Atlus' upcoming title Shin Megami Tensei 5 is expected to release some time in 2021, but it hasn't been entirely confirmed at what point in the year the game is set to launch. While the Shin Megami Tensei 5 trailer does reveal quite a bit about the game, it unfortunately didn't come with a confirmed release date for the upcoming title.
Fortunately, thanks to new reports from Sega, Atlus' parent company, the release window for Shin Megami Tensei 5 has been narrowed down significantly. According to Sega Sammy Holdings, the investment and fiscal reporting arm of Sega, the next Shin Megami Tensei title is expected to appear during or after Q2 fiscal year ending 2021.
For those that might not quite understand "during or after 2Q fiscal year ending 2021," it's different on a company by company basis, but since Sega's fiscal year ends on March 31st, this means anytime between March 31 and July 1. Considering that Shin Megami Tensei 5 is meant to release in 2021, that means that the release window has been shrunk to Sega's 4Q, or between January 1st and March 31st. Comparing the releases of Persona to Shin Megami Tensei in the report helps to confirm this as well, with Persona 4 Golden releasing in June as part of what the report defines as 1Q.
In addition to revealing a slimmer release window for Shin Megami Tensei 5, this report also outlines when players can expect to see Sega's delayed strategy title Humankind. With both games expected to come out in 2021 and before the end of the current fiscal year, then that should mean that both will be out between January and March. However, it is still up in the air as to which of these games will be launching first, especially considering the way that game development has been disrupted thanks to COVID-19, as has actually been addressed in these fiscal reports.
Thanks to how incredibly popular Atlus' Shin Megami series is, even compared to related titles like Persona, it's likely that Sega intends to end the fiscal year with a strong showing to jump into the new year with. However, for anyone with the patience to sift through the business lingo of the report, there are a few more interesting revelations, such as the intended release of a new Initial D amusement machine. Additionally, if sales records continue as they have for the rest of the fiscal year, it's likely that the upcoming releases will be fairly great for both Atlus and Sega.
Shin Megami Tensei 5 is set to release in 2021, for Switch.