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Persona 5 Royal

Persona 5 Royal acts as the definitive edition of the beloved RPG experience from Atlus. Players will once again hop into the shoes of Joker and his crew, with access to both the base game and over 40+ items worth of DLC content.

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Persona 5 Royal

Franchise
Persona
Platform(s)
PS4 , PS5 , Switch , PC , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
Released
March 31, 2020
Developer(s)
Atlus , P-Studio
Publisher(s)
Atlus
Genre(s)
JRPG
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
How Long To Beat
100 Hours
Release Date
2022-10-21 (PC/Xbox)

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