Officially, we don't know if there's going to be a remake of Persona 4. But if there was such a factor, we all know now a minimum of three of the unique voice actors aren't coming back for it.
Earlier this week, Yosuke Hanamura voice actor Yuri Lowenthal took to BlueSky to say he wouldn’t be reprising his position for "the Persona 4 remake." You know, the one which no one's formally introduced but.
"And for those who keep asking, no, I will not be returning as Yosuke for the Persona 4 remake," mentioned Lowenthal in a since-deleted put up. "I asked. Maybe I even begged, but they don’t want me to come back."
Since then, two more actors from the unique game have spoken up, saying they gained't reprise their roles. Two days in the past, Erin Fitzgerald, the English voice of Chie Satonaka, said she hadn't been asked to come back. And then simply yesterday, Amanda Winn Lee chimed in to say she wasn't coming back as Yukiko Amagi:
Since, I've had a number of people ask me: No, I wasn't requested to voice Yukiko within the P4 remake
— Amanda Winn Lee (@amandawinnlee) May 30, 2025
All these feedback are main Persona followers to suspect that perhaps there is truly a Persona 4 remake coming imminently. There have been rumors to this tune effervescent up during the last yr, with a recent domain registration fueling hope that its announcement is likely to be coming soon.
That mentioned, assuming a Persona 4 remake is actual, it's unclear why the beloved actors who originated the voices of these characters haven't been requested back. One chance is that it's associated to the continuing SAG-AFTRA voice actor strike. Another is that that is merely what developer Atlus does, for price or different causes. After all, it recast the English voices for Persona 3: Reload, including Lowenthal.
However, some followers have one other, zanier concept: that that is all a advertising stunt. As one fan famous on Twitter/X, the voice actors saying they're not within the remake have made these statements within the actual order you recruit them to your social gathering in Persona 4: Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko.
This is unquestionably a advertising stunt
First Yosuke
Then Chie
Now YukikoThey're speaking so as of who joins the social gathering in p4. They're positively in P4 remake. https://t.co/GesYoNva4O
— Re (@Reismyname2) May 30, 2025
A couple of people on social media have taken it additional, suggesting that if both Troy Baker or Matt Mercer (each of whom have performed Kanji Tatsumi at completely different instances) pronounces they're not within the remake subsequent, that every one however confirms that every one 4 actors truly are within the remake. It sounds nuts, however provided that Persona 4 offers with themes of rejection and acceptance of one's true self, it's not completely off-base. One suggestion is that the unique actors will truly be voicing the Shadow variations of their authentic characters, successfully making their authentic statements true… if deceptive. All that mentioned, most followers appear to find this theory a bit too wild. It's more doubtless that Atlus merely recast everybody for no matter motive.
With a lot smoke round a Persona 4 remake, hopefully we'll get an official announcement quickly that can clear all of it up. Perhaps at Summer Game Fest or the Xbox showcase subsequent week?
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can discover her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].