Persona 5: Scramble, English version, coming 2021 (Indonesian retailer PSEnterprise has pre-orders up for it) [Up: possible 23rd February release]

[Era Uma Vez]

PS4 Persona 5 Strikers (R3/English) - PS Enterprise Gameshop

The Phantom Thieves meet up again during summer vacation and get caught up in another incident. Mysterious case starts happening all over Japan, and Palaces the cognitive world of twisted adults have returned. The Phantom Thieves jump back into action to work towards solving the case.

www.psegameshop.com

More details from Twitter, possible 23rd February release:

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Indonesian retailer PS enterprise has started taking pre orders for a english version of scramble, set for 2021. News soon?
PS enterprise is also a Playstation Official Partner, so i think this is much more trustworthy than most, and thats probably why the only listing they have is for PS4
Apparently the reason they're already Opening Pre-Orders bcs their supplier confirmed this game will out 2021, but they didn't know when exactly. Pladidus Santoso is a game journalist. And he is one of the most trusted source in Indonesia.

 

[kodax_shc]

It makes sense that Atlus saved it for 2021. That way they have a new persona game for next year.

 

[Simon-chan]

Better late than never, I guess.

 

[Bosh]

Main image looks like Joker is about to go on a rampage. Be curious if design is kept for NA release.

Edit: Looks to be same cover as Japan. I am excited to play this whenever it comes out

 

[MGPanda]

Fucking finally.

 

[Razmos]

Finally!

 

[wrowa]

That's kind of an obvious assumption to make.

 

[Vylder]

Was hoping for a PS5 version at this point.

 

[Voke]

Very excited for this

 

[Bigkrev]

Hopefully it's a first half of the year game and not a second half game. It's going to be harder for me to justify buying PS4 games without upgrades the longer it takes, and I would bet my life that Atlus isn't going to do work to make a PS5 version

 

[HylianSeven]

I figured it had to be 2021 at this point. I'd like to get an idea of when in 2021 though. Spring? Summer? Winter?

 

[purseowner]

Specific release date on one retailer. Would make it nearly exactly a year on from the JP release

 

[KOfLegend]

Finally!

 

[lemonade]

Here we go again.

 

[KOfLegend]

Specific release date on one retailer. Would make it nearly exactly a year on from the JP release

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That's a Tuesday, so it could be legit.

 

[Arex]

lol never thought I'll see PSE mentioned here as a source :x

 

[Neoxon]

So they aren't calling it Persona 5 Strikers? I guess it's been known as Scramble for so long that they figured that changing the name now would be confusing.

 

[Kalor]

February makes sense. Segas release calendar has been pretty packed for these last few months so better to spread it out.

 

[Tora]

Yes!! Feb 23rd sounds good to me

Yeah, they're not making new PS5 version, but good thing is, Scramble in PS5 BC confirmed smooth locked 60fps.

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1080/60 is fine I guess through Ps4 Pro BC, Persona 5 Royal looked really nice at 4k though; eliminated all AA.

 

[Alexzan]

The listings are for a "Region 3" English release, which is a release for the Southeast Asian market. As such, this version of the game would likely be published by Sega's Asia branches and not Atlus West.

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Via: Persona Central

Maybe EU and NA will have to wait a bit more.

 

[Vertpin]

Is the game any good? Haven't posted attention to its release.

 

[Modest_Modsoul]

News right after Age of Calamity releases. 😄

At least it's coming finally.

Hopefully it's a first half of the year game and not a second half game. It's going to be harder for me to justify buying PS4 games without upgrades the longer it takes, and I would bet my life that Atlus isn't going to do work to make a PS5 version

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Yeah, they're not making new PS5 version, but good thing is, Scramble in PS5 BC confirmed smooth locked 60fps.

 

[fiendcode]

Japanese cover/title. We already know the western release will likely be called "Persona 5 Strikers" thanks to Nintendo IR.

 

[DaleCooper]

2021 isn't surprising, really.

Curious about release date for each platform. Was the JP release synced?

 

[Neoxon]

Via: Persona Central

Maybe EU and NA have to wait a bit more.

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Japanese cover/title. We already know the western release will likely be called "Persona 5 Strikers" thanks to Nintendo IR.

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Ah, that explains it.

 

[Modest_Modsoul]

Is the game any good? Haven't posted attention to its release.

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It's Musou game with Persona 5 story (sequel) & style.

Haven't played it, but it looks great from gameplay videos.

