With Persona 5 and Final Fantasy XV both being high profile JRPGs with a slated 2016 release date, a survey released by the company Square Enix asks fans whether they would prefer Final Fantasy XV or Persona 5 if they were both released together.
Question 47 in the survey released by Square Enix asks the following:
If Persona 5 and Final Fantasy XV were released at the same time, which would you prefer [to buy]?
The possible answers are:
- Persona 5
- Final Fantasy XV
- Both
If Persona 5 is selected as the preference, the following question 48 asks for the reason behind the choice.
The possible answers are:
- Because it’s a domestic (Japanese) RPG
- Because I like Atlus games
- Because the promotion of the game sparked my interest
- Because I like the Persona series
- Because I heard of the game’s reputation
- Because the characters are appealing
- Because the world is appealing
- Other
Because this survey question specifically compares Final Fantasy XV with Persona 5, it suggests that Square Enix is considering the effect of both games releasing alongside each other—with Persona 5 slated for a Summer 2016 release date in Japan—and gauging how the preference among fans compares with their upcoming RPG to Atlus’.
Persona 5 is slated to be released for the PS3 and PS4 in Japan in Summer 2016, with a 2016 North American release date. Final Fantasy XV is set for release for the PS4 and Xbox One in 2016.