Persona 4 - $36.99 on Amazon now! (was $34.99)

I am pretty sure Atlus USA doesnt have control over what Atlus Japan wants to do. This is the same Atlus Japan that released 3 version of Nocturne.

[quote name='MSI Magus']I am seriously wondering how many of you waiting for price drops are going to get bit on the ass. Especially those of you that think you will still get the art book and CD.[/QUOTE]

Agree. Persona is a lot more popular than Luminous Arc or Eternal poison.
 
[quote name='MSI Magus']I am seriously wondering how many of you waiting for price drops are going to get bit on the ass. Especially those of you that think you will still get the art book and CD.[/quote]

The CD is not part of the pre order bonus, only the artbook. If I'm not mistaken the CD is inside the game case. So I would assume no matter what any copy of P4 that is sold will have it. They will have to ebay the artbook though.

In all honesty though none of their games are rare anymore (high price wise), aside from the box set of DDS1. All of the games that are in demand has gotten a reprint or two.
 
[quote name='IronMonkey008']The CD is not part of the pre order bonus, only the artbook. If I'm not mistaken the CD is inside the game case. So I would assume no matter what any copy of P4 that is sold will have it. They will have to ebay the artbook though.

In all honesty though none of their games are rare anymore, aside from the box set of DDS1. Any of their games that are in demand has gotten a reprint or two.[/QUOTE]

Yes but none of the reprints has gone for THAT low. People are acting like this is almost definitely going to be a $20 game and some like it will still come with the pre order goodies. Thing is I think there is a fair chance that this becomes a $20 game, but I think chances are higher that it maintains or even slightly goes up in value. Persona 3 was pretty popular and FES is largely what killed its value, its reprints were largly done too because fans had already had to buy both versions and the value of the game killed. Again there is a decent chance that this goes down in value but look at the recently re released games. Are any of them lower then $25? No so at best you have a $10 savings and probably will miss out on the book which all by itself will fetch at least the $10.

Anyways, dont really care. People can do what they want. Just saying I dont understand waiting to MAYBE get this game $10 cheaper especially given that this has been a new not constant trend with Atlus.....so you could save $10....or end up paying $50 or more to have to buy it on ebay....or maybe get the reprint but 2 years freaking later. Just dont make sense.
 
Persona 4 is Atlus USA's highest profile release of 2008, and the sequel to what is arguably the company's most successful and popular game. They are going to flood the market with copies just like they did with FES. This is not going to go out of print.
 
[quote name='IronMonkey008']The CD is not part of the pre order bonus, only the artbook. If I'm not mistaken the CD is inside the game case. So I would assume no matter what any copy of P4 that is sold will have it. They will have to ebay the artbook though.

In all honesty though none of their games are rare anymore (high price wise), aside from the box set of DDS1. All of the games that are in demand has gotten a reprint or two.[/quote]It might be inside the box, or inside the package. Could go one of two ways:

1) P3 had a slipcover box with the artbook on one side of the box, and the game in the other side. The soundtrack CD was in a paper sleeve inside of the artbook. You could pull out the artbook and soundtrack without opening up the game.
2) Eternal Poison had a 2-game case, where the game was in one side and the soundtrack on the other side. You couldn't get to the soundtrack CD without opening up the game.

My guess is that they'll go down path #2, with the soundtrack CD inside of the game case.
 
I bit on the Persona 4 artbook. :oops:

Now, the only thing P4 related I don't have coming from Amazon is the strategy guide.

I've spent $125 on Persona 4.
 
I think both of the artbook and soundtrack will come packaged inside the box according to Amazon:

"The extras will come packaged inside the box with your game"

Just like what they did with Persona 3
 
yeah, persona has been killing my wallet recently, lol.

but i do love this game, so
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[quote name='zewone']I bit on the Persona 4 artbook. :oops:

Now, the only thing P4 related I don't have coming from Amazon is the strategy guide.

I've spent $125 on Persona 4.[/quote]
Mine only comes up to $114.96 with the strategy guide. What else did you purchase?

- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 $34.99
- Persona 4: Amazon.com Exclusive Social Link Expansion Pack $29.99
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 The Official Strategy Guide $19.99
- P4 Official Design Works (Persona 4 Artbook - 191 Pages) $29.99
 
Only thing I don't have is the Social Expansion stuff, but I'm only interested in the plushie but not paying $30 just for that.
 
