The Persona 3 Reload remake released in February 2024 will "likely never" get female protagonist Kotone Shiomi, who was introduced in a previous iteration of the game, its producer has said. As reported by , Persona series producer Kazuhisa Wada told that he was "really sorry" but fan pleas for Shiomi's inclusion will probably never be answered. "The more we discussed it, the more unlikely it became," Wada said.
"The development time and costs would not have been manageable. I'm really sorry to all of the fans who were holding out hope. "Persona 3 Reload has just released, and there is currently a lot of player interest, so if we are to do an additional release, it has to be now.
But since it is not possible for us to release Persona 3 Reload with the female protagonist in this window, we just can't do it. I'm really sorry to all of the fans who were holding out hope, but it is likely never going to happen." Persona 3 Reload is the fourth iteration of Persona 3 ( ).
The launched in 2006, followed by an enhanced edition called in 2007, and a PlayStation Portable version aptly called in 2009. It was in this latter version the female protagonist was released, so when Atlus announced a full remake promised to be a "complete experience," many fans were disappointed to learn . The release model of Atlus, particularly of the Shin Megami Tensei (of which Persona originated) and Persona franchises, .
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