Fans of the new-age Persona series take heed, as Atlus USA has announced today that they will be releasing the PSP port Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable on July 6th, 2010 on both UMD and PSN. The game originally released in Japan last November.




Aside from featuring the game's original male protagonist, Persona 3 Portable adds a female protagonist for you to play as, with different S-Links to explore, and a pink-colored interface. Various tweaks have also been added to the game, including more menu shortcuts and full manual control of your battle party while inside the Tartarus.

Check out the game's official site at http://www.atlus.com/p3p

Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today revealed that Shin Megami Tensei®: Persona®3 Portable™, the handheld adaptation of one of the highest-rated role-playing games of all time, would release in North America for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system in July.

Featuring the unprecedented addition of a new player-controlled female protagonist who offers players a fresh new perspective for one of gaming's most inventive narratives, P3P adds dozens of additional hours of playability on top of a game that already easily exceeded 100 hours of total play time. Numerous additional improvements and enhancements serve to streamline the experience for optimal handheld RPG enjoyment.

"Persona 3 introduced a revolutionary social element to role-playing games," explained Aram Jabbari, Manager of Public Relations and Sales at Atlus. "Players weren't just progressing through a story; they were a part of it, and their decisions and the relationships they chose to foster or neglect became a powerful complement to the game's satisfying combat. Persona 3 Portable takes everything that made Persona 3 such a tremendous, award-winning hit and translates it into the perfect handheld RPG experience."

SMT: Persona 3 Portable is currently scheduled for release on July 6, 2010.

Akira_EX via atlus.com »