[quote name='MSI Magus']Yes but none of the reprints has gone for THAT low. People are acting like this is almost definitely going to be a $20 game and some like it will still come with the pre order goodies. Thing is I think there is a fair chance that this becomes a $20 game, but I think chances are higher that it maintains or even slightly goes up in value. Persona 3 was pretty popular and FES is largely what killed its value, its reprints were largly done too because fans had already had to buy both versions and the value of the game killed. Again there is a decent chance that this goes down in value but look at the recently re released games. Are any of them lower then $25? No so at best you have a $10 savings and probably will miss out on the book which all by itself will fetch at least the $10.

Anyways, dont really care. People can do what they want. Just saying I dont understand waiting to MAYBE get this game $10 cheaper especially given that this has been a new not constant trend with Atlus.....so you could save $10....or end up paying $50 or more to have to buy it on ebay....or maybe get the reprint but 2 years freaking later. Just dont make sense.[/quote]

Well I do agree that waiting for it to drop $20 is pointless. I can understand waiting to see if it drops to $30, which wouldn't surprise me. After the great run of P3 and FES I don't think there will too much trouble finding a copy later on, should they decide to wait a little longer.
 
Dunno if this has been mentioned, but I figured I'd let anyone know who was curious. I got my copy in today of the FES bundle from Amazon (soundtrack and art book), and it is, indeed, the same box that came with original version of Persona 3. Only thing that's different is FES is in there and not P3.
 
[quote name='donburns99']Mine only comes up to $114.96 with the strategy guide. What else did you purchase?

- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 $34.99
- Persona 4: Amazon.com Exclusive Social Link Expansion Pack $29.99
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 The Official Strategy Guide $19.99
- P4 Official Design Works (Persona 4 Artbook - 191 Pages) $29.99 [/QUOTE]

Ya I was thinking of that earlier. I bought the book today and ill end up buying the guide......so that means Ill end up spending $115 too on this one game. Not sure if that makes me amazingly cool or the biggest looser in the world.
 
[quote name='newlu']"The extras will come packaged inside the box with your game"[/quote]
I think that just means that the game and artbook will both come in the same Amazon package, as opposed to shipping separately. I'm pretty sure the same message was used for Eternal Poison and Luminous Arc 2.
 
[quote name='donburns99']Mine only comes up to $114.96 with the strategy guide. What else did you purchase?

- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 $34.99
- Persona 4: Amazon.com Exclusive Social Link Expansion Pack $29.99
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 The Official Strategy Guide $19.99
- P4 Official Design Works (Persona 4 Artbook - 191 Pages) $29.99 [/quote]

Well, I know it's a tiny tiny savings compared to how much everything costs, but if you want the strategy guide about 3 bucks cheaper, DoubleJump (the publisher of the guide) is selling it for 13.69 + shipping, which comes out around $17. $3 off a $115 order, I know it's not much but hey, every buck helps.
 
[quote name='Nirron']Well, I know it's a tiny tiny savings compared to how much everything costs, but if you want the strategy guide about 3 bucks cheaper, DoubleJump (the publisher of the guide) is selling it for 13.69 + shipping, which comes out around $17. $3 off a $115 order, I know it's not much but hey, every buck helps.[/quote]Thanks, I didn't realize that.
 
[quote name='Nirron']Well, I know it's a tiny tiny savings compared to how much everything costs, but if you want the strategy guide about 3 bucks cheaper, DoubleJump (the publisher of the guide) is selling it for 13.69 + shipping, which comes out around $17. $3 off a $115 order, I know it's not much but hey, every buck helps.[/quote]Nice. Little savings, but better than nothing.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Nice. Little savings, but better than nothing.[/quote]I forgot to do it until it was too late, but you can probably use Live Search to activate the 25% off Microsoft promotion before confirming the purchase. Making $13.69 into only $10.27, but you have to wait the 75 days to get the $3.32 savings back from PayPal I believe.
 
