Persona 5: The Phantom X has 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 X introduces 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 X is already surpassing its predecessor in a big way.
The launch of Persona 5: The Phantom X already gives players plenty of reasons to dive into the game from its release. The game introduces a full new cast of Phantom Thieves, with Phantom X protagonist Wonder joined by several other students from Shujin Academy who gain access to the "Metaverse." Phantom X's launch update includes Persona 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 over Phantom X's release has now led it to surpass Persona 5 Royal on Steam.
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Wonder's role as Persona 5: The Phantom X's protagonist has thrust him into the spotlight, and there are clear parallels to the original's hero Joker.
Posts 2As reported by PCGamesN, Persona 5: The Phantom X's launch on Steam has already managed to beat out a major Persona 5 game in its player count. The official release of Phantom 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. The gacha spinoff of Persona 5 quickly eclipsed Persona 5 Royal's peak player count, which saw 35,474 players diving into the enhanced version of Persona 5 following its Steam launch.
Persona 5: The Phantom X Passes Persona 5 Royal Peak Player Count
CloseThe success of Persona 5: The Phantom X is far from surprising with how far the franchise has come since the blockbuster launch of Persona 5. Recent sales data from Sega has shown just how successful the franchise has been for the publisher, with Persona 5 Royal serving 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, with Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal brought 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, developer Atlus officially announced Persona 4 Revival as the long-rumored remake of Persona 4 Golden. The trailer showed off several iconic locations from Persona 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. Persona fans have lots to be excited for between Persona 5: The Phantom X and the upcoming Persona 4 remake.
