Persona 4 remake rumours intensify as singer drops hint

A long rumoured remake of Persona 4 may be closer than ever, as a singer from the series hints at a new game.

In the nine years since Persona 5 released in Japan, developer Atlus has knocked out various spin-offs, expansions, and remakes to keep fans satiated until the next mainline instalment.

The latest was last year’s Persona 3 Reload, a remake of the third game which was originally released in 2006 on the PlayStation 2. It became the fastest selling game in Atlus history, selling one million copies within its first week.

The success of Persona 3 Reload has inevitably led to rumours of a remake for its successor, Persona 4, but evidence has now emerged which suggests it might be more than wishful thinking.

As spotted by X user rudiger_tw, singer Shihoko Hirata, who has contributed to various games in the series but is best known for tracks in Persona 4, announced she was in a recording studio working on a new, unspecified game.

‘Recording for a new game today!’ she wrote on Instagram. ‘The piece is pretty tough, so I’m a bit nervous about getting it right. But I’ll do my best!’

While she doesn’t name the studio she’s in, based on the picture, Persona fans believe Hirata is in the MIT Studio in Tokyo, which is where all the recent soundtracks in the Persona series have been recorded.

The same fans identified the studio based on a making of documentary for the recording of Persona 5 Strikers, which does have the same setup and wood-panelled ceiling.

While other soundtracks outside of the Persona games are recorded at MIT Studio, Hirata has fanned the flames by liking various comments from fans related to Persona 4 – which, while possibly just an acknowledgement, some have taken as a hint.

Considering the success of Persona 3 Reload, a remake of Persona 4 in the same vein seems like a safe bet. Although it might still be a few years off yet if it does exist.

There have been plenty of rumours around Persona 6’s release for years, but almost none of them so far have proven accurate.

Various rumours have suggested it will launch at some point in 2025, alongside a mobile version of Persona 5 called Persona 5X. Another rumour also claimed the game will have a green colour scheme, following Persona 5’s red theme.

While Persona is often associated with PlayStation, there might be a chance Atlus is holding off announcing the sequel if it is planned for the Switch 2.

Past games in the series, including Persona 5 Royal and Persona 4 Golden, were ported to the Switch in 2022 and Atlus has made it clear it’s committed to a multiformat policy in the future.

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