Persona 5 is getting a promising-looking mobile spinoff
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#69XDX)
Mobile spinoffs based on beloved console games can sometimes be hit-or-miss. But based on an initial pair of trailers, I'm cautiously optimistic about the newly announced Persona 5: Phantom of the Night (aka The Phantom X). Following a tease in April 2021, P5X" is now official, and is in development for Android, iOS, and Windows. Unfortunately, none of the press materials mention an international launch, so it sounds like it might be exclusive to China.
That's a shame, because (from the trailers at least) this looks like a pretty faithful Persona experience. The game appears to be set in the same locations as 2016's Persona 5, but revolves around a new cast of characters including protagonist Wonder, their owl sidekick Luffy, and friend...