Overview
- Atlus announced on July 2 that Kotone Shiomi, the female protagonist from Persona 3 Portable, will be a playable character in Persona 5: The Phantom X.
- The studio released brief teaser footage showing Kotone summoning her version of Orpheus and a silhouette reveal and confirmed she will use her canonical name.
- Producer Yohsuke Uda said the character is early in development, no release date has been set, and the content is not yet present in all regional versions.
- Atlus also confirmed other Persona 3 Portable characters will appear in a Special Event for the gacha game, which typically delivers new characters through limited-time pulls.
- The move responds to fan frustration after Kotone was left out of 2024's Persona 3 Reload and could drive fresh player interest in the June 2025 live-service title on Android, iOS, and Windows PC.