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After what amounted to a five-year development cycle, ''Persona 5'' was released in September 2016 in Japan and April 2017 worldwide. The game went on to become Atlus's single best-selling title in Japan in just three weeks as well as the fastest selling ''Persona'' game ever internationally, selling 3.2 million copies worldwide by the end of 2019. Critics praised the evolution of the game's combat, Social Links, and story and called it one of the best Japanese role-playing games of its generation and of all time. The game went on to receive many Game of the Year nominations throughout 2017 and placed highly in many outlets' "RPG of the Year" category. An enhanced version with additional characters, locations, and quality-of-life improvements called ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 5 Royal}}'' was released in Japan in October 2019 and March 2020 worldwide. Reviews of ''Persona 5 Royal'' have eclipsed those of the original, with outlets citing the improvements to exploration, menuing, and the gameplay and story additions as welcome ones and calling ''Royal'' a defining example of how to do an updated re-release. Eventually, ''Persona 5 Royal'', along with ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 4 Golden}}'' and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 3 Portable}}'', were revealed to come to additional platforms throughout the Persona 25th Anniversary event in 2022, including a Nintendo Switch port of the three titles announced during the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase of June 28, 2022. It happened three and a half years after the announcement of the franchise crossing over with ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' in [[The Game Awards|The Game Awards 2018]]. | After what amounted to a five-year development cycle, ''Persona 5'' was released in September 2016 in Japan and April 2017 worldwide. The game went on to become Atlus's single best-selling title in Japan in just three weeks as well as the fastest selling ''Persona'' game ever internationally, selling 3.2 million copies worldwide by the end of 2019. Critics praised the evolution of the game's combat, Social Links, and story and called it one of the best Japanese role-playing games of its generation and of all time. The game went on to receive many Game of the Year nominations throughout 2017 and placed highly in many outlets' "RPG of the Year" category. An enhanced version with additional characters, locations, and quality-of-life improvements called ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 5 Royal}}'' was released in Japan in October 2019 and March 2020 worldwide. Reviews of ''Persona 5 Royal'' have eclipsed those of the original, with outlets citing the improvements to exploration, menuing, and the gameplay and story additions as welcome ones and calling ''Royal'' a defining example of how to do an updated re-release. Eventually, ''Persona 5 Royal'', along with ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 4 Golden}}'' and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 3 Portable}}'', were revealed to come to additional platforms throughout the Persona 25th Anniversary event in 2022, including a Nintendo Switch port of the three titles announced during the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase of June 28, 2022. It happened three and a half years after the announcement of the franchise crossing over with ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' in [[The Game Awards|The Game Awards 2018]]. | ||
As per tradition within the series, ''Persona 5'' got its own list of spin-offs throughout the years, with some of them being canon to either its original story or ''Royal''{{'}}s. The first spin-off was a rhythm game called ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight}}'' (2018) and occurred in a separated timeline. ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth}}'' (2018) is a dungeon crawler game that features the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and happens during the exploration of Sae Niijima's palace, as Akechi | As per tradition within the series, ''Persona 5'' got its own list of spin-offs throughout the years, with some of them being canon to either its original story or ''Royal''{{'}}s. The first spin-off was a rhythm game called ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight}}'' (2018) and occurred in a separated timeline. ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth}}'' (2018) is a dungeon crawler game that features the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and happens during the exploration of Sae Niijima's palace, as Akechi is with the team. A hack-and-slash style sequel called ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 5 Strikers}}'' (2020) is set four months after the events of ''Persona 5'' precisely. ''Persona 5: The Phantom X'' (TBD) is a mobile game that is set in an unknown year that continues in the timeline, with a new cast and the return of the Phantom Thieves. Finally, ''{{iw|wikipedia|Persona 5 Tactica}}'' (2023), based on ''Royal'', is set at the end of the third semester while its DLC story happens in the same moment as ''Persona Q2''{{'}}s. | ||
Throughout the series' history, few spin-off titles appeared for it, with different game genres deviating from the role-playing game genre. | Throughout the series' history, few spin-off titles appeared for it, with different game genres deviating from the role-playing game genre. | ||