Persona 4: Golden had a player peak of 29,984, while Persona 5 Royal hit 31,133, according to numbers reported by SteamDB. The figure does not outclass that of the previous chapter, but it must be considered that we are talking about a Japanese role-playing game, a genre loved but not really mass, so even an overtaking of a few thousand users is a relevant figure to evaluate the success or otherwise of a game, considering that Persona 5 Royal has been available on PS4 for years.
By comparison, Tales of Arise, one of the most successful JRPs on Steam, has peaked at more than 60,000 contemporary players. The Bandai Namco game, however, was launched at the same time as the other platforms and is also the son of a franchise much loved by fans of the genre.
If you want to know more, read our review of Persona 5 Royal for Nintendo Switch.
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