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Persona Producer Says Remaking Persona 1 and 2 Is ‘Something We Have To Do’

The comment signals internal support for revisiting the PS1-era titles but does not amount to an official greenlight and comes while Atlus focuses on Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6.

Overview

  • Persona series producer Kazuhisa Wada told GamerBraves that “personally, I think it’s something we should definitely do” when asked about remaking Revelations: Persona and the Persona 2 duology, a comment first reported on Monday by multiple outlets.
  • Wada also said he “can’t say for sure” that remakes will happen, and Atlus has made no formal announcement; the studio is concentrated on Persona 4 Revival, due Feb. 18, 2027, and the recently revealed Persona 6 project.
  • Journalists and developers warn that remaking the PS1 games would be technically and design-wise difficult because those titles lack the social mechanics and modern systems introduced in Persona 3 and later.
  • Wada’s history leading Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal gives weight to his remarks, suggesting the studio has the internal experience to attempt such conversions if it decides to proceed.
  • Fans should expect a long lead time and careful reworking if remakes are greenlit, and a successful effort could both preserve neglected early entries and reshape them to fit the franchise’s modern gameplay and audience.