Two More Persona 4 Actors Have Said They're Not Returning for an Unannounced Persona 4 Remake

Officially, we don't cognize if there's going to beryllium a remake of Persona 4. But if determination was specified a thing, we cognize present astatine slightest 3 of the archetypal dependable actors aren't coming backmost for it.

Earlier this week, Yosuke Hanamura dependable histrion Yuri Lowenthal took to BlueSky to accidental helium would not beryllium reprising his relation for "the Persona 4 remake." You know, the 1 that nary one's officially announced yet.

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

Since then, 2 much actors from the archetypal crippled person spoken up, saying they won't reprise their roles. Two days ago, Erin Fitzgerald, the English dependable of Chie Satonaka, said she hadn't been asked to travel back. And past conscionable yesterday, Amanda Winn Lee chimed successful to accidental she wasn't coming backmost arsenic Yukiko Amagi:

Since, I've had respective radical inquire me: No, I wasn't asked to dependable Yukiko successful the P4 remake

All these comments are starring Persona fans to fishy that possibly determination is really a Persona 4 remake coming imminently. There person been rumors to this tune bubbling up implicit the past year, with a caller domain registration fueling anticipation that its announcement mightiness beryllium coming soon.

That said, assuming a Persona 4 remake is real, it's unclear wherefore the beloved actors who originated the voices of these characters haven't been asked back. One anticipation is that it's related to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA dependable histrion strike. Another is that this is simply what developer Atlus does, for outgo oregon different reasons. After all, it recast the English voices for Persona 3: Reload, including Lowenthal.

However, immoderate fans person another, zanier theory: that this is each a selling stunt. As 1 instrumentality noted connected Twitter/X, the dependable actors announcing they're not successful the remake person made these statements successful the nonstop bid you enlistee them to your enactment successful Persona 4: Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko.

A fewer radical connected societal media person taken it further, suggesting that if either Troy Baker oregon Matt Mercer (both of whom person played Kanji Tatsumi astatine antithetic times) announces they're not successful the remake next, that each but confirms that each 4 actors actually are successful the remake. It sounds nuts, but fixed that Persona 4 deals with themes of rejection and acceptance of one's existent self, it's not wholly off-base. One proposition is that the archetypal actors volition really beryllium voicing the Shadow versions of their archetypal characters, efficaciously making their archetypal statements true... if misleading. All that said, astir fans look to find this mentation a spot excessively wild. It's much apt that Atlus simply recast everyone for immoderate reason.

With truthful overmuch fume astir a Persona 4 remake, hopefully we'll get an authoritative announcement soon that volition wide it each up. Perhaps astatine Summer Game Fest oregon the Xbox showcase adjacent week?

Rebekah Valentine is simply a elder newsman for IGN. You tin find her posting connected BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a communicative tip? Send it to [email protected].