According to the latest business report released by Sega, the cumulative sales of the "Persona 5" series, including the original game, the enhanced version of "Persona 5: Royal Edition" and multiple derivative works, have exceeded 13 million copies.This data was highlighted in the report’s dedicated “Persona” series section.
The publisher had previously announced that the series would sell 10 million copies in 2023, which means that in the past two years, the series has sold another 3 million games.There is no doubt that "Persona 5" has become the most commercially successful work of developer Atlus, and it has a significant lead.
Although the report does not break down the specific composition of the 13 million sales in detail, the general performance of each work can be calculated based on past data.Earlier this year, officials confirmed that the combined sales of the original version of "Persona 5" and "Persona 5: Royal Edition" were slightly less than 10.5 million copies.It can be calculated from this that the three derivative works "Persona 5: Dancing on a Starry Night", "Persona 5: Phantom Striker" and "Persona 5: Tactics" contributed a total of approximately 2.5 million copies in sales.
It is worth noting that "Persona 5: Phantom Strikers" reached 2 million sales as early as 2023, which means that the market response of "Dancing in the Starry Night" and "Strategy Edition" released last year were relatively flat.
The continued commercial success has led the industry to pay attention to whether Sega and Atlus will truly bid farewell to the "Persona 5" series.At present, except for the mobile game "Persona 5: Phantom of the Night" developed by an external team, the official has not announced any new projects based on this IP.It is worth noting that Atlus previously mentioned the news of "Persona 6" in the questionnaire for the first time, and perhaps the next game will arrive soon.
What do you think about this? Are you looking forward to "Persona 6" or a spin-off of "Persona 5"?Welcome to discuss in the comment area.
