Will the original *Persona* be remade? The rumors seem especially strong this time.

Recently, the Persona community has been reignited by a piece of news that longtime fans are especially sensitive to. The spark wasn’t a trailer or a producer interview, but a naming change on Amazon’s dedicated page for the series’ 30th anniversary merchandise: the first game was labeled “Persona 1 Origins,” while the second appeared under a new tag, “Persona 2 Duality.” For players familiar with Atlus’s usual style, this kind of unusual naming alone is enough to make the words “remake” heat up fast.

From a strategic standpoint, rumors like this hold water for more than just overactive fan imagination. In recent years, Atlus has been systematically organizing its Persona assets. Persona 5 has continued expanding its influence through multiple spin-offs, while Persona 3 and Persona 4 have also gradually received modern ports and remake treatment. On top of that, the series’ general producer has previously expressed interest in remaking the first and second games, so it’s not illogical for players to see this naming change as a way of testing the market.

That said, it’s important to be clear: all discussion at this point still remains in the realm of “speculation.” Neither Atlus nor P-Studio has officially confirmed that the original Persona will get a remake, and there hasn’t even been any official word on whether an HD remaster exists. Based on what is currently known, the only project that has been clearly confirmed is Persona 4 Revival, which was officially announced in June 2025, though its release date is still unknown. So equating merchandise naming directly with a new project being greenlit is obviously premature.

If you ask me why player sentiment is running higher this time than before, I think the key is “accessibility.” The Persona series began in 1996 as a spin-off branch of Shin Megami Tensei, and the tone, systems, and structure of its early entries are not exactly the same as the high school daily life + dungeon loop that people associate with the series today. The issue is that, precisely because these games are so old and relatively hard to access, many players who entered the series through Persona 5 or even the Persona 3 remake have never really had the chance to play its origins. As a result, the desire to “catch up” naturally turns into strong anticipation for remakes.

Judging from community feedback, opinion is now basically split into two camps. One side hopes Atlus will fully rebuild the old games, modernizing the storytelling, combat, and interface so that new players can jump in without barriers. The other side is more concerned that excessive reworking could dilute the more offbeat identity of Persona 1 and Persona 2, which felt closer to the branch-era flavor of Shin Megami Tensei. For the kind of aesthetic concerns commonly shared by indie game players, this is actually the most important point to watch: a remake is not just about raising the resolution, but about deciding how much of an old game’s “skeleton” should remain.

If you’re an average player, my advice is simple: don’t let your expectations get too high just yet, and don’t rush to treat merchandise naming as an official announcement signal. Atlus’s most realistic next move right now is still to push the already confirmed Persona 4 Revival into the stage of showing more gameplay footage and release information. As for whether P1 and P2 will use the 30th anniversary as an opportunity for a reboot, that still has to wait for the official word. For this series, the best outcome wouldn’t be just another wave of nostalgia-driven recycling, but to truly bring those works buried by time back into today’s players’ list of choices.