[quote name='donburns99']I forgot to do it until it was too late, but you can probably use Live Search to activate the 25% off Microsoft promotion before confirming the purchase. Making $13.69 into only $10.27, but you have to wait the 75 days to get the $3.32 savings back from PayPal I believe.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the tip, but I couldn't get this to work for me. Well, that isn't entirely true. I got to the step before confirmation, but I hadn't seen the little "Live Search cashback" thing while going through Paypal, so I backed out.
When does it show up? Only at the end?
 
How well does double jump usually package their stuff? I am thinking of going out and getting it in Person at gamestop on Monday vs ordering it from Amazon because Amazon has been shipping my stuff in paper containers or in other ways that cause the guide to come damaged.
 
[quote name='SDC']Thanks for the tip, but I couldn't get this to work for me. Well, that isn't entirely true. I got to the step before confirmation, but I hadn't seen the little "Live Search cashback" thing while going through Paypal, so I backed out.
When does it show up? Only at the end?[/quote]You should have seen it on top of the EBay page, after it says "Hi, name".

It looks like this:
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For the conditions of what happens when, take a quick read of the fine print here.

This has to be activated before making the purchase with Buy Now.

That's the mistake I made, I forgot about this promotion until after the purchase.
 
[quote name='Maromi']Dunno if this has been mentioned, but I figured I'd let anyone know who was curious. I got my copy in today of the FES bundle from Amazon (soundtrack and art book), and it is, indeed, the same box that came with original version of Persona 3. Only thing that's different is FES is in there and not P3.[/quote]Is FES sealed up separately inside the box?
 
[quote name='botticus']Is FES sealed up separately inside the box?[/quote]Yes, it was. (Mine also came in today.)

-Slipcase was not sealed.
-P3 FES was sealed in the slipcase.
-The art book was behind FES in the slipcase, unsealed.
-The soundtrack was in a paper sleeve, placed inside the back cover of the art book.
 
[quote name='MSI Magus']How well does double jump usually package their stuff? I am thinking of going out and getting it in Person at gamestop on Monday vs ordering it from Amazon because Amazon has been shipping my stuff in paper containers or in other ways that cause the guide to come damaged.[/quote]From the EBay listing:

We treat each order as if it were our own and use as much bubble wrap as we possibly can fit in the packaging you choose, to ensure these awesome books arrive in pristine condition. We do not believe in trying to make a profit on the shipping, so we charge no more than the cost of the shipping plus packing materials (handling).

We do combine shipping on multiple orders as long as they are all being shipped from the same place and all will fit in the same package.

When you buy from DoubleJump, your satisfaction is our number one priority. If you do not feel comfortable giving us 5-star ratings across the board, please contact us so that we can make things right. Use the "Ask seller a question" link above and we will be more than happy to immediately assist you.

This item is now in stock and shipping.
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[quote name='donburns99']Yes, it was. (Mine also came in today.)

-Slipcase was not sealed.
-P3 FES was sealed in the slipcase.
-The art book was behind FES in the slipcase, unsealed.
-The soundtrack was in a paper sleeve, placed inside the back cover of the art book.[/QUOTE]

Mine came today as well, and the slipcase was sealed. They had an insert in the back talking about Atlus faithful and Persona 4 info.
 
[quote name='jer7583']
The whole "atlus games are rare" thing stopped a long time ago. Stop buying games based on the idea that they won't be in stock.
[/QUOTE]

QFT

You have a better shot of the art book being worth something than the game, and even that would be minimal given they're releasing a full art book. They print too many copies of games these days for them to be valuable.

I'm a sucker for art book preorder bonuses, but I canceled my order. I bought a ton of cheap games for BF, and I'm confident this will drop down the road when there's time to play it.
 
[quote name='zewone']Mine came today as well, and the slipcase was sealed. They had an insert in the back talking about Atlus faithful and Persona 4 info.[/quote]

Mine too. It's really strange that your slipcase wasn't sealed...
 
[quote name='TheMaidenOfSorrow']I cant believe ppl actually bit for the expansion pack. its just weeaboo bait.[/quote]Or they have girlfriends who'd love the plush and t-shirt, Japanese or not.
 
[quote name='TheMaidenOfSorrow']I cant believe ppl actually bit for the expansion pack. its just weeaboo bait.[/QUOTE]

Wasnt a bad deal and will look nice in my collection. Fiancee even approved.
 
