Rumor: Persona 5 Scramble May Be Dead In The West

Koei Tecmo has released its October 2020 fiscal report and one of the prominent omissions has been details linked to Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers in both North America and Europe; only its development and release in Asia remains - including localizations into Mandarin Chinese and Korean. This is surprising, as the game’s western release was a big focus of Koei Tecmo’s previous two finical reports. The latest documents instead now mainly highlight Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity, Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires, Nioh 2, and Atelier Ryza 2.

 

It is possible the omission is due to error, but neither Koei Tecmo or Atlus have made a clarifying statement. While Koei Tecmo is developing the game as a Persona themed version of their Dynasty Warriors gameplay, Atlus is the one who ultimately decides its localization and publishing. This comes as a blow to fans of Persona 5 Royal, as Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers serves as the canonical sequel to the enhanced edition.     

Kurtis Seid, NoobFeed
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