Throughout the five years since its highly-anticipated release in 2017,Persona 5has been no stranger to a wide variety of spinoffs and tie-ins. The massively successful RPG following the Phantom Thieves has received multiple spinoff titles, mouthwash, figures, andeven a physical card game. Now, thePersonafranchise’s newest collaboration will see the popular JRPG taking a note from one of its major Palaces and taking a trip to the casinos.
With thePersonafranchise celebrating its 25th anniversary, the highly-regarded JRPG series has already seen plenty of announcements throughout the past few months with a variety of new content for fans. March welcomed the remastered version ofPersona 4’s fighting game spinoffPersona 4 Arena Ultimaxwhile rumors have persisted about a potential announcement of both new versions ofPersona 4and an eventual reveal ofPersona 6. As the newest title in the franchise,Persona 5has seen plenty of attention throughout the festivities with the game now set to receive themed slot machines.
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Sega Sammy officially revealed that the popular JRPG would be getting its own set of slot machines with the casino game officially titledPersona 5 for Reels. The preview video shows off several clips from the machine with plenty of recognizable animations from the game being featured including several characters' critical hit animations and featuringthe iconic All Out Attackanimation for jackpots. The game even features a major reference toPersona 5’s finale with Joker calling his ultimate Persona, Satanael.
Persona 5’s foray into gambling does not come as a surprise both due to the massive popularity of the JRPG as well as gaming’s long and storied history with casinos. One ofPersona 5’s major dungeons featured the Phantom Thieves infiltrating a casino and many other games often includecasino-themed gambling mini-games. Gambling has even become a popular game genre in its own right with gambling streams often being a popular topic for many streamers on Twitch.
ThePersona 5slot machine will join a massive list of new content thePersonafranchise has received over Atlus' celebration of its flagship franchise’s 25th anniversary with plenty still to come. Beyond the already confirmed concert andPersona 4 Arena Ultimax’s release, Atlus still has a number ofannouncements in the works forPersonathroughout the year with fans speculating that aPersona 6confirmation or a newPersona 3project may be yet to come from the developer.Persona 5 for Reelswill add another chapter to the storied history ofPersonatie-ins throughout the franchise’s 25 years.
Persona 5is available now for PS3 and PS4.
