Summary
A potentialMetaphor: ReFantaziorelease date has leaked online, with a recently surfaced retailer listing suggesting the game could hit the market on October 12. However, some circumstantial evidence raises the possibility of theupcoming fantasy RPG fromPersonadeveloper Atlusreleasing a day earlier.
The Sega-owned studioannouncedMetaphor: ReFantazioin June 2023, debuting its reveal trailer during Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase. The first new Atlus IP in over a decade was originally expected to reach PC and consoles in spring 2024, but Atlus and Sega later narrowed down its release window to fall.
Metaphor: ReFantazio Possibly Targeting Mid-October Release
And while the game is still without an official release date, one of its surprisingly detailed online listings may have just revealed one prematurely. As first spotted byAtlusleaker Midori, theMetaphor: ReFantaziopage that recently went live on the Hong Kong version of the Microsoft Store listed the game as an October 12 release. Placeholder dates are a common practice in e-commerce, but with this being an oddly specific pick for such a stand-in, there is a non-zero possibility ofMetaphor: ReFantazioactually launching on that date, especially given its previously confirmed fall release window.
Atlus game release dates leaked via the Hong Kong version of the Microsoft Store have occasionally been off by a day. E.g., the PC and Xbox port ofPersona 5 Royalwas previously listed as an October 20 release but ended up debuting on June 06, 2025. While there’s no way to conclusively tell whether that’s also the case this time around, it is a possibility, as an October 12 launch forMetaphor: ReFantaziowould break with the years-long tradition of major Atlus fall releases happening on either a Thursday or Friday. Namely, October 12 falls on a Saturday, suggesting the game could actually come out on the 11th.
Persona 5 Royal (Switch, PC, PS5, and Xbox versions)
October 11/12, 2024 (rumored)
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Some more general historical trends alsopoint to October 11 as the potential release date forMetaphor: ReFantazio. The recently surfaced Microsoft Store page had been redacted within hours of going live on February 29, with its latest version containing no mention of the game’s market timing.
Since Sega has lately been happy to partake in Microsoft’s gaming events, it’s possible that the official release date forMetaphor: ReFantaziogets announced around the first anniversary of the RPG’s reveal, assuming another Xbox Games Showcase is on the cards for late spring or early summer. In the meantime, Atlus also hasShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancecoming out in late June.
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