The November Soul Hackers 2 Update Sets an Interesting Precedent for Persona 6

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Although 2022 was intended to be the year of Persona, Atlus has spent a significant amount of time focused on the latest Shin Megami Tensei spinoff: Soul Hackers 2, a sequel to another Soul Hackers game that's over two decades old. RPG fans have had plenty of time to enjoy Soul Hackers 2 by now, but Altus isn't through with it yet, as indicated by a major patch for the game that'll release in November, including a variety of demons and changes to in-game movement. This patch is fairly unusual for Atlus RPGs, so Soul Hackers 2 may hint at Atlus' future approach to Persona 6.

The next Persona game hasn't been revealed yet, despite Atlus confirming that Persona 6 is in the works, and Atlus has implied that it won't reveal Persona 6 for a while yet. Nevertheless, fans want to know what the game will look like. For the time being, Soul Hackers 2 may be the best blueprint available for fans, considering how it already borrows from Persona's social systems, despite being closer to the Shin Megami Tensei series overall. It's possible that Soul Hackers 2 is intended to act as the bridge between Persona generations in more ways than one, based on this upcoming patch.

Persona 6's Confidants Could Learn From Soul Hackers 2's Soul Matrix

Fans of Soul Hackers 2 have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming patch. Atlus will add a Dash function that increases Ringo's walking and slashing speeds in dungeons, which should help players navigate the Soul Matrix and other locations more quickly. On a similar note, Fast Battles sound like they'll save players time. Aside from these pacing changes, the patch adds a handful of new demons to the game, including Neko Shogun, Aitvaras, the Egyptian goddess Isis, and a new version of Pixie. These