Summary
- The rumored Persona 4 remake is reportedly coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one.
- A recent p4re.jp domain registration prompted speculation that the Persona 4 remake is closer than some early 2024 leaks suggested.
- The last two Persona titles reached Xbox Game Pass on day one, but the last two Atlus games didn't.
The Persona 4 remake is reportedly real and coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one, according to one Microsoft leaker. The same source suggests that Atlus's modernized version of Persona 4 may be closer than initially expected.
Rumors of a Persona 4 remake being in the works have been circulating online since early 2024, around the time Persona 3 Reload was released to widespread success, becoming Atlus's fastest-selling game—a title it has since ceded to Metaphor: ReFantazio. While several leakers claimed that the project existed, no one at the time suggested it would materialize anytime soon.
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In late March 2025, Spanish YouTuber Extas1s reported that the Persona 4 remake is "just around the corner," and that it will be a day-one Xbox Game Pass release. His claim arrived one day after someone registered the p4re.jp domain in Japan, reigniting speculation that a Persona 4 remake is in the works. For clarity, p3re.jp is the official Japanese website of Persona 3 Reload. Extas1s referred to the rumored remake as Persona 4 Reload, though that seems unlikely to be its official name, as the word "reload" is closely associated with Persona 3 due to Evokers—gun-shaped devices for summoning Personas—which have no connection to any other entry in the franchise.
Several Persona Titles Have Already Come to Xbox Game Pass on Day One
Persona 5 Tactica was the first series installment to have a day-one Xbox Game Pass release, having debuted on the service in November 2023. Persona 3 Reload followed suit in February 2024. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers were even gifted the P3R Expansion Pass at no extra cost. Anyone who claimed this freebie had it tied to their Microsoft account, making it free to keep even if their XGP membership ended. Atlus's latest two games, Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance and Metaphor: ReFantazio, did not release on Xbox Game Pass. Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal were all previously available on the service, but have since been removed—as has P5 Tactica.
The aforementioned p3re.jp domain was registered roughly three months before Persona 3 Reload was announced. While the recent registration of the p4re.jp domain hence suggests the Persona 4 remake could be close to a reveal, this contradicts earlier reports indicating the project was still in its infancy as of early 2024.
Judging by social media reactions to this development, many vocal fans feel that the Persona 4 remake is premature, and that they'd much rather learn what's happening with the next original entry in the franchise. Atlus confirmed that Persona 6 was in development back in July 2021 but has shared no details about the project ever since.
