Following the news that Atlus would detail their plans for E3 2016 and Persona 5 today, IGN has posted the article with Atlus USA E3 outline.
E3 2016 Badge
The E3 2016 insert holder revealed, featuring Persona 5 on both sides.
Atlus USA have been the main sponsors when it comes to the E3 badge inserts, and that continues in 2016. In 2015, the E3 2015 badge was also teased, which turned out to feature Persona 5 and Persona 4: Dancing All Night.
E3 Plans
Guests and Events
As with E3 2014, Persona series artist and character designer Shigenori Soejima will be appearing as a guest at the Atlus USA booth to participate in Q&A sessions and signings over the course of the week. He will also be discussing the character designs in the upcoming RPG.
- June 14 at 3:00 PM PDT (6:00 PM EDT): P5 character design talk.
- June 15 at 11:00 AM PDT (2:00 PM EDT): Autograph Session.
- June 16 at 11:00 AM PDT (2:00 PM EDT): Q&A Session.
There will also be more guests and events planned for the expo revealed later this week.
Merchandise
Atlus will be giving away new limited edition bags featuring Persona 5, as well as a hat designed after the character Morgana to attendees at their E3 booth.
Lineup
In addition to the previously revealed E3 2016 games lineup at the Atlus booth, IGN has confirmed that Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice and Rock of Ages II: Bigger and Boulder will also be present, making for a total of eight games:
- Yakuza 0
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X
- 7th Dragon III: Code VFD
- Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
- Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
- King of Fighters XIV
- Rock of Ages II: Bigger and Boulder
Additionally, Persona 5 will be featured as part of Atlus’ upcoming games.
The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, one of the biggest regular video game trade shows, will take place this year from June 14-16, 2016.
Persona 5 is slated to be released for the PS3 and PS4 in Japan on September 15, 2016, with a 2016 North American release date.
— IGN