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Xbox Partner Preview - Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass Detailed - Xbox Wire

Get ready to dive deeper into the world of Persona 3 Reload with the Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass, featuring new costumes, music tracks, and more

news.xbox.com

Summary​

• The Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass features extended story content Episode Aigis -The Answer, new costumes, and more
• General Producer, Kazuhisa Wada, shares his excitement and details of each content drop
• Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass will be available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users for free as part of the Perks program

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Coming to Game Pass. That's awesome.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Told you that the leaker is right Celcius .

Midori is tier 1 for Atlus/SEGA leaks.

 

[LordCBH]

The Answer was fucking dogshit in FES with an atrocious story. Hopefully they make it not suck.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Apparently these upgrades are locked behind Game Pass Ultimate tier (for those getting them via the service)?

Edit: Never mind, in the OP.

 

[adamsapple]

Apparently these upgrades are locked behind Game Pass Ultimate tier (for those getting them via the service)?

Edit: Never mind, in the OP.

Nothing is *locked* lol, everything that's on game pass can be bought separately as well. This is just coming to GPU users as a freebie.

 

[Celcius]

Told you that the leaker is right Celcius .

Midori is tier 1 for Atlus/SEGA leaks.

Nice, you were right indeed. Looking forward to this.

The Answer was fucking dogshit in FES with an atrocious story. Hopefully they make it not suck.

I never played The Answer but I've heard people say the difficulty was locked on hard... hopefully there's an easy or normal mode this time around.


Also, I'm assuming that you can't buy Episode Aigis by itself and that you have to buy the entire expansion pass?

 

[BouncyFrag]

One of my fave Persona tracks from The Answer:

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Key visual for the expansion.

 

[adamsapple]

“Persona 3 Reload would not be complete without Episode Aigis –The Answer-,” says General Producer Kazuhisa Wada. “The epilogue is sure to satisfy both those who have played the original Persona 3 FES and those who are just starting out.” He continues, “The Persona 3 Reload: Expansion Pass will be available on March 12th. Episode Aigis -The Answer-, the third and final DLC wave, will be available in September. We hope you enjoy the first and second DLC waves as you wait for Episode Aigis -The Answer-. “

If P3R wasn't complete without Episode Aigis, maybe y'all should have had it ready at launch?

 

[Dirk Benedict]

They give you all this music, yet... they can't be bothered to give you the original OST... you have to mod it in. Damn.

 

[Draugoth]

Greedy Atlus strikes again

 

[Bridges]

Really cool to see The Answer added to Game Pass as well

 

[adamsapple]

Greedy Atlus strikes again

*laughs in GamePass*

 

[cireza]

If P3R wasn't complete without Episode Aigis, maybe y'all should have had it ready at launch?

Oh, but it was ready. We simply cut the content.

 

[MudoSkills]

People who struggled with The Answer are weak.

 

[Topher]

Oh, but it was ready. We simply cut the content.

Pretty much how all DLC works I'm betting.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

More Persona is always good

 

[LordCBH]

Oh, but it was ready. We simply cut the content.

I wish it had stayed cut. It added nothing worthwhile to P3

 

[acidagfc]

If P3R wasn't complete without Episode Aigis, maybe y'all should have had it ready at launch?

It will be in P3R Royal, 2 years later.

 

[CrimsonSquall]

Damn yall called it. I really didn’t think they’d do this but here we are. Get paid Persona devs, get paid

 

[Blindy]

If P3R wasn't complete without Episode Aigis, maybe y'all should have had it ready at launch?

They said if RE4 Remake can get away with it, so can they. They want GOTY consideration!

(I agree with you though but given what Atlus has done in the past, I am happy they're doing this as an expansion and not forcing you to buy another edition for everything)

 

[cireza]

Pretty much how all DLC works I'm betting.

Atlus are champions at this. Every single time I review one of their games, there is day-one DLC content. Persona 5 Tacticta even managed to be underwhelming in its second part, and having pretty interesting paid DLC day-one (while exclusive characters, story and environment). Fuck this so much.

 

[Mr Hyde]

I knew Atlus was full of shit when they said P3 Reload was a complete package and wouldn't get any DLC. I'm starting to get fed up with this shit company.

 

[Paltheos]

Very cool. Gives me something to look forward into September.

I am somewhat concerned though. Nowhere in that trailer did Atlus take the opportunity to showcase that the Persona Compendium is a tool available to the player that they haven't cruelly cut.

 

[StereoVsn]

I am still thinking P3R Requiem or something will release with FMC in a year or two.

 

[Solidus_T]

Peak Atlus move. Expect another expansion pack

 

[Celcius]

People say this DLC is like 30-40 hours long… it sounds completely reasonable to me for them to charge extra for this. Some complete standalone games aren’t that long.

 

[StereoVsn]

People say this DLC is like 30-40 hours long… it sounds completely reasonable to me for them to charge extra for this. Some complete standalone games aren’t that long.

The bigger problem is that the original expansion just wasn’t very good. It was subpar both from gameplay and storytelling points.

Unless they retooled the expansion (very likely) it would still be a chore. Kind of interested to see what Atlus did with The Answer.

This is despite me thinking that the ending without it was better.

 

[StereoVsn]

Very cool. Gives me something to look forward into September.

I am somewhat concerned though. Nowhere in that trailer did Atlus take the opportunity to showcase that the Persona Compendium is a tool available to the player that they haven't cruelly cut.

I mean I can’t see them not offering that. It would be super annoying.

 

[adamsapple]

People say this DLC is like 30-40 hours long… it sounds completely reasonable to me for them to charge extra for this. Some complete standalone games aren’t that long.

While that is true, they did put out the game and DLC in a single package on the PS2 as well, so there is precedent.

But then again, all later releases of RE4 also had Separate Ways on it day 1, and Capcom sold SW separately for the remake, and I am a Capcom boot-licker, so don't mind me.

 

[balls of snow]

LuL. Im buying the base game on first discount and use the money saved for this expansion.

 

[diffusionx]

Didn't they say that they wouldn't do this?

 

[Skifi28]

And now it's the complete game, we swear.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Nice, you were right indeed. Looking forward to this.

Don't forget to remember the leaker's name.

 

[adamsapple]

Didn't they say that they wouldn't do this?

They said they won't do a rerelease of the game, which they aren't. It's DLC.

 

[Celcius]

Persona 3 Reload DLC will add missing PS2 bonus chapter

Unfortunately no female protagonist... yet

www.polygon.com

Non-subscribers or Persona 3 Reload owners on other platforms will be able to purchase the Expansion Pass when it launches on March 12 for $34.99.

I'm assuming if the expansion pass is this much then we'll be able to buy The Answer later for like $20 standalone...

 

[adamsapple]

Persona 3 Reload DLC will add missing PS2 bonus chapter

Unfortunately no female protagonist... yet

www.polygon.com

I'm assuming if the expansion pass is this much then we'll be able to buy The Answer later for like $20 standalone...

Holy shit, that's way more expensive than I anticipated.

I thought it would be $20 max.

edit: Oh that's for the full pack, not just The Answer.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

A new trailer has been uploaded on Atlus JP YouTube channel with the new BGM from the upcoming DLC:

 

[Hudo]

Key visual for the expansion.

Aigis is now FeMC.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I'm glad I waited on buying this

 

[adamsapple]

2 weeks left to redeem the whole expansion pass for free for Game Pass subs.

And this is redeem-to-own, not tied to your sub, so you'll never lose access to it.