Following the purchasing of Atlus by Sega (via their parent company) and the following breaking of ties with Atlus’ former European distributor NIS America, we’ve learned (via MCV) that Sega is ramping up to probably start handling European publishing duties for Atlus.

“We’re very interested in bringing all of the group’s Japanese content not just to the West, but to Europe in particular,” SVP of commercial publishing John Clark said.

“We are always trying to find a way. And that’s an on-going process. That’s something we are continually assessing and talking to and if there are really strong opportunities to support the Japanese content in Europe, we’ll do it.”

This is exciting news, considering Sega is now officially handling publishing duties for Atlus games in North America.

Whenever Sega makes the announcement, this will probably coincide with the announcement that Persona 5 is coming to Europe – the question is when.

Persona 5 is set for a September 15th release in Japan, while a North American release date is coming at this year’s E3.