Persona producer says remakes of first two games are needed
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Persona series producer Kazuhisa Wada has said he personally believes Atlus "has to do" remakes of Persona 1 and 2, the franchise's most overlooked instalments, though he stopped short of confirming any such projects are currently in development. The comments matter because they signal, for the first time from series leadership, an explicit acknowledgement that the earliest games deserve the same modern treatment recent entries have received.
Atlus is currently focused on Persona 4 Revival, due in early 2027, which Wada has described as holding particular significance within the wider franchise. By contrast, the original PlayStation-era Persona titles remain largely unmodernised, a gap made more conspicuous by the substantial recent investment in refreshing newer games and their spin-offs.
- Persona boss Wada says remakes of Persona 1 and 2 are needed
- No projects confirmed yet, only personal conviction expressed
- Atlus is currently prioritising Persona 4 Revival, out early 2027
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Persona is a long-running Japanese role-playing game series made by Atlus, known for blending everyday high-school life with supernatural battles. Recent entries have proved hugely popular, and Atlus has increasingly revisited older instalments with updated remakes and spin-offs to bring them to modern audiences. Kazuhisa Wada is the producer overseeing the franchise's current direction, including decisions about which past games get revived.
The first two Persona games, released on the original PlayStation in the late 1990s, are considered the least accessible entries by today's standards, having never received the same modernisation as later titles. Atlus's near-term focus is Persona 4 Revival, a remake due in early 2027, which Wada says holds particular importance for the series. Against that backdrop, any suggestion about reviving the earliest games speaks to how the studio might treat its back catalogue in future, even without a concrete project attached.
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Originally published by PC Gamer as “Persona big boss says ‘I think we have to do’ remakes of the series most-neglected games”.