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Persona 5 Tactica accidentally goes live early on Steam

Since been taken down, but prepare for spoilers.

Chibi-style versions of the Persona 5 characters in Tactica
Image credit: Sega

Persona 5 Tactica was playable via Steam this afternoon, nine days before its official launch.

It looks like alert emails from Steam went out notifying fans of the game's release, prompting some to download it and begin playing.

The mishap was fixed about 20 minutes later, after which the release date went through a rollercoaster of changes, including 31st December 1969, before ending up (correctly) on 17th November, 2023.

Persona 5 Tactica announcement trailerWatch on YouTube

Tactica was playable during its 20-minute early release, as reported by players who booted the game up.

Although the game is no longer downloadable from Steam, those who did manage to download it during the short period it was available could still be playing the game offline. If you're hoping to play the game fresh, you might want to be wary of Tactica spoilers appearing on the internet over the next week just in case.

Ed enjoyed his time with the Persona 5 Tactica demo at Gamescom, but hoped to see more complexity in its combat in the full game.

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