Atlus has expressed interest in revisiting the earliest Persona games, raising the possibility that Revelation: Persona, Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Persona 2: Eternal Punishment could eventually receive modern remakes.
The comments came from Atlus producer Wada Kazuhisa during an interview focused on Persona 4 Revival. Asked whether the studio had plans to remake the older PlayStation era entries, Wada stopped short of confirming a project but said he personally believes Atlus should do it.
That is not an announcement, and there is currently no confirmed remake in development based on the provided material. Still, the response is notable because Atlus has already brought Persona 3 back with a full remake and is also working on Persona 4 Revival.
Early Persona games remain difficult to access
The first Persona titles have received far less modern support than later entries in the series.
Revelation: Persona, Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Persona 2: Eternal Punishment helped establish the franchise, but they have not received major modern re releases in many years. Their most notable later versions were PSP ports released between the late 2000s and early 2010s.
| Game | Current remake status |
|---|---|
| Revelation: Persona | No remake announced |
| Persona 2: Innocent Sin | No remake announced |
| Persona 2: Eternal Punishment | No remake announced |
| Persona 3 | Already remade |
| Persona 4 | Persona 4 Revival in development |
The older games are also quite different from the modern Persona formula.
They do not use the Social Link structure associated with later entries, nor do they rely on the same calendar and school life systems. Instead, they are more traditional linear dungeon crawlers with darker stories and stronger psychological horror and apocalyptic themes.
A remake would need to preserve a very different style
Any remake of the original Persona or Persona 2 would therefore present Atlus with a different challenge from rebuilding Persona 3 or Persona 4.
The studio would need to decide how much of the original structure to preserve and how much to modernize.
The early titles are closely tied to the darker tone of Shin Megami Tensei, the wider series from which Persona originated. Their pacing, combat structure and storytelling are less aligned with the social simulation approach that later made Persona globally popular.
That could make faithful remakes attractive to longtime fans while also requiring significant design work for newer audiences.
Atlus is already expanding Persona across modern platforms
The comments arrive during a busy period for the franchise.
Persona 4 Revival is in development, while Persona 6 is also planned for modern platforms including Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Game Pass according to the supplied article.
That broader platform strategy makes the idea of returning to older Persona games more plausible than it may have been several years ago.
A remake would also give Atlus a way to bring games that are increasingly difficult to access onto current hardware.
Even a straightforward re release of the PSP or original PlayStation versions would improve availability, although Wada's comments specifically suggest that a remake is something he believes should happen.
Nothing is confirmed yet
For now, the important distinction is that Atlus has shown interest, not that development has officially started.
Wada did not announce a project, give a release window or confirm platforms. His response was personal and noncommittal, making it clear that no firm plan was being revealed.
Still, with Persona 3 already remade and Persona 4 Revival on the way, the original Persona titles now stand out as the major early entries that have yet to receive the same treatment.
If Atlus eventually moves forward, remakes of Revelation: Persona and the two Persona 2 games could bring some of the franchise's least accessible chapters to a much wider audience while preserving a very different era of the series.
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