As the Persona and Yakuza series fly beyond 20 million sales each, Sega says its JRPG successes are thanks to the power of multi-platform releases
Nov. 4, 2024And simultaneous worldwide launches
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ThePersonaseries has now reached over 23 million players worldwide and Yakuza almost 28 million - andSegasays that this fast-growing success can be attributed to a few key choices regarding games' releases.
The JRPGs' success, as Sega describes it, comes for a few reasons - with the first being the publisher’s multi-platform approach to launches. It also comes down to simultaneous worldwide releases, with statements from one of last year’s quarterly reports highlighting plans for future titles likePersona 6 to drop across multiple platforms globally on day one. Sega cites remasters and spin-offs as factors for sales growth, too, with recent examples likePersona 3 Reload.
Earlier this year, the remaster of the beloved 2006 entry was released following the very standards Sega says are responsible for high sales - Persona 3 Reload launched across all systems worldwide at once on February 2. It certainly seems to be working for the company, and as a longtime fan of JRPG series like Persona and action-adventure gems such as Like a Dragon, I’m happy not to have to wait for any delayed global releases.
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