When this game ships next week, it's the last non-XBLA/Virtual Console game I'm getting in 2008.

When going about three weeks without buying a game is a big deal:

a.) You know you spend too much time on CAG.
b.) You have a real fucking problem.

Yes, I admit...I have a real fucking problem. My backlog could keep me busy through Obama's first term. That kind of problem.
 
[quote name='misbitski']QFT

You have a better shot of the art book being worth something than the game, and even that would be minimal given they're releasing a full art book. They print too many copies of games these days for them to be valuable.

I'm a sucker for art book preorder bonuses, but I canceled my order. I bought a ton of cheap games for BF, and I'm confident this will drop down the road when there's time to play it.[/quote]

Yea I agree on this 100%. I mean I waited three weeks for Eternal Poison and as you all know it was $19.96 yesterday. That is freaking 50% off of MSRP. Then again I am buying P4 at release. With the gold box discount it is $33.24 and I don't really see it going below $29.99 for at least a month after it comes out since this will definitely sell better than EP but who knows I could be wrong. I preordered for the artbook but I have heard amazon doesn't ship artbooks with much care. I am considering preordering at GS for the artbook and returning it.
 
[quote name='donburns99']Yes, it was. (Mine also came in today.)

-Slipcase was not sealed.
-P3 FES was sealed in the slipcase.
-The art book was behind FES in the slipcase, unsealed.
-The soundtrack was in a paper sleeve, placed inside the back cover of the art book.[/quote]Excellent. Just need a sealed FES to sell for $20 to break even since I already opened my copy from April.
 
So heres a question for you guys. What system do you think Persona 5 will be on? Will they stick with the Playstation brand but do the obvious and move to the PS3? Will they show some major balls and keep the series on the PS2? Or maybe break trend and hit the 360?

Personally I think its a 50/50 toss up between PS3 and PS2. Hoping for PS2.
 
MSI: I suppose the PS2 has some life left in it, but I'd be very surprised if the PS2 got another relatively high-profile release so long after the major development for the system had stopped. I think this will be the last.
 
[quote name='MSI Magus']So heres a question for you guys. What system do you think Persona 5 will be on? Will they stick with the Playstation brand but do the obvious and move to the PS3? Will they show some major balls and keep the series on the PS2? Or maybe break trend and hit the 360?

Personally I think its a 50/50 toss up between PS3 and PS2. Hoping for PS2.[/quote]

I think it really depends on when it's released. If we see Persona 5 coming out by late 09 or in the first month or two in 2010, then I'd say it's got a good chance of being on the PS2.

Anything beyond April 2010, I'd give a huge edge to an 8th generation system; whether they move to the 360 or the PS3 I don't know. They've put out games for the 360, but perhaps they'll follow in the footsteps of NIS putting their "big" game (Disgaea) on the PS3. I know there were rumors of a SMT game on the PS3 for a long long time, so who knows.
And apparently the time to go from Persona 3 to Persona 4 was roughly 2 and a half years in Japan, and roughly a year and a half in America, so the next iteration will probably be on an 8th gen console in 2010, or so I shall venture to guess.
 
[quote name='MSI Magus']So heres a question for you guys. What system do you think Persona 5 will be on? Will they stick with the Playstation brand but do the obvious and move to the PS3? Will they show some major balls and keep the series on the PS2? Or maybe break trend and hit the 360?

Personally I think its a 50/50 toss up between PS3 and PS2. Hoping for PS2.[/quote]
Most likely PS2 but I'm hoping for 360 over PS3 to be honest. Yes, I know Persona & basically the whole SMT franchise has been on Sony systems from the start (not counting the SMT titles released only in Japan on NES &/or SNES) but larger number of 360 owners compared to PS3 would be a better choice if they ever switched generations.

But whatever, hopefully never ends up as a Wii-exclusive.
 
[quote name='UberNinjaz']Most likely PS2 but I'm hoping for 360 over PS3 to be honest. Yes, I know Persona & basically the whole SMT franchise has been on Sony systems from the start (not counting the SMT titles released only in Japan on NES &/or SNES) but larger number of 360 owners compared to PS3 would be a better choice if they ever switched generations.

