Summary
A credible Atlus insider recently revealed the codename for the long-awaitedPersona 6and has shared additional information about the development cycle of the as-of-yet unannounced title. The next mainline installment in Atlus' flagship JRPG franchise has been hit with leak after leak in recent weeks, but fans are still being left in the dark on what exactly the game will look like. Although the details provided in this most recent report aren’t much to go off of by themselves, they might give fans a clearer picture regarding the scale ofPersona 6and its potential release window.
Though Atlus' 2024 lineup is fairly stacked, the sixth mainline entry in thePersonaseries is still nowhere to be found within the company’s upcoming roadmap. ThePersonafranchise as a whole has been more active than ever before, yet the lack of an official acknowledgment from the developers regardingPersona 6has left some fans impatient after several years of silence. Atlus' hesitation to share information on the unannounced game hasn’t stopped insiders from revealing details about it, however. Just recently, for instance,the placeholder logo forPersona 6leaked, further corroborating rumors that the title will feature a green color scheme. And now, the insider that leaked this particular logo has provided even more information about the upcoming JRPG.
In a recent post on Twitter, the reputable leaker Midori revealed that the codename Atlus is reportedly using forPersona 6is XRD768. To provide some additional context, the insider also revealed that the game “entered full production before thePersonatitles that were currently released,” A.K.A. 2024’sPersona 3 Reloadand 2023’sPersona 5 Tactica. As such, it seems likePersona 6has been in development for a significantly longer period of time than any of thesenewPersonatitles, and the codename Midori provided corroborates her report.
At first glance,Persona 6’s codename looks like nothing more than a randomly-assorted jumble of numbers and letters, but it does actually provide some valuable information. Thecodenames for unannounced Atlus gamestypically use the “XRDxxx” format, with the three numbers at the end of each label indicating when the projects started production, in chronological order. The internally-used designation forPersona 3 Reload, for instance, was XRD777, while the one used forCatherine: Full Bodywas XRD774.Persona 6brandishing a codename ending in 768 indicates that the game entered development long before either of these two titles, which supports the claims Midori made.
Persona 6’s Reportedly Long Development Time Will Likely Set Expectations Even Higher For Fans
Persona 6seemingly being in development for such a long period of time will likely set expectations even higher for many fans. Instead of providing more of the same, Atlus may be striving to take the series to the next level yet again, like it did with the franchise’s fifth mainline installment in 2016. With how beloved previous games in the series are, it’s safe to say thatPersona 6will have a high bar to clearwhen it inevitably releases within the next few years.
