Persona 3 Remake and Jet Set Radio Reboot Footage Reportedly Leaked Online
Gameplay footage of what appear to be a full-blown Persona 3 remake and the next Jet Set Radio game has reportedly emerged online. The leaks supposedly stem from a 2021 internal meeting at SEGA Japan and features a five-second clip of Persona 3 protagonist Yukari Takeba firing a barrage of arrows at an airborne Shadow. The clip then transitions into a cinematic for 2022's Sonic Frontiers, before showing a glimpse at a character resembling Beat from Jet Set Radio dancing in the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo. Persona fans have their doubts about the remake — calling the footage fan-made — but rumours surrounding the same have been swirling around for years.
A ResetEra thread from January noted that developer Atlus was ‘far along' in development on the next instalment, Persona 6, alongside remaking Persona 3. According to the leaker ‘Im a Hero Too', the games are slated for an American ‘summer reveal' which could be any time between June and August, and a teaser for Persona 6 was supposed to be shown already.
Gematsu corroborated the claims that a Persona 3 remake has been in development at Atlus for years. As usual, take such leaks with a grain of salt, though it's not far-fetched to expect a remake given the game has considerably started to show its age, both graphically and mechanically. Persona 3 Portable was brought onto PC and modern consoles on January 19 but lacked many features, which could explain Atlus wanting to release a full-blown remake of the game so it appears significantly different and a worthy upgrade.
Following the initial footage leak, Sega news site SEGAbits shared blurred images of the new Jet Set Radio game. The user claims that they had previously received similar images from a consumer survey, in
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