But whatever, hopefully never ends up as a Wii-exclusive.[/QUOTE]

Xbox 360 owner only matters in the USA, and so far not a single SMT or Persona game sold more than 1 million in the USA.
 
Hasn't Atlus already announced that the next Megaten game is being developed for PS3? That would either be Shin Megami Tensei 4 or Persona 5.
 
[quote name='62t']Xbox 360 owner only matters in the USA, and so far not a single SMT or Persona game sold more than 1 million in the USA.[/quote]

I doubt any of them have sold over 250,000 even

[quote name='Ryuukishi']Hasn't Atlus already announced that the next Megaten game is in development for PS3? That would either be Shin Megami Tensei 4 or Persona 5.[/quote]

yea they did
 
[quote name='UberNinjaz']Most likely PS2 but I'm hoping for 360 over PS3 to be honest. Yes, I know Persona & basically the whole SMT franchise has been on Sony systems from the start (not counting the SMT titles released only in Japan on NES &/or SNES) but larger number of 360 owners compared to PS3 would be a better choice if they ever switched generations.

But whatever, hopefully never ends up as a Wii-exclusive.[/quote]

I say the 360. :bouncy:

Last year Atlus said they are bringing their RPG's to the 360. I'll try and find the link.

http://www.gamertell.com/gaming/comment/atlus-becomes-third-party-publisher-for-xbox-360/
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183068.html
 
[quote name='Ryuukishi']Hasn't Atlus already announced that the next Megaten game is being developed for PS3? That would either be Shin Megami Tensei 4 or Persona 5.[/QUOTE]

Actually is it going to be Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor for DS. Out next month in Japan
http://www.the-magicbox.com/0811/game081112a.shtml

[quote name='Rodster']I say the 360. :bouncy:

Last year Atlus said they are bringing their RPG's to the 360. I'll try and find the link.

http://www.gamertell.com/gaming/comment/atlus-becomes-third-party-publisher-for-xbox-360/
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183068.html[/QUOTE]

that just Atlus USA, who is publishing games that are already made. It has no influence on Atlus Japan
 
Atlus Japan had that ad up a while back for developers on both the 360 and PS3. Chances are any new next-gen game of theirs is gonna be multiplatform.
 
[quote name='62t']Actually is it going to be Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor for DS. Out next month in Japan
http://www.the-magicbox.com/0811/game081112a.shtml[/quote]

I don't think that game has been officially tied to the Shin Meg Ten series (though yea it definitely looks like one) nor would it be the game they announced they were working on for the PS3 since they one they announced was from the main series

if anything that DS game is another spinoff like the Persona, Digital Devil Saga, and Devil Summoner games

[quote name='Rodster']I say the 360. :bouncy:

Last year Atlus said they are bringing their RPG's to the 360. I'll try and find the link.

http://www.gamertell.com/gaming/comment/atlus-becomes-third-party-publisher-for-xbox-360/
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183068.html[/quote]


yea those games were called Operation Darkness, Spectral Force 3, and Zoids Assault

didn't exactly work out well for Atlus
 
[quote name='buckythekat']
yea those games were called Operation Darkness, Spectral Force 3, and Zoids Assault

didn't exactly work out well for Atlus[/QUOTE]

It's their fault for putting garbage out and expecting it to sell.
 
[quote name='zewone']It's their fault for putting garbage out and expecting it to sell.[/quote]

I remember reading Famitsu reviews at the time of Operation Darkness and wondering why they'd choose that for localization. Pretty sad when Spectral Force 3 was the best of the group, and it was definitely an acquired taste (which I never bothered to acquire). [quote name='Ryuukishi']Hasn't Atlus already announced that the next Megaten game is being developed for PS3? That would either be Shin Megami Tensei 4 or Persona 5.[/quote]

I think they meant Shin Megami Tensei proper for that, not Persona or any of the other offshoots, but I could be wrong. As for P5, I wouldn't even rule out PSP and DS. Portable is all the rage in Japan right now. I'd kind of like to see the niche RPGs start coming out on the PS3. It's my vision for the system. I don't frankly care, though. I'll buy good games on whatever platform they're released on.
 
[quote name='zewone']It's their fault for putting garbage out and expecting it to sell.[/quote]

Operation Darkness could have been very good if it weren't for the fucking awful camera
 
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