History Videogame / Persona4

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the Platform/PlayStationVita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on Platform/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It also released on Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne, Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS, and Platform/NintendoSwitch on January 19, 2023. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}. In addition, the multiplatform port fixes various minor graphical issues and adds new features in the form of SuspendSave so the player can make a temporary save anywhere and the Album feature to allow re-viewing past scenes, which in turn also allows the player to pick options they did not choose in the actual scene without having to reload a save or start over. These additions are added to the Steam version on the same date as the multplatform port's release as a free update.

''Persona 4'' is an UrbanFantasy RolePlayingGame, and the [[NumberedSequels fourth numbered sequel]] in the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' {{JRPG}} franchise's ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' [[{{Spinoff}} sub-series]], developed by Creator/{{Atlus}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and later the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita PlayStation Vita]] and PC. It released in Japan on July 10th, 2008, in North America on December 9th, and in Europe on March 13th, 2009. In April 2014, the original game has been available for download on the UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork for UsefulNotes/PlayStation3.

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It also released on UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on January 19, 2023. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}. In addition, the multiplatform port fixes various minor graphical issues and adds new features in the form of SuspendSave so the player can make a temporary save anywhere and the Album feature to allow re-viewing past scenes, which in turn also allows the player to pick options they did not choose in the actual scene without having to reload a save or start over. These additions are added to the Steam version on the same date as the multplatform port's release as a free update.

* ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'': A ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''-style fighting game set two months after the conclusion of the original story and co-developed with Creator/ArcSystemWorks, featuring several characters from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''.

* ''LightNovel/PersonaXDetectiveNaoto'': A LightNovel featuring Naoto Shirogane investigating a new case outside of Inaba two years after the original story. Originally considered to be canon and even declared as such by ''P4'' director, Katsura Hashino, it has since fallen into CanonDiscontinuity and was officially retconned out of existence by ''Ultimax''.

** ''Anime/Persona4GoldenTheAnimation'': A ''second'' anime adaptation, this time based on the aforementioned UpdatedRerelease and done by the studio that did the anime cutscenes in the original game.

[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[ThematicThemeTune We're all trapped in a maze of relationships.]]''[[note]]Clockwise from the bottom-left: [[TeamPet Teddie]], [[IdolSinger Rise]], [[{{Tomboy}} Chie]], [[{{Delinquents}} Kanji]], [[{{Mon}} Izanagi]], [[KidDetective Naoto]], [[ButtMonkey Yosuke]], [[YamatoNadeshiko Yukiko]], and [[TheHero Yu.]][[/note]]]]

->''Life is truth, and never a dream...\\

a cord that connects past and future.''

->''We're all trapped in a maze of relationships,\\

I search for your heart, pursuing my true self...''

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It is also slated to come to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on January 19, 2023. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}. In addition, the multiplatform port fixes various minor graphical issues and adds new features in the form of SuspendSave so the player can make a temporary save anywhere and the Album feature to allow re-viewing past scenes, which in turn also allows the player to pick options they did not choose in the actual scene without having to reload a save or start over. These additions are added to the Steam version on the same date as the multplatform port's release as a free update.

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It is also slated to come to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on January 19, 2023. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It is also slated to come to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch sometime in 2023. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It is also slated to come to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS sometime in 2023. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It is also slated to come to the UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS sometime in 2023. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It is also slated to come to the UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS sometime in the future. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.

''Persona 4'' is an UrbanFantasy RolePlayingGame, and the [[NumberedSequels fourth numbered sequel]] in the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' {{JRPG}} franchise's ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' [[{{Spinoff}} sub-series]], developed by Creator/{{Atlus}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and later the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita PlayStation Vita]] and PC. It released in Japan on July 10th, 2008, in North America on December 9th, and in Europe on March 13th, 2009.

Since April 2014, the original game has been available for download on the UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork.

''Persona 4'' is an UrbanFantasy RolePlayingGame, and the [[NumberedSequels fourth numbered sequel]] in the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' {{JRPG}} franchise's ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' [[{{Spinoff}} sub-series]], developed by Creator/{{Atlus}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and later the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita and PC. It released in Japan on July 10th, 2008, in North America on December 9th, and in Europe on March 13th, 2009.

You are an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, staying with relatives in the rural town of Inaba for a year while your parents are working abroad. Soon after you settle in with your uncle and young cousin, a series of impossible murders begin to rock the sleepy town: victims who suddenly disappear, only for their bodies to be found hanging upside down from telephone poles with no obvious cause of death.

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the PlayStation Vita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.

An UpdatedRerelease, ''Persona 4 Golden'' was released on June 14th, 2012 for the PlayStation Vita in Japan, November 20th in North America, and February 22th, 2013 in Europe, and was later released on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on June 13th, 2020, making it the first mainline ''Persona'' title to hit non-Sony platforms since the first ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}''[[note]][[NoExportForYou though the PC port of that game was Japan-only]][[/note]]. It features alternate costumes for characters, two new Social Links with Tohru Adachi and new character Marie, new enemies and areas to explore, new Ultimate Personas for the party, new gameplay mechanics in both the real world and in the Midnight Channel involving motorbikes, [[CombinationAttack combination attacks]] between characters, a new BadEnding, new events taking place during the December to March TimeSkip, a new epilogue, and on top of all of that, a completely redone opening animation by Creator/{{Madhouse}}.

''Persona 4'' is an UrbanFantasy RolePlayingGame, and the [[NumberedSequels fourth numbered sequel]] in the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' {{JRPG}} franchise's ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'' [[{{Spinoff}} sub-series]], developed by Creator/{{Atlus}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and later the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita and PC. It released in Japan on July 10th, 2008, in North America on December 9th, and in Europe on March 13th, 2009.