 

[Lannisters1798]

Yes! Finally! Would buy this when I finish Royal.

 

[HylianSeven]

Via: Persona Central

Maybe EU and NA will have to wait a bit more.

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LOL I am not surprised. Game's out in Japan, South Korea, China, and SEA and yet still it's not being talked about for NA/EU.

 

[Vic_Viper]

Finally! They probably wanted to space it out a bit from Hyrule Warriors

 

[ナカノマツシンジ]

Is the game any good? Haven't posted attention to its release.

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I went in with really low expectations (which definitely helped) but I loved it. Way more effort put into the story side of things than I was expecting, and the gameplay was far closer to Persona than Musou. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants more P5.

 

[Modest_Modsoul]

At 14:05.

 

[Chibs]

About damn time! Hope it's confirmed soon

 

[Mbolibombo]

TGA announcement incoming?

 

[Tavernade]

Thank the maker, I was getting a little worried.


So that's four months to play through Hyrule until it's out. Assuming this is all accurate.

 

[mnk]

Good to have pseudo-confirmation. Still thinking this will be my first attempt at a Musou title.

 

[//ARCANUM]

Was hoping for a PS5 version at this point.

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atlus LOVES to release games on previous gen hardware when next gen has come out and never port it. (Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Persona Q2, SMT strange journey redux, probably more I'm forgetting). At least PS5 can play PS4 games.

 

[Deleted member 42641]

I Already hate myself for buying this trash when it comes out lol

 

[OmegaDL50]

Hopefully it's a first half of the year game and not a second half game. It's going to be harder for me to justify buying PS4 games without upgrades the longer it takes, and I would bet my life that Atlus isn't going to do work to make a PS5 version

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Sony requires PS5 compatibility for all future PS4 releases

Games submitted for certification after July 13 must be playable on upcoming console

www.gamesindustry.biz

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[Party]

Anyone who played this already willing to speak on the quality of the story? Is it Persona 5 tier (interesting ideas but ultimately disappointing in its execution and too long for its own good) or better? Worse?

 

[cdm00]

So a TGA announcement?

 

[HylianSeven]

TGA announcement incoming?

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Possible, but I'm not banking on it.

 

[Tailzo]

Not very exciting with last gen only versions anymore I must admit. Could a next gen version reach 4k60? Or 1440p120?

 

[Mbolibombo]

Possible, but I'm not banking on it.

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Me neither.. but could happen.

 

[Fjordson]

Finally. Can't wait!

 

[Aostia82]

I would be ok with a switch february release

 

[Dice]

 

[Fjordson]

Anyone who played this already willing to speak on the quality of the story? Is it Persona 5 tier (interesting ideas but ultimately disappointing in its execution and too long for its own good) or better? Worse?

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I didn't mind Persona 5's length, but I have to assume Scramble is way shorter. My P5 playthrough was like 100 hours.

 

[Syrenne]

Anyone who played this already willing to speak on the quality of the story? Is it Persona 5 tier (interesting ideas but ultimately disappointing in its execution and too long for its own good) or better? Worse?

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Persona 5 tier except the ideas are even more done to death :(

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What if...looking at your phone all the time...was bad??? :o

Idk, I think I went in hoping for it to be more like a traditional Musou cross-over game, at least somewhat, and it's really not that. Outside of boss fights, combat never really lasts more than 15-20 seconds so I never got into the flow of it? You hop in, it spawns an encounter, you clear the encounter, you return to progressing through the level. There's also no post-game grind for weapons or unlocks like there is in say, Fire Emblem Warriors, Hyrule Warriors, etc.

 

[HylianSeven]

Persona 5 tier except the ideas are even more done to death :(

Spoiler: Vague general premise spoiler

What if...looking at your phone all the time...was bad??? :o

Idk, I think I went in hoping for it to be more like a traditional Musou cross-over game, at least somewhat, and it's really not that. Outside of boss fights, combat never really lasts more than 15-20 seconds so I never got into the flow of it? You hop in, it spawns an encounter, you clear the encounter, you return to progressing through the level. There's also no post-game grind for weapons or unlocks like there is in say, Fire Emblem Warriors, Hyrule Warriors, etc.

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I figured it was probably not great story-wise, but honestly that's fine with me. I just want my dumb action Persona game with mechanics like weaknesses and fusion.

I felt the same way about Persona Q2: I wanted my first person dungeon crawler Persona but knew the story was going to be totally silly nonsense.

 

[King Dodongo]

Switch has an even more stacked quarter if true.