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Xbox Game Pass users whov’e been hoping for Atlus’Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeanceto land on the subscription upon its June 14 release may be disappointed. Recent years have seen Sega and Atlus finally bring key titles of its much belovedPersonafranchise to Xbox and Game Pass after a long history of PlayStation exclusivity. Renown titles likePersona 4 Golden,Persona 5 Royal, andPersona 3 Portablealong with its all-newReloadremake, have all hit Game Pass. Even last year’sPersona 5 Tacticajoined the partyon day one as well.
Atlus' next release,Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, is ready to roll out on June 14 after being moved up a week from its original June 21 release date. An enhanced re-release of the 2021 tactical RPG,Vengeancelooks to add new areas, music, more demons to battle, as well as new improvements to its turn-based combat system. The re-release will also add the Canon of Vengeance story route, offering an extra 80 hours of new content. Originally released as a Nintendo Switch exclusive,Vengeancewill bringShin Megami Tensei 5to Xbox, PlayStation, and PC gamers for the first time.
Just recently, a user on ResetEra named vixolus pointed out a promotional Instagram video post by Atlas that seemed to confirm the rumor thatShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancewill land day one on Xbox Game Pass. Shortly thereafter,Gematsu expressed hearing from Atlus directlythat the Game Pass logo in the Instagram video was a “template mistake,” and that the video has since been removed, indicating thatAtlus’Shin Megami Tensei 5re-releaseunfortunately won’t be coming to Game Pass after all.
Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance Is Not Coming To Game Pass
Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancewould’ve been a perfect Game Pass drop considering it’s a re-release of a three-year-old game that’s finally making it out to other platforms. Xbox has done a solid job of landing big titles on Game Pass a year or more after their release;Vengeancewould’ve been a great fit. While it would normally be too late for such a game to be announced for Game Pass so close to its release,Xbox’s June 9 showcasecould potentially make things interesting. Set to go live just five days prior toVengeance’s June 14 release, there’s the possibility for a surprise Game Pass announcement at the show; Game Pass fans should keep an eye out for Atlus' presence during the event.
2024 is a massive year for Sega Atlus. The studio releasedPersona 3 Reloadback in February, it’s preparing to launchShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancein just a few weeks, and its brand-new IP,Metaphor: ReFantazio,just recently locked in its October 11 release date. Despite being initially revealed at Xbox’s showcase last summer, Atlus' exciting new steampunk-inspired fantasy RPG has yet to be confirmed for a day one Game Pass release. Perhaps Atlus fans on Xbox maylearn : ReFantazioandShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeanceat Xbox’s imminent showcase.
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When a grisly murder scene in modern-day Tokyo blocks our protagonists walk home, an unplanned detour leaves him buried and unconscious. He awakens in a new Tokyo, a wasteland ravaged by apocalypse now called Da’at… but before bloodthirsty demons can claim his life, a savior emerges, and they unite to become a mighty being neither human nor demon: a Nahobino.With newfound power, the protagonist ventures through Da’at, an enigmatic realm filled with mythical deities and demonic tyrants in constant conflict for survival. Searching for answers, the protagonist must forge his own path in a battle between light and dark to dictate the fate of the world.
