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It has been nearly a decade since Persona 5 came out, so it isn’t much of a surprise that Atlus is working on the next mainline game in the Persona series. After all, they can’t keep living off of remakes and remasters forever, right? Eventually, they will have to give fans (and critics) something new. However, it is clear that Atlus wants to replicate the incredible success of Persona 5 because they just released a teaser trailer that uses the same baffling marketing tactic they’ve used before.

At Summer Games Fest 2026, Atlus finally revealed the teaser trailer for Persona 6. The new game in the JRPG franchise appears to have a horror-vibe, as evidenced by the spooky graveyard and green-tinge to the short video. There were no character or plot details or even information about how far into the development process the game is. It is a teaser in every sense of the word.

However, fans who were around when Persona 5 marketing kicked off will find this a very familiar tune. The original reveal trailer for Persona 5 showed some chairs with shackles on them and the words “You are slave. Want emancipation?” on it. Like the Persona 6 trailer, it offered no details or insight into the game. Other than the red and black color scheme, it feels completely unconnected to the game we finally played in September 2016.

Amusingly, it also promised a Winter 2014 release date, which was only off by about two years.   

So, yes, Atlus has technically released a teaser trailer for Persona 6, but that doesn’t mean we know any more about the game than we did a week ago. Atlus has run this playbook before, and we just need to wait to see how it ends up before we get excited.

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