This game gives off such a weird vibe in that it looks like it was meant to be one of the 2018 Persona spin-offs, acting as sort of a Persona 5-2, but Koei Tecmo doing seven collaborations simultaneously made them have to push this back.
Feels like it would've been smarter to have this and Dancing Star Night be in 2018, and then have Persona Q2 in 2020 so that it would include Kasumi. Although I imagine that the reason they tried to get Q2 out ASAP was because almost no one was on their 3DSs anymore.
Nevertheless, this looks amazing, and the fact that it seems like it'll have an added focus on the series' social elements, and are expanding upon the original's surprisingly solid platforming, makes this a Day 1 purchase for me.
I do hope we see either Kasumi or Akechi, but the fact that they showed off the crew at the beach and neither were there doesn't leave me with much hope.