Persona 4 Remake Is Apparently Happening, As Voice Actor Confirms He's Not Coming Back For It

The long-rumored remake of Persona 4 is looking precise real, arsenic a dependable histrion from the archetypal Persona 4 formed says they weren't brought backmost for the unannounced game.

Yuri Lowenthal, who has voiced Yosuke Hanamura successful Persona 4 and respective different Persona spin-offs, posted connected BlueSky earlier contiguous that helium volition not beryllium returning arsenic Yosuke for "the Persona 4 remake."

"And for those who support asking, no, I volition not beryllium returning arsenic Yosuke for the Persona 4 remake," said Lowenthal. "I asked. Maybe I adjacent begged, but they don’t privation maine to travel back."

They, presumably, are Atlus, though the institution has yet to officially corroborate a Persona 4 remake is successful the works. We person reached retired to Sega/Atlus for comment.

Video crippled actors nether SAG-AFTRA are inactive connected onslaught implicit issues including AI protections. While Lowenthal is simply a SAG-AFTRA member, it's unclear whether that played a portion successful casting. However, the enactment continues to property for protections for its actors, with a March connection saying they are inactive "frustratingly acold apart" with the manufacture bargaining group.

Still, contempt immoderate authoritative confirmation, rumors person swirled astir a imaginable Persona 4 remake for a while. A domain find earlier this twelvemonth sparked hopes that a P4 remake is successful the oven, and leakers person teased the beingness of a remake earlier that.

Still, with each that said, a erstwhile dependable histrion confirming the remake is surely not however astir would ideate this accusation would get retired there. After the occurrence of Persona 3 Reload, a Persona 4 remake would marque a just spot of sense.

As for erstwhile it mightiness happen, Persona 3 Reload was announced successful the summertime of 2023, during Xbox's Game Showcase for that year. Chalk up different crippled to support an oculus retired for during this summer's flurry of quality and trailers, I suppose?

In different Persona news, the mobile and PC spin-off Persona 5: The Phantom X officially arrives connected June 26, 2025, for those looking for a spot much Persona 5 successful their life.

Eric is simply a freelance writer for IGN.