La nouvelle vient de tomber, c'est finalement Sega Sammy qui rachètera Index Holdings (la société mère d'Atlus) pour la somme de 14 milliards de yens (soit environ 105 millions d'euros), ce rachat sera effectué au mois de Novembre 2013.
Pour rappel, une vingtaine de sociétés tels que Sega et J Trust étaient intéressés par le rachat d'Atlus.

UP : Après n'avoir pas voulu s'exprimer à ce sujet, Sega Sammy a finalement confirmé le rachat d'Index Holdings. Une nouvelle filiale appelé Sega Dream Corporation a été fondée pour gérer l'ensemble des activitées d'Index Holdings. Sega Dream Corporation est une filiale de Sega Corporation qui est à son tour une filiale de Sega Sammy Holdings.

Un nom de domaine a été déposé et il ressemble en tout point à la nomenclature de celui pour Shin Megami Tensei IV

Celui sera actif à partir du Lundi 19 Août à partir de 19h.
On peut donc s'attendre à une annonce de Persona 5 pour le TGS.

Voici le lien:
http://persona5.jp/

Hello, this is the Persona team’s Hashino.

The live music event is finally going to be held at the Nippon Budokan (one of Japan’s most iconic venues,) so please allow me to share a brief message of gratitude on behalf of the developers, for the fans who’ve been supporting us.

Before we realized it, it (Persona) had become a series that is the topic of many people out there. From television anime adaptations, live-action stage plays, and now a musical live event on the big stage. We are very blessed. Again, looking at it from the development side, it’s been almost 10 years (!) since the same team that was in charge of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne and Digital Devil Saga began work on Persona 3 in 2004. We’ve been able to make it this far because of the encouragement fans have given us. And we truly appreciate it.

Due to certain circumstances as of late, we really regret to have caused you to worry. Next year is the 25th anniversary of the Atlus brand, and there is some news we’d like to share; however, we ask if you can be patient just a little longer. The new titles we’ve yet to announce are all currently being developed zealously. The only issue at the moment is simply how we can further better these titles. While we have been spending our busy days tackling various issues as usual, we’re still doing our best to not lose focus.

Lately, it appears that the way games are valued has greatly diversified, but with the sentiments of those who love video games, and our feelings that go into the making of the games along with our accumulated know-how, as long as there are continued challenges and expectations, I believe that the future of gaming will be something great that is full of fun and stimulation. As part of a creator, it would bring me great pleasure to know that we are contributing to said value. And to those of you who are already part of the “pleasure” in our work, nothing brings me greater joy than that.

Atlus Persona Team,

Directer & Producer

Katsura Hashino