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[JetSetRadio]

This company is evil.

 

[Iriscomeback]

Good.

Way too much I have to play first.

 

[TuXx]

HA!! 2015 my ass. Nice job getting everyone's hopes up Atlus.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Darn.

Will the PS3 ver still make it to America?

 

[True Fire]

Shocking news.

I normally don't mind delays, but ATLUS straight-up lied about the release date on too many occasions to count.

 

[RavenSan]

Of course it was delayed. You don't announce a date 2 months ahead of release.

Fallout 4 would like to have some words with you.

 

[Srey Plaughtered]

You had to be insane to think this was coming this year.

We would've thought realistically if Atlus hadn't repeated 2015 2015 2015 2015 like they're a damn Pokemon.

 

[chrominance]

Congratulations #TeamRuin, fuck #TeamRuin.

 

[Kintaro]

Fucking called it. Shout out to FFXIV FC. Told all of you.

 

[CHC]

Why were they so adamant about convincing us it was coming in 2015?

This was beyond predictable to everyone but Atlus, it seems.

 

[Suzushiiro]

I mean... it was certainly wishful thinking to believe that it was still going to make 2015 despite not having a release date or any more promotional material than two trailers in September. That said, considering that they've been repeatedly saying it would still make 2015 fairly recently, I think it's still understandable to be upset, if only at the fact that those people have either been lying to us or have been lied to, as Atlus has to have known that this game was going to slip to 2016 for a while now.

That said, it's probably better for the game than if it did come out in Q4 2015 and get slaughtered by all the other shit coming out. Unless of course the US release winds up being in fall of 2016 in which case it's getting slaughtered anyway, especially if FFXV hits around that time.

 

[GlamFM]

Not surprised honestly.

Might even be abetter slot for this game - summer is usually super dry.

More Fallout4 and Destiny time for me.

 

[Josh7289]

Well I hope the PS3 version still happens in the West.

 

[stryke]

Fallout 4 would like to have some words with you.

I didn't know Fallout 4 was announced in September.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Japan of course NA is TBA.

Fuck

Fall 2016 NA it is

 

[Nirolak]

Yeah, with them taking so long to show anything, it felt very improbable they'd release of this Fall despite what they were saying.

 

[Kouriozan]

It's nice of Atlus to give Performa Wii U its chance to shine.

 

[Pooya]

Read this thread

Atlus USA: We Can Confirm Persona 5 Is Launching In North America in 2015

I thought it might be the case of we don't have any plans as long as we we haven't announced those plans, nothing has changed. But their persistence, and those comments make it look like there is little communication between the offices. Maybe they really thought they were going to ship it this year until like a week ago Japan called, that's sad...

 

[transience]

December 2016 seems possible for an NA release. or 2017.

I've been skeptical of the 2015 date for a long time now. I would say "CALLED IT" but I think most people called it. I'm okay with the delay because there was no way to play X and P5 at the same time.

 

[Xater]

Fallout 4 would like to have some words with you.

In what weird time paradox do you live where it is 2 months between the Fallout 4 announcement and release?

 

[Vlitra]

Yes! The end of 2015 was far too loaded.

 

[m@cross]

Can we say the PS4 has no games for fall now?

But on a serious note, there is too many big hitters during winter, Call of Duty etc. Summertime is quiet so a great time for a big game to release and have little competition

If you like risking a ban to say flatly incorrect things you can....

 

[Benclank01]

It's also how Persona 4 released, on PS2 and Vita.

And Persona 3 and Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, because they're all SUMMER releases. And Persona 5 might be one of 'em. Why didn't we think of that?

Spoiler

Maybe. I'm sure that there are some of you who might predict that.

 

[Asd202]

Fuck

Fall 2016 NA it is

Or 2017.

 

[SliceSabre]

It is a potentially very long delay since summer could totally mean this time next summer which would be a year. They must of run into some bad stuff.

Not surprised that my pessimism about the release date paid off, they've been too flaky about it.

 

[Facism]

On the plus side, I can do a playthrough of p4 without having to worry about burn out. I had the itch very recently.

 

[flatearthpandas]

Damn. Guess I can focus more time on Xenoblade, at least.

 

[semiconscious]

so: does this mean we're finally done with the whole 'this's the way atlus always handles their persona releases' thing? ...

 

[Heimbeck]

Fallout 4 would like to have some words with you.

If this was true Fallout 4 would be out already.
Which would actually be pretty cool.

 

[gtj1092]

More time for DQ:H and ToZ this year. Pretty bogus they lied over and over again though.

Can't wait for the delayed for NX speculation/wishful thinking to take place in the Mediacreate thread.

 

[bigjig]

Fuuuuuccckk Guess I'll get that SMTxFE this December instead

 

[RavenSan]

I didn't know Fallout 4 was announced in September.

Eh, 5 months. Still, a remarkably short period of time from announcement to release.I wasn't trying to do a 1 to 1 comparison, merely highlight that things like that can, (and do) happen.

Either way, I still haven't beaten Witcher 3, I'm OK with this being delayed. More time for the backlog!

 

[Lunar15]

I'll take my L and move on. Oh well.

 

[Oddish1]

It's nice of Atlus to give Performa Wii U its chance to shine.

They obviously realized Persona 5 couldn't compete and had to delay it. Completely understandable.

 

[random25]

Maybe the PS4 development of the port is the one extending its release date. I hope that's not the case.

 

[RPGCrazied]

It's nice of Atlus to give Performa Wii U its chance to shine.

Is that even coming out this year? I don't think so.

 

[Pooya]

Persona 4 and SMT4 both launched in July in Japan. It could happen again.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

Not like I was looking forward to playing this or anything.

 

[Akhe]

Good! Time to decrease my backlog. Don't get me wrong, It's sad but...oh well...

 

[Dragon Puncher]

Shouldn't come as a surprise, by a hell of a lot of people were holding out hope!

 

[Aaronrules380]

Is that even coming out this year? I don't think so.

December in Japan

 

[Augemitbutter]

got enough shit to play. buy Yakuza 5.

 

[Busaiku]

Is that even coming out this year? I don't think so.

In Japan.

 

[sector4]

Welp.... I've made a terrible mistake *pulls collar*

 

[Sakura]

Yea, seemed obvious that at least the NA version was going to get pushed to 2016. Disappointed the JP version is 2016 as well, though the fact it is middle of September and we still didn't have a date made a 2015 release seem unlikely.
Not sure why everybody believed the 2015 date just because an Atlus USA guy was saying so. People generally will keep providing the old release date until a delay is officially announced.
Though I am surprised it is delayed all the way to Summer.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Hahahahhah, fuckin called it.

So much crow to be eaten.

Spoiler

EU 2018 ;-;

 

[SliceSabre]

I don't expect we'll be playing this in the west till late 2016 or Spring 2017.

EU sometime in 2018

 

[Heimbeck]

And Persona 3 and Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, because they're all SUMMER releases. And Persona 5 might be one of 'em. Why didn't we think of that?

Spoiler

Maybe. I'm sure that are some of you who might predict that.

I mean, it is still technically summer so maybe they just put a 6 instead of a 5?

 

[RPGCrazied]

December in Japan

In Japan.

Thought so, so 2016 for the rest of us.

 

[JetSetRadio]

WW release to make up for the delay right?