa Wada teased gaming fans that that there will be a "Persona 5: Arena" game in the works very soon. Wada told Game Talk (via AnimeNewsNetwork) that it is something that he wanted to incorporate in the future as he cited how Atlus made use of there effort to develop "Persona 5" and encourages the gaming fans to let them do it very soon.
The "Persona 4: Arena" fighting game pits the characters from "Persona 4" and "Persona 3" against one another as heroes such as Yu Narukami, Yosuke Hanamura, Chie Satanoka etc. will clash with the likes of Aigis, Mitsuru Kijiro and Akihiki Sanada in a different story of its own
The game also introduces newc characters in the "Persona" game series such as Labryss and Sho Minazuki. Atlus first released "Persona 4 Arena" ( also known as "Persona 4 Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena") in Japan in 2012 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, and Atlus USA released the game in North America.
The sequel, "Persona 4 Arena Ultimax", arrived in Japan as an arcade game in 2013 under the title "Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultrasuplex Hold". Atlus then shipped the game for the PS3 in Japan in August 2014, while Atlus USA shipped the game for the consoles in North America in September 2014, and in Europe in November 2014.
Meanwhile, Atlus announced that the first gameplay of "Persona 5" English version will be showcased on Nov. 16 Wednesday on its Twitch channel at 12pm PST/3pm EST/8pm GMT, PlayStationLifeStyle reported.
In addition, Atlus added that they launching new DLC for "Persona 5" during the "Persona" 20th Festival as lucky attendees will be receiving a new set of game contents for the sequel,
These DLCs include the "Persona" 20th Anniversary theme for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 console, "Persona" 20th Avatar set for the PS4 edition, "Persona" 20th Anniversary "Persona 5" logo which comes with Morgana Car sticker, and "Persona 5" Maid & Butler Costume set.
"Persona 5" is currently available in Japan as the Atlus will launch the game on Feb. 14 in North America for the PS4 and PS3 consoles.