Persona 5 Royal, released in Japan as Persona 5: The Royal, is an enhanced version of the game, in a similar vein to Persona 4 Golden. This version features an additional Phantom Thief member named Kasumi Yoshizawa, a new Palace, a new area of the city (Kichijōji), new music, additional plot and social elements, a playable third semester, and support for the PlayStation 4 Pro, alongside many other changes and additions.[96] In a first for the series, Royal features subtitles in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.[97] It features a new opening sequence directed by Yuichiro Hayashi and produced by MAPPA,[98] and as with the original game, Domerica co-produced the new anime cutscenes.[52] Atlus first teased the game as Persona 5 R in December 2018, with a full reveal in April 2019.[99] It was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan on October 31, 2019, and worldwide on March 31, 2020.[100][101] The game will also be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on October 21, 2022.[102][103]
Sega published Royal in Europe and Australia, taking over from Deep Silver who published the original in those regions.[104] Upon release, Royal received numerous character costume sets and Personas as paid DLC. Costumes include those based on the characters of Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, and of the characters from the Velvet Room. Additionally, Kasumi received costumes matching all previously released cosmetic DLC as part of her own bundle. Personas added include those from Persona 3 and 4 and a new one created for Persona 5 Royal. The returning Personas include a new design and the original design of each. A Battle Bundle was also released that, aside from including items to assist in combat, also features a challenge battle mode.[105] All DLC from the original game was also made available as a free download for owners of Persona 5 Royal.