System Identified Issues in Ver. 4.9
2026-09-17
Thank you for playing Persona5: The Phantom X.
This is a report regarding identified bugs that are currently occurring.
■ Bug details
▽ Currently identified bugs
(Updated Sep 17, 2026)
• A progression-related message may not display in the fourth Palace
When interacting with mechanisms that use a certain item in the areas listed below, the message informing you that you do not have the necessary item will not display for some mechanisms.
If the above issue occurs to you, we have confirmed that you can progress as normal by obtaining the needed 「Orange Crystal Orb」 before interacting with the mechanism.
▽Affected areas:
┗ VIP Area > Middle VIP Area
┗ VIP Area > Upper VIP Area
⇒ This will be addressed in a future update.
• Some passages in VIP Area > Upper VIP Area of the fourth Palace can only be traversed in one direction
We're aware of some passages that can only be passed through once and do not allow the player to return the same way they came.
If the above bug occurs to you, please use the Safe Room Quick Travel function to navigate.
⇒ This will be addressed in a future update.
• The ranking reward mail for Tour de Force Sports Fest's Hurdling Full Speed Ahead contains an error
We are aware that the ranking written in the Endless Stage's reward mail is incorrect.
To see your correct ranking, please check the Badge attached to the mail.
*We have confirmed that this is only a visual bug and that the correct items can still be obtained.
• Badges that are unobtainable are being shown in Badges and Badge Settings
▽Affected badges:
┗Cosmic Calamity: Bronze
┗Cosmic Calamity: Holo
⇒These will be hidden at a later date.
• In the Main Story Chapter 4: The Masks We Wear Phase 3, the New Female Editor in the event story may not function properly
(Updated Sep 4, 2026)
• There is a room that cannot be entered in the fourth Palace: Publishing House > Upper Office Area
⇒ This will be addressed in a future update.
• The Crossroads of Fate: Twins Arc event does not work properly
⇒ This will be addressed in a future update.
• Some of the details for the 5th item on the inner track of 5★ Phantom Idol Kumi Katayama's Mindscape do not display properly
Please select the text that says "Highlight" to see a correct description.
*This is purely a visual issue. Skill enhancements are properly applied.
⇒ This will be addressed in a future update.
(Updated Jun 17, 2026)
• Greedy Shadows may not appear in Tartarus under certain conditions.
• Some conversation scenes in Chapter 16 of Met by Moonlight: Strike like Lightning do not play correctly under certain conditions.
During the boss battle, if you proceed to the next phase before additional enemies are summoned, the story sequence that is supposed to occur during battle may not play.
Please replay this part if the issue occurs.
• In past P3R events, selecting Tartarus may cause incorrect information to be displayed and the menu to function incorrectly.
Even when Tartarus has not been unlocked, it may appear as though it has been, and selecting YES may cause the menu to function incorrectly.
Tartarus is unlocked by clearing Episode 7 of the past Met by Moonlight: Luminous Island event and completing the Luminous Island mission.
⇒ This will be addressed in a future update.
(Updated May 8, 2026)
• The game may not respond when using a controller on the PC version
If you encounter the above issue, please try switching to the Cursor Mode or using your mouse.
(Updated Feb 13, 2026)
• In Main Story Chapter 3: Unconditional Love Phase 3, using the Skip function may cause the screen to temporarily fade to black.
If you encounter the above issue, we have confirmed that the screen will change back after waiting for a short while.
⇒This will be fixed at a later date.
(Updated at 10:00 AM on Oct 31, 2025 (UTC+8)
• In Main Story Chapter 3: Unconditional Love, the mission guide may not work properly in Katayama's Palace.
An issue has occurred where, even after meeting the conditions, the "!" mark does not proceed to the next step in the operation sequence.
We have confirmed that the above issue can be fixed by restarting the game.
(Updated Oct 17, 2025)
• The effects of the Persona Kohryu's trait "Auspicious Sign" do not always trigger correctly
When the Persona Kohryu is assigned to the Protagonist's 2nd or 3rd Persona slot, the Overclock 0 effect will be triggered, regardless of the current Overclock status.
The effects will be correctly reflected if you change your Persona to Kohryu once during battle, or if you assign Kohryu to the Protagonist's 1st Persona slot.
⇒This will be fixed at a later date.
(Updated Sep 12, 2025)
• On some devices, graphics may not display properly in Memorial Plaza in Katayama's Palace.
Display glitches can be reduced by changing the Graphics Settings to Low.
(Updated Aug 29, 2025)
・Certain effects may not appear
▽This has been identified in the following
└4★ Weapon: Crime and Punishment (Motoha Arai-exclusive); Weapon Skill: Shock of Atonement
└3★ Weapon: Punish Lance (Leo Kamiyama-exclusive); Weapon Skill: Spear of Support
└3★ Weapon: Willowstaff (Yaoling Li-exclusive); Weapon Skill: Amnesia
└4★ Phantom Thief: Leo Kamiyama; Skills: Intense Link, Undying Justice
⇒This is a non-exhaustive list. It will be updated whenever another occurrence is identified.
We apologize for any inconvenience these bugs may cause you, and ask for your patience until they can be fixed.
▽ The following issues have been fixed.
(Updated Sep 4, 2026)
• Some Clear Rewards are not enabled for Alpha Stella and Beta Stella in Trial of the Astrolabe
In the Trial of the Astrolabe running until 9:59 PM, Sep 17, 2026 (UTC+8), we have confirmed that the Meta Jewels x50 Clear Reward has not been enabled for some Stellae.
⇒ Fixed. (Updated Sep 17, 2026)
We have confirmed that after the fix, the correct rewards will be received after clearing the affected Stellae for the first time.
Additionally, we plan to distribute compensation in mid-September to all affected players who did not receive their Meta Jewels as a result of this issue.
This is a report regarding identified bugs that are currently occurring.
• There is a room that cannot be entered in the fourth Palace: Publishing House > Upper Office Area
⇒ Fixed. (Updated Sep 17, 2026)
• The Crossroads of Fate: Twins Arc event does not work properly
⇒ Fixed. (Updated Sep 17, 2026)
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