Atlus and developer Black Wings Game Studio are changing the global roadmap plans for Persona 5: The Phantom X to help players outside of China get caught up. Persona 5: The Phantom X is a free-to-play RPG spin-off set in the world of Persona 5, where Persona users can enter the minds of the people of Japan through a mental reality known as the Metaverse. Much of Persona 5’s core gameplay, such as dungeon crawling, social simulation, and monster recruiting, is all present and accounted for in Persona 5: The Phantom X with tweaks to accommodate the more open framework of a free-to-play gacha game.
Persona 5: The Phantom X was launched in English on June 26 for Android, iOS, and PC, though a beta test was available in China and other related territories for about a year beforehand. Because of this, much of the world is behind China when it comes to Persona 5: The Phantom X’s story and character updates, even as a new patch is set to launch worldwide later this week.
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PostsThis new Persona 5: The Phantom X update was the primary focus of a recent livestream, where it was also confirmed that Atlus is altering its previous content rollout plans. As reported by Kotaku, this livestream was in Japanese, though fans were able to translate much of the key information. This includes Atlus announcing that Persona 5: The Phantom X story content will be released at a faster pace going forward to allow players outside of China to get caught up.
Persona 5: The Phantom X Will Release Story Content at a Faster Pace Globally
Atlus didn’t get into specific details about when players can expect more Persona 5: The Phantom X story content, but the timing for future events, character releases, and balance updates is all being adjusted. This has generated a mixed response from Persona 5: The Phantom X fans across social media, with some concerned about the faster rollout negatively impacting the game’s flow by giving players too many upgrades too quickly. Others say that Atlus could offset these potential issues by giving players additional in-game currency to compensate for the supposedly shorter events.
CloseSo far, Persona 5: The Phantom X has been a considerable success, with Steam user numbers surpassing those of Persona 5 Royal in a little over a week after its global launch. This puts the game on track to become one of the most successful Persona games of all time, and much of this has to do with Persona 5: The Phantom X being free-to-play. Only time will tell if Atlus and developer Black Wings Game Studio will be able to retain this success through future content updates.
