Persona 5: Royal wasn’t supposed to be released until March 31 in Western territories, but EB Games and JB Hi-Fi have turned around and done everyone a solid by launching the game today.
EB Games announced on Twitter that they’re selling the game physically and online today, in a turn of events. It’s not clear at the time of writing what’s going on – there’s always a possibility EB Games aren’t sure if they’ll be able to continue selling in a week, given how much the COVID-19 situation changes from day to day. Update: JB Hi-Fi are selling Persona 5: Royal ahead of its launch date too, even with the March 31 release date all over the listing.
https://twitter.com/EBGamesAus/status/1242602484876664839
I reached out to the local distributors for Persona 5: Royal, Five Star Games, for an explanation, and they said they’d get back to me with a statement as soon as possible. (I’ll update this story as soon as that’s available.)
The company hasn’t said anything publicly about the advanced release date though: their last Persona tweet was a retweet from PlayStation Australia, which was reinforcing the March 31 release date. Media even received a release in the last hour reconfirming that the game wouldn’t be out until next week.
“A new Persona 5 Royal Accolades Trailer is out to prepare you for next week’s launch,” the release says.
2 weeks til #P5R 😍 pic.twitter.com/lX3oN4Vj4c
— PlayStation AU (@PlayStationAU) March 17, 2020
Still, if you want Persona 5: Royal early, or you haven’t played Persona 5 at all, now’s the perfect time. It’s a big game. A game with a lot of heart. And it’s hella long. Get it today and you might finish it before Final Fantasy 7 Remake drops on Good Friday.
Maybe.
It does make you wonder though: with Resident Evil 3 launching super early in France, and now this, is breaking street date going to be a thing again?
[referenced url=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/11/the-challenge-of-designing-two-of-persona-5s-best-characters/” thumb=”https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/t_ku-large/yyhhgbv2zepnam7rvvnp.jpg” title=”The Challenge Of Designing Two Of Persona 5’s Best Characters” excerpt=”Persona 5’s art book, now available in English, has some… interesting things to say about the design of a couple of the game’s best characters, Takemi and Kawakami.”]
[referenced url=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/09/persona-5-royal-edition-intro-absolutely-slaps/” thumb=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/09/persona-5-royal-intro-410×231.gif” title=”Persona 5’s New Intro Is So, So Good” excerpt=”Persona 5 already had a banging intro, but with the release of the Royal Edition, it’s getting a completely new one that’s just as good.”]
[referenced url=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/03/persona-5-taught-me-how-to-be-a-friend/” thumb=”https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/07/Persona5-410×231.jpg” title=”Persona 5 Taught Me How To Be A Friend” excerpt=”“If you hold on life won’t change.” The television cut to black, plunging my house into near total darkness.”]
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