Atlus Producer Says 'I Think We Have to Do' Persona 1 and 2 Remakes

Kazuhisa Wada, shaper for Atlus' P-Studio, says helium "can't accidental for sure" if Persona 1 and 2 remakes are coming, but said they are inactive games helium thinks "we person to do."

Wada opened up astir the Persona studio's improvement pipeline during an interrogation with GamerBraves. More than 2 years removed from the motorboat of Persona 3 Reload and connected the cusp of the merchandise of Persona 4 Revival, fans people person 1 question connected their minds: Where are the Persona 1 and 2 remakes?

Both games – which really released successful the '90s arsenic Revelations: Persona and Persona 2: Innocent Sin/Eternal Punishment – have, truthful far, been near retired of Atlus' inclination of remakes. There's been nary connection connected whether modern-day reimaginings for the 2 JRPGs volition beryllium successful the works. While Wada could neither corroborate nor contradict immoderate if further remakes are successful the pipeline, it's not precisely thing he'd hatred to spot hap either.

"At this point, I can’t accidental for sure," helium said, "but personally, I deliberation it’s thing we should decidedly do. I deliberation we person to bash it."

It's a short, elemental mentation that besides happens to beryllium the astir promising update that fans hoping for Persona 1 and 2 remakes person possibly ever received. Still, adjacent if they bash travel to fruition, it's astir apt champion not to expect them for astatine slightest a fewer years.

Persona fans person bully crushed to privation to spot much from Atlus. Its Persona 3 remake launched to affirmative reviews from fans and critics alike. IGN gave it a 9/10 review, calling it "a timeless communicative of calamity and anticipation with crisp affectional sincerity" with "countless tiny but impactful changes."

Persona 4 Revival volition connection a remake of the 4th mainline crippled erstwhile it launches for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S February 18, 2027. Wada said past twelvemonth he's "confident" it volition "be a caller and astonishing merchandise for some newcomers and long-time fans."

We privation to reiterate that Wada's words are not confirmation that Atlus volition merchandise Persona 1 and 2 remakes oregon that it is adjacent moving connected them. However, if Kazuhisa is pushing for them to happen, it doesn't dependable similar they're retired of the question.

As Atlus wraps up its enactment connected Persona 4 Revival, it's besides looking to the aboriginal with Persona 6. Our archetypal look astatine this green-themed installment arrived successful June, but you tin spot everything we cognize astir it here. A live-action bid adaptation of the franchise is besides reportedly successful the works.

Michael Cripe is simply a freelance writer with IGN. He's champion known for his enactment astatine sites similar The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be definite to springiness him a travel connected Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).