Persona5: The Phantom X News

[p]Thank you for playing Persona5: The Phantom X.
We are pleased to announce that P5X has been nominated for Mobile Game of the Year at the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the world’s premier awards event for game developers and industry professionals.
The entire operations team would like to express our sincere gratitude.
We’ll also be sending all of our players a D.I.C.E. Awards Nomination Gift as a token of our appreciation![/p][p] [/p][p]• D.I.C.E. Awards Nomination Gift
Distribution Period: Jan 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM (UTC) - Feb 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM (UTC)
Claim by: Feb 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM (UTC)[/p][p] [/p][p]Gift Details
Coffee Aid x5
Stardust Bell x60
Stardust Bottle x40
Stardust Gem x50
Stardust Shard x200[/p][p] [/p][p]Eligibility:
Accounts registered before the claim-by deadline[/p][p] [/p][p]Notes
• Gifts can be claimed via in-game Mail.
• Gifts will be deleted from your Mail on the claim-by deadline even if they have not been claimed.
Make sure to claim them before they expire.
• The content and duration of this campaign are subject to change without prior notice in the event of unforeseen operations issues.[/p][p] [/p][p]Official D.I.C.E. Awards Site:[/p][p]https://www.interactive.org/awards/[/p]

[h2]Content[/h2][h3]• Main Story Chapter 3: Unconditional Love Phase 3 is here![/h3][p]The following content has been added alongside the release of the latest part of the Main Story.[/p][p]　Content added:[/p][p]　┗Palaces: New Areas[/p][p]Unconditional Love Phase 3 Release Event[/p][p]Duration: Until 1:59 AM on Feb 5, 2026 (UTC)[/p][p]*More details will be shared in a future announcement.
[/p][h3]• Login Bonus: Gift from the Disciplinary Committee Chair[/h3][p]Duration: Until 1:59 AM on Jan 22, 2026 (UTC)[/p][p]During the event period, log in for 7 days to get 7 Platinum Milicoin![/p][p][/p][h3]• Lufel's "Business" Plan EX added![/h3][p]Lufel's "Business" Plan EX unlocks after you have claimed all the rewards for clearing every mission up to the end of Lufel's "Business" Plan IV.[/p][p]Complete each mission to get items such as Meta Jewels and training materials. You can also get the following lavish rewards by completing a certain number of missions.[/p][p]New rewards[/p][p]　┗Wonder Weapon Enhancement Box[/p][p]Earn shards to forge certain 5★ weapons or Joy Medals.[/p][p]　┗Rank VIII Persona Box[/p][p]Earn seals for certain Rank VIII Personas or Repression Medal IV.[/p][p]　┗Artisan's Mod Order Piece[/p][p]Collect 60 Artisan's Mod Order Shards to exchange them for an Artisan's Mod Order that can be used to forge a 5★ weapon.[/p][p][/p][h3]• New content: Trial of the Astrolabe! [/h3][p]Duration: Until 7:59 PM on Feb 4, 2026 (UTC)[/p][p]Trial of the Astrolabe is a battle mode where you can obtain enhancement materials for the expanded Mindscape by completing stages.[/p][p]Attempting a stage consumes Willpower, and each Phantom Thief has a limit on how many times they can participate. However, even if you can't complete a stage in one attempt, you can try multiple times because damage carries over. So give it a try and see how far you can go.[/p][p]*More details will be shared in a future announcement.
[/p][h3]• Party member enhancement system: Mindscape expansion![/h3][p]The Mindscape feature, which is used to strengthen and develop Phantom Thieves other than the Protagonist, is being expanded.[/p][p]In the expanded Mindscape system, strengthening the outer ring will unlock the corresponding inner enhancement ring.[/p][p]The inner enhancement ring allows you to upgrade either Skill Enhancements or Stat Boosts.[/p][p]Materials required for enhancement are available in Trial of the Astrolabe as well as from 5★ Phantom Thief level up rewards and Realm of Repression: Pursuit of Starshot.
[/p][h3]• Levels 75 & 80 added to 5★ Phantom Thief Level Up Rewards[/h3][p]Rewards have been added at levels 75 and 80 for Phantom Thieves other than the Protagonist when they reach those milestones.[/p][p]Each of these milestone rewards grants enhancement materials for the expanded Mindscape system.[/p][p]*Check in-game for more details.
[/p][h3]• Thieves' Secrets: Mont's Special Missions[/h3][p]Duration: Until 1:59 AM on Jan 22, 2026 (UTC)[/p][p]*More details will be shared in a future announcement.[/p][h3]
• New Protagonist-exclusive weapon: Abyss Fang[/h3][p]In the exploration rewards for the new area of Chapter 3's Palace in the main story, the Protagonist's exclusive weapon Abyss Fang and the special Shards used to forge it, Abyss Fang Shard, will appear.[/p][p]Furthermore, Abyss Fang Shard will be added to the lineups in the Companio Coin Exchange Shop and the Star Crystal Exchange Shop.
[/p][h3]• Space Revelation Cards lineup additions[/h3][p]The exchange options for items that grant Space Revelation Cards, such as Orange Fortune Revelation and Unknown Orange Revelation S, will be updated to include Freedom and Creation.[/p][h3]
• Synergy Unlocks[/h3][p]　└(Added) Kotone Montagne
[/p][h3]• City Life Updates[/h3][p]　┗(Added) Minigame: Band Club songs added
[/p][h3]• Realm of Repression update[/h3][p]　└(Added) Training Material: Pursuit of Starshot[/p][p]　└(Added) Revelation Cards: Triumph & Defeat[/p][p]　└(Added) Revelation Cards: Worry & Reconciliation
[/p][p]*Important Notes*[/p][p]• The event content and duration are subject to change without prior notice.[/p]

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