When Persona 3 originally came out, I was one of the first to buy it, and one of the few to preorder it. After word slowly spread about how awesome the game was Atlus released Persona 3 FES edition, an extended version of the original game. It looks like they have no plans to do anything similar with the upcoming Persona 4 game hitting shelves in December.

Atlus Announces That There Will Only Be One (Very Awesome) Version of Persona 4

Unprecedented announcement-of-no-announcement shocks industry

IRVINE, Calif. – November 6, 2008
Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced to eager fans awaiting the release of the upcoming RPG epic Persona 4 that there will in fact be no enhanced or expanded version of the game released, as was the case with the game’s predecessor, Persona 3.

“We are today able to announce that at no point in the future will we announce the release of a “FES” version of Persona 4,” said Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The very finest, most definitive version of Persona 4 will be the one released on December 9, 2008.”
This groundbreaking preemptive anti-announcement puts to rest concerns among many Atlus devotees that an improved version would be announced and released shortly following the release of Persona 4.

It’s pretty exciting news for me, since with the economy the way it is I simply can’t afford to buy two versions of the same game (and because I love Atlus so much, I would certainly try). I paid $30 for Persona 3, and I have already put 70 hours into the game. I have high hopes that Persona 4, like it’s predecessor, will give me an experience worth much more than the price tag.

Also, Atlus has the funniest press releases ever.

Source: Destructoid.com

Tags: Atlus, FES, Persona 4

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2 Comments » Tomonoatmeal Cookigaki on November 10, 2008 3:06 pm Cookigaki is not sucker. Companies say these things all the time that aren’t true. Like Gears of War not coming to PC or Bioshock not coming to PS3. Or when Sony said the PS3 would destroy everyone else. Cookigaki takes the “wait quietly in the shadows with ninja sword and boner at the ready” approach. The Whaler on November 10, 2008 10:29 pm Can’t wait for this game, and I’m glad ATLUS isn’t doing like a “director’s/FES” edition. I was lucky enough to get the FES version of Persona 3 and it came out like just after the release. That wouldn’t be fair if they did the same for Persona 4. But seriously I can’t wait for this game. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.