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Atlus deserves the success. They have a winner of a series, and I am glad it's now getting the recognition
Hottest JRPG brand on the market right now. Also a great example of how to take your brand and grow your audience.
You're not joking. If it launches on all platforms Day 1, it's going to be unbelievably massive.
like half at least. they announced 1 million sales a whike back its prob even higher now
I know P5 was the real breakout hit, but I swear it was P4G, the Vita exclusive, that really took the series out of real niche territory. I'm not talking about the GAF bubble, I'm talking I was on a friggin Animal Crossing forum, and someone was talking about P4G. And that got them to go back to P3P, which led to a fair few people trying that out in a sort of book club manner because let's face it, what is a Vita, but hey I have a PSP. I recall a bunch of YouTubers talking about P4G as well back then — TotalBiscuit spoke on it a few times in his podcasts.
Feels like, even if people didn't buy or play P4G, P4G is what brought more attention to the series at large, and really set up for a more receptive response to P5. They did really really well marketing it, but being the fifth in a series, that's something you have to sort of assuage fears over. And I think that prior knowledge of 4G being standalone, even if you didn't play it, helped a lot.
…..anyways, 6??
Feels like, even if people didn't buy or play P4G, P4G is what brought more attention to the series at large, and really set up for a more receptive response to P5. They did really really well marketing it, but being the fifth in a series, that's something you have to sort of assuage fears over. And I think that prior knowledge of 4G being standalone, even if you didn't play it, helped a lot.
…..anyways, 6??
Wonder what the Xbox sales for P3R look like. Did people buy it there or just play on Game Pass?
They would be dumb as FUCK if it is. Rebirth is a dope ass game that's not selling as well as it could be because it's exclusive.
PS5, XSX, PC and Switch 2
Imagine
I think it all depends on when P6 comes out relative to the Switch 2. If they can get it on that system day-and-date, it would be ideal (especially for JPN sales).
Hopefully it'll be on PC day one regardless.
I think there's always a bit of a delay in sales when individual games in a series break out. I always thought RE4's quality led to RE5's sales jump (at least in part), despite RE4 being the better game. People hear about the prior game being good, and decide to jump in with the new one. P3 made enough of a splash as a niche release to make P4 bigger, and it got enough mainstream focus (as well as things like the GB Endurance Run and the Hiimdaisy comics) to make P5 even bigger.
Might as well post the rest :
Sonic : 5,92 million copies
Like a Dragon / Judgment : 5,36 million copies
Persona : 5,06 million copies
Total War : 1,91 million copies
(from April 2023 to March 2024, copies shipped)
Sonic : 5,92 million copies
Like a Dragon / Judgment : 5,36 million copies
Persona : 5,06 million copies
Total War : 1,91 million copies
(from April 2023 to March 2024, copies shipped)
If you asked me even just a few years ago if Persona 6 would sell around the amount of a new mainline Final Fantasy or even more I would've laughed but now there does seem to be a real possibility.
Sega during one of it's last investor meetings said they're expecting 5 million in the first calendar year for the next numbered Persona game (i.e. Persona 6). You don't get to that number if its Playstation exclusive. I know for a lot of people until Persona 6 is announced and it explicitly says it'll be on everything they're gonna still be skeptical, but Sega has been saying for years what the end goal of expanding the Persona series is.
2.4 million for the whole series, so P3R should be at at least 2 million right? That's the same ballpark as FF7 Rebith. Persona overtaking Final Fantasy is happening right in front of our eyes.
Edit: Nvm, think I misread. I feel like Sonic catalogue sales are weirdly high, but Superstars did release. Sega cooks their Sonic numbers though and it makes me wary.
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No that was a serious question. I don't think we really know if Persona is a bigger series than FF now, but those numbers are interesting. It says Persona series tho, not specifically Persona 3 Reload. FF series would be >5 million in the same period from just 16 and Rebirth.
Still far closer than I expected.
I highly doubt it, they are releasing P3 and Metaphor on most systems the same day and there are rumors that the games will hit the next Nintendo machine.
I know that SEGA and MS have some deal here, but even when they finish it , SEGA has noticed for sure that their games are wildly succesful on PC and Switch, so I expect them to keep the multi-platform release from now on.
Presumably,Sega would have mentioned it here if it passed 2 million so it would be slightly short. There is probably a little over .5 million that is from back catalog (the remasters, Tactica and Strikers)
Yep. They need to stick with the multiplatform release strategy if they want to continue to see these sales numbers.
Is that a thing people or publishers are even saying? There are quite a few successful turn based RPGs these days
Be nice if they'd give specifics more than just "series" totals most of the time.
But yes Persona 6 could be pretty big if they can get it on Switch 2 day one.
But yes Persona 6 could be pretty big if they can get it on Switch 2 day one.
Was actually 3 and 3:FES that really started expanding the franchise. Then 4 dropped and that grew the pool even more, P4G even more and then it blew open wide with 5.
They've been building momentum ever since 3 though.
Then we had P4G selling really well on PC which showed them that multiplatform releases are well worth it.
Yeah, it feels like it's been steadily rising ever since 3. Each new entry blows up more than the last as a result.
Persona has been having a constant incline in overall popularity and mainstream breakthrough. The amount of people i've seen being introduced to this franchise in the last months is insane, and recent releases like P3R and P5T clearly pushed it a lot, to the point where i'd say this is the hottest JRPG franchise of the moment. Smart decision IMO, as this creates further expectation for Persona 6.
Persona was one of those franchises that was not pokemon or final fantasy that I was surprised several people in my office played. For the longest time I haven't met anyone who knew what persona was. That was persona 4 though. Didn't kept up with them to know if they played 5. Lol
This made me realize persona really resonates with certain people. Then I really knew it was big when I had to wait in a long line to preorder P5 at a local store and preorders almost sold out.
This made me realize persona really resonates with certain people. Then I really knew it was big when I had to wait in a long line to preorder P5 at a local store and preorders almost sold out.
Persona is still selling less than FF mainline same for spinoff games, but I think P6 will be the game where we see them truly flip.
Sega finally realized how big the market is for these games on PC. Shame SE still hasn't figured it out, and also burned a lot of PC potential with a history of half assed ports.
Thanks. Will be interesting to see if we have new numbers until 2024 in the coming week.
Yeah P4R (Golden will be DLC lol) is absolutely a priority now after 6 and its eventual rerelease.
Yep. Persona's upward trajectory has been remarkable the last several years. It's been very restricted for many years due to console exclusivity, but the combination of opening the doors wide open to all platforms (except Switch for Reload ... maybe Switch 2?) and by dropping P3, P4, P5, P3 Reload and Tactica all on Game Pass to grow the PC (plus Steam, obviously) & Xbox market, they're going to have people absolutely starving for Persona 6 by the time it comes out. And you can bet the house on it not coming to Game Pass similar to how Like a Dragon did but Infinite Wealth didn't. Sales are going to be astronomical for P6.