Atlus is thinking of ways to reveal a new Persona project, as the 25th anniversary celebrations for the series are due to take place next year.
The Persona series is a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise. The first entry was Revelations: Persona, which was released in North America and Japan in '96. The easiest way to legally play the game is through the PlayStation Classic. The first Persona game that introduced the schedule/social links was Persona 3 on the PS2, which set the formula that made the series so popular. The Persona games have gradually grown in popularity with each new entry, with the series getting a massive boost when Joker from Persona 5 came to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The Persona series has garnered mainstream attention over the past few years, and Atlus isn't letting the momentum die down. Persona 5 Royal Director Kazuhisa Wada mentioned to Famitsu (translated by Twinfinite) that Atlus is working on a project behind-the-scenes and that the company is thinking of ways to talk about it during the upcoming 25th-anniversary celebrations of the Persona series.
The most obvious guess for this secret project is that we'll finally learn more about Persona 6. We have our enhanced version of Persona 5, so a sequel is the next thing on the cards. Atlus has been on a PC porting spree lately, so we could see Persona 3 coming to Steam, along with some other classic Shin Megami Tensei games. It's possible that the original Persona, or the Persona 2 duology could be remade for modern systems. We could see the Persona Q games make the jump from the 3DS to other platforms, or the rumored Persona 5 fighting game might finally be announced.
Persona 5 helped the Persona franchise achieve mainstream attention. All eyes are on Atlus for its next gaming project, and we can't wait to see what is in store for Persona going forward. There is also the release of Shin Megami Tensei 5 and Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD Remaster to look forward to in 2021. Revelations: Persona was released on September 20, 1996, so we might have to wait a while until September for Atlus to reveal this new game.
Source: Famitsu, Twinfinite