Persona 5: The Phantom X Global Release Being Considered by SEGA

Persona 5: The Phantom Strikers may be going global after being mentioned in SEGA's latest financial statements. Read on to learn more.

SEGA is Considering to Release P5S GloballyIs Persona 5: The Phantom Strikers Coming to America?

It was just revealed that Persona 5's gacha spinoff, The Phantom Strikers (P5S), is under consideration for a Japan and Global release. This was shown in SEGA's latest financial report for the fiscal year ending March 2024, where it noted that Persona 5: The Phantom Strikers is currently "starting off as expected," in terms of sales and that "future expansion in Japan and global is under consideration."

Currently in Open Beta for Select Regions Only

Under license from the company, Persona 5: The Phantom X initially soft-launched for mobile and PC in China on April 12, 2024, followed by subsequent releases on April 18 in Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, and Taiwan. The game is currently in its open beta phase, published by South Korea’s Perfect World Games and developed by subsidiary Chinese studio Black Wings Game Studio.

Players take on the role of a silent protagonist, this time called "Wonder" who by day is a highschool student, and at night, a Persona-wielding "Phantom Thief, " a group of Persona users in the Persona 5 series who are out on a mission to undo the complex injustices borne out of the corrupt and greedy nature of society.

The P5X protagonist is initially assigned with the new Persona, named Janosik, based on Slovakian literature and is described as adopting the "Robin Hood" trope. The Joker, protagonist from the P5 series, is part of Wonder’s crew, along with a new character named YUI.

As with the mainline Persona titles, Persona 5: The Phantom X incorporates the turn-based combat system, social sim, and dungeon crawling aspects of the JRPG series, but with a twist. The game adopts a gacha-based system for acquiring new characters.

New Roguelike Gamemode - Heart Rail

- Prominent Persona content creator, Faz, uploaded his gameplay showcase of the new Heart Rail update which is a new roguelike game mode for the current China-exclusive Persona 5: The Phantom X release.

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