Persona 5: The Phantom Xhas achieved an incredible milestone for the game, beating out one of the biggest games in the franchise in its player count on Steam. The highly-anticipated spinoff of the beloved RPG from Atlus officially rolled out its global debut earlier this week to massive fanfare.Persona 5: The Phantom Xintroduces players to a new protagonist, Wonder, while also making the members of the main game’s Phantom Thieves available through the gacha system. Now,Phantom Xis already surpassing its predecessor in a big way.
The launch ofPersona 5: The Phantom Xalready gives players plenty of reasons to dive into the game from its release. The game introduces a full new cast of Phantom Thieves, withPhantom Xprotagonist Wonderjoined by several other students from Shujin Academy who gain access to the “Metaverse.“Phantom X’s launch update includesPersona 5’s initial group of four Phantom Thieves as well, with players able to pick up Joker, Morgana, Skull, and Panther from the get-go. The excitement overPhantom X’s release has now led it to surpassPersona 5 Royalon Steam.
As reported by PCGamesN,Persona 5: The Phantom X’s launch on Steam has already managed to beat out a majorPersona 5game in its player count. The official release ofPhantom X’s global version has seen an all-time peak player count topping 40,000 since its release last night, with the number still rising above 41,000. Thegacha spinoff ofPersona 5quickly eclipsedPersona 5 Royal’s peak player count, which saw 35,474 players diving into the enhanced version ofPersona 5following its Steam launch.
Persona 5: The Phantom X Passes Persona 5 Royal Peak Player Count
The success ofPersona 5: The Phantom Xis far from surprising with how far the franchise has come since the blockbuster launch ofPersona 5.Recent sales data from Segahas shown just how successful the franchise has been for the publisher, withPersona 5 Royalserving as Sega’s best-selling game throughout the past five years.Persona’s rise in popularity also saw the franchise’s first multi-platform releases, withPersona 3 Portable,Persona 4 Golden, andPersona 5 Royalbrought to PC, Xbox, and Switch.
Persona 5: The Phantom X’s global release was not the only bit of big news fans of the franchise received in recent weeks. During Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase, developerAtlus officially announcedPersona 4 Revivalas the long-rumored remake ofPersona 4 Golden. The trailer showed off several iconic locations fromPersona 4, including Inaba’s main shopping district and some shots of Yasogami High School, with a later report from Sega suggesting the game’s release is still a ways off.Personafans have lots to be excited for betweenPersona 5: The Phantom Xand the upcomingPersona 4remake.
