Thieves Strike Again Japanese Persona 5 Pre Orders Increase After Ffxv Delay

In December of 2015 Square Enix provided a survey asking fans about their interest in purchasing Final Fantasy XV as well as Persona 5. This included questions asking about likelihood of purchase if the games came out in a similar time frame. Additionally, the release date for Final Fantasy XV was announced on March 30, 2016 while the Japanese release date of Persona 5 was announced about one month later on May 5. This has lead to speculation that perhaps the delay was intentional by Square Enix to elongate the gap between the two games being released in Japan.

Persona 5 will be available in North America and Europe for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on February 14, 2017. Final Fantasy XV will be available worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 30, 2016.