A new Xbox console has been certified in South Korea. Identified by model number 2089, the newly leaked device has been labeled as an Xbox dev kit.
01.03.2024 - 20:42 / gamerant.com / Dominik Bo
A potential Metaphor: ReFantazio release date has leaked online, with a recently surfaced retailer listing suggesting the game could hit the market on October 12. However, some circumstantial evidence raises the possibility of the upcoming fantasy RPG from Persona developer Atlus releasing a day earlier.
The Sega-owned studio announced Metaphor: ReFantazio in June 2023, debuting its reveal trailer during Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase. The first new Atlus IP in over a decade was originally expected to reach PC and consoles in spring 2024, but Atlus and Sega later narrowed down its release window to fall.
And while the game is still without an official release date, one of its surprisingly detailed online listings may have just revealed one prematurely. As first spotted by Atlus leaker Midori, the Metaphor: ReFantazio page that recently went live on the Hong Kong version of the Microsoft Store listed the game as an October 12 release. Placeholder dates are a common practice in e-commerce, but with this being an oddly specific pick for such a stand-in, there is a non-zero possibility of Metaphor: ReFantazio actually launching on that date, especially given its previously confirmed fall release window.
Atlus game release dates leaked via the Hong Kong version of the Microsoft Store have occasionally been off by a day. E.g., the PC and Xbox port of Persona 5 Royal was previously listed as an October 20 release but ended up debuting on October 21, 2022. While there's no way to conclusively tell whether that's also the case this time around, it is a possibility, as an October 12 launch for Metaphor: ReFantazio would break with the years-long tradition of major Atlus fall releases happening on either a Thursday or Friday. Namely, October 12 falls on a Saturday, suggesting the game could actually come out on the 11th.
Game
Release Date
Day
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
November 29, 2018
Thursday
Persona 5 Royal
October 31, 2019 (Japan)
Thursday
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
November 28, 2019 (Japan)
Thursday
Shin Megami Tensei 5
November 11, 2021
Thursday
Persona 5 Royal (Switch, PC, PS5, and Xbox versions)
October 21, 2022
Friday
Persona 5 Tactica
November 17, 2023
Friday
Metaphor: ReFantazio
October 11/12, 2024 (rumored)
Friday/Saturday
Some more general historical trends also point to October 11 as the potential release date for Metaphor: ReFantazio. The recently surfaced Microsoft Store page had been redacted within hours of going live on February 29, with its latest version containing no mention of the game's market timing.
Since Sega has lately been happy to partake in Microsoft's gaming events, it's possible that the official release date for Metaphor: ReFantazio gets announced around the first anniversary of the RPG's reveal,
A new Xbox console has been certified in South Korea. Identified by model number 2089, the newly leaked device has been labeled as an Xbox dev kit.
Metaphor: ReFantazio has been rated Teen by the ESRB, unlike the vast majority of Atlus's contemporary games. Metaphor: ReFantazio will hence have the same classification as some of the company's most age-accessible titles, such as Persona 5 Tactica.
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