Earlier this week, we wrote about an ESRB rating for Persona 4 on PlayStation 3, indicating that the cult-hit JRPG was coming to PlayStation Network as a PS2 Classic. Today, we can confirm that it's true -- Persona 4 is indeed coming to PlayStation 3 -- and we can also reveal the release date.

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Persona 4 will be available for download on PS3 starting on Tuesday, April 8th. For now, this date only goes for North and South America; its release date in other territories has yet to be determined. It will cost $9.99.Originally released on PlayStation 2 in 2008, Persona 4 was a huge hit for Atlus. We absolutely loved it . The game saw a resurgence of popularity when, in 2012, it came to PS Vita We loved it there , too!So, get-to playing Persona 4 on your PS3 beginning next week, especially if you want some context going into Persona 5, which was recently announced

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