On Thursday, February 17, 2022, ATLUS released a countdown site named " soul-hackers.jp" and a Twitter account (@soulhackers_atl).
The name " Soul Hackers " and the familiar icon with a disturbing message from a being calling himself " Aion " had many people expecting a sequel to the classic "Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers". I was one of them!
Since February 17 (Thursday), when the countdown site and Twitter account were opened to the public, an " Information Collection Sequence " has been shown on the official Atlus channel " atlustube " on YouTube every day at 20:00.
Various questions were posed to the human race to gather information on "Aion" and spread on Twitter.
As information was gathered, the tree-like design of the countdown site grew and finally ended at 20:00 on Monday, February 21, 2022! The full picture has been revealed!
The latest in the series, "Soul Hackers 2," has been officially announced!
The "Soul Hackers 2 Launch Commemoration Special " will be broadcast on Monday, February 21, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. after the mysterious countdown ends.
The voice that had asked questions in the "Information Gathering Sequence" talked about the purpose of the existence of "Aion," and I thought it was finally going to be an announcement, but... it turned out to be a live-action part.
A powerful battle of attrition unfolded at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
After the impressive battle, a new video was shown and the official announcement of "Soul Hackers 2" was made!
Soul Hackers 2" is an official sequel to "Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers" and is a numbered title, which includes the existence of "COMP" and "Devil Summoner," the "Phantom Society" and "quot;and other common organizations. It seems to share the same worldview with the existence of "COMP", "Devil Summoner", and common organizations such as "Phantom Society".
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers" was originally released on the Sega Saturn in 1997, so "Soul Hackers 2" is also a 25th anniversary title!
In the PV01, you can see the main characters such as " Ringo ", " Fig ", " Alou ", " Milady", and " Saizo ", as well as familiar demons. In the "Soul Hackers 2 Release Announcement Special Program" featuring Haruka Ishida(@can2525can), Mafia K ajita (@mafia_kajita), and Penguins Nobuo(@mar06nao), the characters, story, worldview, setting, and more will be announced. In the "Soul Hackers 2 Special Program to Commemorate the Release of Soul Hackers 2," featuring @mar06nao, the characters, story, worldview and settings were introduced in depth even though the game has just been announced.
In the latter half of the program, producer/director Eiji Ishida andYa Hirata will also appear to talk about the relationship with the previous game and the deeper aspects of this game.
Mafia Kajita and Nobuo-san will be on hand to talk about all sorts of valuable things! Please tune in for the "Soul Hackers 2 Release Commemoration Special!
Pre-orders are now open! Limited editions and first-come-first-served special offers are available!
Soul Hackers 2 will be released on August 25, 2022 (Thursday )!
The game will be available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series S|X, Xbox One, Windows 10/11, and Ste am.
The PS5 and PS4 package versions and downloadable versions for all platforms will be available for 9,878 yen (tax included).
*Only the Steam version will be released on Friday, August 26, 2022.
In addition to the standard PS5 and PS5 packaged editions, a limited edition "Soul Hackers 2 25th Anniversary Edition" will also be released!
In addition to the PS5 or PS4 packaged version of the game software, the game will also include 20 modern arrangements of "Soul Hackers" songs by the Atlus sound team and the composer of the game, MONACA, and 10 soul-jazz arrangements of songs from the previous and current games, for a total of 30 songs! Soul Hackers 25th Anniversary Music Album" on 3 CDs!
Soul Hackers 25th Anniversary Book " with over 100 pages of interviews, setting materials, newly drawn "Soul Hackers Visual Story" and more!
A figure of the original demon "Ai Ho-kun," a collaboration between Ringo, the main character of this game, and Jack Frost, a representative demon of the series !
A special costume DLC "Mary-style maid outfit" that lets you dress up Ringo in the outfit of "Mary," a popular character from the previous "Soul Hackers" game!
The " Ai Ho kun" DLC includes a figure of "Ai Ho kun," who can be combined with demons in the main game.
The music album is especially clever in that it is an arrangement of songs, whereas a soundtrack would normally be included.
The "Soul Hackers 2 25th Anniversary Edition" will be priced at 17,380 yen (tax included) and will be available for pre-order from February 22, 2022 (Tuesday) at all retailers!
Since this is a "limited edition", the number of copies is limited, and Atlus' limited editions of this type always end early, so please consider pre-ordering now!
Also, as a first-come, first-served bonus, you will receive the "Persona 5" Costume & BGM Set 2, which allows you to dress up the characters in "Persona 5" Phantom Thieves' outfits!
Not only does this set include a costume, but it also includes the " Keeper of Lust " battle BGM and the " Thief's Mask " accessory that greatly increases the critical rate of the shooting attribute, so Atlas fans can't miss out!
This is also a "first-come, first-served" offer, so it will end as soon as it is gone.
We are waiting for more information on the downloadable version, but if you are considering purchasing the packaged version, pre-ordering is a must!
The game will be released in about 6 months, but that time will not fly by, so get your reservations in and wait for the release!
For more information, please visit the official Atlus website!
Limited to February 22! Kanda Myojin will be lit up!
As announced at the end of the "Soul Hackers 2 Release Commemoration Special," Kanda My ojin, where the live-action sword battle took place, will be lit up to "Soul Hackers 2" specifications!
The costume of the main character "Ringo, " who also appeared in the special program, will be on display, and the PV will be projected on the cobblestone pavement along the approach to the shrine.
The lights will be up from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, so be sure to stop by!
For more information about "Soul Hackers 2," please visit the official "Soul Hackers 2" website, which has been updated with a new countdown site!