A newly surfaced domain registration suggests that Atlus is possibly planning yet another Persona 5 spinoff. This turn of events comes mere months after a similar move hinted at the much-rumored arrival of a Persona 3 remake.Atlus originally followed up on the massive success of Persona 5 with rhythm game Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, which debuted on the PS4 and PS Vita in 2018. The company's P-Studio division then partnered with Omega Force on Persona 5 Strikers, an action RPG in the style of Omega's Dynasty Warrior games. Developed for PC, PS4, and the Switch, Persona 5 Strikers released to critical acclaim in 2021.It would appear that Atlus might be adding yet another game to the Persona 5 universe in the near future, with Twitter user MbKKssTBhz5 reporting that someone has registered the P5T.jp domain on May 16. While the recently uncovered registration doesn't have any publicly available ownership information attached, that's been a standard practice with new Atlus domains for several years now. Namely, the company's marketing partner, Ryu's Office, began obfuscating its domain registrations in late 2021, after such activity inadvertently revealed the arrivals of both Persona 5 Royal, its two existing spinoffs, and several other Atlus titles.
Even if the P5T domain does belong to Atlus, there's always a chance that the company registered it defensively in order to protect its existing trademarks, inhibit copycats, and the like. After all, the studio has been sitting on multiple Persona 5-related Japanese domains that haven't amounted to anything since 2018, including P5B, P5U, and P5M.
Another, less likely explanation is that the P5T domain is related to Black Wings' upcoming mobile game Persona 5: The Phantom X. Given how the title in question is a turn-based strategy game and in light of the fact that P5X.jp is not a registered domain as of May 24, Atlus might advertise the game under a different name—perhaps something along the lines of "Persona 5 Tactics"—in its home market. Black Wings just concluded the mobile game's first beta test in early April, so the timing of this domain registration does coincide with the possibility that Persona 5: The Phantom X will be releasing in the near future.
The next wave of Persona-related news is expected to arrive shortly. According to several recent reports, Atlus and Sega will be officially announcing the Persona 3 remake at the next Xbox Showcase, which is taking place on June 11. Sony also has its own PlayStation Showcase scheduled for May 24, but it's still unclear whether Atlus will participate in that upcoming broadcast.
Source: Persona Central