Is Persona 5: The Phantom X A Gacha Game?

Are you wondering if Persona 5: The Phantom X is a gacha game? P5X is the next Persona 5 spinoff that's been making a lot of noise lately. It looks, plays, sounds, and feels pretty similar to P5 and P5 Royal. However, unlike those games, it's a free-to-play live-service title. 

It's also only coming to mobile and PC and features a new protagonist, characters, and story. While it looks incredible, the f2p model is a bit concerning, especially since the early gameplay snippets indicate a monetization model similar to games like Genshin Impact and Honkai Starrail.

While Sega and Perfect World Games have been awfully quiet about this matter, the game's director has finally cleared the air in an interview with 4gamer. So is Persona 5: The Phantom X a gacha game?

Will PS5X be a Gacha Game? Answered

Yes, Persona 5: The Phantom X is a gacha game where you unlock new characters by pulling a banner. As seen in the first beta, the banner pulls happen in the Velvet Room, where you can also manage your Personas and fuse new Personas. 

According to the director, the gacha characters are called "Kaidoru," a fusion of the terms Kaito (Phantom Thief) and Idol (Aidoru). It seems both Kaidoru as well as the original game's characters can be earned by playing the game as well as the gacha system. 

In Persona 5: The Phantom X beta, you could pull new characters by completing quests and using an in-game currency. However, in the final game, there could be ways to buy this currency with real money. It's also not clear how the banner system works, but it could be similar to Genshin Impact or Honkai Starrail, where there are limited-time events in which some character drops are boosted over a period. 

We will update this article once more concrete details emerge about Persona 5: The Phantom X's gacha system, so don't forget to check back once in a while.