SEGA Targets 5 Million Sales in Debut Year for Next Numbered Persona Title

[John Elden Ring]

Sega has published the company’s quarterly investor Q&A for the Q2 financial results for the fiscal year ending in March 2024 (which is July, August and September 2023). The respondents were Sega Sammy’s Haruki Atami (Representative Director, President and Group CEO) and Koichi Fukasawa (Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group CFO)

The Q&A includes an answer about the future sales potential of the Persona series.

Q: Is there a chance that, with its overseas popularity, the Persona series could sell 5 million copies in its first year?
A: By increasing the number of platforms it is available on and the regions it is released in, we have been increasing the sales of Persona 5. We believe that it would be possible for a major Persona title, such as a numbered release, to sell 5 million copies in its first year by releasing it on multiple platforms and simultaneously worldwide from day one.

We also have high expectations for the new IP Metaphor: ReFantazio from the developers of Persona 5.

In their FY Ending March 2024 Q1 Q&A session, Sega stated that the Persona series was one that they had high expectations for, with the likely expectation that Persona 3 Reload would sell over 1 million copies.

As per last reported numbers, no individual Persona release has yet to sell over 5 million. Between the original release and the remastered port, Persona 5 Royal will have sold at least 4 million copies as of the last reported figures in April 2023, with the Persona 5 series having sold over 9 million copies sold worldwide.

— Sega Investor Relations

Sega Targets 5 Million Sales in Debut Year for Next Numbered Persona Title - Persona Central

Sega believes a major Persona title could sell over 5 million copies in it's first year, by continuing multiplatform and worldwide releases.

personacentral.com

 

[Doncortez77]

To achieve their goal, I assumed they didn't include cut a deal to include P6 in Gamepass. Adding it to Gamepass would hinder their goal.

 

[Zzero]

If anything, the investor didn't set an upper bound, Sega could be forecadting it higher, for whenever they actually decide to make and release it.

 

[JAHGamer]

To achieve their goal, I assumed they didn't include cut a deal to include P6 in Gamepass. Adding it to Gamepass would hinder their goal.

Metaphor Re Fantazio isn’t on GamePass, so P6 definitely won’t be.

 

[Danja]

Doesn't seem it will be exclusive to anyone

 

[Bryank75]

I won't be supporting anymore of their games if this is how they want to go.

It appears on Gamepass, I will never buy.

Sega management is clueless, running after a dying platform.

 

[Danja]

I won't be supporting anymore of their games if this is how they want to go.

It appears on Gamepass, I will never buy.

Sega management is clueless, running after a dying platform.

Definitely won't be in Game Pass but it seems it will just be day one everywhere.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

Sonic has a green cock. Boycott that shit.

Bye Sega!

 

[Bryank75]

Definitely won't be in Game Pass but it seems it will just be day one everywhere.

Terribly disappointing. I'll get it on deep sale or PSPlus.

Sorry but fuck em.

 

[Say1nMan]

Sonic has a green cock. Boycott that shit.

Bye Sega!

The fact that they thought it was a good idea to release Sonic Superstars on the same week of Spider Man 2 and Mario Wonder and the result was an absolute nuke dropped on them will never stop being funny.

 

[voke]

Glad to see their pushing these franchises to the next level. Hope it works.

 

[Zzero]

Terribly disappointing. I'll get it on deep sale or PSPlus.

Sorry but fuck em.

This is a fool's idea.

 

[Bryank75]

This is a fool's idea.

 

[KiryuRealty]

Terribly disappointing. I'll get it on deep sale or PSPlus.

Sorry but fuck em.

I won’t pay over $20 for any SEGA game anymore, and I will never buy the games they, or anyone else, put on Game Pass day one.

By doing that, they’re telling me they don’t want my money.