Persona 6 Isn't Here Yet, but NS2 Has Already Sold 19.86 Million

On June 5, 2026, Nintendo marked the first anniversary of Switch2, which launched worldwide on June 5, 2025, by disclosing that the console has now sold 1986 x 10,000 units, or 19.86 million globally. In the same news cycle, MyNintendoNews reported that CloverWorks may be handling cutscene animation for Persona 6, while The Verge senior editor Tom Warren relayed comments from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who said Microsoft is reworking its exclusivity policy and will assess the release plan for each first-party game individually.

What stands out most is how cleanly Switch2 has carried its momentum through year one. It did not need a slow build. After going on sale globally on June 5, 2025, it passed 350 x 10,000 units, or 3.5 million, in just four days, setting a new launch-sales pace record across Nintendo hardware. Reaching 1986 x 10,000 units by the one-year mark suggests this was never just launch-week novelty. Nintendo got both the opening push and the follow-through right. For players still hesitating, that matters: if you were already leaning toward Nintendo’s first-party lineup, Switch2 feels like it has moved beyond the “wait and see” phase and into a straightforward buy-if-you-want-what-it-offers category.

The more interesting content-side development is the Persona 6 rumor. What matters here is not simply whether CloverWorks is involved, but whether the game’s overall tone can actually land. According to MyNintendoNews, a batch of leaked Persona 6 concept materials has been getting urgently scrubbed from the internet by Sega or one of its outsourcing partners. The report also says the leaked assets’ color design and production markings closely match CloverWorks’ usual working traits. That makes the claim feel less random than it might at first glance.

There is also a clear precedent. CloverWorks previously handled the full anime adaptation of Persona 5, and it already has a working relationship with Atlus. In that sense, this would not be an unexpected pairing so much as a familiar one returning in a new form. That familiarity is exactly why the report draws attention: it brings a little confidence along with the speculation.

Still, player expectations around animated presentation in the Persona series have always been a bit awkward. People want stylish, high-end visuals, but they also worry that the end result will be merely pretty, with the characters themselves losing warmth in the process. That concern matters more for Persona than for many other RPGs. These games do not live or die on how cool a pose looks. They work because of how characters move toward each other, misunderstand each other, and eventually make peace with themselves. If Persona 6 really does have CloverWorks on cutscene duty, the hope should be that it preserves that emotional movement between people, not just that it turns youthfulness into a polished filter.

On the platform side, Asha Sharma’s latest comments sound practical more than dramatic. As cited by Tom Warren on social media, the current Xbox CEO said Microsoft is reorganizing its exclusivity policy and will evaluate the future release plan of each first-party game one by one. That is a measured way to frame it: look at each project separately, then decide which stage it belongs on. Sharma had also previously apologized for a competitor logo appearing during an Xbox showcase, calling it a mistake and saying the team was discussing how to adjust going forward. That makes it fairly clear Microsoft is still trying to find the right balance between messaging and market strategy.

Taken together, these three stories sketch out the industry’s current shape pretty well. Switch2 is proving platform pull through sales. Persona 6 is the kind of project that keeps raising the bar on what players expect from presentation and character work. Xbox, meanwhile, is becoming more flexible about where exclusivity ends and broader publishing begins. For players, buying hardware still comes down to whether the content can hold your attention over time. For publishers, the contest between hardware, animation, and release strategy ultimately points to the same question: can they get characters and worlds to genuinely stick with people?